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Ford dealership fires workers after racial slurs on service stickers
Wichita Ford dealership fires two employees after racial slurs printed on service stickers for customers
In brief
Wichita Ford dealership fires two employees after racial slurs printed on service stickers for customers Rusty Eck Ford terminated two workers after finding racial slurs on service stickers printed for customers Originally reported by Valleynewslive.
Racial slurs found on stickers
Wichita Ford dealership says two employees were fired after racial slurs printed on service stickers for customers
“I looked at it. I double-looked at it, and said, 'this can't be real'”
Customer shocked by slur
Larry Martin discovered the n-word on his oil change sticker inside his truck
“I felt embarrassed that someone would say that and put it on my truck”
Two workers terminated
Rusty Eck Ford fired two employees after finding racial slurs in the sticker system
“We identified the Quick Lane employee responsible for entering the offensive language into the sticker system, and his employment was terminated that same day”
Slurs accidentally printed
The offensive language was accidentally left in the system and printed on service stickers
“Another employee later discovered and removed the offensive language from the system but failed to report the incident to management”
Apology to customers
Rusty Eck Ford apologized to customers after the incident occurred
“Rusty Eck Ford has been a family-owned business for more than 73 years, and our relationships with our customers, employees, and the Wichita community are extremely important to us”
The short version
Rusty Eck Ford terminated two workers after finding racial slurs on service stickers printed for customers
