Eight now former Chick-fil-A employees found out the hard way that when you post inappropriate videos to social media platforms while on the clock, while on company property and while dressed in company uniforms, you get fired. That’s exactly what happened when a group of black employees posted a raunchy video clearly shot on company premises.
All eight of them were promptly fired and rather than hold themselves accountable, they whined to the media looking for sympathy. First of all, it’s almost cliche to see black people love chicken so much. The only thing missing from their menu that day was fresh watermelon. But I digress.
It is unclear whether the location was a corporate store or a franchisee, but the end result is the same: they are out of jobs. That’s what happens when seven million people see your inappropriate clips. Surely they knew that their bosses were watching, which makes me question their sanity. Either that, or they were actively seeking unemployment.
The type of video that they posted was doomed from the word go. Chick-fil-A is a Christian-owned company, so much so that they close on Sundays. Surely these people knew that. Surely they knew that their raunchy dancing is not compatible with Christianity. Well, if they didn’t know, they sure know now, don’t they?
It’s almost certain that if they try to file for unemployment, the company will contest it, and rightfully so. What they did counts as “gross misconduct,” which is grounds for denial of unemployment benefits in all fifty states.
It would be amusing to hear them explain to prospective future employers why they were separated from the company. With any luck, anyone who might even slightly consider them for unemployment will see or has seen the video and they will move on to applicants who don’t dance on company time, especially a highly inappropriate dance.
The funny thing is now, given their sudden and deserved firings, they won’t be able to afford the chicken they used to hawk. Not even watermelon, come to think of it.