I got fired…that’s right, terminated, canned, fired out of a cannon into the sun!
So the story goes like this, I made a comment that was not racially insensitive in any way, however it was taken as a racist comment by a customer regardless simply because the comment was made to an Egyptian (and one important factor, the Egyptian coworker found nothing racist about it either and did not care that I said it, only a customer complained). I don’t feel like arguing about the comment so I’m not going to disclose what I said. Suffice it to say, I will hold that the comment was not offensive and people are overreacting, and I’ll hold that to the grave.
I was also fired for other complaints made by employees. When I asked the owner, who fired me (not the manager, the frigging owner of the franchise) if I could at least talk with him about it and see -why- I was fired, he refused. He refused to inform me of the complaints made against me, thus giving me no chance to defend myself in any way. Worse, I can’t do anything about it thanks to the At-will clause for Indiana Employment.
Oh but it gets worse, I filed for unemployment benefits because of this clusterfuck of a situation, and guess what? I don’t frigging qualify. Oh I worked there for a year alright, but I made 4200 bucks that year and wanna know how much I need for unemployment benefits? 5,000. Isn’t that just a kick in the nuts.
But there’s good news. If I’m going to get fired over some pissant statement I made, I’m taking them down with me. I’ve filed a grievance suit against Subway for being punched in the stomach, shown naked pictures of my boss by another boss, having co-workers con me into shifts I did not agree to (example being someone asked if I could work for them one day around 2PM. I told them "I can only work till about 5 or 5:30, as I’m leaving town to game with my brother today, is that alright. He says yes, I get there and find out his shift doesn’t end till 8, and he’s refusing to come back in at 6 for a two hour shift). See…if these situations were dealt with properly (i.e. if making a statement that -could- be taken as racist based solely on who I say it to and nothing else gets me fired, then these guys should have been shitcanned a long time ago), I’d have no excuse. But…because the manager who showed me naked pictures of my manager and punched me in the stomach for “snitching” on him not only still works there, but is still the general manager of a store, I’m not sitting down without a fight.
Ya know what the best part about this is? My bank requires that I work a year at a job site if I want to apply for a loan for more than $5,000, to show that I’m committed to paying it off. Nothing wrong with that, but I just hit the year mark at Subway a month ago, and I had planned on taking out a $6,000 loan for College. Well, that plan just flew out the window. Isn’t that just grand?
I seriously feel like making the Franchise Owner’s life a living hell right now. Slashed tires, broken windows, etc etc.
