A Condado Tacos in Columbus, Ohio, came under scrutiny on Monday after social media posts alleged that the chain’s suburban Polaris location had filled a large food order for Ohio Highway Patrol officers in the midst of national protests highlighting police brutality.
Shop sells food, NEWS AT ELEVEN!
On Monday, at least four employees were allegedly fired by a district manager for refusing to fill the order and choosing to walkout during a shift.
And quite rightly so. When did they get to
choose who they serve?
Condado Tacos is an Ohio-based Mexican restaurant chain with nearly 20 locations across the Rust Belt. Eater reached out to employees at other locations who were in direct contact with Condado Polaris workers and one worker who was involved in the the walkout. All agreed that the culture at their individual restaurants was supportive of actions being taken by demonstrators, with one employee stating that managers had offered time-off to protest and committed to bail employees out of jail if they were arrested.
Frankly, if they want to stir up trouble for themselves in this way, it's their business, But having given the inch, they shouldn't be too surprised when the ingrates they employ come back for the mile...
However, the incident has left many employees and customers uncomfortable with upper management.
Well, they can always get a job somewhere else. It's a free country.
A separate tweet from a person claiming to be an employee, @gsheamercer, went viral on Monday evening receiving more than 10,000 retweets and 61,000 likes. In the tweet, @gsheamercer writes, “today on my day off my job forced us to do a massive catering order for the columbus police department. the staff walked out and was fired. when i go in tm, myself and other are gonna demand an apology and if we don’t get it we also will walk out.”
Good news for unemployed Columbus citizens needing a job then.
Let plod enjoy their cake. You know, the old back passage and greenies special.
ReplyDeleteIf they weren't so clueless they would have said that they were entirely neutral and not getting involved. That staff could get involved if they wish to but in their own time, while they were at work they serve everyone without prejudice.
ReplyDeletePerhaps the cops should return the favour and decline any requests for help from these people.
ReplyDeleteEvery new day brings a greater dose of madness. And yes Just Trevor makes a very pertinent point, would they refuse police help if they were attacked?
ReplyDelete"If they weren't so clueless they would have said that they were entirely neutral and not getting involved."
ReplyDeleteWhich would have brought the inevitable boycott.
"Perhaps the cops should return the favour and decline any requests for help from these people."
Check out the People's Republic Of Portland for how well that's going! They should put it on Pay Per View, give us all a laugh...