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  • Report:  #520980

Complaint Review: Applebees - Applegrove Restaurants Franchise - Dublin Georgia

Reported By:
ben31027 - Asheville, North Carolina, United States of America
Submitted:
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Applebees - Applegrove Restaurants Franchise
Vetrians Blvd Dublin, 31021 Georgia, United States of America
Phone:
4782759987
Web:
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Was asked to come to work by the GM in Jan 09... I just moved back to GA to be closer to family and I needed a part time job so I didnt turn it down. I accepted the job for temp... the manager I worked for was known to be cold-hearted and showed favoritism towards her workers. Things went down hill after May, I was harassed and assaulted on company property by an co-worker, I was slammed into the POS system and customers witnessed this, even some customers contacted my father. My father came up and the management team stated Paul was having a "bad" day and I should just let it blow over. NOW Paul cussed me out for a good ten minutes on the floor and slammed me into the computer system to where guest could see it repeatably. Paul was waiting on me in the parking lot at 5pm for me to get off of my shift, no one on the management team helped what so ever. Paul was not fired or anything, he continued to work with us for another month and then he decided to leave work. 

In Sept. 2009 I had to file an restraining order on an co-worker who was an ex friend of mine since he was harassing my family and myself. Applebees told me I was going to loose my job on Sept 7, 2009 after I showed my Criminal Warrant to management. Its like the company dont care about the safety of their workers.  Patsy the GM talked to members of management and I guess they figured they didnt want to fire me then since I could most def. get unemployment. So on Sept 16 2009 Brandon (the guy I filed the restraining order on) and I was working together and he sat his friends in my section!!!

He made comments to the table such as I filed an restraining order against him because I was afraid of him kicking my a*s and such, I made the comment I wasnt afraid of him. The key hourly over heard this and I was terminated with out any explanation on my POV or anything. They fired me and didnt fire Brandon, since he was in the military. I find it strange at how I was told not even 2 wks before I was getting fired for doing something that was protecting my safety, and then I am getting fired for false accusation. I was denied unemployment since I was in "workplace misconduct, threatened physical violence towards co-worker".

LOL now get this the GM lied all over my unemployment papers... She didnt even state that I had showed where I filed an restraining order or anything against Brandon, and she even tried to back date my term of unemployment to 08/16/09. So she tried to say I got fired on Aug 16 2009 not Sept 16 2009 so it would make my restraining order not in effect, and she has even locked files such as my schedules and paycheck stubs to where I cant get any info about that day... LOL sounds like someone is trying really hard to cover up their tracks, and take rights away from employees, and by the way I am not the first person this has been done to.

I have been told by many people (customers and co-workers included) that I have a lawsuit but I dont know how to go through with this... because this company just seems like they take none of the employees rights into consideration.


1 Updates & Rebuttals

Tim

Grand Haven,
Michigan,
U.S.A.
I doubt that you have a lawsuit

#2Consumer Comment

Sun, November 08, 2009

I doubt that you would have a viable lawsuit.

First, I'm sure that the other side of this story is quite different from yours. I'm not calling you a liar, but it's fairly apparent that some important details are left out of your story.

Second, you tacitly admitted that you've built up a track record of not being able to get along with your fellow employees. Without knowing the precipitating details of your alleged assaults, I can't comment on the particulars. But when you're regularly getting into fights, with separate co-workers, it certainly sounds like the issue may be with you.

Third, while responsible employers will take steps to ensure that their employees are not victimized by co-workers, it is not their legal responsibility to do so. It was not Applebee's responsibility to enforce your restraining order.

Finally, you have no property rights in your job. It belongs to your employer. The employer can terminate you at any time, for any reason that does not violate discrimination laws.

It sounds like you were alot more trouble than you were worth to this employer.

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