Blightcon K.

Linda Rae, owner of the Arby's on the Golden Strip in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, is cruel and unfair to her employees. She treats them like objects at her disposal. Unless they're costumers and giving her money, they are not considered people to her.

She has admitted that her restaurant comes before her workers, and she fights those who ask for days off or changes to their shift, even if they're for important matters.

An employee, a convicted felon on parole, needed her hours shortened. If they weren't, she would go back to jail. Linda refused to shorten her hours and continued to fight her on it.

Carol, whom I can't remember the last name of, is a supervisor at this Arby's. Linda has admitted that she sees Carol eating around the food, plays on her phone, and talks instead of working on the cameras. However, she does nothing to stop it other than telling her employees to remind Carol not to do so.

Every employee I've spoken to at this Arby's is not afraid to talk behind her back, freely criticizing Linda's management. Not one person had anything nice to say about her.

I have been yelled at for not knowing how to use the fryer because no one had shown me how to do it, and I was told to "figure it out" by another employee. I have also been yelled at for including a sandwich in a combo, which I was not aware that it was no longer part of the deal, but was still listed on the computer anyway and had not been removed.

I needed to change my break from 12:30 to 1:25 because I had a 5 minute video conference with a doctor that prescribes my medication. It was important, but I was told that I wasn't allowed to answer this call because I'd be walking away from costumers. I got upset and stepped away to the bathroom so that I wouldn't cause a scene in front of everyone, and spent no longer than 3 minutes to clean myself up and went right back to work. I was then pulled aside by Linda and was told that my emotions were unacceptable, and that she "wasn't going to tolerate it". I told Linda that my appointment wouldn't take any longer than a bathroom break, and she laughed at me in a mocking manner and told me I was "talking back". I then asked to go home for the day because I was overwhelmed and shocked at her behavior, and she told me to hand over my uniform and fired me.

My panic disorder, anxiety, and identity had been violated multiple times. Linda has given me transphobic remarks, especially about my name, and threatened to call me by my legal name and change my nametag to it because I go by 2 different names. I had not forced anyone to call me either names, and had said multiple times that it was entirely up to them which one they choose, but Linda insisted I was changing it entirely and attempted to gaslight me into believing I had told her differently.

During Easter, I had already made plans to travel to New York to spend time with my sick grandmother, and asked for Saturday off. Linda questioned me why I needed Saturday off if Easter was Sunday, and made me confused to the point where I messed up on which day Easter was. She made fun of me and interrupted me as I tried to explain clearer, and only gave me the day off after giving me a fight.

I had been on my best behavior since my very first day because I needed that job. I was as kind to my co-workers as I physically could, learned from my mistakes, and continued to be eager to learn and get things right. Despite all of this, I was treated like an outcast by Linda Rae, of which was recognized by others, who often supported me. I used to feel bad for Linda, because I understand running a business is incredibly difficult, but how she treats others is disgusting.