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| Chipotle may rehire manager who refused serving black men |
| 2018-11-20 |
| [NYPOST] Mexican restaurant chain Chipotle fired one of its managers after an online video surfaced showing the employee refusing to serve a group of black men unless they pay up front ‐ but now the eatery is rethinking its decision. The unidentified manager of a Chipotle restaurant in St. Paul, Minnesota, can be seen in a viral clip posted to Twitter smiling and saying, "You gotta pay because you never have money when you come in here," to the group of customers. The group of five men were noticeably offended by the comments, telling other workers that they were being "stereotyped," as they filmed themselves in the eatery, according to the clip, which has been viewed more than 6.4 million times since it was posted Friday by one of the customers. Another worker in the video later tells the group, "We’re not gonna make food unless you guys actually have money." Masud Ali, the customer who posted a series of videos of the incident to his Twitter account, accused the female manager who refused to serve him and his friends of racism. "It sounded really racist ‐ the way she said it was racist," Ali, 21, told The Star Tribune. "She asked for proof of income as if I’m getting a loan." Chipotle was quick to terminate the manager. "Regarding what happened at the St. Paul restaurant, the manager thought these gentlemen were the same customers from Tuesday night who weren’t able to pay for their meal," the chain said in a statement. "Regardless, this is not how we treat our customers and as a result, the manager has been terminated and the restaurant has been retrained to ensure something like this doesn’t happen again." Following the termination, other Twitter users came to the defense of the manager, pointing out tweets posted to Ali’s Twitter account boasting about "dining and dashing" or ordering food at a restaurant and leaving before paying. The revelation apparently prompted Chipotle to reconsider its hasty firing of the manager. "Our actions were based on the facts known to us immediately after the incident, including video footage, social media posts and conversations with the customer, manager and our employees," Chipotle chief communications officer Laurie Schalow told Fox News on Sunday. "We want to do the right thing, so after further investigation we will re-train and re-hire if the facts warrant it." |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #14 Miss Liberty smoked jalapeño And chased the American sueño Of selling tamales To sullen Somalis. Impossible? Si, by diseño! |
| Posted by: Zenobia Floger6220 2018-11-20 19:41 |
| #13 yeah lock the doors and be charged with false imprisonment or kidnapping. She did the right thing.Hopefully a better employer will offer a job at a better establishment after shipotle has too pay her off. |
| Posted by: chris 2018-11-20 14:46 |
| #12 At the Chipotle I've been they have a deli-line. You get your food and pay then sit to eat. There really isn't much chance to dine and ditch. Seems that instead of confront the guy about it she should have just locked the doors while he was in line, and if he paid, unlock them and act as if nothing happened. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2018-11-20 13:56 |
| #11 With the exception of KARE 11, our local fake, fraud media is refusing to cover the story. Typically the Twin Cities fraud news never covers Somalian crime. |
| Posted by: Woodrow 2018-11-20 13:50 |
| #10 Hope she wins enough in the settlement to open a Chick-fil-A franchise. |
| Posted by: Victor Emmanuel Chimp9451 2018-11-20 12:58 |
| #9 Reminds me somewhat of a 'loitering' incident at a national chain selling crude-oil® flavored coffee. |
| Posted by: Mullah Richard 2018-11-20 12:25 |
| #8 There must be some sort of remedial instruction on 'Entitlement' available at a local college. Just to be on the safe side, I recommend she attend classes before returning to work. [sarc off] |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2018-11-20 07:51 |
| #7 The Daily Mail has considerably more here. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2018-11-20 07:38 |
| #6 |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2018-11-20 07:22 |
| #5 Never been to one. |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2018-11-20 07:19 |
| #4 ^ golf clap. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2018-11-20 06:44 |
| #3 She deserves better than what Chipolte offers her. She did right by her employer and they fired her while labeling her a racist. Sadly Chipolte has discovered a new way to make me sick to my stomach. |
| Posted by: Airandee 2018-11-20 04:07 |
| #2 She should file the suit and watch them settle for about $500K - if Chipotle folded so fast for Mr. Dine & Dash they're likely to do the same here just to get it off the radar screen. |
| Posted by: Raj 2018-11-20 01:27 |
| #1 this is one time i hope she sues and wins big |
| Posted by: chris 2018-11-20 01:11 |