We've Got Questions. Got some answers?

February 15, 2006 2:31 PM

We've Got Questions. Got Some Answers?The guy selling you batteries at RadioShack may be better educated than the company's CEO who fudged his resume and claims his diploma was lost in a fire. OK, it's not Enron, but still.
posted by punkfloyd (23 comments total)

Why does the CEO of radio shack have a fake theology degree? These answers just raise more questions...
posted by jrb223 at 2:39 PM on February 15, 2006

The article doesn't mention that he claims the diploma was lost in a fire. Got some more links to share?
posted by nakedcodemonkey at 2:41 PM on February 15, 2006

I'll be returning some network cable and a DSL phone filter
now that it has been shockingly revealed that the CEO
of RadioShack does not, in fact, hold a ThG after all.
posted by longsleeves at 2:42 PM on February 15, 2006

You dont need a college degree to be a CEO. And being honest has never been a qualification for anything in our society... so he seems perfectly suited for the job.
posted by mert at 2:46 PM on February 15, 2006

Read. All. About. It.
posted by punkfloyd at 2:47 PM on February 15, 2006

Was he in CAP?
posted by bardic at 2:47 PM on February 15, 2006

This just in!

Fat rich white guy who runs a multi-million dollar company lies about something.

/if only you could see my surprised face.
posted by C.Batt at 2:56 PM on February 15, 2006

Meaningless or no, I'm fascinated by the number of fake and/or diploma mill degrees that seem to be popping up of late. Has this always been a problem, or is it a sign of the times?
posted by malaprohibita at 3:09 PM on February 15, 2006

As someone who took $50k in depth and spent ten years to get a degree that has landed me a $48k/yr. job, a) I realize that I am fiscally illiterate, and b) want to punch this guy in the groin, if only because he's rich and I'm not.
posted by mecran01 at 3:17 PM on February 15, 2006

malaprohibita, I'd say that this has always been a problem. I'm sure that it was even easier before the 'net brought ubiquitous information access easy communication channels to the masses.

I'd say that it's a sign of the times that false credentials are being exposed.
posted by C.Batt at 3:21 PM on February 15, 2006

$50k in depth

Man, that must be useful at parties.
posted by thanotopsis at 3:25 PM on February 15, 2006

As someone who took $50k in depth and spent ten years to get a degree

I hope it wasn't an English degree. Or economics.
posted by spacewrench at 3:55 PM on February 15, 2006

At some point I realized I needed to quit responding to those unsolicited emails. Only about 25% of those "remedies" worked, anyway.
posted by mecran01 at 3:55 PM on February 15, 2006

Like mert said, I'm surprised he has a degree at all. If you start your own business and work your way up, what's the point? (Not that he started Radio Shack.)
posted by smackfu at 4:21 PM on February 15, 2006

I hardly think the lack of a theology degree ought to disqualify someone from being a CEO of a electronics retailer.
posted by delmoi at 4:29 PM on February 15, 2006

THIS JUST IN, JESUS DIDN'T HAVE A THEOLOGY DEGREE. Neither did mohammad (peace be uppon him).
posted by delmoi at 4:29 PM on February 15, 2006

Huh. I didn't realize RadioShack, you know, owned itself. I figured some more successful business, like a bait and tackle consortium had bought them. I love home electronics, computers, my cell phone, and etc, but I haven't stpped into a RadioShack since I used a potato to power a clock.
posted by elwoodwiles at 4:39 PM on February 15, 2006

The Tandy Leather Company bought Radio Shack in 1963.
posted by Fat Guy at 5:04 PM on February 15, 2006

I'd say that it's a sign of the times that false credentials are being exposed.

Hey, the man has a ThG. Nothing phony about a ThG. Specially one issued by JR 'Bob' Dobbs University.
posted by PeterMcDermott at 6:46 PM on February 15, 2006

I keep trying to read the links, but the power cable on my Tandy monitor is on the fritz.
posted by drezdn at 8:26 PM on February 15, 2006

Radio Shack, eh? Brings back memories. They vanished from Canada last year after being sold to Circuit City. So many memories, though.

(Derail?)
posted by evilcolonel at 8:34 PM on February 15, 2006

Radio Shack sells batteries?
posted by chundo at 6:14 PM on February 16, 2006

Update: the guy resigns
posted by milkrate at 8:11 AM on February 21, 2006