Every business wants to put the best employees in the right positions to make sure their business stays healthy.
Whenever you have a public facing position, the rule of thumb is that the person be very friendly, easy to interact with and free of visible tattoos and piercings.
One restaurant located in the United Kingdom has decided to buck this trend, however. Grenache Restaurant owned by Mike Jennings will always stand behind their employees and Jennings proved this when customers harshly criticized one of his waiters.
Jennings was absolutely disgusted when he heard what patrons at his restaurant were telling one of his waiters, Andy Forster. Andy is a 45-year-old who has autism. Andy balances his new job and caring for his mother who has Alzheimer’s.
Andy was having a tough day when he had some particularly rude customers came in. One customer was especially rude to Andy. They demanded to be served by someone else other than Andy, even after they were told about his disability. They even went as far as to question why they would even hire them.
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Mike could hardly believe what he was hearing and decided to take it to Facebook where he posted a public message on his restaurant’s Facebook page giving those who disliked Andy a piece of his mind! Go Mike!
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After Mike Jennings heard the absolute rude and despicable comments directed to one of his employees, Andy Forster, who suffers from autism.point 732 |
Instead of allowing customers insult and berate one of his employees, Mike Jennings decided to take to Facebook where he posted a letter condemning the actions of those customers and having the back of his employee, Andy.point 185 | point 185 | 1
“Today was spent rebuilding the confidence of one of our team, after being disrespected and socially discriminated by a table dining with us last night.”
“‘What is wrong with him?’ and ‘Why would you give him a job’ they asked…”
“Here at Grenache, we employ staff based on experience, knowledge and passion for the job… NOT the colour of their skin, or the way they look, how many tattoos they have, their dress size, religious beliefs or illness. We do not discriminate!”
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“If you DO… Then please do not book a table at Grenache. You do not deserve our time, effort or RESPECT! #teamGrenache #equalopportunities #fairrightstojobs #respect
The post quickly went viral getting over 25,000 likes and 5,500 shares! It seems this restaurant’s stand for their employees has resonated with many. We commend Mike Jennings and the rest of the staff at Grenache Restaurant for standing up for Andy and others like him.
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