ELKHART, Ind. — Tony Rohr had worked his way from the kitchen to running his own Pizza Hut store as a general manager, but his decision to rebel against a corporate order has him looking for a new job. TV station WSBT reports that Rohr said he was fired when he told bosses that his store would not open on Thanksgiving.
Rohr said in years past that Pizza Hut stores have remained closed on Thanksgiving and Christmas days, days that he believes his employees shouldn’t have to work. When he sat down to discuss the change and his lack of compliance, he was told to tender his resignation.
Instead he penned a ‘letter of explanation’ that read in part:
“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 went on to explain that an order like this from corporate decision makers is only made possible by the people at the bottom of the totem pole. While he is still currently unemployed, he said the decision was worth it and he has his family’s support.
He plans on spending Thanksgiving with girlfriend and his parents, according to WSBT.
