Trans teen says McDonald’s won’t hire her

[WillParkinson]

Trans teen says McDonald’s won’t hire her

The Advocate reported that a teenager alleges that McDonald’s refuses to hire her because she is transgender.

Zikerria Bellamy filed the complaint with the Florida Commission on Human Relations after an Orlando McDonald’s restaurant refused to interview her.

Bellamy, 17, is male but says she has been living as a woman for about six years, reported The Associated Press.

Bellamy applied online for a management position with the McDonald’s restaurant on July 10 and on July 28, after learning that she is transgender, one of the managers left her a voice-mail message that included a gay slur, according to Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund (TLDEF).

It said:

“It doesn’t matter how many times you go down there, you will not get hired. We do not hire faggots. You lied to me.”

McDonald’s has yet to issue a statement.

http://www.365gay.com/news/trans-teen-says-mcdonalds-wont-hire/
(Also a vid-link)

[RKP5637]

1. I'm so tired of the "perfect" people in this country that place themselves on

their F'en tin pedestals. And their snide revolting 7th grade level ignorant remarks. If this manager reported to me he would be out looking for a new job. I have no tolerance for this behavior by a manger.

[C_Lawyer09]

2. My comment would have been

You are 17 years old, what experience do you have that qualifies you for a management position.

[Divine Discontent]

3. I was made an assistant mgr at a large box store at nearly 18 because I was thoughtful, not easily

provoked when customers yelled, and able to think quickly on my feet. Now, this young lady doesn't have work history there apparently, so they must have been considering her for mgmt for her appearance, demeanor and perceived intelligence. Sadly, I see very young people in retail all the time as assistant mgr's and only a few are worthy of the job title, so your point is well taken.

What I really want to know is if a McDonald's personnel employee really did leave that obnoxious voicemail, and if so, an explanation as to what was said by mgmt about the situation, and what will be done.

That would seriously make me consider protesting at the restaurant or confronting mgmt and demanding that the employee be fired (I'm local).

[FreeState]

5. Its very common to be a shift manager in Fast food as a teenager

I was a shift manager in the 80's at 16. All the management except the store manager at the Dairy Queen I worked at were hight school students.

I also competed in a State Wide DECA competition on fast food - nearly all the other competitors were also in management at other fast food restaurants- including McD's.

[C_Lawyer09]

8. No it's not, it may have been common in the 1980's

possibly 90's, but not right now. I started working 25 hours a week at 14 with a work permit, that can't be done now. Also, management under 18 years of age usually cost companies more in insurance fees. Plus, McDonalds hires management from within, so I'd consider this a possibility if, said individual had a year of experience under their belt already.

[Morning Dew]

13. What planet are you on? McDonald's slogan should be:

Our burgers are older than our management.

[Divine Discontent]

4. if there is a voicemail where the employee said that to her, then they need fired immediately

[1monster]

9. Update: Manger who refused to hire transgendered teen fired by McDonalds

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x7178471

Manager Fired After Transgender Discrimination Claim

ORLANDO, Fla. -- An Orlando McDonald's has fired a manager after he was accused of refusing to hire a teen because she was transgendered.

The McDonald's on International Drive and Sand Lake Road issued a statement Monday evening saying, "Sand Lake Road McDonald’s has a strict policy prohibiting any form of discrimination or harassment in hiring, termination, or any other aspect of employment in the organization. The restaurant requires all employees to comply with local, state and federal employment laws."

The restaurant said it investigated Zikerria Bellamy's claim that the manager called her and left her a hateful voicemail.

"You will not get hired. We do not hire (expletive). You lied to me. You told me you were a woman," said the message Bellamy played for Local 6 News.

"The behavior of the individual in question is not reflective of the employment policies in the organization. Further, this individual acted outside the scope of his authority and was not responsible for hiring. The individual in question is no longer employed by the restaurant," the statement said.

http://www.clickorlando.com/news/21884653/detail.html

[RKP5637]

10. Good!!! "Manager Fired After Transgender Discrimination Claim" n/t

[Divine Discontent]

14. Excellent! I will be stopping in today to tell the mgr on duty thanks to whoever fired him!

[Ukonkivi]

6. Re: Trans teen says McDonald’s won’t hire her

Qualifications for management aside, this sort of thing does show exactly what is wrong with the Capitalistic system despite the fact Libertarians often(the Right Wing ones) that Free Market is freedom.

You have to sell yourself to the company. A person like me with long hair is not likely to get haired, because I am a man and not a woman. And if I were a woman in earlier times, I would likely not get hired because I was a woman instead of a man.

It's gotten to the point that my family has continually pleaded with me to cut my hair because it will be easier to get a job.
And that I need to because that's proof that it's normal. I say "that's not fair" and they say "Oh, so childish, life isn't fair."
And I say "It doesn't matter if life isn't fair, I won't stand for things such as this. Problems like this are part of why I have long hair. I didn't choose to protest gender roles as an easy route. I'm doing this because it's not fair".

You know gender roles really sicken me. I can't believe that they would do something like this.
Again, this is just more proof that you have to sell yourself to a company. That's no liberty, that's no liberty at all!
It's either the laws beating you down, or the corporations.

[RKP5637]

11. Good for you!!! "I won't stand for things such as this." More people should

just be themselves than conformance to this revolting corrupted Capitalistic system and the notion that the Free Market is freedom. The system has been corrupted, many in this country function as indentured slaves, they just don't realize it or choose to ignore it... hence the system often oppresses people and their dreams. True, it could be far worst, but it is certainly not the best, especially with the strong RW influence of what they consider normal which is frankly dreadful.

[Occulus]

7. That's no problem for Taco Bell, apparently

based on what I've seen at the one around here.

[tonekat]

12. Well, I'm glad to read that McDonalds did the right thing with the mgr

Firing him for his hateful gesture was the right thing to do on their part. Most corporations won't put up with this stuff when it's brought to their attention.