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My name is LeClare Lawson and I am a former employee of Wendy's. I was on my way to work this morning and I got a call that my daughter and her aunt had gone missing and that we were going to have to search for them. When I received the call, I immediately went to Wendy's to explain to the manager, Billy May, that I would be unable to come in to work my shift due to this matter. He told me that if I left that I would no longer have a job. He said "I hate to put you in this kind of position, but you are going to have to make a choice. Make some phone calls to find your missing daughter." I explained to him that I wasn't able to get in touch with my sister or my daughter and that no one in my family had seen either of them. He told me "If you leave today, you will not have a job." I looked at him in shock and said "Then I can't work here anymore!" and left. If this is the kind of treatment an employee has to endure for a matter as important and delicate as this is, then I don't want to work for this type of establishment. For a restaurant that was built on a Christian foundation, I believe that this company needs to re-evaluate the principles on which they choose to run their business. I refuse to work for such heartless and careless people. Maybe they will think twice before they fire someone over a family matter.
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A well written troll!
troll.
funny troll, but still a troll
You deserved to be fired..who makes up that their child is missing, that is seriously screwed up and flies in the face of real victims of abduction. You got exactly what you deserved.
What difference did it make if I was lying or not. Also to the person who commented on me being non Christian, where did I state that I as Christian in this review. I just stated that Wendy's is based on a Christian foundation, and for a company based on Christian foundations the have many non Christian customs.
My daughter is 15, while I made up the part about my daughter being missing they should at least have been understanding. Also I don't appreciate ex coworker posting my working history there. I ask the rest of you just post your replies on the review itself and not use the information that my coworker gave you. I know who it is and she is obviously jealous of me because I have a boyfriend and she does not. I feel that I am being discriminated against because of my age and history. I am currently 31 and had my daughter when I was 15. When I was younger I used to use drugs and got into trouble with the police. I have changed now. I feel that I am being discriminated against because of my criminal back ground and age and history. I work hard for my daughter. I could not finish school because I had her when I was young and because I cannot get another job.
To those defending Wendy's you must work for them. Does not matter if I had a history of calling in claiming my daughter was sick or missing. She is a minor and had she been missing for real this time they should be ashamed for firing me because I care more about my daughter than coming in.
I had to lie, the real reason that I could not come in was because my boyfriend wanted to take me out. They won't even let me call in sick. They said I called in sick too many times and there is a pattern of when I call in sick. That I call in sick every pay weekend. Since my ex coworker already embarrassed me and brought this up, just thought I would mention this.
Well that answers my question.
"But I must ask, where was your daughter when you left for work?"
Her daughter and sister were safely at home. She always uses her daughter as an excuse when she does not feel like coming in to work, her daughter usually goes "missing" or usually is sick or injured once or twice every weekend in a month. This is not the first time she has said she cannot come in to work because her daughter is missing.
As another employee of the person making this claim. This is like the fifth time her daughter went "missing" At times she claimed her daughter broke her arm as well. She would often call in claiming her daughter was missing or that her daughter was injured.
If I ever got a call like that on my way to work, I would stop right there and call my boss and tell them what happened, not go in to work and say I can't work because my daughter is missing. But I must ask, where was your daughter when you left for work?
Just curious, is there more to this story? How has you attendance been up to this point?
>"I got a call that my daughter and her aunt had gone missing and that we were going to have to search for them. "
Who told you they went missing? In this day of cell phones?
Well, I'm sure Wendy's is not the only job in town. Just try keeping an eye on your family in the future!