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unhappycamper

(60,364 posts) Sat Jun 28, 2014, 04:31 AM Jun 2014

Fuck you, Cracker Barrel

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/06/27/cracker-barrel-fires-79-year-old-vietnam-vet-for-giving-corn-muffin-to-homeless-man/

Cracker Barrel fires 79-year-old Vietnam vet for giving corn muffin to homeless man
By Scott Kaufman
Friday, June 27, 2014 14:08 EDT

A 73-year-old Florida man was fired from his job at Cracker Barrel earlier this week after he gave a corn muffin to a man who looked homeless.

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“I got it for him. As I walked out I put a corn muffin in” the same bag. Shortly thereafter, the restaurant’s general manager called him into his office and said he was fired.

The restaurant released a statement claiming that the general manager fired him because he was a serial offender.

“During the time he was employed, he violated the Company’s policies regarding consuming food without paying or giving away free food, on five separate occasions,” the statement read. “Mr. Koblenzer received multiple counselings and written warnings reminding him about the company’s polices and the consequences associated with violating them. On the fifth occasion, again per Company policy, Mr. Koblenzer was terminated.”

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Fuck you, Cracker Barrel (Original Post) unhappycamper Jun 2014 OP

I've worked in places that gave employees meals every day, LuvNewcastle Jun 2014 #1

This message was self-deleted by its author Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jun 2014 #2

It's only giving when it's your time and your money. Turn Off The Tube Jul 2014 #3

Are you seriously going to get bent out of shape over a corn muffin to a homeless person? William769 Jul 2014 #4

LuvNewcastle

(17,012 posts)

1. I've worked in places that gave employees meals every day,

Reply to unhappycamper (Original post)

Sat Jun 28, 2014, 05:07 AM

Jun 2014

and then I've worked in places that were stingy as hell about everything. Any kind of chain restaurant is usually stingy. It's the mom and pop places that are usually the best to work for. I got fired from Cracker Barrel a long time ago for cussing out the manager. That, I understood, but those corn muffins are only worth a few cents, anyway. They give baskets of them free to customers. They did the guy a favor when they fired him, though. It's a shitty company to work for. He'll find something better, I'm sure.

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Erich Bloodaxe BSN This message was self-deleted by its author.

Turn Off The Tube

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3. It's only giving when it's your time and your money.

Reply to unhappycamper (Original post)

Tue Jul 1, 2014, 02:06 PM

Jul 2014

Taking food, money or time from your employer without asking and giving it away is stealing. I'll never understand why some people think it is acceptable to give away what doesn't belong to you. If you worked for it or paid for it then it's yours to give away. When has giving away stolen goods ever been virtuous?

William769

(55,814 posts)

4. Are you seriously going to get bent out of shape over a corn muffin to a homeless person?