Thread: Hooters credit card got me FIRED?!

LOL this feels like reading a jerry springer episode! SUE! lol

Holy moly!

Originally Posted by Money card

I believe this is ***ual harrasment.

I'm sorry, but from tcoops's account of the event, this does not sound anything like ***ual harassment. I would advise tcoop to pursue a wrongful termination suit, however.

Not trying to be a snob here honestly but if you whip out a Hooter's credit card in front of your female boss and tell her how hot the waitresses are....You were begging her to react.

That being said, it was wrong of you to be fired but seriously, a Hooter's card? At a business lunch?

Originally Posted by Capital

I'm sorry, but from tcoops's account of the event, this does not sound anything like ***ual harassment. I would advise tcoop to pursue a wrongful termination suit, however.

so what would you call it? a employee 2 co workers a FEMALE supervisor head out for a business convention, they stop off for lunch 1 of the employees pays the bill using a hooters credit card, the female boss talks snarly to her employee, when they get back from there confrence she calls him into her office and fires him for using that card what isn't ***ual harrasment about this situation?

if the employee had used a different mastercard would the employee havebeen fired?

Originally Posted by i_t_man

Not trying to be a snob here honestly but if you whip out a Hooter's credit card in front of your female boss and tell her how hot the waitresses are....You were begging her to react.

That being said, it was wrong of you to be fired but seriously, a Hooter's card? At a business lunch?

I can understand because they were at a business lunch. the female supervisor could say something like you can't use your hooters card.

now if it was a personal lunch the day before the conference, then this is a different situation. but you can't be fired for this.

Originally Posted by Money card

I can understand because they were at a business lunch. the female supervisor could say something like you can't use your hooters card.

now if it was a personal lunch the day before the conference, then this is a different situation. but you can't be fired for this.

Depends on your state. PA, like a good number of states, are AT WILL employment states. This means you can be fired for anything, including wearing a color shirt that your boss found out he didn't like on his drive to work that morning.

In many circles Hooters is lumped in alongside strip clubs so I think pulling it out at a business lunch was just a bone headed move. Be careful suing though as you could get hit with a counter suit that showing your hooters card was ***ual harrasement by your boss.

Sounds like you don't really have a case though and should learn a lesson in being a bit smarter when out professionally.

Many companies I have worked for do not draw a line between "work" and "personal" time when it comes to employee interaction. An example, if I am out at happy hour (not a company function) and said something that was not appropriate to a coworker. That coworker could report me to HR. My company does not care if it happened at a bar and not on company time. They would take action just like I had said it in the middle of the day at work.

You can try to argue that what you do on "your time" is none of the company's business. However, the company will counter argue that you have damaged your professional relationship with the coworker who reported you. Depending on the situation you could be reprimanded, sent to counseling or fired.

May not seem fair, but hey life is not fair.