Warning to McDonald's Employees Friendly to Saints Players
 

Fri Jan 14 04:18pm EST
McDonald's employee fired for letting Peterson use the restroom

By Chris Chase

An assistant manager at McDonald's was fired after allowing Minnesota Vikings star Adrian Peterson to use the bathroom while the restaurant was closed.

While working the late-night drive-thru shift at 3 a.m., a female employee encountered a man standing outside the window who asked to come inside and use the restroom. After a little while, she realized it was the popular Minnesota Vikings star and opened the door for him to come inside and use the facilities. (The seating area at the restaurant is normally closed during the late-night hours.)

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One week later, the mother of three was fired for the offense.

"He's a public figure... I know him better than some of the maintenance people that come in and out," she told The Consumerist. "I never thought in a million years that that decision was going to cost me my career."

Jeez, McDonald's. It's not like she was letting in Brett Favre(notes) or Bryant McKinnie(notes). He's Adrian Peterson, the most famous Vikings player of all! If you can't do a solid for AD, who can you?

There's a silver lining at the end of these golden arches, though: After the local media reported on the woman's termination, McDonald's gave her back her old job.

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Let this be a lesson to all you fast-food employees keen on handing out favors to famous athletes. It doesn't matter if Tom Brady(notes) walks through those doors; he has to pay $0.39 for supersizing just like everyone else.

My Story:

Fifteen years ago, working at an Health Insurer, I was nearly fired for talking to a Saints player who after quickly fixing his problem, just wanted to chat...

So all a robber has to do is impersonate someone famous

I would say wait a minute and keep fumbling the keys.

...while shivering in the Minnesota cold, and...

...while the pee ran down his leg...

She'll be compensated.

/// and had one of his long runs

In what jobs we have left in this country, you're not allowed to think.

If that took place in MN, I bet that Manager lost his job! LOL Would have in NOLA!

AKS

I can understand why they are not allowed to let anyone in, from a security standpoint. Still to fire somebody for it is pretty harsh.

"Career"? Mcdonalds?!?

I think McDonalds did her a favor by firing her.