A cock happened to show up at a car dealership one day thinking he was working there now

 It was another summer day at the R and R Garage in North Carolina, and a random rooster wandered into the garage. The staff thought he was going to leave after a while, but he didn't expect him to have other plans. He doesn't want to go. Staff thought he was abandoned and decided to feed him leftovers from the fridge. They thought he was moving to another location for a long weekend, but surprisingly, he was still there when they returned.

 

JOE GALLO

That’s how Earl- the rooster started to become the shop rooster. Earl sleeps in a nearby tree at night, but when the weather is bad, everyone makes sure he is safely inside at the night. Every morning when the employees arrive at work, he greets them and falls into a daily routine. “He comes running when the first guy comes in to open up for the day,” Joe Gallo, co-owner of R and R Garage, said. “He gets his cup of scratch and then wanders the shop looking for any bugs that may be around. He gets up under all the toolboxes and workbenches looking for spiders and anything else he can find.”

 

 

JOE GALLO

After his breakfast hunt, Earl likes to follow his coworkers in the garage. He definitely is thinking that he belongs to them and at this point, he is kind of.

 

 

JOE GALLO

“He will come up in the shop and usually lay down and sleep under the car you’re working on or in a corner,” Gallo said. “He doesn’t care about loud noises or people walking by. He will even sleep in front of the office door and we’ve tripped over him a few times.”

 

 

JOE GALLO

Earl seems to have no idea but he walks on his way, and everyone at the shop just accepts that working around their rooster mascot is a part of their daily job.

 

 

JOE GALLO

After Earl came to “work” at the shop, he became a bit of a local celebrity. Everyone at the shop is also in love with him. They are even planning to change their logo and get shirts made to include him, to show him that he is officially in the team. “We can’t believe the attention Earl is getting … it’s the town gossip now,” Gallo said. “We do have customers that bring other friends or family to see Earl when they come to pick up their vehicles.”

 

 

JOE GALLO

No one knows why he is here and where did he come from, but everyone in the garage is so glad that he did.

 

 

JOE GALLO