I got Fired! (ノ-_-)ノ ミ ┴┴

What’s up everybody!

Hope you’ve been doing well!

Because I could be better (ಥ﹏ಥ)

But! It is what it is- so let me explain how the last two months have been going for me. A blast to the past! You’re welcome to read along with the story.

January 2024

It is the 3rd of the month, I silently pack up all my belongings into my car and then drive two hours to the state of Connecticut. I have an apartment lease to sign, and yet I have no job lined up. I get to my apartment, bring in most of my things, meet my roommates, and then start job hunting.

February 2024

I managed to get a job for a place called Raising Canes. The first location in the state of CT is opening, and by chance I made it through the interview process and was hired. I have to use my credit card to buy myself non-slip shoes, I’ve never had non-slip shoes before.

October 2024

I’ve been working full time at Raising Canes for months now, but I need money. Hours are being cut and I’m having bad luck finding a part time job to help me out. But! There’s an opportunity coming my way, NRO. New Restaurant Opening. I will get shipped out to a new restaurant location, and then get paid premium to train new hires, as well as receive an mini bonus to cover the cost of food. My co-workers vouch for me, and my managers send me out on my first NRO!

December 2024

I love doing NRO, I’ve met so many fun people and done so many cool things! But my lease is almost up, and even though I’m in a much better spot financially I can’t exactly afford to renew my lease.

January 2025

My parents have found out that my lease is up, and force me to move back in with them so that I’m not homeless. I send a very sad message saying I have to quit. But not so fast! Ryan, regional manager, wants me to stay with Canes. He reaches out to a location somewhat close to where I live to hire me.

February 2025

I live in NH, there is no Raising Canes in NH just yet! But! Things are in my favor. Before I quit, I was set to open the NH location. I rejoined the company soon enough to where I could still go. But before then, I needed to work at this MA location.

Problem is- they’re horrible. Food safety violation EVERYWHERE. So I start calling people out on the violations, if a safety inspector were in that building everyone would get shut down. I was calling out the managers too, because they were the ones making the violations and everyone else was following suit.

April 2025

I’m in my NH location, this is my new home! I have to meet everyone, but I’m keeping my distance. I was offered a promotion to be a manager! I’m working super hard, getting sent out to different NROs, and I’m building connections with other managers!

October 2025

I had a mini crush on an NRO manager, but I had no intention of following through with it. But, whispers start going around. The manager came into work with hickeys on his neck! I never even saw them, but whispers made their way to me. It wasn’t me, but there was a guy with an addiction to gossip. He made up a rumor that I was the one who gave the hickey. He even worded it as if I was claiming it myself. Piece of s—t. I had to talk to HR on the phone twice because of that rumor! And, to make it worse! I was removed from NROs!

Even though it wasn’t true, enough people thought that it was that I was kicked out of an NRO I was supposed to do. As an attempt to apologize, I was promoted suddenly and sent to Boston MA to train as a manager and get a raise.

December 2025

I got sent on another NRO after being promoted, but it’s one without the manager who came in with hickeys. I meet new people for the first time. They’ve heard the rumors! Even friends who I know personally thought the rumors were true! Managers who were meeting me for the first time had heard those rumors! I was so angry, my own name being dragged through the mud when I didn’t do a single thing!

January 2026

I was promoted again, and sent to Boston again. Now I’m in a new restaurant, meeting new people, and I’m learning how to do even more things. I’m cheered on though, I have what it takes. There’s constant questions of where I’m going, what I’m supposed to do. Three different locations wanted me - but my location was decided before I even really had a choice.

The MA location that I hated, the one that I had called out for not being food safe. I don’t want to go - but what can I do?

February 2026

I’m at this new location, and no one likes me. I know that, and at first I didn’t care. I made it clear, I’m here to make the location better and safer not be friends. But… the other managers don’t like me. I know all the problems, I can see all the issues. And most of them are entirely the fault of the managers- the same ones I had called out a year ago.

I didn’t know it yet but a case was being made against me. Every little complaint someone had against me was being written down and documented. And not a single one was being brought forward to me.

For some reason, me calling myself gay had to be reported. Usually, when there is an issue, the individual issue is discussed and resolved. But I was left in the dark, for an entire month.

March 2026

I’m enjoying my day off on my birthday, when the manager responsible for my transfer calls me. I’m being placed on a paid leave while an HR investigation is conducted. A little over a week later I get another call - separated.

So in summary! I called out some managers for not washing their hands and contaminating the food and their retaliation was to get me fired ( ˘ ³˘)♥. Because I was separated, I can never apply to work at Canes ever again. Which sucks, because I genuinely enjoyed my job. Until I transferred to the location that eventually got me fired- fuck that place. Granted, the managers didn’t want me fired they wanted me written up. But whatever.