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Arby?s fires manager who escaped armed robber
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Arby's fires manager who escaped armed robber
An assistant manager at an Arby's, who slipped out of a drive-thru window to get away from an armed robber who invaded the store early Friday, has been fired.
Mary Archer learned of her fate less than 24 hours after a man with a knife slipped into the business, 1130 E. Dayton Yellow Springs Road, at about 12:45 a.m.
She signed the paperwork her supervisor gave her, which stated that she had broken the corporation's safety and security policy because she was alone in the fast food business when it was robbed.
Archer, 56, told News Center 7's Layron Livingston, in an exclusive interview Friday night, that she was closing the business for the day and a co-worker had just left when she heard the doorbell to the business.
Archer said she thought it was the co-worker, who perhaps had forgotten something.
To her horror, it was the robber.
"He held up a knife and kept saying `give me the money,' " she said.
The man had her cornered in the office, Archer said, but she shoved him out of the way and made her way to the drive-thru window, where she screamed for help. She then climbed through the window.
A customer at a nearby Circle K store heard her, alerted someone in the convenience store, and police were called.
"I had pushed him away.because I'm like, `I'm not going to die in Arby's tonight.I'm just not,' " she said.
In the initial hours after the incident, the manager's daughter told News Center 7 that the robbery was the third at that restaurant in six months.
"She was able to get away, slipped out the drive-thru window and yelled for help," Archer's daughter said, referring to Friday's robbery. She said her mother was the manager on duty each time the store was robbed.
According to the daughter, robbers tried unsuccessfully to take the safe the first time.
Suspects reportedly got away with a safe the second time, she said.
Friday morning, the suspect ran off empty-handed.
Archer told police he was about 5-foot-10, 150 pounds and wore a dark colored hoodie, dark pants and a dark wool stocking cap.
He had not been caught Friday night, according to Fairborn police. The department is asking anyone who might have information about the incident to call them at (937) 754-3000.
As for Archer's immediate future with the restaurant/fast food eatery?
Arby's, an affiliate of the Atlanta-based Roark Capital Group, said violations of its safety and security policy mean termination of employment without exception.
A Vice President of Arby's Human Resources contacted WHIO TV and says he says he feels bad that Ms. Archer had to go through this, but that she knowingly violated the company's safety and security policy, and had been warned before.
"I don't want my job back," she said, noting that January would mark her 23rd year with Arby's.
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An assistant manager at an Arby's, who slipped out of a drive-thru window to get away from an armed robber who invaded the store early Friday, has been fired.
Mary Archer learned of her fate less than 24 hours after a man with a knife slipped into the business, 1130 E. Dayton Yellow Springs Road, at about 12:45 a.m.
She signed the paperwork her supervisor gave her, which stated that she had broken the corporation's safety and security policy because she was alone in the fast food business when it was robbed.
Archer, 56, told News Center 7's Layron Livingston, in an exclusive interview Friday night, that she was closing the business for the day and a co-worker had just left when she heard the doorbell to the business.
Archer said she thought it was the co-worker, who perhaps had forgotten something.
To her horror, it was the robber.
"He held up a knife and kept saying `give me the money,' " she said.
The man had her cornered in the office, Archer said, but she shoved him out of the way and made her way to the drive-thru window, where she screamed for help. She then climbed through the window.
A customer at a nearby Circle K store heard her, alerted someone in the convenience store, and police were called.
"I had pushed him away.because I'm like, `I'm not going to die in Arby's tonight.I'm just not,' " she said.
In the initial hours after the incident, the manager's daughter told News Center 7 that the robbery was the third at that restaurant in six months.
"She was able to get away, slipped out the drive-thru window and yelled for help," Archer's daughter said, referring to Friday's robbery. She said her mother was the manager on duty each time the store was robbed.
According to the daughter, robbers tried unsuccessfully to take the safe the first time.
Suspects reportedly got away with a safe the second time, she said.
Friday morning, the suspect ran off empty-handed.
Archer told police he was about 5-foot-10, 150 pounds and wore a dark colored hoodie, dark pants and a dark wool stocking cap.
He had not been caught Friday night, according to Fairborn police. The department is asking anyone who might have information about the incident to call them at (937) 754-3000.
As for Archer's immediate future with the restaurant/fast food eatery?
Arby's, an affiliate of the Atlanta-based Roark Capital Group, said violations of its safety and security policy mean termination of employment without exception.
A Vice President of Arby's Human Resources contacted WHIO TV and says he says he feels bad that Ms. Archer had to go through this, but that she knowingly violated the company's safety and security policy, and had been warned before.
"I don't want my job back," she said, noting that January would mark her 23rd year with Arby's.
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Tough break for a stupid person.
Neal
Unless OSHA, the threat of a law suit or some other factor makes them, they are going to make policy with little regard to the employee.
If you survive unhurt you did the right thing, it is hard to argue with success. It is very unlikely any of the people who write policy have ever been in that situation.
If I were her I'd hire a lawyer, sue for wrongful termination and be thankful I'm alive. If she were killed who would be held responsible, the people who wrote the policy, not likely.
I smell something to do with employee pension plans...
After 23 years, not a fireable offense, especially when 'fine print' has to be brought in.
I smell something to do with employee pension plans...
"Arby's, an affiliate of the Atlanta-based Roark Capital Group, said violations of its safety and security policy mean termination of employment without exception."
It does sound VERY convenient. [;)]
quote:Originally posted by machine gun moran
After 23 years, not a fireable offense, especially when 'fine print' has to be brought in.
I smell something to do with employee pension plans...
"Arby's, an affiliate of the Atlanta-based Roark Capital Group, said violations of its safety and security policy mean termination of employment without exception."
It does sound VERY convenient. [;)]
If you work for a company that you think might stoop to dirty tricks to deny you your benefits, then, all the more reason NOT to be consciously breaking rules that have automatic termination. Don't give the opposition any extra ammo. In this case, they simply enforced a longstanding known rule.
The firing and the attempted robbery are two separate issues. The company doesn't want a lone employee in the building. She knew it and consciously broke the company rule. We had those in the military, called No Lone Zones. If you violated a NLZ you didn't just get fired, you could get courtmartialed and see some cell time. Yes, in a commercial situation like this it is inconvenient when departing such an area. Two people have to hang around to the bitter end of the day, exit together, lock up, and say their goodbyes OUTSIDE. The way she did it, there is no way of knowing just how long she was alone in the building. 2 minutes? 20 minutes? If you know the rules and consciously break them because you think they are BS or that no one will really know or care, you have to be willing to accept the consequences. The robbery was peripheral. The situation could have been a company inspector sitting out there in his car observing their lockup procedures due to reports of rule breaking. The end result would have been the same.
I have to agree with you on this one.
"We fired her because she did not shoot the scumbag in the forehead, which is company policy for Arby's. Our symbol is a gigantic cowboy hat, for Christ's sake! We serve roast beef, not sushi or salads! What? Did you think our company policy called for giving all our money over to any screwhead who walks in and demands a handout? Hell no! At Arby's, you can get fired for not having enough gun! So yeah, we're glad she wasn't hurt, but rules is rules."
Yeah, yeah, I know... in my dreams. Still, it would've been nice.[:D]
EVERY company policy is generated because of 'some' past exposure to an unacceptable cost...
So that future litigation can be avoided by the "We Told You So..." attitude...
AND that most litigations are accomplished by a poor legal system that allows frivolous law suites...
It seems to me that she 'escaped' a deadly situation regardless of the reasons it occurred...
And now she's being punished for that 'cause the company has in place a policy that says...
"WE TOLD YOU SO..." Geesh...
The firing and the attempted robbery are two separate issues. The company doesn't want a lone employee in the building. She knew it and consciously broke the company rule. We had those in the military, called No Lone Zones. If you violated a NLZ you didn't just get fired, you could get courtmartialed and see some cell time. Yes, in a commercial situation like this it is inconvenient when departing such an area. Two people have to hang around to the bitter end of the day, exit together, lock up, and say their goodbyes OUTSIDE. The way she did it, there is no way of knowing just how long she was alone in the building. 2 minutes? 20 minutes? If you know the rules and consciously break them because you think they are BS or that no one will really know or care, you have to be willing to accept the consequences. The robbery was peripheral. The situation could have been a company inspector sitting out there in his car observing their lockup procedures due to reports of rule breaking. The end result would have been the same.
Yes Sir.
After 23 years, not a fireable offense, especially when 'fine print' has to be brought in.
I smell something to do with employee pension plans...
My guess is a fast food chain's pension is not going to pay for a new Porsche 911 when you retire. Probably management covering tails. I would sue while the iron is hot.
If the manager had pulled a gun & shot the robber dead, she would have been fired, too; we all know that.
All I know is, I'm not going to eat at Arby's again.
What am I saying? I haven't eaten there since 1970 when they changed from slicing real beef roasts to "pressed processed beef parts".
Neal
I don't really think the company thinks that two fastfood employees are going to scare off a robber. More than likely, the reason for two employees is employee theft reduction. Commercial businesses probably find there are fewer things missing from the business when they enforce the No Lone Zone policy. [;)]
I've never seen a night manager of Arby's who could fit through the drive through window.
Her firing was incidental to the robbery attempt. The only thing the robbery attempt did was to bring her rules violation to the attention of management, who then enforced the known rules. Any other incident that brought the rule infraction to their attention would have resulted in the same firing.
I don't really think the company thinks that two fastfood employees are going to scare off a robber. More than likely, the reason for two employees is employee theft reduction. Commercial businesses probably find there are fewer things missing from the business when they enforce the No Lone Zone policy. [;)]
I'll agree with you on this point... especially, the theft reduction component.
I'd be willing to bet that 'theft reduction' was a higher probability of the policy being on place...
Than the actual safety of a single employee being left in the building alone was.
The whole thing is suspicious.
I've never seen a night manager of Arby's who could fit through the drive through window.
Now that is very true... [:D]
I'd include ANY Fast Food Place in that comment.