Employment or death. Let’s see what comes first.
That’s fucked. Hope you land on your feet friend.
how?
There was a burger on the menu that was dedicated to the owners daughter’s dead boyfriend who died crashing into a tree while drunk. It got a peperoncini stabbed on the top bun.
A coworker forgot the peperoncini on the burger which sparked him to ask about why it was on the burger. It led to a rabbit hole of finding out he was the owners daughter’s dead boyfriend and my coworker asked why we were celebrating a guy who died like that not knowing who he was to the owner and her daughter.
It’s the dumbest reason I’ve ever been fired since I was only tangentially involved.
That seems like an open shut wrongful dismissal case, but I really don’t know what the labour laws are in your end of the world
I’m either misreading this or confused. You asked the coworker or you were the one explaining it to the coworker? And got fired for explaining it?
I got fired for being next to the coworker asking the questions. All I did was bring up that burger dude died in a car crash and was presumed to be drunk.
Coworker asked why we celebrated him and next thing I know we’re both jobless.
Man wtaf. Why would you even want to commemorate that and then fire people for talking about it. “Enjoy your burger, it’s a memento for the most traumatic day of my daughter’s life. Why no she doesn’t ever eat here, why do you ask?”
Sounds like might be worth talking to a lawyer on that one for wrongful termination.
Unfortunately the state I live in is an at-will state and I didn’t work there long enough to be eligible for unemployment benefits.
Dude. If you still want the job, you really had no obvious part in the disrespect, and the owner wasn’t part of the immediate rage firing, give it a day, let it cool off, then go see the owner directly.
Just be straightforward and honest, speaking as his equal (because you are): “I meant no disrespect, I really was just there and not a participant, I understand offense was given, but that was not my doing or intent. I liked this job, I enjoyed doing it, I thought I was doing well at it, and I can’t believe it’s gone just because I happened to be in the same room when this happened. Is there any way this outcome can be reconsidered, or is it set in stone?” Professional, straightforward, calm.
If the owner wasn’t a part of the direct confrontation you might be able to change his mind. I’m saying this because if I were your manager, the way you wrote your text would make me at least question the decision, and I’m hard to convince. People do shit in indignant rage they regret later, restaurant kitchens are wild places anyway, and I don’t know this guy and I don’t know you, but if you want that specific job back then it’s worth a shot. Good workers are worth keeping.
But you may not want it back. If not then just ignore this, chill for a day or two, and start looking for the next thing. Whatever you decide I hope it all works out for you.
Tried to do this earlier today. Owner refused to see me so I simply had to plead my case to the store managers. They all unanimously agreed (though some of them seemed hesitant) to let me go.
At this point all I can do is take it in stride. It sucks to suck but life sucks sometimes.
Yeah, that does suck. At least you tried, and there will be no regrets: there’s literally nothing more you could have done. From where I sit it’s their loss: good workers don’t grow on trees, and they’re idiots to let a known good employee walk out the door in favor of an unknown. At least the hesitant ones, if needed, could be approached for a reference should you ever need it.
But in the meantime, you have a great attitude, the kind that sets you up to make the most of opportunities that come your way, and I am certain you’ll do well. That kind of thing comes through when you’re looking for jobs, and it’s a plus when someone can look at a shitty situation in prior employment and hold it in realistic proportion, however unfair it was. And this was indeed unfair. I genuinely wish you every success, and soon.
That really sucks, but I misread that as “pepperoni stabbed into the top bun”, and I can only picture a slice of the cold meat slapped onto the top of a burger with a skewer holding it.
Like, does the wooden skewer represent the tree he hit and the slice of pepperoni represents the meat pancake his drunk ass turned in to? That’s pretty fucked up.
Edited: Fixed my misunderstanding, but a pickled pepper doesn’t make it less fucked up, because he was pickled?
Peperoncini, not pepperoni.
Pepperoncini, not pepperoni. It’s a pickled pepper, they usually come in glass jars
Also recently unemployed. Solidarity
Read your comment about why. That’s really fucking dumb and petty. Hope you land on your feet OP. Shit’s rough out here for all of us. Good luck buddy. Stay strong and safe. 🫡✊
If it’s really some BS, file for unemployment benefits
I didn’t work there long enough to be eligible for unemployment unfortunately
Damn, that’s messed up big time.
Start leaving pepperoncini’s at the place after hours…
