'You cannot pay your workers in passion': Hot Topic workers walk out, leave viral letter calling out

low wages

A viral tweet shows a pointed letter from workers at a Hot Topic in Minnesota, detailing employees walking out and closing their store while citing a lack of livable wages.



After apparently staging a walkout and closing the store, located inside the Apache Mall in Rochester, workers left a message posted to the gate that articulated their issues. The printout stated: "Almost all of our staff [walked] out due to in the inability of the Hot Topic Company to support and give a living wage. We cannot support ourselves and our families. We have worked so hard and cannot do this any longer.

"You cannot pay your workers in passion. Sorry for the inconvenience."

On Saturday, ABC 6 in Rochester talked to a former employee and current employee of Hot Topic about the walkout and viral message.

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