Can I be fired for this?

Question

I work as a customer service agent at a call center.
During my lunch breaks, I usually just bring in chips ahoy! and eat it in the break room. My supervisor saw me yesterday and said how gross it was! He seemed genuinely agitated. CAN HE FIRE ME FOR THIS?! I have an otherwise good record at work other than one time I laughed at a customer but he said he would have done it too. HELP he didnt threaten it BUT I AM WORRIED PLZ HELP ME

Answer 1

Gosh, that sounds like a very silly thing to get terminated over. I can't see this as being legitimate grounds for a firing. Maybe if you were making a huge mess in the break room without cleaning it up, you might get repromanded. But fired? I doubt it.

Answer 2

What you eat on your lunch break, which is your own personal time, is your own business. Your employer, though he may comment on his personal opinions, has no right to fire you based on what you eat. If he does fire you and you've had no negative performance reviews or disciplinary actions, then contact a lawyer.

Your supervisor may just be "grossed out" at your dietary choices, or he may be genuinely concerned for an employee's health. As, I'm sure, are many of us now!

Answer 3

Why would you be fired for the food you bring in? Now, the biggest question is why would you want to eat sugar for lunch? Are you overweight at all? Maybe your boss is worried about you.

Anyway, unfortunately some states are considered "right to work" states which means your employer doesn't need a decent reason to fire you. But if your work is done right, and you are a good employee in general, I don't see how cookies can make you lose your job.

Answer 4

Relax. . . Why in the world would he be able to fire you for THAT? LOL Did you sign a contract saying he has to like everything you eat?! Probably not, right? . . .If your boss just dislikes you, that'll cause some problems, and may try to find a way to fire you for other reasons, or push you into quitting. But I don't think this has anything to do with the cookies. . . .

Answer 5

Oh good lord, no one can fire you because of your food choice, just because your supervisor finds them disgusting doesn't give him adequate cause for termination.

Cause is, failure to perform your job duties as required, theft, excessive absence or tardiness, fighting on company property, inappropriate behavior etc.

Don't be worried, it's not a reason to get worked up over. I'd laugh in his face if he let you go for your cookie choice. Boy would you have a wrongful dismissal suit on your hands.

Answer 6

As long as somebody else signs your paycheck, you can get fired for anything. Legally, you can not get fired based on discrimination, but employers can find ways to get rid of you no matter what if that's what they want to do. The only security is to be in business for yourself because hopefully you wouldn't fire yourself. It takes dedication to start a business, but well worth it in the end.

Answer 7

no he cant fire you for what you eat. he probably just said it to have something to say while in the same room. also, why do you care what he says about what you eat? im sure he does things that agitate you every day.

Answer 8

Okay if he tries to fire you over that you can go and apply for aide for wrongful termination. That is discrimination to fire someone because of a food they eat. Do not worry, in fact you should talk to him and tell him it really upset you that he made such a big deal out of what you were eating.

Answer 9

Not very likely you'd be fired for your dietary habits.

But almost all states in the US have what's called employment at will, which means that your employer can fire you for pretty much any reason or for no reason as long as it's not something like your gender or race.

Answer 10

No this isn't a vaild reason to get fired and I don't think he'll fire you. But if he did, you can easily collect unemployment as some states are "at will" and they can fire you for any reason.