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bentheredunthat: 1 year ago | Last edited at 8:18AM on 5/30/2012

Argument between restaurant Mgr. & waiter with facial piercing.

Witnessed fight in food joint. Employee (server) showed up for shift with a bleeding, badly swollen eyebrow piercing. (No bandage.) Mgr. asked him to leave & not return until healed. Waiter stormed out accusing discrimination. I think the Mgr. was correct to excuse the waiter; my friends think the Mgr. overreacted. Any thoughts?

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Meight: 1 year ago via iPhone

Yes that is a food safety concern and if he did not want to put on the Band-Aid the manager has every right to remove any unsafe acts from his place of work so later he would not have to deal with frustrated customers and possibly a law suit if blood got on a plate or anything

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Sweeterthantea: 1 year ago via Android

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bluesun: 1 year ago via iPhone

The manager should have told him to put a band aid on it rather then sending him home. I seriously doubt he will be coming back. The employee should have known to put the band aid on themselves, this would have avoided the whole situation from happening. If nothing else it supports the concept that employers do take piercings seriously when considering employment.

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Sweeterthantea: 1 year ago via Android

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Xsalvaz: 1 year ago

And it doesn't matter even if it was descrimination... If it is private owned, then he can do anything he wants.

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Sweeterthantea: 1 year ago via Android

If I was a customer and saw him bleeding I would have loudly complain to his mgr.. Mgr was totally right to send him home

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bluesun: 1 year ago via iPhone

Loudly complain??

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bentheredunthat: 1 year ago

Guessing dustee probably means, "speak up" and not, "make a scene". Waiters/waitresses with tattoos & piercings may unwittingly spread hepatitis, thru food handling, if they're not aware they've been infected. I can understand this Mgr's concerns. Customer's too. Not to mention being unsightly. Piercings are a conscious choice to alter your looks, not an accident or birth defect. I don't think employees can accuse discrimination if a boss disapproves. Honestly, have no idea. Laws may say otherwise.

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bluesun: 1 year ago via iPhone

My sister loudly complains about most everything. Even at restaurants

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Sweeterthantea: 1 year ago via Android

thanks benthere... i didn't mean talk loud and stupid, thanks for having my back... :)

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bluesun: 1 year ago via iPhone

It's good you have backers, I guess I must have envisioned my sister complaining loudly (she swears too) when I saw that part. It really is embarrassing when she does that (and she's an older woman).

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Sweeterthantea: 1 year ago via Android

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winetastergirl: 1 year ago

I think the manager was correct, the employee should have at least spent some time cleaning himself up and covering the injury, No one wants another persons blood in their food.

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FunnyDude2012x: 1 year ago

sweet winegirl.i want to rub u

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Sweeterthantea: 1 year ago via Android

green lets follow each other thanks

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