Their firings came “freaky fast” after video of the incident was posted online.
Four Jimmy John’s workers are out of a job after a social media video was posted that customers say is “racist” and “hateful.”
In Woodstock, GA at a Jimmy Johns, some white employees made a noose, look at the DETAILS in the damn noose dough that’s used for sandwiches. Crazy. They done this before.... pic.twitter.com/HylIMFvxxFOne employee drapes the “noose” over the neck of another and yanks it repeatedly as the others watch and laugh, the video shows. Near the bottom is a celebratory “Happy 4th of July” filter.In a statement on Twitter, Jimmy John’s condemned the incident and said the employees had been fired.
The response did little to quell outrage from customers who bombarded the Jimmy John’s Yelp! and Facebook pages with negative reviews. Others shared screenshots of the viral video and threatened to boycott the “freaky fast” sub sandwich shop over the incident.
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