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EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WTHR) — A manager at an Olive Garden in Evansville has been terminated after abiding by a customer’s request to have a nonblack server.
NBC News reports a white woman complained to a manager about two black hostesses during Saturday’s dinner rush.
“She made comments about me to my co-workers concerning my race and saying that I should work at a strip club in stead,” hostess Amira Donahue told NBC News. “She asked if I’m even black and if I am from here.”
Donahue said the woman became particularly irate after her party — which included two children — would be served by a black person, screaming her demand for a nonblack server to the manager.
Maxwell Robbins and his wife happened to be dining at the restaurant at the same time and saw the events unfold. What made matters worse is when the manager complied with the woman’s request without hesitation.
Robbins shared his views of the incident on Facebook and made multiple complaints to Olive Garden by phone.
“The couple should’ve been refused service for even asking something like that,” wrote Robbins. “It’s disgusting that olive gardens manager would allow that especially with a very diverse staff.”
Donahue told NBC News she was so upset by the incident that she began crying, which is why Robbins felt the need to share.
“The young lady was in tears and had no one to support her,” Robbins told NBC News. “So I felt if I didn’t write this post, nothing would have happened and she would continue to go to work for a place that she feels uncomfortable at and unwanted at.”
As of Thursday morning, Robbins’ post has been shared more than 2,000 times.
A spokesperson for Olive Garden told NBC News the manager has been terminated, and the restaurant chain has zero tolerance for discrimination of any kind.
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