Burger King Employee Stands In Lettuce, Posts Picture On 4Chan, Gets Fired
Have it your way? Not at a Burger King in Mayfield Heights, Ohio. That is, unless your way includes someone standing in the lettuce on your burger.
An employee at the Burger King recently posted a picture of himself standing in the lettuce bins at the restaurant. The photo was initially posted on 4Chan, a website that allows users to post images and participate in discussion anonymously. The picture included the caption: “This is the lettuce you eat at Burger King.”
Gross? Yes! Disgusting? Yes! Proof that some Burger King employees are idiots. Definitely yes!
The Burger King employee that posted the picture forgot to remove the geo-location tags. Angry 4Chan users quickly identified the Burger King location at which the photo was taken.
When contacted by Cleveland.com, Mike, the Mayfield Heights Burger King manager, said only:
“We don’t believe it is true.”
Bryson Thornton, director of global communications for Burger King, however, confirmed on MSNBC that the picture had been taken at a Burger King restaurant. Thornton also clarified that the Burger King in question is “independently owned and operated by a Burger King franchisee.”
As reported by Scene Magazine, Andrea, a manager during the breakfast shift at the Burger King, assures customers that the employee in question will be fired:
“Whoever this is is getting fired. And whoever the manager was at the time will be fired, too.”
When she eventually saw the picture, she stated simply:
“Oh, I know who that is. He’s getting fired.”
Bryson W. Thornton, Global Communications Director for Burger King, released the following statement about the photograph:
“We are aware of the photo that was allegedly posted by an employee at a Burger King restaurant in Ohio and are taking the issue very seriously. Food safety is a top priority for Burger King restaurants and the company has strict policies regarding its food handling procedures. We are investigating the matter and will take appropriate action as necessary.”
Commented Twitter user Breaking News:
What Is Wrong With This Picture????: This isn’t exactly “my way”… Burger King Employee Posts… goo.gl/fb/UUoSH
— Breaking News (@BreakingNews___) July 18, 2012
My thoughts exactly.
Are you worried about what employees are doing to your food at Burger King and other fast food establishments?
Tags : 4chan, burger king, burger king news, employee stands in lettuce, fast food, feet-in-lettuce picture, food safety, lettuce
Posted: July 18, 2012
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Jul 19, 2012
You can't be effing serious! *hangs head in shame* I work at a Burger King here in Michigan. This person gives us all a bad name! A lot of us work our asses off, yeah we get annoyed, angry, etc…. but we would NEVER do something like this. This is just disgusting and disrespectful to all who work very hard at burger king.
Jul 19, 2012
Lol! She could tell who it was by a picture of their feet?
Jul 19, 2012
can you say idiot? lol
Jul 19, 2012
Yes she really would be able to as part of their inspection of each employee's attire. It is possible to tell who's shoe is it. Look at your family…close friend…. you would know….I know I do.
Jul 19, 2012
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Jul 19, 2012
If this is what is takes to get these large fast food companies to start upgrading the meals they serve, then this is a great picture and exposes how bad this fat, antibiotic, chemical treated crap really is. Personally, I used to sell chemicals to the Fast Food Industry and I can say from personal observation this is no exageration. Most of the floors in all major fast food chains kitchens were so greasy from the chemicals and fat residue, you could skate across them. If these companies were not protected by the greedy politicians who benefit from the fast food lobby, the chemical companies and the FDA, maybe the food would be better.
Jul 19, 2012
Leighanna Boekeloo, it was not a pix of the person's feet, it was a pix of their shoes. Both you would be able to tell who it was once you locate the place out of everyone who works there.
Jul 19, 2012
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Jul 20, 2012
I.D.I.O.T ha'
Jul 20, 2012
Where u 4rm
Jul 21, 2012
OMFG! This is ridiculous! I work at a franchised Burger King in Florida and there is no way in hell the owner of my BK would ever let anything like this happen. We have such a high regard for food safety, quality, temperature, everything(including 10 plus cameras in the kitchen). If I had seen ANYONE doing this in my or any other Burger King, the person(s) at fault would never hear the end of it. I not only work there, I eat there and I would never eat anything that came from underneath mine or anyone elses SHOES! EWW! I'm sure all of my co-workers would agree. This Burger King mentioned is not quality. They obviously don't have good management, employees, or owner(s). Please, if you are a valued customer, don't judge all Burger King's by one employee's foolish stunt. All stores aren't the same, whether they are corporate or not. I take pride in the BK I work in! Just don't go to that one till they have a "Game Changer". sounds like they are REALLY in need of corporate guidance!
Jul 22, 2012
I do believe this is an isolated incident. I also think it's not just fast food. You have people in every walk of life who think they deserve better than they are getting and that this kind of revenge is justified. Some do much worse, like the movie theatre shooting. Sick people out there, and self-righeous idiots who think it's all about them.
Aug 3, 2012
This is not and isolated incident. I think we would all be surprised at what goes on in the kitchens of most restaurants! I worked in some places were the cooks hate their jobs and don't care what they do! Scary!
Aug 25, 2012
ten other suits like this just this month-portland oregon, police dept sueing for 75000 dollars. look it up. bur king suits are up. once in a while you find a good one.