Last Thursday one of the officers of the California police went to lunch at Pieology pizzeria, located in TORRANCE, a suburb of Los Angeles.
Because he was wearing uniform, the police received a 50 percent discount to your order – therefore, the restaurant is showing its respect for law enforcement officers, firefighters and military.
But, apparently, not the whole team of the institution share the policy of the company. One of the employees decided to Express his negative attitude towards law enforcement and has done everything possible to examine it, the officer waiting for your order.
After paying at the checkout and looking at the bill, police found not only the date, time and amount paid, but a short message: “F*** The Cops”.
Despite the fact that the cash register officer served the girl next to the field «cashier» the document stated male name. But the check he received from her hands.
With no time for a showdown, the man decided to remain silent. In this place he came for the first time, and with none of the staff did not know.
The policeman carefully traced over the actions of the staff who was packing his pizza, left a tip, took the order and walked out of the house.
Soon he shared a story about the situation with his colleagues and their wives. Some of them took a picture of «offensive check» and posted in their social networks. The officer chose to remain in the shadows and asked not to specify his name.
I want to share this with everyone to show the unprovoked hatred that my husband and his partners deal with everyday. …
Posted by Leigh Ann on Monday, September 18, 2017
The picture quickly spread on social networks (only Facebook its a repost made more than 18 thousand times) and apparently caught the eye of leadership Pieology. Many users wrote in comments that are not going to go to this pizzeria.
On his official page in Facebook, the company apologized insulted the police and promised to fire the guilty employee.
We are extremely disappointed in the actions of one of our employees earlier today and apologize on behalf of the entire…
Posted by Pieology Pizzeria on Monday, September 18, 2017
And in response to a tweet in which the sister of a friend of an officer’s wife shared a photo of the cheque, the company said it is grateful for the announcement of the problem.
This is extremely disappointing to hear and we apologize for this upsetting situation. (1/3)
— Pieology Pizzeria (@pieology) September 18, 2017
«It’s very frustrating, and we apologize for this frustrating situation. (1/3)».
Please know we have taken swift and serious action by immediately terminating this employee. (2/3)
— Pieology Pizzeria (@pieology) September 18, 2017
«Please keep in mind that we have taken immediate and severe action immediately removing that employee. (2/3)».
The actions of this individual do not in any way reflect that of Pieology and we appreciate your bringing forward this issue. (3/3)
— Pieology Pizzeria (@pieology) September 18, 2017
«The actions of this man in no way reflect [position] Pieology and we appreciate your announcement of this problem (3/3)».
According to Sergeant Ronald Harris, representing the police Department TORRANCE, the officer and his colleagues do not hold a grudge against a restaurant. On the contrary, they want to understand what prompted the girl behind the counter to leave a message. To find out, one of the officers went to the pizzeria to talk to the managers.
“We want to build bridges. Perhaps we can or at least try to help her. It’s our decision,” said Ronald Harris.
