“I also want to remind you of my father’s will. I am the head of this company. I answer to no one. The buck really does stop here. If any of you want to quit and form your own company, more power to you. Just remember, you can’t use the name Behr in any combination for your new company unless you start the company at least two hundred and fifty miles away.
“If you want to keep working for me and this company, know you’ll be working with and for gay, lesbian, transgender—well, for anybody and everybody who hires us. You’ll be nice, polite, work hard, and give them value for their dollars. You won’t hate talk in public anytime or anywhere. You’ll be fired on the spot if you do.”
I looked out at the tiny sea of faces, listened to the kids running around playing, smelled the wood smoke, and
