Pizza Hut manager fired after refusing to open Thanksgiving

[kermit da hustla]

He could have called in sick. So many ways to get around not wanting to work.

I can google wild excuses used to skip work.

He wanted the day off for his employees.

 

[pete clemenza]

He wanted the day off for his employees.

Thanksgiving and Christmas off is always nice but I bet a handful of those employees were down to work that sh*t no problem. Plus once you join upper management and the likes for some of these companies you gotta be down for all that extra sh*t like working holidays and overtime. It is what it is. That was the life he chose, he signed up for that sh*t

 

[kermit da hustla]

Thanksgiving and Christmas off is always nice but I bet a handful of those employees were down to work that sh*t no problem. Plus once you join upper management and the likes for some of these companies you gotta be down for all that extra sh*t like working holidays and overtime. It is what it is. That was the life he chose, he signed up for that sh*t

Who wants to be away from their family on thanksgiving?

 

[PIFF101]

Dominos should scoop him up quick for good PR

 

[Klyk21]

he can go get a job at dominoes where he will also have to work on thanksgiving

Only thing missing was

 

[pete clemenza]

Who wants to be away from their family on thanksgiving?

I agree.. working on the big holidays suck. It is bullsh*t, no doubt about it. But he knew this going in. I'm sure he's in touch with other managers of other Pizza Huts and I'm sure one of them said months ago, "hey you know we might have to open up on Thanksgiving and Christmas". No way they popped that on them a day or two before hand.

 

[So UnThotful]

whats even worse is when shops do open for holidays from big chains, they usually put the part time people in so they can aviod time and 1/2 pay

 

[Banned Account12]

knowing them grimey ass nikkas

they probably release a turkey pizza or something

 

[kermit da hustla]

knowing them grimey ass nikkas

they probably release a turkey pizza or something

 

[Yakno1]

Dominoes def need that PR

 

[concise]

Pizza Hut manager fired after refusing to open Thanksgiving

http://www.nbcnews.com/business/pizza-hut-manager-fired-after-refusing-open-thanksgiving-2D11665028

Your link has been updated. It now reads:

After being fired for refusing to open his restaurant on Thanksgiving, a Pizza Hut manager has his job back.

Tony Rohr, who worked his way up from cook to general manager at the company, was told it was mandatory to keep his Elkhart, Ind., store open on the holiday.

"I just decided I wasn't going to agree to it," Rohr said. "All of these people the whole year had been told they were going to have the day off."

Luckily for him, Pizza Hut stepped in and "strongly recommended" that the local franchise hire him back, saying the company respects "an employee's right to not work on a holiday."

Pizza Hut issued this statement Thursday morning:
As follow up to the situation in Elkhart, IN, we feel strongly that the situation involving our independent franchisee and the local store manager could and should have been avoided. We fully respect an employee's right to not work on a holiday, which is why the vast majority of Pizza Huts in America are closed on Thanksgiving. As a result, we strongly recommended that the local franchisee reinstate the store manager and they have agreed. We look forward to them welcoming Tony back to the team.

Rohr said that in his 10 years with the company, this was the first time any location had asked him to work on Thanksgiving.

Many spots are opening in an effort to squeeze out extra sales from holiday shoppers.

"They just said it was a competitive decision and that everyone was open, so we will be too," Rohr added. "I said, 'Why can't we be the company that stands up and says we care about our employees, and let them have the day off?'"

Rohr said earlier that he had no regrets about pushing back.

"No, not at all," he said. "I'm glad I did that."

—CNBC's Katie Little. Follow her on Twitter @KatieLittle

 

[Rarely-Wrong Liggins]

There was a time this country stood for something. Now it's just individuals and they are laughed at and ridiculed.

You know @Chris.B .....

Rosa Parks fought a battle she was "guaranteed to lose" as well.

 

[Juliano Soprano]

I agree.. working on the big holidays suck. It is bullsh*t, no doubt about it. But he knew this going in. I'm sure he's in touch with other managers of other Pizza Huts and I'm sure one of them said months ago, "hey you know we might have to open up on Thanksgiving and Christmas". No way they popped that on them a day or two before hand.

At least read the story breh.

I just decided I wasn't going to agree to it," Rohr said. "All of these people the whole year had been told they were going to have the day off.

 

[Turbulent]

Great now he has lost his job and can stay home all day!!!

I hope he is not married because wifey won't be too pleased

 

[froggle]

Not everyone has a family to eat with. why not make a profit off them.

so what happens to the people making the pizzas, they are just robots with no life?