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Video: Gene the Jeweler Thought He’d Heard It All … Until This Tardy Employee Told His Story

This tale probably should’ve gone untold.

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5 years ago

January 18, 2019

Jimmy DeGroot

IN THIS EPISODE of the satirical Gene the Jeweler series created by Jimmy DeGroot, Gene deals with an employee who is about six-and-a-half hours late for work.

As an understanding and empathetic boss, Gene listens attentively to the staff member’s explanation.

As it turns out, the tale was probably best left untold. This employee is extremely dedicated to his job — either that or he has a very active imagination.

Video: Gene the Jeweler Thought He’d Heard It All … Until This Tardy Employee Told His Story

Jimmy DeGroot

Jimmy DeGroot is a jewelry store manager who has been in the business for over 20 years. Now he spends his time training teams around the world at jewelrystoretraining.com and sharing marketing advice through his blog site at jewelrymarketingguy.com. Sign up for training videos here.

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