Red Lobster employee left jobless without warning

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  • Опубліковано 16 тра 2024
  • Hundreds of people are jobless after multiple Red Lobster locations in the Denver area abruptly closed their doors for good earlier this week. FOX31's Nate Belt hears from an employee that it happened without any notice to staff.
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  • @somewhereinspace2166
    @somewhereinspace2166 22 дні тому +61

    But stores will get all huffy and puffy if you quit on the spot instead of giving 2 weeks notice. This proves you owe your employer nothing, they don't care about you. She needs to file for unemployment ASAP.

    • @FoOtFoOt542
      @FoOtFoOt542 22 дні тому

      Absolutely.

    • @nancydavis4618
      @nancydavis4618 21 день тому

      Server jobs are easy to find

    • @thomastehan9477
      @thomastehan9477 21 день тому +2

      That’s been the case for several generations now. Unfortunately “ It’s rough out there” is a wisdom that should be learned early on.

  • @adamwoodworth5758
    @adamwoodworth5758 22 дні тому +24

    2 hours before shift...
    That's just cold blooded

    • @copyprint-fz2hb
      @copyprint-fz2hb 21 день тому

      if you work at red lobster ? your Not a winner to begin with

  • @mathew3267
    @mathew3267 22 дні тому +20

    They're blaming it on the endless shrimp but its a lie. Businesses don't offer a product they lose money on. Red Lobster was simply too expensive for what you got.

    • @Sbharveyz79400
      @Sbharveyz79400 13 днів тому

      They were gutted. They owned their property and the equity firm sold it off to line their pockets and put the debt on red lobster and then bailed. Red lobster has to lease its own buildings it already paid for and the money they took went to no improvements. Worse the rate is really high so they have no capital to work with on a monthly basis for improvements.
      "They" blaming is the private equity firm that is flooding the media with that bs, and they got you. "They" isn't red lobster. Take the red pill.

  • @pgaven9396
    @pgaven9396 22 дні тому +25

    we are in a recession just havent been informed that its happening.

    • @Me97202
      @Me97202 22 дні тому

      There’s no data to indicate that “we’re in a recession.” The economy is changing, especially since Covid. Plus bad executive decisions.

    • @g.t.richardson6311
      @g.t.richardson6311 22 дні тому +3

      This has been coming for red lobster for a few years, surprised it wasn’t 2021

    • @2Bluzin
      @2Bluzin 16 днів тому +1

      NOPE! It was purchased by a private equity firm for asset stripping. They sold their property, then made them pay rent to the people who bought it. CEO's pocketed all the real estate profits.

  • @user-wi4ut9iq4b
    @user-wi4ut9iq4b 22 дні тому +12

    I quit going there years ago. The employees were acting as if it were an imposition to do their job well. Half were very sullen and rude. Yet I read where they want $15/hr. On top of tips. Arrogance , unskilled, cannot do simple math, don't check the accuracy of the bills present to the customers. Management was only interested in getting their bonus. Thus the demise of the restaurant and many other restaurants is their own fault. I am glad to see there is an industry "house cleaning". It is more than 25 years overdue

    • @CyesH-we6oo
      @CyesH-we6oo 22 дні тому

      That's called 'bottom of the barrel' and it's not limited to Red Lobster. The vast majority of good workers already moved to greener pastures as they aged out of some of these industries. Don't expect it to get any better. If you want to know why it won't get better, go look at the US demographic pyramid and you'll understand why.

    • @ChuckyCheeseAP
      @ChuckyCheeseAP 2 дні тому

      $15 an hour? What are you supposed to be able to buy with that? What's the point of them coming in????? You can make more than that while homeless

  • @FoOtFoOt542
    @FoOtFoOt542 22 дні тому +11

    All of their boomer clientele are dying off.

  • @Grayald
    @Grayald 22 дні тому +4

    This kind of stuff is why you never give a two weeks notice when you're going to quit. Your job won't give you notice. And not only will they not give you notice, but they will do everything they can to hide it from you and use you up as much as possible till the last second. Treat them as they will treat you.

    • @catherinemartinez5542
      @catherinemartinez5542 22 дні тому

      That's exactly what happened at Bed Bath and Beyond. They swore only a few stores were closing...

  • @hms7121
    @hms7121 21 день тому +1

    This happened to me in 1998. We had a meeting that morning, told we were closing the door, given severance pay or we could work at another location, but we wouldn't have the same hours .

  • @cindybogart6062
    @cindybogart6062 21 день тому +3

    I’m sorry to hear this. That’s one restaurant I liked ! It’s not personal, it’s something they had to do

  • @RkyMtnWay1
    @RkyMtnWay1 21 день тому +2

    The last time I went to a CO Red Lobster it had been taken over by an entirely new demographic that previously had not patronized these locations. It was a gluttonous/uncivilized/grubby/debris-strewn scene and I never returned.

  • @erich84502b
    @erich84502b 22 дні тому +9

    Restaurants go broke overnight and sometimes they don't put signs

    • @who2u333
      @who2u333 22 дні тому +2

      In this case however 'people' (news outlets) were saying that this was very likely imminent for a week or more.

  • @edwinpadilla856
    @edwinpadilla856 22 дні тому +1

    That’s just crazy and can’t blame the new gen for been cautiously in regards of their employer, work ethics, and complaints of treatment when they are ask for 2 weeks notice, but they are not given the same respect when the place of employment loses its doors. Best luck to everyone affected by this.

    • @Sbharveyz79400
      @Sbharveyz79400 13 днів тому

      It was all over the news for a long time. If the employee at Red Lobster didn't know.... they are brain dead. It would of been talked about a lot between the staff...I would place a huge wager that every employee either talked about or heard that red lobster was shutting down for over a month.

  • @garyp9906
    @garyp9906 22 дні тому +14

    Although I disagree with the way they left their employees hanging without notice, there are a couple of reasons businesses especially restaurants, close abruptly without telling their employees. First, they fear theft of their inventory of what they have left. For example, I actually knew an employee of RL several years back. He told me that it was not uncommon for a few not all, employees to help themselves to half a case of frozen lobster, crab, etc. and put it in their vehicles before their shift ended. Now tell 50 RL restaurants that they are closing in a week or two and their freezers would probably be emptied in a day. Sad, but true. The second reason is they fear that a disgruntled employee knowing he is going to be unemployed in a week or two, could possibly sabotage a customer's food because he's pissed. Now they would have a lawsuit on their hands. I know most waiters and waitresses are hard working and honest, but it's the one percent that cause restaurants to close abruptly without giving them notice.

    • @natureboy1313
      @natureboy1313 22 дні тому +1

      Hey, good points

    • @19andiaz
      @19andiaz 22 дні тому +1

      I never thought of this. Thanks for explaining it. I guess it definitely makes sense.

    • @garyp9906
      @garyp9906 22 дні тому

      @@19andiaz Thank you. I actually had a manager that was in charge of a retail sporting goods store I met years ago tell me this. It makes sense to me, too.

    • @mattschehr163
      @mattschehr163 22 дні тому

      well we have the right to steal their inventory and mess up a customers food when it's going to close

    • @helenpauls1496
      @helenpauls1496 22 дні тому

      Why not just give the stock to the employees? The stores are closed, not gonna sell it.

  • @kds365
    @kds365 22 дні тому +4

    No surprise to me. They shpuld have seen it coming.

  • @shineycarlin5606
    @shineycarlin5606 22 дні тому +13

    Its been all over the place about red lobsters closing!
    But please tell us how you didn't know!!
    How weird!!

    • @vincentemendez938
      @vincentemendez938 22 дні тому +1

      I was in the Philippines and even there I saw the news of Red Lobster locations closing in the U.S.

  • @conqueringlion420
    @conqueringlion420 22 дні тому +3

    Oh I’m glad it was just one Employee and not the stores

    • @maxalberts2003
      @maxalberts2003 18 днів тому

      ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

  • @bigcahuna42366
    @bigcahuna42366 18 днів тому

    If a company can do that, they shouldn't require their workers to give at least two weeks notice when they quit. And RL aren't the only ones who are passive aggressive. This happened to employees at Friendly's and Ruby Tuesday in my local area years ago when they closed down their locations.

  • @dmoney5003
    @dmoney5003 22 дні тому +3

    That like saying i didn't the weather was going to be bad today

  • @MrDuffy81
    @MrDuffy81 22 дні тому +15

    Hope you got all you can eat in 2023 because in 2024 you can eat no more.

  • @elaishh3533
    @elaishh3533 18 днів тому

    When has there been “notice” of layoffs? Even companies don’t know usually until last min as it harms the stock price.

  • @NunYa953
    @NunYa953 22 дні тому +16

    This economy is great, JACK!

    • @gasovensforqcult
      @gasovensforqcult 22 дні тому

      It is doing great and the stock market hit a record high on Wednesday. Facts magatard

    • @catherinemartinez5542
      @catherinemartinez5542 22 дні тому

      ​@@gasovensforqcultBS

    • @elaishh3533
      @elaishh3533 18 днів тому

      😂 “The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.’” You already know

  • @bankergeorge
    @bankergeorge 18 днів тому

    How they did not know, and its all over the media platforms

  • @DeniseSavestheWorld
    @DeniseSavestheWorld 21 день тому

    Where is the $1.9 million in the CARES fund? It belongs to the employees for emergencies.

  • @bobbyarmijo3307
    @bobbyarmijo3307 22 дні тому +6

    I heard about red lobster closing in stores weeks ago.... How did these people not hear about it and they work there? And if you work in the restaurant industry, you should know your job can be cut at any given moment.... So don't act surprised....

    • @unkannyunkanny9232
      @unkannyunkanny9232 21 день тому

      How did they not hear about it? That's easy. Could be working two jobs. Or effectively two jobs - work, school. Where I live there aren't a lot of Red Lobsters so closing one is probably a different State or over 100 miles away and not considered local news. For decades Sears has been on life support, the people who work there have not spent every second of every decade fearing this second was the moment they were out of a job. That's bonkers, no one can work like that. People keep their head down, do the task they were hired to do.

  • @SK-le1gm
    @SK-le1gm 4 дні тому

    Dude, where’s my job?? 🤔

  • @johnniefauvergue6723
    @johnniefauvergue6723 21 день тому

    In my State it is a food poisoning palace, imo. Salad bowls are warm. Dressing is warm. Old threadbare excuse place has been busy, when I'm one of the first customers! I was sick for 6 hours. No sympathy here.

  • @micahcraven6576
    @micahcraven6576 19 днів тому

    Last day of work being mothers day- thats dirty. Mothers day is the absolute worst day to work as a rr employee. Smh

  • @justincheney5125
    @justincheney5125 22 дні тому +2

    They can never expect a 2 week notice from someone again lol. Pretty low blow from the higher ups. Pathetic

  • @kirkthiets2771
    @kirkthiets2771 21 день тому

    I wouldn't eat at Red Lobster if they were giving away free meals.

  • @rain3man6
    @rain3man6 22 дні тому +4

    They need to get over it and just find work elsewhere fast cause another job perhaps might hire them based on this circumstances

  • @ANGELCRYPT0
    @ANGELCRYPT0 22 дні тому +2

    Stack your Sats and XRP folks

  • @mopthermopther
    @mopthermopther 21 день тому

    There were signs …
    health inspectors would wear
    hazmat suits

    • @maxalberts2003
      @maxalberts2003 18 днів тому

      And giant lobsters were dressed up and working as servers.

  • @zacquelinebaldwin2555
    @zacquelinebaldwin2555 22 дні тому

    This happened in NY as well with another chain Senator Schumer spoke about it a few years ago

  • @Shane-bx8ws
    @Shane-bx8ws 22 дні тому +7

    They had been told in advance. They chose to ignore what they were told.

    • @KevinPiland
      @KevinPiland 22 дні тому

      Not really as not all employees got the memo.

    • @Shane-bx8ws
      @Shane-bx8ws 22 дні тому

      @@KevinPiland it has been on the news for the past month. Plenty of notice.

  • @Justinoid1
    @Justinoid1 20 днів тому

    Welcome to reality. Have a seat.

  • @mateoorr1304
    @mateoorr1304 22 дні тому +4

    Glad I left Red Lobster and joined the Cheesecake factory. The Cheesecake factory will be here forever

    • @the5thdim763
      @the5thdim763 22 дні тому +13

      Not in this economy 😂

    • @ccun5224
      @ccun5224 22 дні тому +7

      Not under Biden.

    • @micahcraven6576
      @micahcraven6576 19 днів тому

      ​@@ccun5224gorl Biden doesn't have nothing to do with this. Not every thing is an opportunity for you to brainwash yourself

  • @DustinMikkelsen
    @DustinMikkelsen 22 дні тому +3

    There are plenty of jobs available, check your local Walmart, their turnover rate is ridiculous.

  • @ChrisPBacon198
    @ChrisPBacon198 22 дні тому +1

    Sorry Guys America is Going BROKE

  • @Wolfy39565
    @Wolfy39565 22 дні тому

    there should be a law aginst this sort of thing. there should be a law to worn hard working people

  • @gasovensforqcult
    @gasovensforqcult 22 дні тому +4

    They had warning. The state requires notice be given. It is called the WARN Act. Look it up

    • @SofaaKing2
      @SofaaKing2 22 дні тому +2

      no the WARN act is completely different LOOK IT UP

  • @deborahs.9389
    @deborahs.9389 22 дні тому

    Who was the shrimp supplier $ Let’s open a new restaurant globally $ I loved the all you can eat/shrimp $ Gulf shrimp 🦐

  • @hbuels7125
    @hbuels7125 21 день тому

    In a "right to work" State? NO WAY..... Fun Fact. A buisness can make 100 million a year, but if they don't increase sales by 10% quarterly, they begin to liquidate. You can thank Stake/Shareholders. Buisnesses are obligated by law to produce profit for them by any means necessary. If they can't, they shut it down. No such thing as a stable buisness on the public market anymore.

  • @Homeless2013nov
    @Homeless2013nov 22 дні тому +3

    Be more homeless people.every where

    • @g.t.richardson6311
      @g.t.richardson6311 22 дні тому +1

      There are 29 other restaurants they can work at that are understaffed

    • @catherinemartinez5542
      @catherinemartinez5542 21 день тому

      There are plenty of places hiring. They'll be fine.

  • @waltersobchak1719
    @waltersobchak1719 22 дні тому +13

    A woman with red and yellow hair and a body covered in pictures talking about “normal”. How odd 🤔

    • @allan52801
      @allan52801 22 дні тому +9

      Coming from someone that has no profile picture is also odd.🤔it’s kinda funny how people want to hide what they look like but thinks it’s okay to comment on someone else’s appearance. Smh

    • @barbarashaffer8486
      @barbarashaffer8486 22 дні тому +5

      not everyone who expresses themselves through art is off the wall, weird, or unintelligent. shes prob one of the best servers they have in there. her bright hair is a reflection of her personality. so judgmental.... 😑

    • @waltersobchak1719
      @waltersobchak1719 22 дні тому

      @@allan52801 I was going to add a profile picture, but the best one of me showed me looking fat and grumpy, sitting on a table, but that one was already taken, so what could I do🤷‍♂️

    • @waltersobchak1719
      @waltersobchak1719 22 дні тому

      @@barbarashaffer8486 She’s not one of the best servers they have in there anymore 😂😂

    • @waltersobchak1719
      @waltersobchak1719 22 дні тому +1

      @@allan52801 I was going to use a picture of me looking like an unhappy garden gnome, but, alas, you had already beaten me to it, so what was I to do🤷‍♂️

  • @masterp2207
    @masterp2207 22 дні тому

    Lmao

  • @buckiemohawk3643
    @buckiemohawk3643 22 дні тому +4

    You worked at one of the crappiest restuarants in the world. I knew people who worked at one of the best restuarants in the world and the owner decided to close it down and sell the land

  • @commonsense504
    @commonsense504 22 дні тому

    1:41 really? Welcome to reality? 🤷🏼‍♂️

  • @StirFryChicken
    @StirFryChicken 22 дні тому +2

    How could you not know the business you are a part of is not doing well? That hair-dye must’ve melted her self-awareness

  • @Lovely_891
    @Lovely_891 22 дні тому +5

    When you get back on your feet, invest in Mutual Funds, Land and Gold. Long term stocks in OIL, AI & MEDICINE.

  • @user-dn9lw4rh1p
    @user-dn9lw4rh1p 22 дні тому +5

    That’s Bidenomics

    • @unkannyunkanny9232
      @unkannyunkanny9232 21 день тому

      It's capitalism - if you're bad at managing a restaurant, you eventually go bankrupt. Someone more competent will take your place.

  • @thomastehan9477
    @thomastehan9477 22 дні тому +10

    Thank’s Joe!

    • @ActionGamerAaron
      @ActionGamerAaron 22 дні тому +4

      lmao when you blame the president for literally everything

    • @thomastehan9477
      @thomastehan9477 22 дні тому

      @@ActionGamerAaron Amazing isn’t it. That one man could destroy the lives of so many. And not even care. All Biden voters share some of this responsibility, you knew better!

    • @JarrodLamp
      @JarrodLamp 22 дні тому

      @@thomastehan9477 Good thing I voted for Trump, NOT this clown Biden.

  • @davidhelling9296
    @davidhelling9296 22 дні тому

    Like our politicians voting a pay raise so we can all go broke.

  • @thomasshaw61
    @thomasshaw61 22 дні тому

    BLAMEIT ONTHESHRIMP-THEY AREESPENSIVE!

  • @unionash1
    @unionash1 22 дні тому

    OnlyFans lined up

  • @StandingUpForBetter
    @StandingUpForBetter 19 днів тому

    Voting has consequences. It is insane to vote for the same people over and over again and expect things to magically change. Everyone really needs to remember all this and think long and hard about it when they vote this November!

  • @carmend.1924
    @carmend.1924 22 дні тому

    Total misinformation! No recession and no “unprecedented” inflation; get your facts straight. The restaurant industry isn’t the most stable. There are plenty other jobs; that young lady will find another position elsewhere.

  • @2Bluzin
    @2Bluzin 16 днів тому +1

    Oh NO! Where is MAGA going to eat? 🤣

  • @user-vo2dm9mw8l
    @user-vo2dm9mw8l 22 дні тому

    Los Angeles Latinas for Trump!

  • @MsKeng09
    @MsKeng09 22 дні тому +9

    Bidenomics is working! Keep votes for Joe Biden.

    • @ActionGamerAaron
      @ActionGamerAaron 22 дні тому

      Would you rather them be bailed out? Let the market decide you conservaclown.

    • @azzure6446
      @azzure6446 22 дні тому

      The company did this not Biden so stfu.

    • @JarrodLamp
      @JarrodLamp 22 дні тому

      @@azzure6446 NO Joe Biden killed America, stop with your sweet little lies.

  • @aarons.50
    @aarons.50 19 днів тому

    Bidenomics thank you 😊

  • @nancydavis4618
    @nancydavis4618 21 день тому

    Not everyone will hire her covered in tattoos, just saying

  • @PatTube99
    @PatTube99 22 дні тому +5

    Your telling me the chick with colored hair, body tats and facial piercing's. Was clueless? Its only been all over the news. Whos gonna hire that? Maybe Tokyo Joes or a Tattoo shop will take you.

    • @thomastehan9477
      @thomastehan9477 22 дні тому +1

      Biden voter for sure! Doubt she’s any wiser, just a little poorer. Last time I checked, ink like that costs a fortune.

    • @commonsense504
      @commonsense504 21 день тому

      There's seemingly a large overabundance of people trying to look for and fill vacant circus clown positions in the world lately.

  • @Phongables1
    @Phongables1 22 дні тому

    Biden voters

  • @RonMelancon-eh5fw
    @RonMelancon-eh5fw 22 дні тому

    Who’s woke now?????

  • @TheChowxs
    @TheChowxs 22 дні тому

    That's how it's always is...

  • @swimmingbird9508
    @swimmingbird9508 22 дні тому +4

    She looks like a Liberal that voted for this.
    😆

    • @Kjack2023
      @Kjack2023 22 дні тому

      She looks like she got into a fight with a box of crayons. Good luck finding a job looking like that.