Good Lord, what is going on! I was just told about a very concerning review here. It is well known that we have always come to this Firestone for our vehicle needs. Our 3 children come here for all of their repairs since they are high school/college and they are able to use our Firestone charge account. After reading a Deborah S's review, and yes, googling Joseph Morra myself, it makes perfect sense now. I regret that I did not say something the day that I was in the store just on 8/9/16 witnessing Mr. Morra screaming and arguing with a woman customer in the store. Clearly the woman was upset and not happy that her car was not being allowed to be fixed at this location, Mr Morra at a few times, was screaming at this woman, at one point told her "lady, take you're (bleeping) car back to Dartmouth Firestone because they are the one's who (bleeped) it up and I'm not fixing their bull(bleep) mistakes!" The woman told him she wanted this location to fix her car, he again screamed at her and pointed at her, said "well I'm sorry that the Dartmouth store does not know what the (bleep) they're doing over there but I'm not fixing your car for free!" The woman refused to leave and said she was waiting for the other manager to come in and take care of her. Mr. Morra went into a back room, which is only secluded by half walls, so his voice carried clear, he was on the phone speaking loud and angry of this woman in his store, telling whomever was on the other line that this woman "is a (bleeping) (bleep) and I'd like to punch her in the face and throw her out of my store!" He then referred to the woman as "the C-word" and I was completely mortified and stepped outside to called my husband to tell him what was going on who advised me to mind my business and get our daughters car done and get out of there. The woman told Mr Morra that she would be sure to report this incident to his boss. Mr. Morra's response to her was "go right ahead, you want to use my phone to do it because he'll laugh at you and hang up on you!" After seeing this review here, I strongly urge anyone who was in the store on this day to report what we all witnessed. And the other manager, whose name I do not know, did come in and spoke with the woman to calm her down, however, Mr. Morra went at him, yelling at him "I do not want this (bleep) in my store ever again!" This other manager repeatedly tried to calm Mr. Morra but Mr. Morra just pointed his finger on his own chest yelling "this is my store, no one else's, mine, and I will run it the way I want and I will throw out any customers that I want to!" This other manager was embarrassed and knew to walk away and not allow Mr. Morra to yell at him any further. I regret not saying something after seeing this "professional business man" who is attached to Firestone, speak to a woman customer and his employee like he did in the waiting room. When I got home we Googled Mr Morra and we were appalled. How in the world does a company like Firestone hire somebody like this to be their front and center man running one of their stores? We will shared this entire story with everyone we know and with our children because we do not want them visiting this store or any Firestone store, ever again without my husband or I present. Further inquiries online were done and extremely concerning legal charges were found that Mr Morra has been charged with from 2009 right through 2015 which are all public record. How does a company like Firestone not catch these things during their pre-hiring requirements for potential employees? Do you check out your employees before hiring? I am a Fall River school bus driver, my husband a New Bedford school bus driver, and know this: we are disgusted, concerned, and passing this along to everyone - parents, teachers, principals, bus monitors, neighbors, family and friends.Your clientele should see the unprofessional, violent, abusive, non-law-abiding character of Joseph Morra, who is one of Firestone's store managers?? Apparently Monro will be gaining many many customers in the very immediate future.
Extremely disgusted customer. read more