Current Events > Chick-Fil-A has a stand in the new Falcons stadium, but won't be open on Sundays

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http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/20361031/chick-fil-atlanta-falcons-home-closed-sundays

What

Why even have the stand there?
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not every nfl game is on sunday

and the venue is used for a lot of other stuff

they do concerts, soccer games in the offseason

it's not like it's only open on sunday

but people just wanna do this knee jerk reaction LOL @ THEM before thinking for a minute
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Asherlee10 posted...

I never really understood this concept with Chic-fil-a. I get that they are a 'Christian' company, but not everyone that works there is a Christian, in fact, some might be Jewish and would rather have Saturday off and would happily work on a Sunday.

maybe they should be off on saturday and sunday to accomodate jewish employees
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Philoktetes posted...

not every nfl game is on sunday

and the venue is used for a lot of other stuff

they do concerts, soccer games in the offseason

it's not like it's only open on sunday

but people just wanna do this knee jerk reaction LOL @ THEM before thinking for a minute

Still, NFL games are gonna be their highest revenue earning events by far.
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CableZL posted...

Philoktetes posted...

not every nfl game is on sunday

and the venue is used for a lot of other stuff

they do concerts, soccer games in the offseason

it's not like it's only open on sunday

but people just wanna do this knee jerk reaction LOL @ THEM before thinking for a minute

Still, NFL games are gonna be their highest revenue earning events by far.

This. It doesn't seem like the most sound business move.
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I love it when things like this get sensationalized, it really shows the lack of cognitive thinking that people approach things with.

Like, even on the absolute surface level, do you think that Chik-Fil-A was somehow unaware that football generally happens on Sunday and had accounted for those sales when they ran the projections to see if it would be a good business decision.

But even just a little more thinking into it and you realize that a football team only has 8 home games in the regular season, maybe 2 pre-seaon, and maybe 2 postseason. Pre-season game days vary wildly, post-season is as likely to be on Saturday as Sunday, and even the others have potential to fall on Monday or Thursday. While football is likely the highest revenue maker for the stadium due to high ticket prices, most of the vendors make their money all throughout.

I've also seen people laughing at the Falcons and the stadium which is absurd as well. Why would they care if someone wants to pay them and not use it? As a vendor Chik-Fil-A is unlikely to be equipped to serve more than a few percent of a full capacity venue anyway, so even when they are closed there would still be plenty of other food.

Asherlee10 posted...

realnifty1 posted...

I love it when things like this get sensationalized, it really shows the lack of cognitive thinking that people approach things with.

Like, even on the absolute surface level, do you think that Chik-Fil-A was somehow unaware that football generally happens on Sunday and had accounted for those sales when they ran the projections to see if it would be a good business decision.

I don't think many people care about Chic-Fil-A's sales. Personally, it is more of the fact that a food vendor would be closed during an event and that's just crappy.

Then... don't go there. Keep your money and your hateful opinions to yourself. If you do happen to go, all you are going to get is excellent service and tasty chicken. If you want some on Sundays then order extra on Saturday and keep it in the fridge. Clearly their business model works pretty well without your input.
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Honestly, just seem like a patronizing attempt to pander to religious folks. "Oh look, we're such a Christian company we won't even work on Sundays!"

*rolls eyes*
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CreekCo posted...

Then... don't go there. Keep your money and your hateful opinions to yourself. If you do happen to go, all you are going to get is excellent service and tasty chicken. If you want some on Sundays then order extra on Saturday and keep it in the fridge. Clearly their business model works pretty well without your input.

The ghost of S. Truett Cathy, ladies and gentlemen.

OpheliaAdenade posted...

Honestly, just seem like a patronizing attempt to pander to religious folks. "Oh look, we're such a Christian company we won't even work on Sundays!"

*rolls eyes*

The company is staunchly Christian. They don't bother anybody. They just reserve Sundays for families to go to church. If you work there and aren't religious... you get to spend more time with your family or just chill. It makes sense, really. European countries have more time off than we do and are more happy and productive for it. Maybe there's reasons Chic Fil A employees are the happiest with best customer service for a while now. Even people who don't like them personally will vouch for their excellent service.
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Will the prices be outrageous like other stadium food?
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CreekCo posted...

OpheliaAdenade posted...

Honestly, just seem like a patronizing attempt to pander to religious folks. "Oh look, we're such a Christian company we won't even work on Sundays!"

*rolls eyes*

The company is staunchly Christian. They don't bother anybody. They just reserve Sundays for families to go to church. If you work there and aren't religious... you get to spend more time with your family or just chill. It makes sense, really. European countries have more time off than we do and are more happy and productive for it. Maybe there's reasons Chic Fil A employees are the happiest with best customer service for a while now. Even people who don't like them personally will vouch for their excellent service.

As long as they stop donating to anti-gay organizations, I'm okay with them. Still, I gotta call out virtue signalling where I see it. :v
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This needed another topic? The stadium is for more than just the NFL.

Oh, I see. It needed another topic so people can bash them. Well alright then.
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They can do whatever the fuck they want.Asherlee10 posted...

I never really understood this concept with Chic-fil-a. I get that they are a 'Christian' company, but not everyone that works there is a Christian, in fact, some might be Jewish and would rather have Saturday off and would happily work on a Sunday.

Work somewhere else, and if you have no option, bite the bullet.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sO-msplukrw
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Asherlee10 posted...

realnifty1 posted...

I love it when things like this get sensationalized, it really shows the lack of cognitive thinking that people approach things with.

Like, even on the absolute surface level, do you think that Chik-Fil-A was somehow unaware that football generally happens on Sunday and had accounted for those sales when they ran the projections to see if it would be a good business decision.

I don't think many people care about Chic-Fil-A's sales. Personally, it is more of the fact that a food vendor would be closed during an event and that's just crappy.

In what way is crappy? Correct me if I'm wrong, but I though you were generally on the side of those who say $15 minimum wage, health insurance, paid maternity leave and other things should be mandated. One company voluntarily gives its workers Sundays off and it's crappy.
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DifferentialEquation posted...

In what way is crappy? Correct me if I'm wrong, but I though you were generally on the side of those who say $15 minimum wage, health insurance, paid maternity leave and other things should be mandated. One company voluntarily gives its workers Sundays off and it's crappy.

It's crappy in regard to the fact that they're only going to be open during one out of 8 NFL games at that stadium this season.
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Why is there an argument going on?
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OpheliaAdenade posted...

Honestly, just seem like a patronizing attempt to pander to religious folks. "Oh look, we're such a Christian company we won't even work on Sundays!"

*rolls eyes*

....Aren't you the guy that gets all happy about minorities being shoehorned into roles of traditionally white characters(especially in comic book topics)? I personally don't think anything is wrong with that either and I think Jane Foster is the better Thor but you're who I think you are then it's pretty hypocritical to act like you don't like it because it's pandering when in reality you proooooobably just hate Christians.
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At least they stick to their values. Poor business sense but at least they are consistent
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CreekCo posted...

They don't bother anybody.

How are you not trolling at this point?
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Lol a stand at a football stadium that won't be open Sundays? I get at air ports Chick-fil-a does well enough that it makes more money then most places even being closed Sunday but I can't see that happening here.
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Asherlee10 posted...

I never really understood this concept with Chic-fil-a. I get that they are a 'Christian' company, but not everyone that works there is a Christian, in fact, some might be Jewish and would rather have Saturday off and would happily work on a Sunday.

You said it yourself. They're a Christian company. Being closed on Sunday to observe the Sabbath is part of their Christian values. They aren't closed on Saturday for hypothetically Jewish employees because they aren't a Jewish company. They don't observe the Jewish Sabbath.

Sure, maybe not everyone who works there is a Christian, but if you work for a private Christian company, you play by some Christian rules when it comes to the job.
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Trigg3rH4ppy posted...

OpheliaAdenade posted...

Honestly, just seem like a patronizing attempt to pander to religious folks. "Oh look, we're such a Christian company we won't even work on Sundays!"

*rolls eyes*

....Aren't you the guy that gets all happy about minorities being shoehorned into roles of traditionally white characters(especially in comic book topics)? I personally don't think anything is wrong with that either and I think Jane Foster is the better Thor but you're who I think you are then it's pretty hypocritical to act like you don't like it because it's pandering when in reality you proooooobably just hate Christians.

I don't even read comic books so I think you got the wrong person. :u
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Just like Hobby Lobby.
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Asherlee10 posted...

Esrac posted...

Asherlee10 posted...

I never really understood this concept with Chic-fil-a. I get that they are a 'Christian' company, but not everyone that works there is a Christian, in fact, some might be Jewish and would rather have Saturday off and would happily work on a Sunday.

You said it yourself. They're a Christian company. Being closed on Sunday to observe the Sabbath is part of their Christian values. They aren't closed on Saturday for hypothetically Jewish employees because they aren't a Jewish company. They don't observe the Jewish Sabbath.

Sure, maybe not everyone who works there is a Christian, but if you work for a private Christian company, you play by some Christian rules when it comes to the job.

I don't think they should be closed on any days, especially as a fast food company. Even more particularly if they are going to be a food vendor in a stadium that has Sunday events. I'm not arguing that they don't have the right to be closed on Sunday. I'm stating that I think they are "virching." I think it's false virtue when we look at some of the very non-Christian things they seem to get involved in.

The founder of Chick-fil-A was a big Southern Baptist and all of his restaurants have always been closed on Sunday to observe the Christian Sabbath. If they were just virtue signalling, I don't think they'd have been doing it for 50 - 70 years. Sure, technically being closed on Sundays might cost a fast food restaurant some profit, but they choose to stick to a Christian principle there instead. A company probably isn't going to sacrifice millions - billions of dollars every single year if they are not sincere about that principle.

And by non-Christian things, what do you mean? If it's donating to anti-homosexuality groups, that's not really a non-Christian thing to get involved in.

Yeah, it is asinine to open a stand in a stadium that'll see most of its traffic on Sunday. The decision seems mind boggling to me.
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fuck chik fil a and fuck all the basic bitches who eat there 5 days a week and clog the traffic even worse

imagine making 90k/yr in the fucking south where it's dirt cheap because no one in their right mind wants to fucking live there and still eating chik fil a every fucking chance you get

Asherlee10 posted...

Esrac posted...

Asherlee10 posted...

Esrac posted...

Asherlee10 posted...

I never really understood this concept with Chic-fil-a. I get that they are a 'Christian' company, but not everyone that works there is a Christian, in fact, some might be Jewish and would rather have Saturday off and would happily work on a Sunday.

You said it yourself. They're a Christian company. Being closed on Sunday to observe the Sabbath is part of their Christian values. They aren't closed on Saturday for hypothetically Jewish employees because they aren't a Jewish company. They don't observe the Jewish Sabbath.

Sure, maybe not everyone who works there is a Christian, but if you work for a private Christian company, you play by some Christian rules when it comes to the job.

I don't think they should be closed on any days, especially as a fast food company. Even more particularly if they are going to be a food vendor in a stadium that has Sunday events. I'm not arguing that they don't have the right to be closed on Sunday. I'm stating that I think they are "virching." I think it's false virtue when we look at some of the very non-Christian things they seem to get involved in.

The founder of Chick-fil-A was a big Southern Baptist and all of his restaurants have always been closed on Sunday to observe the Christian Sabbath. If they were just virtue signalling, I don't think they'd have been doing it for 50 - 70 years. Sure, technically being closed on Sundays might cost a fast food restaurant some profit, but they choose to stick to a Christian principle there instead. A company probably isn't going to sacrifice millions - billions of dollars every single year if they are not sincere about that principle.

And by non-Christian things, what do you mean? If it's donating to anti-homosexuality groups, that's not really a non-Christian thing to get involved in.

Yeah, it is asinine to open a stand in a stadium that'll see most of its traffic on Sunday. The decision seems mind boggling to me.

You have a good point about virtue. I think I'm just left with a bad taste in my mouth about their strong Christian stance. It seems almost smug in a way.

Maybe you should stop being a bigot. You seem bothered by the fact they are Christian.
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Fair, next
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Ugh I wish they'd stop that stupid practice, but whatever. Still top tier fast food.
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Asherlee10 posted...

Maybe you shouldn't be so quick to attack.

No. You were actually coming off as bigoted. You are blatantly in the wrong here.

realnifty1 posted...

I love it when things like this get sensationalized, it really shows the lack of cognitive thinking that people approach things with.

Like, even on the absolute surface level, do you think that Chik-Fil-A was somehow unaware that football generally happens on Sunday and had accounted for those sales when they ran the projections to see if it would be a good business decision.

Quite the contrary, a big part of stupidity (maybe it's defining aspect, in fact) is starting with the assumption that those in charge know what they are doing.

i chuckled.

THE IRONING
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Yeah Asherlee I think this is a situation where you are more exposing yourself than Chik-Fil-A here.

There really isn't anything to be bothered by them closing on Sundays because they are Christian.

This is like being upset if a Muslim shop is exclusively halal or a Jewish shop is kosher.
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I think Chick-fil-A is pretty overrated. All of the people I know from the east coast swear by it, but I don't get what the big deal is.
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MortimerBrewstr posted...

I think Chick-fil-A is pretty overrated. All of the people I know from the east coast swear by it, but I don't get what the big deal is.

It's alright, but I think Wendy's chicken sandwiches are a lot better.
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DifferentialEquation posted...

MortimerBrewstr posted...

I think Chick-fil-A is pretty overrated. All of the people I know from the east coast swear by it, but I don't get what the big deal is.

It's alright, but I think Wendy's chicken sandwiches are a lot better.

Lol
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Asherlee10 posted...

Again, I disagree. See above. It is about their virtue being represented through closing on Sundays. It is simply a dislike of this representation. They are still supporting anti-LGBT organizations and is off-putting. But, try to present virtue of closing on Sundays to allow their Christian employees to go to church.

Further down on that list is becoming a food vendor in a stadium that has Sunday events.

I am sure a Muslim sees selling only halal food as a sign of piety too and you probably wouldn't have too much of a problem with it. Them supporting anti-LBGT organization is a separate issue.

If you want to hate them for that, that is one thing. But for closing on Sundays when you'd likely never say a thing about another religion following their religion? You are being the same way you are accusing them of.
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