Person Gets Terminated While On Medical Leave, Takes Pics Of Violations In Restaurant And Shuts It Down
Another day, another employee horror story coming out of the U.S. After yesterday’s pooping meme saga, in which a man got fired for sharing a joke on his Facebook wall, now we have an employee getting terminated for 2 weeks in hospital with a serious illness.
It makes you wonder why Americans aren’t more active in campaigning for worker’s rights? The whole story, from the 60-70 hour weeks, 18-hour shifts, $2.13 an hour pay and a reliance on the kindness of tippers just reeks of a system that is inhumane and completely broken. Plenty of other countries manage to treat workers with respect, security and a basic living wage. What’s up, America?
Originally shared on Reddit’s r/ProRevenge forum, user Furry Control details the shocking treatment they received by the management of a popular pancake franchise, as well as the satisfying twist at the end.
Many commenters questioned the veracity of the story, and you can’t blame them at first glance. Surely this can’t have really happened? “$150 a week at 60-70 hours a week? That sounds impossible. This whole story reads like a bad YA novel and I’m surprised anyone bought this,” one commenter wrote.
“You do realize I was paid $2.13 an hour, and most if not all of my paychecks went to taxes due to my tips being overclaimed,” Furry replied. “I brought home about $150 in tips a week due to the restaurant being next to deserted every day except Friday nights and Sunday mornings.”
Proof to the manager I was in the hospital
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Furry Control added uploads from the hospital and the restaurant as further proof, and we gotta say that the place did look pretty grotty. Why did Furry put up with it so long while working there? You might ask.
“We as a whole reported everything to the regional level, nothing was done to resolve the issues. We reported the roaches multiple times to management, not once was an exterminator called,” they explained.
Also, when your precarious livelihood, that just manages to cover your monthly bills, is hanging by a thread on the whims of asshole managers, you are careful not to rock the boat too much, aren’t you?
Disgusting grease build-up, discarded food, and dirty serving plates on the grill
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Nasty ceiling that I attempted to clean with bleach. Have since been informed it is mold
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These tables, along with 5 others, sat dirty for 3 hours
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Ceiling collapsed due to water leak multiple times
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Toxic adhesive used to improperly secure a water leak on a drinking water line
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What do you think? Should Furry Control pursue legal action against the company? What can be done to increase the security and basic rights of workers in places like this? Scroll down below to read some reactions from other readers, and let us know your thoughts in the comments!
Here’s what people had to say about the story
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Great, another employee who knows about several severe , disgusting and potentially dangerous hygienic problems at his workplace but only reports or when it serves him well. Amazing story...
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Maybe support worker's rights so they can report that kind of thing without getting fired.
Hendra Lim, we're not talking about saving this particular person's job, we're talking about restaurants serving the public with hazardous health violations. The employees know the violations exist, but are afraid to report because it could cost them their job. In this case, the employee only reported because he had nothing left to lose by reporting it, but it should have been reported to the health department far sooner to protect the public. If employees weren't afraid to be fired over reporting health violations, more health violations could get reported and dealt with by the proper authorities.
You can report anonymously, at least in the US. I've done this before.
first thing first, you read the part that they reported it to their boss right? next, you guys know that he'll lost the job even if he reported it anonymously right? i mean, they can't even pay the fine. why would anyone with money problem, want to screw his own workplace and lost his own job?
Why is this thumbed down? It's true.
He reported his problems to his superiors. They chose to do nothing. He did his job by telling them of problems he saw. The superior's job is to act on that information. He had faith in his employer and treated them with respect. But when faced with overwhelming evidence of their disinterest and willingness to violate his rights he acted. Who in their right mind fires someone after a medical emergency?Then hire them back disingenuously to proctect their interest? They were asking for trouble. Anyone with half an ounce of intellegenct could see this would be trouble. He did not get the restraunt shut down, the managers did by running an unhealthy establishment with untrained staff did. Seriously, would you feel safe eating there? It takes a LOT to get shut down by the health department. Just an added note, how much do you think it would have cost them if he had died at work from his appendix and it came out the manager wouldn't let him leave?
One of the local news stations in my area does a weekly "restaurant report" and the publicity really helps get things cleaned up. Poorly performing restaurants suddenly make improvements when they find themselves shamed on the news and the crew will go back to report when they get a good rating later.
My thoughts exactly.
100% agree. That and I'd rather end up on unemployment than be preparing/serving tainted food and water to paying customers. If a place is really that bad it shouldn't be open. Plus they say at the end they've mostly moved on to better jobs... sooo... they shouldn't have waited.
Ikr, I love my pancakes with a side of Hep, or Ecoli. mmmm boy!
I was about to say exactly the same. And he puts as excuse that "he need his job". But sure, when you want revenge, you give a toss about other that might need the job too? Disgusting
it says multiple times that she and other employees reported things multiple times and nothing was ever done, but thanks for reading the article
she seemed to be able to accomplish that task AFTER getting fired
I read it. You either did not or don't understand it. Reporting something to the manager and reporting something to someone outside with a higher authority are two completely different things. Or do you think the manager would report himself?
yes, to the Manager, where they knew nothing would happen. And he writes that he had a training through which he knew exactly how to report these things. He only decided to do this, when it suited his purpose
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there is no benefit to reporting the issue and yet there is deficit in doing so which is actually losing a stable job and pay why would anyone do that kind of thing to themselves unless they were forced to do so?
And behave like a hero, that did a huge favor to the humanity.
a hero wouldn't have let the conditions exist for so long in the first place
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Employees need their jobs. Why should they risk their source of income by reporting their bosses and workplaces? There should be official inspections every now and then, to make sure the places are safe and keep hygienic conditions and also to make sure that this kind of abuse to workers is not happening. But the government seems to be very busy with more important things, like building a wall and imprisoning children, instead of protecting its own citizens. Why should a poor minimum-salary worker risk his job when nobody else seem to care?
So, risking the health of everyone at the establishment is more important?? How can you in good consciense cook and serve food in a place like that?
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Except your beyond wrong it was reported multiple times so stfu.
The manager probably knew damn well what was going on there. There are authorities for that kind of things, or the press. Or did they magically appear after being fired? So stfu yourself.
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The management and every other worker deserves the same criticism.
sure they all do. but they aren't the ones going to the internet with their great "hero" story of how the reported AFTER they got fired
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Yeah, long live the US of A. It's amazing that people put up with those circumstances. But hey, you too can get rich and belong to the 1%, if only you work hard enough! Lol.
your bitterness seeps through every post you make
so the restaurant was dirty, full of cockroaches and.... you didn't have any problems with it until they screwed you? why not doing this when you were employed there? what about customers you and your colleges screwed all this years in such a dirty restaurant?
testify!!!
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I got the gist that it was when the new manager showed up all the standards went down. Not just the firing. Maybe you missed the main point??
it literally says in multiple places that she and other employees reported these things numerous times and nothing was ever done
until she was fired and then she reported it and PRESTO!!! action was taken
yes, they reported to the Manager, where they knew nothing would happen. And he writes that he had a training through which he knew exactly how to report these things. He only decided to do this, when it suited his purpose
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Relax, Pored Banda. The worker was male. You don’t need to hate him anymore
This is a very unsatisfying story. The behaviour of the shift manager is riduclous and even not in the interest of the business. However, if these restaurant posed a health hazard to customers and employees, why did all of them, including the OP keep their mouth shut? It was their ethical duty to report, first internally than externally!
It’s written in the post that the employees did report the unhealthy environment and related issues several times in the past, but no action had been taken place then.
To the general manager. But the next step would have been to go to the franchise management, and then to the authorities. If it works as revenge, it would have worked "normally". Call me old-fashioned, but whatever job you work at whatever level, I always believe you have an ethical obligation to do your part to protect others!
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The employees as a group went to the REGIONAL manager and were ignored. SCrewing yourself out of a job is something only a privileged whinger like you would think is a good thing.
Except in many states whistleblowers are protected by statute. Plus if you willfullly engage in a violation that endangers patrons or the public (eg serving water that has come in contact with toxic adhesive, as in the post) you open yourself up to civil and criminal liability. But yeah, hey, not poisoning others is something only privileged whingers think is a good thing. All poor people would willfullly poison others if they had to in order to keep their jobs. *eye roll* Funny how you think you are arguing for the downtrodden, but you basically give a backhanded compliment of saying they have no morals. Snob.
Great, another employee who knows about several severe , disgusting and potentially dangerous hygienic problems at his workplace but only reports or when it serves him well. Amazing story...
this
Maybe support worker's rights so they can report that kind of thing without getting fired.
Hendra Lim, we're not talking about saving this particular person's job, we're talking about restaurants serving the public with hazardous health violations. The employees know the violations exist, but are afraid to report because it could cost them their job. In this case, the employee only reported because he had nothing left to lose by reporting it, but it should have been reported to the health department far sooner to protect the public. If employees weren't afraid to be fired over reporting health violations, more health violations could get reported and dealt with by the proper authorities.
You can report anonymously, at least in the US. I've done this before.
first thing first, you read the part that they reported it to their boss right? next, you guys know that he'll lost the job even if he reported it anonymously right? i mean, they can't even pay the fine. why would anyone with money problem, want to screw his own workplace and lost his own job?
Why is this thumbed down? It's true.
He reported his problems to his superiors. They chose to do nothing. He did his job by telling them of problems he saw. The superior's job is to act on that information. He had faith in his employer and treated them with respect. But when faced with overwhelming evidence of their disinterest and willingness to violate his rights he acted. Who in their right mind fires someone after a medical emergency?Then hire them back disingenuously to proctect their interest? They were asking for trouble. Anyone with half an ounce of intellegenct could see this would be trouble. He did not get the restraunt shut down, the managers did by running an unhealthy establishment with untrained staff did. Seriously, would you feel safe eating there? It takes a LOT to get shut down by the health department. Just an added note, how much do you think it would have cost them if he had died at work from his appendix and it came out the manager wouldn't let him leave?
One of the local news stations in my area does a weekly "restaurant report" and the publicity really helps get things cleaned up. Poorly performing restaurants suddenly make improvements when they find themselves shamed on the news and the crew will go back to report when they get a good rating later.
My thoughts exactly.
100% agree. That and I'd rather end up on unemployment than be preparing/serving tainted food and water to paying customers. If a place is really that bad it shouldn't be open. Plus they say at the end they've mostly moved on to better jobs... sooo... they shouldn't have waited.
Ikr, I love my pancakes with a side of Hep, or Ecoli. mmmm boy!
I was about to say exactly the same. And he puts as excuse that "he need his job". But sure, when you want revenge, you give a toss about other that might need the job too? Disgusting
it says multiple times that she and other employees reported things multiple times and nothing was ever done, but thanks for reading the article
she seemed to be able to accomplish that task AFTER getting fired
I read it. You either did not or don't understand it. Reporting something to the manager and reporting something to someone outside with a higher authority are two completely different things. Or do you think the manager would report himself?
yes, to the Manager, where they knew nothing would happen. And he writes that he had a training through which he knew exactly how to report these things. He only decided to do this, when it suited his purpose
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there is no benefit to reporting the issue and yet there is deficit in doing so which is actually losing a stable job and pay why would anyone do that kind of thing to themselves unless they were forced to do so?
And behave like a hero, that did a huge favor to the humanity.
a hero wouldn't have let the conditions exist for so long in the first place
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Employees need their jobs. Why should they risk their source of income by reporting their bosses and workplaces? There should be official inspections every now and then, to make sure the places are safe and keep hygienic conditions and also to make sure that this kind of abuse to workers is not happening. But the government seems to be very busy with more important things, like building a wall and imprisoning children, instead of protecting its own citizens. Why should a poor minimum-salary worker risk his job when nobody else seem to care?
So, risking the health of everyone at the establishment is more important?? How can you in good consciense cook and serve food in a place like that?
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Except your beyond wrong it was reported multiple times so stfu.
The manager probably knew damn well what was going on there. There are authorities for that kind of things, or the press. Or did they magically appear after being fired? So stfu yourself.
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The management and every other worker deserves the same criticism.
sure they all do. but they aren't the ones going to the internet with their great "hero" story of how the reported AFTER they got fired
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Yeah, long live the US of A. It's amazing that people put up with those circumstances. But hey, you too can get rich and belong to the 1%, if only you work hard enough! Lol.
your bitterness seeps through every post you make
so the restaurant was dirty, full of cockroaches and.... you didn't have any problems with it until they screwed you? why not doing this when you were employed there? what about customers you and your colleges screwed all this years in such a dirty restaurant?
testify!!!
This comment is hidden. Click here to view.
I got the gist that it was when the new manager showed up all the standards went down. Not just the firing. Maybe you missed the main point??
it literally says in multiple places that she and other employees reported these things numerous times and nothing was ever done
until she was fired and then she reported it and PRESTO!!! action was taken
yes, they reported to the Manager, where they knew nothing would happen. And he writes that he had a training through which he knew exactly how to report these things. He only decided to do this, when it suited his purpose
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Relax, Pored Banda. The worker was male. You don’t need to hate him anymore
This is a very unsatisfying story. The behaviour of the shift manager is riduclous and even not in the interest of the business. However, if these restaurant posed a health hazard to customers and employees, why did all of them, including the OP keep their mouth shut? It was their ethical duty to report, first internally than externally!
It’s written in the post that the employees did report the unhealthy environment and related issues several times in the past, but no action had been taken place then.
To the general manager. But the next step would have been to go to the franchise management, and then to the authorities. If it works as revenge, it would have worked "normally". Call me old-fashioned, but whatever job you work at whatever level, I always believe you have an ethical obligation to do your part to protect others!
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The employees as a group went to the REGIONAL manager and were ignored. SCrewing yourself out of a job is something only a privileged whinger like you would think is a good thing.
Except in many states whistleblowers are protected by statute. Plus if you willfullly engage in a violation that endangers patrons or the public (eg serving water that has come in contact with toxic adhesive, as in the post) you open yourself up to civil and criminal liability. But yeah, hey, not poisoning others is something only privileged whingers think is a good thing. All poor people would willfullly poison others if they had to in order to keep their jobs. *eye roll* Funny how you think you are arguing for the downtrodden, but you basically give a backhanded compliment of saying they have no morals. Snob.