Current Events > BURGER KANG is under fire after trans employee dies

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https://twitter.com/Fightfor15LA/status/1281681328648273920

is BK to blame?

BK is to blame if they asked her to work while she was symptomatic for thought in any way that she had covid-19.

But frankly, going by the Tweet alone, there's nowhere near enough information for any reasonable person to come to any conclusion.

Also Burger Kang

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BK would only be responsible if she contracted COVID while working at BK, after BK refused to implement basic safety measures.
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DarkRoast posted...

BK is to blame if they asked her to work while she was symptomatic for thought in any way that she had covid-19.

But frankly, going by the Tweet alone, there's nowhere near enough information for any reasonable person to come to any conclusion.

Also Burger Kang

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It is extremely gross these companies are quick to blame non-COVID factors for the deaths of their employees. It feels like victim blaming, honestly.

ElatedVenusaur posted...

It is extremely gross these companies are quick to blame non-COVID factors for the deaths of their employees. It feels like victim blaming, honestly.

I think it's fair to at least ask for a source, though. Going by the Tweet alone, I can't help it feel like there's more information. It doesn't make a lot of sense for someone to die of covid-19 and the employer respond that way.


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I was going to ask why being trans mattered until I saw BK's pr person blamed hormones. Angering a vocal community isn't smart.

So in short get your resumes for BK pr department ready kids.

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DarkRoast posted...

I think it's fair to at least ask for a source, though. Going by the Tweet alone, I can't help it feel like there's more information. It doesn't make a lot of sense for someone to die of covid-19 and the employer respond that way.

As we've seen in the last few months, employers don't care if their employees get covid and have done little to prevent the spread of it at some places.

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DarkRoast posted...

Also Burger Kang

Liu started his own fast food franchise

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DarkRoast posted...

BK is to blame if they asked her to work while she was symptomatic for thought in any way that she had covid-19.

But frankly, going by the Tweet alone, there's nowhere near enough information for any reasonable person to come to any conclusion.

Also Burger Kang

y'aint leaving me anything to post

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This is the most information I could find

https://www.thedailybeast.com/burger-king-staff-strike-over-trans-colleagues-covid-death-after-manager-allegedly-blamed-hormones




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"Died of injecting hormones"

?

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If it's something the manager came up with, not sure why Burger King themselves are to blame.

It would be like that McDonalds manager in that one case where the worker got into a fight with a drive-thru driver. I don't think policy is to give names to angry customers, nor hang up 911 calls and keep workers from fleeing a fight.
(But I don't work at McDonalds, so someone enlighten me on their policy)

Still getting my Burger King though.

HiddenRoar posted...

If it's something the manager came up with, not sure why Burger King themselves are to blame.

They really aren't, especially since Burger King runs off a Franchise system. The buck stops mostly at the franchisee.

Granted, Burger King will almost assuredly demand action and threaten to pull their franchise license to avoid the bad PR.

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FlameTurtle posted...

"Died of injecting hormones"

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if you start randomly injecting steroids you can pretty easily die, but that's not generally something that'll happen if you're following some form of proscribed hormone replacement therapy.

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I can promise you that the corporate stance is to stay tf home if you're sick, especially these past few months

That said obviously RBI cant personally make sure all franchisees and all managers are following those guidelines at they're 26,000 locations

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Don't blame me, I voted for Kodos

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