Keyser_Soze Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 Quote Olive Garden patrons reportedly launched into a racist tirade against a black server and hostess at an Evansville, Ind., location on Saturday, demanding to the manager that a white server take over the table. The manager, who acquiesced, has been fired from the chain of Italian restaurants, the company says. Amira Donahue, a 16-year-old Olive Garden hostess, told local ABC/CW affiliate WEHT/WTVW that it started when the customer asked for hot water. Soon, the diners were dishing out prejudiced remarks, saying they didn’t want to be served by a black person, Donahue said. “The lady also made comments about me to another co-worker,” Donahue told a reporter, “saying that I am not family-friendly, that I should work at a strip club instead of an Olive Garden, that am I even black, am I from here, am I from America — just offhand comments like that. And referring me to ‘the other one.’ ” Instead of asking the customers to leave, the manager allegedly changed out the server for a white one. Donahue didn’t think the manager should have complied. “I do agree that was a bad decision at the moment,” Donahue told local media. “There was a way, a better way, that this could have been handled.” Olive Garden looked into the incident Sunday and Monday and then made the decision to dismiss the manager, company spokeswoman Meagan Bernstein wrote in a statement to The Washington Post. “We have zero tolerance for discrimination of any kind, and the manager involved no longer works for our company,” Bernstein said. “We completed our investigation on Monday. As a result of our investigation, we made the decision to separate with the manager involved.” Bernstein didn’t respond to questions about what prompted the probe and when the manager was let go. https://www.washingtonpost.com/food/2020/03/05/olive-garden-manager-black-server/ 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firewithin Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 at least she didnt get the cops called on her Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Vic20 Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 Sadly, this is the logical result of building Olive Gardens in the first place. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remarkableriots Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 24 minutes ago, Mr.Vic20 said: Sadly, this is the logical result of building Olive Gardens in the first place. I like the unlimited bread sticks, salad and soup! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted March 6, 2020 Author Share Posted March 6, 2020 22 minutes ago, Remarkableriots said: I like the unlimited bread sticks, salad and soup! With a side of racism! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 42 minutes ago, Remarkableriots said: I like the unlimited bread sticks, salad and soup! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodimus Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 I guess you just ask for white breadsticks. That is crazy saying she wasn’t family friendly and should work at strip club. Then questions is they are American. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodger Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 This still doesn't excuse the $4 they charge to get alredo sauce with your breadsticks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted March 6, 2020 Author Share Posted March 6, 2020 27 minutes ago, Rodimus said: I guess you just ask for white breadsticks. That is crazy saying she wasn’t family friendly and should work at strip club. Then questions is they are American. And she was 16 and you tell them to work at a strip club Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkStar189 Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 In a perfect world, I hope the manager would have immediately confronted the customer and told the person to leave. But I wonder if the manager feared corporate would fire them for kicking somebody out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodimus Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 42 minutes ago, Keyser_Soze said: And she was 16 and you tell them to work at a strip club That is some crazy comments they made for her to work at a strip club. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarSolo Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 First of all, WHO THE FUCK GOES TO OLIVE GARDEN? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 2 minutes ago, MarSolo said: First of all, WHO THE FUCK REQUESTS ALFREDO SAUCE TO DIP THEIR BREADSTICKS? Fixed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodger Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 2 minutes ago, Jose said: Fixed Don't be hating Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spawn_of_Apathy Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 So the manager got dismissed because Olive Garden doesn’t tolerate discrimination “of any kind”, but the correct answer was to discriminate against racist who just wanted a white waiter/waitress? I’m not saying Olive Garden is wrong and manager is right. Olive Garden let the manager go to avoid bad PR. I think their excuse is bull shit. The manager should have made them leave because they were abusive. doesn’t matter if they’re racist, sexist, or just assholes. The manager looked for the least confrontational solution. Hard to blame them for wanting to minimize confrontation. But it’s a poor message to enable that behavior in a customer and a poor way to treat your employee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finaljedi Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 4 minutes ago, Spawn_of_Apathy said: So the manager got dismissed because Olive Garden doesn’t tolerate discrimination “of any kind”, but the correct answer was to discriminate against racist who just wanted a white waiter/waitress? I’m not saying Olive Garden is wrong and manager is right. Olive Garden let the manager go to avoid bad PR. I think their excuse is bull shit. The manager should have made them leave because they were abusive. doesn’t matter if they’re racist, sexist, or just assholes. The manager looked for the least confrontational solution. Hard to blame them for wanting to minimize confrontation. But it’s a poor message to enable that behavior in a customer and a poor way to treat your employee. The only answer to a customer doing that was to toss them out, he didn't just ignore it he did the worst thing you can do in that situation. I used to be a manager in the service industry and I had no problem showing customers the door if they were being abusive to staff. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarSolo Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 3 minutes ago, Spawn_of_Apathy said: So the manager got dismissed because Olive Garden doesn’t tolerate discrimination “of any kind”, but the correct answer was to discriminate against racist who just wanted a white waiter/waitress? I’m not saying Olive Garden is wrong and manager is right. Olive Garden let the manager go to avoid bad PR. I think their excuse is bull shit. The manager should have made them leave because they were abusive. doesn’t matter if they’re racist, sexist, or just assholes. The manager looked for the least confrontational solution. Hard to blame them for wanting to minimize confrontation. But it’s a poor message to enable that behavior in a customer and a poor way to treat your employee. When I was a manager at a movie theater in Philly, I yelled at an old lady who was treating one of my black employees like complete shit. I told her I’d toss her old ass out if she talked to any of my employees like that ever again. She tearfully apologized. The fact that manager didn’t stick up for his employees is bullshit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 5 hours ago, MarSolo said: When I was a manager at a movie theater in Philly, I yelled at an old lady who was treating one of my black employees like complete shit. I told her I’d toss her old ass out if she talked to any of my employees like that ever again. She tearfully apologized. The fact that manager didn’t stick up for his employees is bullshit. Did anyone ever request Alfredo sauce for their popcorn? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarSolo Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 8 hours ago, Jose said: Did anyone ever request Alfredo sauce for their popcorn? Why do you think she was freaking out? We didn’t have it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cusideabelincoln Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 19 hours ago, MarSolo said: First of all, WHO THE FUCK GOES TO OLIVE GARDEN? There isn't much to do in Indiana. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaysWho? Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 Olive Garden and race. This MadTV skit is coming to life. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reputator Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 20 hours ago, Jose said: Fixed Uhh alfredo sauce is THE way to eat breadsticks you commie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 52 minutes ago, Reputator said: Uhh alfredo sauce is THE way to eat breadsticks you commie It's the most 'Merica thing I have ever heard in my life. I will give you that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkStar189 Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 She's filing a lawsuit. https://www.yahoo.com/news/olive-garden-employee-16-file-140419991.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outsida Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 On 3/6/2020 at 1:41 PM, Rodimus said: I guess you just ask for white breadsticks. That is crazy saying she wasn’t family friendly and should work at strip club. Then questions is they are American. Her husband probably jerks off to black women in porn every night and now she can only see them as objects more sexually desirable than herself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodimus Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 On 3/9/2020 at 8:45 PM, outsida said: Her husband probably jerks off to black women in porn every night and now she can only see them as objects more sexually desirable than herself. That adds up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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