Domino's employees wear Michigan gear, cheer outgoing CEO David Brandon (AA.com)
February 26th, 2010 at 12:29 PM ^
That's pretty awesome to see. Gotta think he treats his people pretty well to have that type of exit.
Or maybe it's like the scene from Problem Child when Junior's leaving the orphanage...
February 26th, 2010 at 12:29 PM ^
Brandon = The Man
February 26th, 2010 at 12:35 PM ^
It looks like he truly has their respect, my boss would not get the same treatment on the way out the door. Scott Mandel, a Domino's lawyer who also stars in their newest commercial, also played football for UM in the 80's.
http://www.annarbor.com/entertainment/dominos-commercials/
February 26th, 2010 at 2:21 PM ^
Say, I never put this together before but I'm pretty sure his wife (Mandel's) works for the athletic department.
Sometimes Ann Arbor is a very small town.
February 26th, 2010 at 12:41 PM ^
Love that we got this guy!
Speaking of Dominos makes me want some pizza! Who's in?
February 26th, 2010 at 12:49 PM ^
I have not had Dominos pizza in ages. Is their new pizza with new (or better if you will) ingredients any better?
February 26th, 2010 at 12:53 PM ^
I actually liked the old stuff better.
February 26th, 2010 at 12:57 PM ^
thought their Brooklyn style pizza was fairly decent. I am a thin crust, NY style pizza kind of guy. Which is a tough as I now live in the Chicago area. I am not a fan of deep dish. Too much dough. To me it is like the equivalent of swallowing 5 burritos (or 1-2 El Gordos from Pancheros).
February 26th, 2010 at 1:05 PM ^
checkout Piece brewery/thin crust pizzeria in Wicker Park.
February 26th, 2010 at 1:10 PM ^
I will definitely try it out. I love pizza with thin crust. I can eat it all the time.
February 26th, 2010 at 1:23 PM ^
Check out Cafe Luigi.
Cafe Luigi 2548 North Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60614-1712.
The service is terrible -- old Russian couple who never learned about service with a smile, but the Pizza is as close to NYC pizza you'll get in that neighborhood. It's actually pretty good.
February 26th, 2010 at 1:26 PM ^
in the Northern Burbs, but I will try if I get the chance. Good pizza can surprisingly be heard to find.
February 26th, 2010 at 9:28 PM ^
Allegedly, the old sauce tasted like ketchup. I never though so, but I do think that the new sauce tastes like Ragu. Ick.
February 26th, 2010 at 2:15 PM ^
but it is worth the take-out pizza price you pay for it - as opposed to the old stuff which wasn't worth the cardboard it was delivered in.
February 26th, 2010 at 2:17 PM ^
I dunno, the crust is definitely saltier and more garlicky. I can't decide if it's better, but then I was one of those people who liked the old stuff just fine.
February 26th, 2010 at 12:45 PM ^
Just another Friday at Dominos.
February 26th, 2010 at 12:47 PM ^
Rodriguez's future as head coach was placed in a pen at the Domino's petting zoo.
February 26th, 2010 at 2:53 PM ^
You've regularly got some of the funniest, most off-the-wall comments on the site. I frequently +1 you, as I have done here.
February 26th, 2010 at 3:01 PM ^
... a friend.February 26th, 2010 at 12:57 PM ^
Dominos actually is much better! I still prefer the mom and pop places over any chain though. But I would say Dominos is now better that Pizza Hut and Papa Johns.
February 26th, 2010 at 1:01 PM ^
Hole in the wall, mom and pop pizza places are the best. I have had some of the best pizza I have ever had from these type of places in South Philly. Man their pizza is good.
February 26th, 2010 at 12:58 PM ^
In response to this story, I cancelled our dinner reservations. Yeah, the gf will be pissed, but tonight should be Domino's night. Glad to have you, Brandon.
February 26th, 2010 at 1:08 PM ^
Were those countable hours? O wait, nevermind.
February 26th, 2010 at 1:49 PM ^
I love Dominos pizza so much...it probably the single thing I miss the most after leaving America...(other than M football, of course.)
February 26th, 2010 at 2:51 PM ^
It depends on where you go, i have visited many towns in Mexico and each one seems to have a Dominos Pizza, not as many varieties though... Even a stand near to a tollbooth wich apperead to be a modified container with windows and a little yard in the front was selling Domino's, to me Dominos has always been better than pizza hut bc they sell coke and not pepsi....
February 26th, 2010 at 2:14 PM ^
Any time I go to Chicago I hit up Conny's if I can. Better than Giordano's or Gino's East
February 26th, 2010 at 3:55 PM ^
This does not impress me. So people like the guy and care about him enough to organize this kind of surprise? Big deal. It's just people stuff, showing his ability to motivate and manage a team and earn their respect. It's not important.
It would impress me if someone gave a powerpoint presentation with a series of line graphs, showing trended financial metrics during Brandon's tenure. Preferably, these graphs were made with MS Excel. That's impressive.
February 26th, 2010 at 7:05 PM ^
makes me +1 you.
February 26th, 2010 at 9:45 PM ^
With my recently minted MBA I can easily recall all of the lectures on how to properly manage people and a business. Then I would go to my day job and be disillusioned by how things seem in the real world.
Maybe the theories about getting the right people in place and treating them well do have some merit.
February 27th, 2010 at 12:02 AM ^
Not sure if you took my comment seriously, but if so you might need to adjust your sarcasm detector. Some dude made an equivalent comment a while ago, when a guy was impressed with Brandon in a face-to-face encounter. Madness!
February 26th, 2010 at 6:28 PM ^
Or is that a weirdly disproportionately female staff?
February 26th, 2010 at 8:27 PM ^
You know, now that you mention it BluePants, it's like a 4:1 ratio.