I'm a manager at a grocery store here in Michigan. It's not luxurious but it keeps gas in the Jeep and beer in the fridge.
For about a year we had this nice black kid working in our produce section. I liked him a lot because he was a Trump supporter so we kind of bonded over that. He could be a bit of a handful at times though and had to give him a slap on the wrist every now and then, but nothing serious.
Last Friday he decided he wanted this week off on short notice, so he went to another manager at our store with the request. Given the short notice and he was already scheduled to work the full week, we had to turn down his request.
I wasn't there to see it, but apparently he caused quite a scene. Quit on the spot, cursed out this other manager, "fuck your job, fuck this place, fuck you", dropped some N-bombs, and kicked over a stand of red del apples, all in front of horrified customers.
This was Friday. I'm in here today and I look down at the produce section, and sure as shit I see him there putting out the bananas in full uniform! Went over and talked to the kid and he was like "what that? I was pissed, it wasn't a big deal". I was sad about it but I had to tell him there was no way he was still employed here.
It was such a ballsy move on his part, we actually shared a laugh about it, but there was nothing I could do. If it was up to me I'd let him slide!
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