An Indiana candy shop owner has been slammed for writing a ‘sexist’ job posting in which he complained that too often, ‘misguided’ girls spread ‘toxicity and drama’ by ‘attempting to split people apart and feel better about themselves.’
Randy Good, the owner of Good’s Candy Shop in Anderson, Indiana, advertised the three job openings on Facebook on May 20.
But according to The Kansas City Star, Good didn’t limit his listing to just job requirements and qualifications — he also went on a lengthy rant all the terrible qualities he’s encountered in employees in the past, and singled out girls in particular for sometimes being ‘hard to deal with.’
Under fire: Randy Good, the owner of Good’s Candy Shop in Anderson, Indiana, advertised the three job openings on Facebook on May 20
Good has since deleted the post after it was flooded with negative comments.
He has advertised for three positions: Customer Greeting and Service, Ice Cream Cake Decorating and other Ice Cream Duties, and Packaging.
But he also made clear what kind of boss he was by including a long list of employee complaints.
‘We’ve had the know it all, the complainer, whiner, lazy, manipulative, roamers, hiders, absent or late, liars, haters, clock watchers, willful, controller, passive aggressor, puker (I’ll explain in a moment) and worst of all combined, the splitters,’ he wrote.
Here, he zeroed in on female employees in particular.
‘Splitting is a behavior of girls, young mostly but not always. Usually taught by their mothers,’ he wrote.
‘This is the person who talks about others in an attempt to split people apart and feel better about themselves. You know, “so and so said this about you and I couldn’t believe it! So and so is so stuck up that she thinks she’s better than us.” And so it goes.
‘This my friends, is poison in action. These misguided gals have no end game. It’s just spreading and stirring all the while believing they are innocent.
In the posting, he said the worst employees were ‘splitters, a behavior almost exclusive to girls who were ‘usually taught by their mothers’
‘It’s such a common thing among girls. This is where toxicity and drama find their roots.
‘It’s hard to deal with,’ he went on, because ‘many times they are good workers, which is even more frustrating.’
‘I can also say with certainty, there is no cure,’ but, he added: ‘Boys seldom practice this. They just duke it out! ha!’
The post quickly racked up 47,000 comments, with many criticizing Good for being sexist.
‘Wow. I have no idea whatsoever why you’re having difficulties finding help,’ wrote one commenter.
‘Why would anyone work for this woman-hating troll?’ asked another.
‘Thank you for warning every person who might have applied that you’re an awful business owner and saving people a lot of time,’ said a third.
Another wrote: ‘Part of any interview I’ve ever been part of was my deciding if I wanted to work for the interviewer. I personally wouldn’t work for you if you were paying $100 an hour.’
The ‘misguided’ girls are ‘poison in action,’ he said, and it’s ‘where toxicity and drama find their roots. He added that ‘boys seldom practice this and ‘just duke it out’
Good soon deleted the posting, but has shared other posts in which he defended himself.
‘I wish to begin with an apology,’ he wrote in one. As you may know there have been things typed onto this page that is difficult to read. But not from me!! ha!! I’m sorry for the language folks have placed in their comments. It’s just awful.
‘To those of you in town, county state and even those I know, who’ve publicly attacked and slandered me…I don’t care,’ he continued.
‘I can’t afford to allow you into my thoughts, as I am in yours. Your statements are insignificant, just as you are to me and the shop. There’s always the opportunity in my world where you can apologize, though.’
He also insisted that he never criticized a specific woman or girl, nor does it say that ‘I do not like a particular gender over another.’
‘I’ve never discriminated, hated, or mistreated anyone in my employ. There isn’t an ounce of evidence that exists on this earth to prove otherwise,’ he wrote.
Can’t take the heat: The post was flooded with critical comments, prompting Randy to defend himself. Today, he announced that the backlash has taken a toll on him and he is selling the business
‘I’ve never attacked, disrespected, demolished or mistreated a woman or young lady in my life. I know this because I don’t do those things.
‘I admit, I poorly communicated my experiences. I am not perfect. I make mistakes. I’ve made one here. But only out of ignorance, not malice.
Today, Good returned to Facebook — not to apologize or take back anything he said, but to complain about the ‘untold stress’ that the backlash has had.
‘The pressure of recent events has been overwhelming,’ he said. ‘My health and wellbeing has a price, as it turns out.
‘These events have created untold stress on me and my family… but I looked in the mirror this morning and it appeared I had aged ten years.
‘My time has come and I’m placing Good’s Candy Shop up for sale immediately,’ he added.
‘I have decided after the last few days that it’s time to move on. I’ve been at this for 40 years, perhaps folks are right, I’m out of touch. I’ve not been able to adapt to the kind of touchy-feely of today’s mindset.’