J Crew executive reprimanded for ‘Hunger Games’ style sackings
An executive at American multi-brand specialty retailer J Crew has come under fire after sacking 175 employees and then celebrating the layoffs with a New York drinking spree, posting updates to Twitter with the hashtags #hungergames and #maytheoddsbeeverinyourfavor as he did so.
Likening his experience to surviving the dystopian gladiatorial combat of sci-fi hit The Hunger Games Alejandro Rhett also posted pictures of himself flipping the middle finger whilst leaning against a wall with a colleague.
These images were subsequently deleted but the New York Post claims to have obtained screenshots of the content, verifying its veracity.
A spokesperson for J Crew said in a statement that they did not condone such behavior and that ‘the appropriate actions took place’ as soon as they were made aware of the incident.