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Subway Manager Fired After Turning Down Black Teen for a Job: 'I Don't Want Those People In My Store
By Tanasia Kenney - June 5, 2019
The manager of a Subway restaurant in Spring, Texas, was handed his pink slip this week after a damning text exchange revealed he denied a teenager a job because of her race.
Katelyn Simmons, a rising senior at Klein High School, applied for a job at the sandwich chain to earn some extra cash over the summer before school started up again, according to ABC13. Simmons was crushed, however, after viewing a text messaged from the manager to her friend, who works for the eatery.
“I picked Subway because my friends work there and it’s a really cool spot,” Simmons told Click2Houston. “I thought it would be fun and chill.”
Katelyn Simmons said the Subway regional manager wasn’t very apologetic about what had happened to her. (Photos: BC13 /video screenshot)
https://atlantablackstar.com/2019/06/05/subway-manager-fired-after-turning-down-black-teen-for-a-job-i-dont-want-those-people-in-my-store/
The manager of a Subway restaurant in Spring, Texas, was handed his pink slip this week after a damning text exchange revealed he denied a teenager a job because of her race.
Katelyn Simmons, a rising senior at Klein High School, applied for a job at the sandwich chain to earn some extra cash over the summer before school started up again, according to ABC13. Simmons was crushed, however, after viewing a text messaged from the manager to her friend, who works for the eatery.
“I picked Subway because my friends work there and it’s a really cool spot,” Simmons told Click2Houston. “I thought it would be fun and chill.”
Katelyn Simmons said the Subway regional manager wasn’t very apologetic about what had happened to her. (Photos: BC13 /video screenshot)
“It’s really discouraging for it to go down like that just because of the color of my skin,” she added.
The teen handed in her application Sunday, and asked her friend to check that the manager had received it. Later on, the friend sent her a screenshot of their conversation.
“Girl brought in her application. I’m leaving it on the table for you tomorrow,” the employee texted.
The manager replied: “Ok thanks. How she look?”
“Black girl long dark hair. Shortish,” the employee wrote.
“Oh, no thanks,” the manager said. “I don’t want those people in our store lol.”
The teen handed in her application Sunday, and asked her friend to check that the manager had received it. Later on, the friend sent her a screenshot of their conversation.
“Girl brought in her application. I’m leaving it on the table for you tomorrow,” the employee texted.
The manager replied: “Ok thanks. How she look?”
“Black girl long dark hair. Shortish,” the employee wrote.
“Oh, no thanks,” the manager said. “I don’t want those people in our store lol.”
https://atlantablackstar.com/2019/06/05/subway-manager-fired-after-turning-down-black-teen-for-a-job-i-dont-want-those-people-in-my-store/
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