An Indiana man claims he was let go from his job for refusing to open his Pizza Hut's location Thanksgiving Day Elkhart Ind. CBS television station WSBT reported Monday.
Tony Rohr, a general manager at the Pizza Hut on Jackson, Blvd. was informed he was required to be at work Thanksgiving Day.
"I said why can't we be the company that stands up and says we care about our employees and they can have the day off," Rohr told WSBT.
Rohr proclaimed his argument at the gathering with him, and senior leadership of the franchise restaurant pizza chain.
"Thanksgiving and Christmas are the only two days that they're closed in the whole year and they're the only two days that those people are guaranteed to have off and spend it with their families," Rohr told WSBT. "Thanksgiving and Christmas are the only two days that they're closed in the whole year and they're the only two days that those people are guaranteed to have off and spend it with their families. They're still going to be open. I'm sure they're still going to sell pizza but I just didn't think it was right."
Rohr composed a letter to his former employees expressing his thoughts.
"I am not quitting. I do not resign, however I accept that the refusal to comply with this greedy, immoral request means the end of my tenure with this company," Rohr said. I hope you realize that it's the people at the bottom of the totem pole that make your life possible."
According to WSBT, the Pizza Hut's location choice to operate on the Thanksgiving Day holiday was a joint one, and not personal one.
Many other businesses throughout the country are going to be open over the holiday, especially for shoppers taking advantage of pre-black friday events.
