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[–] 32 points 2 years ago (1 child)

“I came to [Sinegal] once and I said, ‘Jim, we can’t sell this hot dog for a buck fifty. We are losing our rear ends,’” Jelinek recalled in a 2018 interview with 425 Business. “And he said, ‘If you raise the effing hot dog, I will kill you. Figure it out.’”

https://thehill.com/homenews/4696314-costcos-new-cfo-makes-announcement-about-1-50-hot-dog-combo/#%3A%7E%3Atext=We+are+losing+our+rear+ends%2C%27%E2%80%9D+Jelinek%2Ceffing+hot+dog%2C+I+will+kill+you.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (3 children)

    Out of curiosity, how is it legal for Sinegal to say that to Jelinek? Or it isn't but no one cares to press charges?

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