{"id":14499,"date":"2024-03-28T07:07:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-28T13:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shieldagency.com\/blog\/?p=14499"},"modified":"2024-03-26T10:13:03","modified_gmt":"2024-03-26T16:13:03","slug":"pizza-shop-goes-viral-after-putting-up-now-hiring-non-stupid-people-sign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shieldagency.com\/blog\/pizza-shop-goes-viral-after-putting-up-now-hiring-non-stupid-people-sign\/","title":{"rendered":"Pizza Shop Goes Viral After Putting Up \u2018Now Hiring Non-Stupid People\u2019 Sign"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/life\/a\/tracewilliamcowen\/pizza-shop-now-hiring-non-stupid-people-sign\" title=\"Complex.com\">Complex.com<\/a> | Feb 22, 2023 | Now Hiring Non-Stupid People | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/jobs\/search\/?currentJobId=3720332786&amp;f_C=3590699&amp;geoId=92000000&amp;origin=COMPANY_PAGE_JOBS_CLUSTER_EXPANSION&amp;originToLandingJobPostings=3720332786\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Shield Insurance, now hiring Smart People\">Shield Insurance, is now hiring Smart People<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The sign made its first appearance outside the Ohio pizza shop several months ago. The attention on it, however, has now grown to a national level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ohio pizza shop &#039;now hiring non-stupid people&#039;\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9Gzua-s_h0Y?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/complex.com\/tag\/pizza\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">A pizza shop<\/a>\u00a0in\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/complex.com\/tag\/ohio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ohio<\/a>\u00a0has successfully sliced its way\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/complex.com\/tag\/viral\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">to virality<\/a>\u00a0thanks to the specificity with which it announced it was seeking new employees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u2018Now Hiring Non-Stupid People\u2019 Response is Largely Positive<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The shop in question is Santino\u2019s Pizzeria in the Columbus area, while the sign in question reads, simply, \u201cNow hiring non-stupid people.\u201d&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/abc6onyourside.com\/news\/local\/now-hiring-non-stupid-people-santinos-pizzeria-columbus-grove-city-galloway-pizza-shop-social-media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Per a report from<\/a>&nbsp;WSYX, the local in-person response to the viral sign has been largely positive. One person, however, responded to the sign\u2019s presence by calling in a fake order totaling more than $100.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Over on the shop\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/santinospizzeria614\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook page<\/a>, owners confirmed they ultimately donated the pizzas made for the prank order to a nearby homeless shelter. In the comments section of several posts, some spoke kindly about the \u201cnon-stupid people\u201d signage while others criticized the establishment.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u2018Now Hiring Non-Stupid People\u2019 sign intended to be ajoke<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.10tv.com\/article\/news\/local\/local-pizzeria-draws-social-media-attention-for-sign-in-front-of-shop\/530-10b3e5f9-7fc3-4a68-b78d-3ea2f6f10ad3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Speaking with<\/a>&nbsp;WBNS over the weekend, Heather Stockton\u2014a manager at the shop\u2014explained that the sign was \u201csupposed to be a joke\u201d in response to what she described as employment struggles. According to that report, the sign was initially posted several months ago, although its nationwide virality didn\u2019t kick in until more recently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cInstead of judging our signs, why don\u2019t you come judge our pizzas?\u201d Stockton&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.10tv.com\/article\/news\/local\/local-pizzeria-draws-social-media-attention-for-sign-in-front-of-shop\/530-10b3e5f9-7fc3-4a68-b78d-3ea2f6f10ad3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a>, adding that the shop\u2019s pizza offerings are of the \u201creally good\u201d variety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Complex has reached out to the shop for additional comment. This story may be updated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This isn\u2019t the first time this exact sign, albeit for a different business, has slide its way into headlines.\u00a0A \u201cnow hiring non-stupid people\u201d sign previously spurred\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.khou.com\/article\/news\/local\/pasadena-stupid-sign\/285-d84777da-d985-4fb4-9d4e-0a1a4ebc5c9f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a similar reaction<\/a>\u00a0after being posted outside the Pets Gone Wild Resort in Texas last October.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/life\/a\/tracewilliamcowen\/pizza-shop-now-hiring-non-stupid-people-sign\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Click here to see the whole story...\">Click here to read \u2018Now Hiring Non-Stupid People\u2019&#8230;<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Shield Insurance is now hiring, <a href=\"mailto:Andy@ShieldAgency.com\" title=\"ContactUs@ShieldAgency.com \">ContactUs@ShieldAgency.com <\/a>for details and get to know <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shieldagency.com\/contact-us.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"our staff\">our staff<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">More Blogs by Shield Insurance Agency<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shieldagency.com\/blog\/how-life-insurance-can-support-long-term-care-planning-without-replacing-it\/\">How Life Insurance Can Support Long-Term Care Planning Without Replacing It<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shieldagency.com\/blog\/what-happens-if-your-vehicle-is-totaled-understanding-the-auto-insurance-claims-process\/\">What Happens If Your Vehicle Is Totaled, Understanding the Auto Insurance Claims Process<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shieldagency.com\/blog\/why-now-is-a-smart-time-for-michigan-businesses-to-review-liability-coverage-before-spring-foot-traffic-increases\/\">Why Now Is a Smart Time for Michigan Businesses to Review Liability Coverage Before Spring Foot Traffic Increases<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shieldagency.com\/blog\/snowstorms-and-roof-damage-is-your-michigan-home-covered\/\">Snowstorms and Roof Damage: Is Your Michigan Home Covered?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shieldagency.com\/blog\/do-you-need-recreational-insurance-for-your-snowmobile-in-michigan\/\">Do You Need Recreational Insurance for Your Snowmobile in Michigan?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The &#8216;Now Hiring Non-Stupid People Sign&#8217; made its first appearance outside the Ohio pizza shop several months ago and spread globally<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":14502,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,2],"tags":[71,2841,2840,62],"class_list":["post-14499","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-insurance","category-shield-blog","tag-michigan","tag-now-hiring","tag-pizza","tag-shield-insurance-agency"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shieldagency.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14499","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shieldagency.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shieldagency.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shieldagency.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shieldagency.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14499"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.shieldagency.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14499\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14503,"href":"https:\/\/www.shieldagency.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14499\/revisions\/14503"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shieldagency.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14502"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shieldagency.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14499"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shieldagency.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14499"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shieldagency.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14499"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}