Euless Man Says Whataburger Fired Him For Marrying A Black Woman

• WHATABURGER NEEDS TO GO THROUGH THEIR EXECUTIVE STAFF AND FIND OUT WHO THE  CAUSES PROBLEMS FOR SOME OF THEIR EXECUTIVE AIDES..RIGHT IS RIGHT AND WRONG IS WRONG...SHAME ON YOU...

• This is not at all surprising. My daughter has worked for Whataburger for years. The things I do know are that she is punctual, reliable, comes in when called in on her days off, works late when asked, and has been promised a promotion numerous times, only to find out time after time from other members of management that the promotion is never going to happen because of a phone call she didn't even make reporting her manager at the store she worked at previously for paying her underaged daughter $2 per hour to work at the store. She finally transfers, in hopes of escaping this management team, and her manager tells the new manager that she can't be promoted because of this "HR" issue. This resulted in her new schedule having 12 hours on it. She is a single mom with a car payment and bills to pay. These people are unconscionable. She isn't even the one who made that phone call, and it wouldn't matter if she had been. That manager, who is still a manager, was breaking the law. My daughter wasn't the one who did anything wrong.

• He is in the process of divorcing the wife involved in this lawsuit, and is hoping to keep all the proceeds. At the divorce mediation he has stated that there was "nothing to the lawsuit." Upstanding....Really?????

• Whataburger seems to have issues, My daughter works for them, earned a $244.00 paycheck, she reciaved it and deposited it into her bank then her bank took the money back out saying whataburgers account had insufficient funds. now for nearlly a month They have been giving her the runaround. saying one thing then another constantly changing thier stories meanwhile bottom line a girl who works for minimum wage looses $244 that she worked for.

• Response to :Who works for Whataburger for 10 years? Even at management level, that is still below the national povery level ($19,000 per yer). 1) Get a real job 2) Get a job not run by racists you are a dumbass,,, Whataburger is a 2 mil a day company. some corporate people make more in one day than you will in a month. dumbass.... sorry had to say it again

• Folks, stop pretending you have any clue. He may have been fired for the reasons he stated. However, it is equally likely he was fired for a completely different reason and he is lying hoping to get paid off. A third possibility is somewhere in between. Someone seeing him dating someone outside his race may have made a comment like "Man, what will your parents think?" He may have taken that to mean that person disapproved of the relationship when in reality he may have just been assuming the guy's parents might disapprove. Bottom line, none of us have a clue and it is wrong to be calling the company & its management racist just because someone filed a law suit.

• Whiteaburger?

• @Arthur Dent Whataburger is a fast food hamburger chain started in Texas and is essentially a Texas only establishment, priding itself in being from Texas, employing Texans, and satisfying Texans' tastes. And what a lot of people seem to fail to realize is that it's not necessarily Whataburger itself, it's the franchisee that owns this particular store and others in the region. Seems like a case of "old school" racism could very well be the culprit in this situation. There are so many ethnic cultures in Texas that it could be quite possible the franchisee and his family could very well have a supremacist view of the world and would like to keep their upper management "pure." It happens a lot than most people realize. It sucks, but it's unfortunately a very real thing. It's too bad a popular establishment such as Whataburger has to have their name dragged in the mud because of someone's close minded view of the world. And before someone says Whataburger is equally responsible for allowing the guy to operate, they probably don't know and it's not like a parent company will ask a franchisee if they're a racist. Especially if this franchise was started some time ago. Good luck to Mr. Young in his battle for equality and his future endeavors with his new wife and life.

• If he worked there for 10 years is time for him and his new wife to purchase a franchise of Whataburger and run his own business.

• This probably isn't typical of Whataburger's management. But still right is right and wrong is wrong. Hope he wins (though he probably won't).

• I think it will be very interesting when the Observer and Mr. Young are sued for slander. I wonder what he will do then?

• Montemalone says: This from people that run commercials with a guy that says "hollowpeenos" instead of jalapenos. Gotta love Texas. WRONG - the guy says it like halapainyos

• Anonymous - Who works for Whataburger for 10 years? Even at management level, that is still below the national povery (sic( level ($19,000 per yer). You DO realize we aren't talking about the kitchen staff or even the store manager, right? They said he makes 6 figures a year. No fry cook, or even the store manager, makes 6 figures a year you dumb ass. He OBVIOUSLY works for upper management, at the corporate level of the company...

• Annonymous - "Who works for Whataburger for 10 years? Even at management level, that is still below the national povery(sic) level ($19,000 per yer). You DO realize we aren't talking about the kitchen staff here, right?!? No fry cook makes 6 figures a year you dumb ass. He HAS a real job. This dude OBVIOUSLY worked in upper management at the corporate level of the company.

• Michael did not even mention that on the same day he was fired, they also termed his African American boss. Things that make you go HHHHHMMMMMMMMM

• He was making 6 figures (starts at $100,000.00). I would work anywhere for 100K. You must make a grip if 100K isn't a real job. That or you just have really poor comprehension.

• Maybe it's crap, maybe it's the Old South rising again. I really REALLY hope it's the former. The latter needs to be dead.

• Who works for Whataburger for 10 years? Even at management level, that is still below the national povery level ($19,000 per yer). 1) Get a real job 2) Get a job not run by racists

• "A corporation can hire lots of blacks and still be racist." Yeah, i think we've established that as long as an employer is white, they're evil racists no matter what they do.

• Lived there, and went to that Whataburger in Euless. I remember the service always being very good there, and this one did have more white people working at it than I am use to. The area though seems a little stuck on its self. Its filled with a lot of people (mostly white) that tend to act like they are better than everyone else, and are very traditional. O well, glad I moved out of Euless.

• Demeter, that's not cool man, not all black women are fat, that's just a stereotype.

• Hearsay. He would have a better chance of making a case Clifton Rutledge. But Clifton Rutledge doesn't have deep pockets. "Less-qualified staff" may equal "less-expensive staff."

• Dude, they can fire or hire anybody they want. Get rid of the race mixers and half breeds, hire neo nazis and klansmen... There could be a collie molester at the drive up window, I don't care. Just keep churning out Taaquitos and Triple Meats.

• Hurr Durr Texas Stoopid Hurr Durr!!! Do you think you haters could wait to see what evidence is submitted to the courts? Personally I find it hard to believe any business would have such an absurdly racist corporate policy, official or not. I would say the evidence of wrongful dismissal better be damn convincing for this to go anywhere. You can't just So-and-so said "old school" and I got fired and expect that to be all that is needed to convince anyone. When people get fired they often have an axe to grind and it wouldn't be the first time in history an ex-employee made libelous claims to hurt their former employers.

• Anonydouche says: Oh, thank you for clearing things up. It's nice to know that if an employer hires white's, they're racist, and if an employer hires blacks, they're like masa's of yore. That's unassailable logic right there. A corporation can hire lots of blacks and still be racist. Take the Marine Corps for instance, 25% of the Marine Corps enlisted men are black, while only 5% of the officers are, 1% of the pilots and none of the general officers are. At Whataburger, it is ok to have blacks working the fry vat, just not dating or married to the management. Have a great day!

• This is worthless without pics.

• "Daniel says: So I guess plantation owners weren't racist. On many plantations, the foreman was even black! Thanks for clearing that up, Anonymous. Um, really." Oh, thank you for clearing things up. It's nice to know that if an employer hires white's, they're racist, and if an employer hires blacks, they're like masa's of yore. That's unassailable logic right there.

• He got that jungle love for his sweet black angel. Say it loud!

• Pretty sure the higher ups are racist. Pretty sure that's the reason he was fired. Good luck trying to prove it.

• He forgot the most important wise saying, "once you try black , you can never go back".

• So I guess plantation owners weren't racist. On many plantations, the foreman was even black! Thanks for clearing that up, Anonymous. Um, really.

• What is a Whataburger?

• As for those saying, "Whataburger can't be racist, the fry cooks are all minorities" -- really? I mean, really? Um, yeah, really. If they had hired nothing but white employees you'd be going into seizures with your screams of racism, you can't have it both ways, either the color of their employees skin matters or it doesn't. As much as you'd obviously like to dismiss the fact that they have locations run entirely by african americans, you can't.

• Laura Merritt, your first paragraph is correct, but as for your second paragraph, it's hearsay. He should have made a clandestine recording if these conversations actually took place -- that's legal, and admissible in court, in Texas. He won't prevail in a he-said-(s)he-said trial. I'm guessing it won't even <i>go</i> to trial. He may even know this, and be angling for a relatively modest out-of-court settlement. As for those saying, "Whataburger can't be racist, the fry cooks are all minorities" -- really? I mean, really?

• To anonymous and everyone else confused: It's about a portion of upper management of Whataburger ( the corporate headquarters for example) being racist- employing black people in a fast food location is not the same thing. No one makes six figures (!) working the fry cooker.

• Racism in the south? Come on, this can't possibly be true

• "Its OK for the help to be Black. Hell, I even have Black friends." Would you allow one of your Black friends to marry your daughter? "Hell, no! That's just wrong."

• Seriously? Has anyone gone into a Whataburger in here? This is stupid. The company should counter sue for slander. I want to shake this guys hand for perpetuating the idea that Texans are a bunch of racist.

• Texas is a state where the old deed restrictions from the 60s had rules in them for 'no blacks'. When looking for a home to buy in the 90s a lot of neighborhoods still had the old rules on file. Its easy to see many americans still have race hate, not expressed, more like a cancer in Texas. Will never go away untill the host dies off. I would say this statement will win his case, BIGTIME. "Clifton Rutledge, the Regional Director, explained to Young what he needed to do to advance his career with Whataburger. Young was told by Rutledge to watch who he was dating. Rutledge, who knew Young was white and that Young was dating an African-American woman told Young that the Dobson family is "old school" and who Young dated or married could negatively impact his career and promotions within the company.""

• <a href="http://funnyandspicy.com/pakistani-man-scheduled-to-marry-two-women-in-24-hours-believe-it-or-not">Then what about Azhar Haidri who Married Two Women In 24 Hours.</a>

• We all know that racism died when Obama was elected.

• This guy has no chance. Fire at will state and unless he has some written documentation or a recording from someone stating he can't date blacks, he's up the sewage infested Trinity River without a paddle.

• Joke all you want, smartasses, but this is no laughing matter. I don't think I will ever be able to eat another whataburger without thinking about this story. Fuck dude, 6 figures at whataburger? In one month I'd be too fucking fat to squeeze into my Escalade.

• The Whataburger i usually go to is operated entirely by African Americans from what i can tell, i can't recall ever seeing a white employee there, nttawwt, but it certainly cuts against the idea of Whataburger being racist. If anything, they may have a problem with whitey, no white employees and firing a white guy.

• The guy who voices Whataburger commercials was on Dunham & Miller and said he has never eaten at a Whataburger if I recall correctly. I always impersonate the guy when one of their commercials air. BTW, the captcha is more difficult if you are using a proxy. It's a two step process that involves copy & paste.

• Godd luck proving that claim. I'm willing to bet that Whataburger has the necessary paperwork detailing why he was terminated. "brogion mutawalli"

• did you know there are over 30,0000 ways to sue a fast food company?

• This from people that run commercials with a guy that says "hollowpeenos" instead of jalapenos. Gotta love Texas.

• Well at least he wasn't fired for his political affiliations. (hey, when did captcha actually start working?)

• Is that what 3rd basemen do in the off season? I had no idea

• I think it's clearly time for Michael Young to move on to bigger and better things.

TotalComments: 51