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In reply to the discussion: Tucson executive loses job after confronting Chick-fil-A worker [View all]Broderick
(4,578 posts)124. He is free to say whatever he wants
They are free to determine he can work somewhere else.
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I hope he sues his former employer. He was only exercising his right to free speech
Tx4obama
Aug 2012
#2
Having worked in service - including drive up windows - I try to make their jobs as easy as I can...
SomeGuyInEagan
Aug 2012
#110
The company didn't tell him what he could or could not say or do on his own time
slackmaster
Aug 2012
#14
Yep, venting at a poorly paid employee who is powerless and then posting it to youtube
think
Aug 2012
#13
The best stating of the situation on this pages series of good stating of the issue. Thankyou ...
marble falls
Aug 2012
#74
Creating sympathy for the chicken joint? This doesn't sound right to me. But I tend to be:
freshwest
Aug 2012
#32
he sounds like a fucking annoying jackass , she made clear she is just working there
JI7
Aug 2012
#57
I'm okay with people facing consequences for being dicks to service-industry workers. (nt)
Posteritatis
Aug 2012
#27
she was on the fucking job, what the fuck is she supposed to do, she isn't in charge
JI7
Aug 2012
#58
why should she ? for her it's just about doing the job while there , the whole thing is just so
JI7
Aug 2012
#61
that was dumb - a worker making min. wage can't do anything about what's done at the top in most
wordpix
Aug 2012
#41
awww.... bully people? Sounds like I hit a nerve.... I am not on the side of corporations
fascisthunter
Aug 2012
#48
So this guy felt validated after verbally attacking a young girl in a low wage job?
Beacool
Aug 2012
#63
CFOs work under contract. The first amendment does not exempt anyone from the terms of a contract
CBGLuthier
Aug 2012
#77
His employer firing him is its own issue, but his action was wrong. WE are better than that!
themaguffin
Aug 2012
#81
You have absolutely no proof that he ever signed a code of conduct. And I have
sinkingfeeling
Aug 2012
#104
Being rude to a low level employee who has nothing to do with the owner is
yellowcanine
Aug 2012
#85
I'm not a lawyer, but I think that termination would be actionable in court.
closeupready
Aug 2012
#89
Care to illuminate for us lawyers what the "various grounds" on which he could base a suit
onenote
Aug 2012
#116
Perhaps she and other workers could sue the CEO for creating a "hostile work environment"
KansDem
Aug 2012
#108
I'm sure the 18 year old working for minimum wage totally has sway over this multinational company
4th law of robotics
Aug 2012
#117