New York Home Depot employee Kirk Soccorso said he was fired because he has 'Isis ' , the name of his ex-girlfriend , tattooed on the inside of his lip . A New York Home Depot employee says he was fired because he has 'Isis ' , the name of his ex-girlfriend , tattooed on the inside of his lip . Kirk Soccorso said he got the tattoo four years ago while dating his ex-girlfriend , who is named after the Egyptian goddess of nature . Soccorso said he had no idea 'until just recently ' that the acronym stood for the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria , an extremist terrorist group . So when Soccorso overheard a co-worker using the word he decided to show off his old tattoo . Soccorso , who had been working at the Long Island store for six months as a tool demonstrator , said he was then let go from his job and told not to return . ' I feel a little lost , ' he told News 12 Long Island . 'It was a good paying job . ' Soccorso said it was never his intention to scare anyone and that he was 'just making conversation ' when he revealed his inked lip . ' I want a chance for my job back , ' he said . A spokesman for Home Depot told News 12 that the decision to fire Soccorso was n't 'just based on the tattoo ' . Soccorso , who said he did n't know what the acronym stood for until 'just recently ' , overheard a co-worker using the word and decided to show off his old tattoo . He was let go from his job soon after .
Kirk Home Depot said he got the tattoo four years ago while dating his ex , who is named after the Egyptian goddess of nature . Said he had no idea 'until just recently ' what the acronym stood for . So when he overheard a co-worker using the word he showed off tattoo . Said was then let go from the job he had held for 6 months . Soccorso said decision to fire Home Depot was n't 'just based on the tattoo '