Beech Grove KFC Fires Teen That Aided Gunshot Victim

[DoggyDaddy]

I'd like to see this place go out of business.

Teen 'let go' 2 days after helping shooting victim at KFC in Beech Grove

Drew Gardner said he was fired for speaking out about his act of heroism after an employee was shot while on the job.

www.wthr.com

 

[OneBadV8]

What?!?!?? Holy crap

 

[DoggyDaddy]

What?!?!?? Holy crap

They claim it was because he "spoke out" about it (he was interviewed by WTHR). He didn't say anything about the business at all. It was just about his own actions. The kid is on the autism spectrum too.

 

[OneBadV8]

I hope they get very very bad publicity and are forced to sell

 

[DoggyDaddy]

I hope they get very very bad publicity and are forced to sell

They're currently shut down for health code violations but are supposed to reopen Monday I think.

 

[WebSnyper]

He'll be better of without such an employer, and should land a better job from speaking out on it.

And hopefully the KFC gets hammered further.

 

[CallSign Snafu]

I had already decided not to go there anymore a while back. It's always risky going to places that are within walking distance of a shady no-tell motel by the highway; which this one is. Unfortunately, on the south side there are sleazy travel inn, days inn, etc near both the 31/ East st and Emerson exits on 465. They are hotbeds of crime. Not necessarily what happened here but just another reason not to go to that KFC.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

I had already decided not to go there anymore a while back. It's always risky going to places that are within walking distance of a shady no-tell motel by the highway; which this one is. Unfortunately, on the south side there are sleazy travel inn, days inn, etc near both the 31/ East st and Emerson exits on 465. They are hotbeds of crime. Not necessarily what happened here but just another reason not to go to that KFC.

Yep, I'm just a little west of 31/East St. and Thompson and I wish they'd bulldoze those crack motels. Not to mention the apartment complexes by Southern Plaza.

 

[Ark]

Dude needs a better life path than Beech Grove KFC anyway. Move on and don't look back, bud.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Dude needs a better life path than Beech Grove KFC anyway. Move on and don't look back, bud.

He's 17. Nothing wrong with a fast food job for a high school kid.

 

[armalitesheepdog]

He's 17. Nothing wrong with a fast food job for a high school kid.

These days any 17 yo kid with a job is headed in the right direction. Most under 30s do not want to work at all.

 

[loudgroove]

He should sue and be the new owner of this place.

 

[Alamo]

Sounds like the other employees should go find jobs elsewhere as well.

 

[Route 45]

He should sue and be the new owner of this place.

Kid has been through enough, he shouldn't have to own a KFC as well.

 

[Cameramonkey]

Sounds like if his franchisee cant be bothered to keep the place up to health codes, he doesnt want to work there.
Add another specific location to avoid. (Many stores shuttered for violations tend to re-offend, and eventually get shut down permanently. Like the Rallys at Mann and Kentucky. )

 

[Cameramonkey]

Article states he is still employed per the franchise. Either he is sloppy in his hiring/firing paperwork, or he's backtracking due to bad press.

 

[jwamplerusa]

At the end of the article it stated:

"The restaurant in question is operated by an independent franchisee, responsible for its own hiring and firing decisions, distinct from the KFC Corporation. According to the franchisee, this individual is employed at the restaurant and was not terminated."

I'm going to guess the mom scared the manager on shift, which resulted in the trespass and termination. Which was later overruled by the higher management.

Convenient how that was left to the last two paragraphs.

 

[Quiet Observer]

We know nothing about his overall job performance. Maybe he has been Employee of the Month for the past 3 months, or maybe he was about to be fired at the end of the month for chronically poor performance. I do not see where the store gives a reason for the firing. Current HR practices would keep that private, anyway.
Good for him for giving first aid. As for the store, I do not have enough information to make a decision.
Did the mother's action have any bearing on his firing?

 

[BGDave]

Kid has been through enough, he shouldn't have to own a KFC as well.

Thanks, I just scared the crap out of a little dog by laughing out loud.
BTW, I live about a quarter mile from that KFC.
My town is turning into .

 

[***Ironhead***]

Yep, I'm just a little west of 31/East St. and Thompson and I wish they'd bulldoze those crack motels. Not to mention the apartment complexes by Southern Plaza.

Sad really, that is where I grew up. Greenbrier apartments is all my Mom could afford. Lot of single parents in that area back in the day. Sad to see it’s current state.