A few commenters on the Home Builder Implode-O-Meter website refer to a unique regular participant in Royce Builders sales meetings: a barking toilet seat.
What’s the story here? A Swamplot tipster explains the innovative sales-motivation tool . . . employed by recently released Houston Division head John Zunker:
If anyone else mentions the ‘rubbing of the toilet seat’, that is true by the way. Bizzarre riitual he drempt up- when the meeting was at a close, he has a toilet seat with his face painted on it. The employees would rub it while chanting… Royce, Royce, Royce. Has nothing to do with their financial problems, but thought it was bizarre.
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At the close of each sales meeting, they would hold it up front and make it “talk” like it was animated. The inside of the lid had a painted likeness of JZ, the Houston Division VP. It would “bark” -Rouyce, Royce, Royce as they moved the lid up and down. Not sure how it ever got started, and never did find anyone that knew either. New salespeople would be introduced at the meeting by calling them up front and having them rub the interior ring for good luck in their new position. Again, not sure what that was about either. If we did not yell loud enough for JZ’s liking, he would yell out- “I can’t hear you”. Just another one of his infantile training techniques.
- Royce Homes – Houston-based home builder [Home Builder Implode-O-Meter]
- Previously in Swamplot: Royce Builders: So Hard To Say Goodbye, Royce Builders Sales Staff Update: Never Mind the Rumors, Sell Sell Sell!, Royce Builders Death Spiral: Juicy Details!, We Have Layoffs: Heads Roll at Royce Builders, The Rumors Circling Around Royce Builders
Photo of toilet at 15451 Bammel Fields Ct., Bammel Village, by Royce Builders: HAR
Funny, yet, disturbing…..
It’s nice to have company rituals and morale boosting, but toilet seat?
With the VP’s face in side?
To me, that would something for disgruntled employees.
That is quite a ritual that takes place. A little weird but funny at the same time.
Very true I sat in those meetings for 2 yrs …ROyce builders in the house say what ohohohohohoh
I think the toilet seat was particularly on target because zunker, john, shawn, shonna and hunter are all s%$theads and they belong in the toilet.
don’t forget their pint sized “cheerleader” Cory… he usually lead the charge to “complete and utter dominance!”
Do we ever really want to know how and why this started?