Current Events > Portland bakery fires employees after they denied service to black AFTER closing

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Last month, however, the businesss overzealous politics cost two young employees their jobs at the Alberta Street location after a local activist released a video complaining that she had been denied service for being black. In the wake of the Starbucks scandal in Philadelphia, in which two black men were arrested after refusing a buy-or-leave request from staff, the bakery owners summarily fired their two female staffers in the hope that doing so would appease the gathering social justice mob. The panic provoked by accusations of racism led the bakerys management to issue a series of contradictory and clumsy statements. From the shadows, power-hungry community activists readied their arrows.

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The bakery has since hired a consulting firm as it struggles to regain control of the narrative. Strategically repositioning themselves as the victims of a full assault by the alt-right (a claim for which no evidence has been offered), the bakery is now preparing to deliver its staff into the hands of professional equity educators to retrain them in diversity and inclusion.

So what on earth is going on here? In short, a small network of agit-activists, diversity educators, and sycophantic progressive white allies are trampling over the lives of innocent individuals in pursuit of an equitable power redistribution with them at the top.

Read the whole goddamned thing. SJWs done did it again.

https://quillette.com/2018/06/05/portland-bakery-white-guilt-poisons-batter/

Get woke, go broke.
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They denied service to black?

Jack Black?
Goku Black?
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#working while white
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It sounds like it started with a simple misunderstanding, and the company made a big mistake by not defending its employees
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Searching for racism where it isn't, dividing ourselves further

I bet they're in the REEEEEEEEEussian collusion crowd. Amusing they're doing exactly what Russia wants and not even getting any rubles for it.
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eston posted...

It sounds like it started with a simple misunderstanding, and the company made a big mistake by not defending its employees

They let a deranged activisit seize the narrative and bully them into firing two innocent people.

If it's the case I'm thinking of, they were still serving customers. If you are serving customers, you aren't closed.

I think deranged is a bit much. Self-righteous, sure. The company definitely should have stood behind their employees here
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eston posted...

It sounds like it started with a simple misunderstanding, and the company made a big mistake by not defending its employees

A company standing by its employees?

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Good one
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It happens occasionally, lol
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JE19426 posted...

If it's the case I'm thinking of, they were still serving customers. If you are serving customers, you aren't closed.

Those customers were in before closing time, and the owners conceded that the employees were following company policy.

I'd sue for wrongful termination if I were them
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eston posted...

I think deranged is a bit much. Self-righteous, sure. The company definitely should have stood behind their employees here

As a minority, it is absolutely deranged to think you deserve service after closing time just because you are black.

It's a lot easier to throw employees under the bus when there's a social outcry over something than to give them the time to explain what happened.
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KhanJohnny posted...

Those customers were in before closing time

So? Kick them out at closing time, or stay open. Pick one, don't try to pick both.

KhanJohnny posted...

eston posted...

I think deranged is a bit much. Self-righteous, sure. The company definitely should have stood behind their employees here

As a minority, it is absolutely deranged to think you deserve service after closing time just because you are black.

k
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Not enough racism in America? Make some up
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JE19426 posted...

KhanJohnny posted...

Those customers were in before closing time

So? Kick them out at closing time, or stay open. Pick one, don't try to pick both.

It's not "trying to pick both". It's a fairly common practice to not let anyone in past closing time, but to serve those who already entered the store. My supermarket does this all the time.

KhanJohnny posted...

the bakery is now preparing to deliver its staff into the hands of professional equity educators to retrain them in diversity and inclusion.

so sick and tired of this bullshit
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The bakery should be boycotted until it goes out of business.
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KhanJohnny posted...

It's not "trying to pick both". It's a fairly common practice to not let anyone in past closing time, but to serve those who are already entered the store. My supermarket does this all the time.

Sounds like a recipe for a shit storm to happen.

JE19426 posted...

KhanJohnny posted...

It's not "trying to pick both". It's a fairly common practice to not let anyone in past closing time, but to serve those who are already entered the store. My supermarket does this all the time.

Sounds like a recipe for a shit storm to happen.

I hope this is some kind of lame trolling shtick

Old
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KhanJohnny posted...

I hope this is some kind of lame trolling shtick

Nope.

GregShmedley posted...

Not really. It's a very common practice and any sane, mature human being wouldn't take issue with it or cry racism for not getting their way.

Ah yes, the old "I'm just going to indirectly insult people that disagree with me instead of arguing my point".

You talking about the people who used the race card in the story?
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GregShmedley posted...

New customers after closing hinder this process; it also opens doors for more and more people to come in after hours and further hinder the closing process.

Having anyone after hours, also delays how long it takes to close up.

JE19426 posted...

KhanJohnny posted...

It's not "trying to pick both". It's a fairly common practice to not let anyone in past closing time, but to serve those who are already entered the store. My supermarket does this all the time.

Sounds like a recipe for a shit storm to happen.

This is how most service and retail operations work. Kicking customers who came in on time does cause a shitstorm, but staying open so long as customers keep coming in will result in never closing. Most customers understand this. This woman is the exception, not the rule. It's unfortunate that the employees got fired.
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JE19426 posted...

KhanJohnny posted...

It's not "trying to pick both". It's a fairly common practice to not let anyone in past closing time, but to serve those who are already entered the store. My supermarket does this all the time.

Sounds like a recipe for a shit storm to happen.

It kind of is, because you will almost certainly have irrational people who show up and get angry about it. Some people lack the critical thinking skills necessary to put together why they can't go in the store if there are other customers in the store. Yes, it will lead to a very rare individual getting super upset. But it's either that or deal with the possibility of a trickle of customers keeping your business open well past closing time. Some places might be fine with that, but others don't want to deal with the overtime or are operating off of pre-determined company policies and have no discretion in the matter.

JE19426 posted...

GregShmedley posted...

New customers after closing hinder this process; it also opens doors for more and more people to come in after hours and further hinder the closing process.

Having anyone after hours, also delays how long it takes to close up.

The logistics of this is besides the point. It's about the normal business practice and what is to be customarily expected.

It is a widespread practice, good or not, to serve those who enter before closing time, and deny those who arrive later.

This woman wanted an exception to a normal business practice solely on the basis of race.

KhanJohnny posted...

The logistics of this is besides the point.

Really? Logistics should always matter.

It's becoming quite apparent that nothing can be done to a black person.
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In fairness, it's also possible that the employees did not handle it as tactfully as they should have. I've definitely seen that before
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eston posted...

In fairness, it's also possible that the employees did not handle it as tactfully as they should have. I've definitely seen that before

i can agree with this. if it was lets say after 9pm and they arrived after that time. all it takes is a sorry, unable to serve you as we're closed for the night and come back tomorrow.
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JE19426 posted...

KhanJohnny posted...

The logistics of this is besides the point.

Really? Logistics should always matter.

Nope, it's completely irrelevant here so long as there is no evidence that not serving people after closing discriminates against black people.

KhanJohnny posted...

Nope

Lmao, 2/10.

KhanJohnny posted...

JE19426 posted...

KhanJohnny posted...

It's not "trying to pick both". It's a fairly common practice to not let anyone in past closing time, but to serve those who are already entered the store. My supermarket does this all the time.

Sounds like a recipe for a shit storm to happen.

I hope this is some kind of lame trolling shtick

It's possible he really is that fucking clueless. Anyone who has worked as a waiter, a cashier, a bank teller, a bar tender and such, or is a customer who is at least aware, would understand that almost all, if not all, businesses will allow a courtesy amount of time for customers already inside their establishment to finish what they're doing, and they won't let new customers enter after closing hours.
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Lorenzo_2003 posted...

It's possible he really is that fucking clueless. Anyone who has worked as a waiter, a cashier, a bank teller, a bar tender and such, or is a customer who is at least aware, would understand that almost all, if not all, businesses will allow a courtesy amount of time for customers already inside their establishment to finish what they're doing, and they won't let new customers enter after closing hours.

I feel like it's a trolling bit that people are taking seriously. I can't imagine anyone being that oblivious.
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GregShmedley posted...

Appropriate rating for your gimmick, yes.

Wow, has CE really gotten so bad that posting rationally is a gimmick?

JE19426 posted...

GregShmedley posted...

Appropriate rating for your gimmick, yes.

Wow, has CE really gotten so bad that posting rationally is a gimmick?

Nothing you are saying is rational though. Delusion is weird.
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HydraSlayer82 posted...

Nothing you are saying is rational though.

Sure, if you ignore all my posts in this topic, and all the other posts I've made.

eston posted...

In fairness, it's also possible that the employees did not handle it as tactfully as they should have. I've definitely seen that before

Yeah I wondered this. This would be the only reasonable reason to fire the employees. Otherwise, I can't agree with them getting fired at all.
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