A happy ending for Mr. Peek
Posted on 10/08/2022 5:06:48 PM PDT by chief lee runamok
Peek's sister Cona Turner says the family have chosen not to explain what happened to the former Wendy's worker, for fear of distressing him.
She is now advocating for her brother and wants answers as to why he was fired without notice.
'I'm out here because I need to be his voice for the way he was treated,' Cona Turner, Peek's sister said. 'He don't understand and we can't tell him he was terminated. We have not told him and we won't tell him.'
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A happy ending for Mr. Peek
That seems sad
Interesting it came out of the blue
Would like more details
There is a man at my town who’s worked for 30 years at a local supermarket. Actually he worked at 1:00 and after about 10 or 12 years he switched the other one. I would say he’s in the top 10% of all the employees at either of those supermarkets.
I’m glad Wendy’s is stepping up to pay for some of the retirement party.
I wonder if they will be going through couch cushions to find spare change like Burger King did?
There is a value in customer retention if you have an employee that makes customers want to return. That’s often overlooked when you’re spreadsheeting productivity vs costs.
Corporate got involved.
Just a dumbass millennial manager.
Man can have his position back.
Indeed. I have two questions: (1) Did the impending retirement of Mr. Peek perhaps mean a pension to be paid by the company owning the franchise (2) what was the age and melanin status of the manager who fired Mr. Peek.
He deserves a lot more, full pay with benefits for his “retirement package” plus his house paid for as a penalty.
There is no pension in fast food.
He’ll get the public pensions, plus whatever his family invested on his behalf.
Service industries tend to trade on a guaranteed job in place of pensions.
Well he had been doing it fine for 20 years.
I've known several Down's workers.
They were always a joy to be around.
My favorite grocery store has long used a number of special kids. They move them around until they find the spot the kids like best. Then you can’t stop them..Rain or shine. they’re on the ball. Try to load your own stuff and they’ll break your arm. And don’t even think about taking your cart back. Just good business.
Yep. My local Publix has a down syndrome guy just waiting to get your cart out and say hey!
Downs folks often see early onset alzheimers in their late 40s and 50s. So perhaps he could no longer do his job?
I have never met a person with Down’s Syndrome that wasn’t the coolest person in the world.
I worked with a lovely woman who had Downs (I don’t know if you can say “suffered from Downs” because she seemed so happy). Anyway, Mary was our mail girl/woman. She was a delight; always accurate. She made sure she put your mail directly in your hands. And, for example, if my office mate was out, I’d tell her she could hand me her mail. We’d known each other many years, but she’d STILL give me the hairy eyeball in those cases, like she couldn’t trust me to give my office mate her mail :-)
She’d worked for the company well over 20 years and she was on the company’s bowling team and loved music.
It’s been awhile since I’ve seen you Mary and I wish you all the best!
My suspicion is aroused whenever anyone near to retiring is suddenly terminated for a cause never noticed before. There are so many small minded, petty, evil people in many businesses. My late and unlamented uncle was exhibit one of those types. He literally hated his employees.
They may not be able to do everything, but what they do is done well and cheerfully.
Could get the manager’s side of it.
Or not.
Indeed.
In most cases, a good addition to the workplace.
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