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© Olive Garden Olive-garden-exterior-hr.jpgThe manager of the Olive Garden restaurant lost his job after threatening workers to take time off, saying those who got sick or whose pets died "should come and prove it to us."
Olive grove workers in Overland Park, Kansas, were recently punished by a manager for cutting jobs at a "shocking rate" and warned that future layoffs were unacceptable.
"From now on, if you refuse, you'd better leave and find another job," the unnamed manager wrote in a message to all team members, according to local CBS affiliate KCTV5. “If you are sick, you must come and prove it to us. If your dog dies, you must bring it here and prove it to us."
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The unnamed manager said he hasn't missed a day of work in nearly a decade at Olive Garden, which operates more than 800 restaurants and is known for its unlimited bread.
"I got sick. One day on my way to work, I had an accident, the airbag went off, and my car was completely damaged, but you know, I did it my way! No more excuses. enough. If you don't want to work here, you don't have to," the manager said.
Darden Restaurants in Orlando, Florida, owner of Olive Garden and other restaurant chains including LongHorn Steakhouse, confirmed that the message was sent to an employee and that the author no longer works for the company.
“We are committed to providing a caring and respectful work environment for our team members. This message is inconsistent with our corporate values. We can confirm that we parted ways with this manager," a spokesman for the restaurant chain told CBS MoneyWatch on Friday.
While experts, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, question the wisdom of going to work sick and potentially infecting others, many illnesses such as RSV, COVID-19 and the flu have recently forced more workers to stay at home. which increases frustration at work. already incomplete .
Parents are under particular pressure : more than 100,000 Americans lost their jobs in November after hitting a record high in October due to childcare problems, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
“If you can't send your kids to school, a lot of parents have to stay at home with their kids and that puts a heavy burden on their wallets,” says the doctor. Celine Gounder told CBS News in November.
