666 on W-2, Walter Slonopas [VIDEO]: Tennessee Man Quits Job after Seeing "666" on W-2 Form, 'God is Worth More Than Money'

Walter Slonopas is no longer a maintenance worker at Contech Casting LLC in Clarksville, Tennessee, since he quit his job after seeing his W-2 tax form stamped with the number "666." Slonopas, a religious man, said that he could either go to work or go to hell. The Bible calls "666" the devil's number and is also a symbol for the demonic being. Sharing his feelings on the number, the 52-year-old Slonopas said,

"If you accept that number, you sell your soul to the devil."

Apparently, this number has been causing trouble for Slonopas at work on a number of occasions. When he first started working at Contech Casting LLC in April 2011, Slonopas was assigned a clock-in number. He was supposed to get 668 but instead was given 666. After he complained about the number, the company gave him a new number until July 2011 when new numbers were given. He got 666 again. Slonopas became a born-again Christian about 10 years ago, so he did not count these incidences as coincidence.

A spokesperson for the company, Bob LaCourciere, found himself baffled and at a loss for words at how this happened again with the W-2 form.
LaCourciere (who is vice president of sales and marketing for the Revstone Corp., which owns Contech Casting) said another company labels the W-2 forms and the 666 refers to the order in which the forms are mailed out.

Slonopas is currently only seeking a new W-2 form in order for him to file his taxes. This time, without the satanic number. Unfortunately he has no plans on returning to Contech even is they send him a new form. Walter adds,

"God is worth more than money."

His wife, Anna, said the couple will manage without Walter working and that God will take care of them. They lead a frugal lifestyle and are currently house-sitting for one of their sons, who is in the military. LaCourciere said that the company planned to mail out a new W-2 by the end of the day on Tuesday and would like to have Slonopas back at the company.

"666" has caused problems for at least one other worker in the past. In 2011, factory worker Billy Hyatt of Georgia sued his former employer after he was fired for refusing to wear a sticker displaying the number 666 on it. In this case the sticker referred to the number of accident-free days he had had on the job.