? Barrel Fires 79-year-old Vietnam Vet For Giving Corn Muffin To Homeless Man
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A 73-year-old Florida man was fired from his job at ? Barrel earlier this week after he gave a corn muffin to a man who looked homeless.
Vietnam veteran Joe Koblenzer had worked as a greeter at ? Barrel for three years before he was fired for handing a man who “looked a little needy” the muffin.
The unidentified man came through the door and “asked [if] I had any mayonnaise and some tartar sauce,” Koblenzer said. “He said he was going to cook a fish.”
“I got it for him. As I walked out I put a corn muffin in” the same bag. Shortly thereafter, the restaurant’s general manager called him into his office and said he was fired.
The restaurant released a statement claiming that the general manager fired him because he was a serial offender.
“During the time he was employed, he violated the Company’s policies regarding consuming food without paying or giving away free food, on five separate occasions,” the statement read. “Mr. Koblenzer received multiple counselings and written warnings reminding him about the company’s polices and the consequences associated with violating them. On the fifth occasion, again per Company policy, Mr. Koblenzer was terminated.”
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Koblenzer was working as a greeter to supplement his Social Security check, and said that he is now looking for other work.
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Unfair. I hope to be retired by 55. This working ya whole life ? ain't for me.
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iKingGodGivBiz wrote: »Unfair. I hope to be retired by 55. This working ya whole life ? ain't for me.
My goal is 50.... I won't be a slave -
I understand why he was fired but they are some scumbags for the "military auction".
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... ILL BE RETIRED FROM THE NAVY AT 38.. BUT STILL.. I AIN'T TRYING TO WORK IN MY 60'S
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... ILL BE RETIRED FROM THE NAVY AT 38.. BUT STILL.. I AIN'T TRYING TO WORK IN MY 60'S
What do you do in the Navy?
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I live 5 minutes from ? Barrel.
How is the food there? -
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Like restaurants don't throw away food all of the time.
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Shizlansky wrote: »I live 5 minutes from ? Barrel.
How is the food there?
The name says it all -
He's done it 5 other times and was warned each time...
I wonder what the situation was the last 4 times..
If it was all to the homeless and was nothing but a muffin, they're ? ...
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that's the most stupid thing in the world is to fire someone for doing ? 's work.if someone is hungry FEED THEM!
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He deserved to get fired. If you want to feed the homeless, buy him/her something with your own money, not the company's money.
If you let ? like that slide, it could turn ugly and let's be real, it's stealing no matter what way you look at it. -
Id feel sympathy for the guy if it wasnt for the 5 separate write ups about giving away food.
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He's 73... he probably ain't hear them the first 4 times.
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Fair, but he will come up after this, so it will be the best thing that's happened to him.
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Shizlansky wrote: »I live 5 minutes from ? Barrel.
How is the food there?
? nasty and tastes like ? . I went there Thanksgiving of 2012 before I turned Vegan. Only reason why my family went was because Golden Corral was closed. The corn muffins were bad and so was the other food. YUCK -
I when to CB once in upstate NY....Waffle House FTW.
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They could've just taken the money from his check...win for everyone
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Shizlansky wrote: »I live 5 minutes from ? Barrel.
How is the food there?
I've been to the one in Milford, CT. Food was good. -
They said old boy was a habitual line stepper so he had to go, sounds fair.
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why do I get the feeling there's more to this story?
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? happens
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He shouldna been stealin. And he was 73 not 79.