Controversies

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The top Lacoste salesman in the country, Wade Groom, was fired after he posted his paycheck on Instagram. He told Gothamist, "I assumed that people would understand that I'm just expressing my frustration through my private Instagram account. Had I know it would have gotten out like this, I never would have done it." [Gothamist]