Sacked Canadian waiter says he’s French, not rude

Posted by: admin , March 28, 2018

A Canadian waiter who was fired for being aggressive towards his colleagues says he’s not rude; just French.
Guillaume Rey’s employer, Milestone Restaurant in Vancouver, says Rey was sacked because of his “aggressive tone and nature” with other staff, which violated workplace policy.
Rey says he was fired because of his “honest and professional personality”, gained from his many years in the French hospitality industry.
Rey has filed a complaint at British Columbia’s Human Rights Tribunal, arguing that his sacking is a form of discrimination against as his culture, as the French tend to be more “direct and expressive”.
A tribunal member has said that Rey will have to explain what French behaviour might be interpreted as a “violation of workplace standards of acceptable conduct”.
It must be said that (unlike the grump in my picture) all parties agree that Rey was very friendly and professional with customers.