Revenge is a dish best served on social media.
Jim Knight was fired from his job as head chef at The Plough, a pub in Oxfordshire, UK, after he allegedly asked to take off Christmas Day. Knight responded by venting on the company's Twitter account, which he had access to.
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We'd like to inform you that we've just fired our head chef.
— The Plough (@ploughpub) December 15, 2013
Unfortunately he wanted to have a weekend off this month and Christmas Day this year for family commitments so we thought we'd sack him
— The Plough (@ploughpub) December 15, 2013
Yeah a week before Christmas!
— The Plough (@ploughpub) December 15, 2013
We don't care that he has a 7 1/2 month old baby daughter.
— The Plough (@ploughpub) December 15, 2013
So anyway come on down and continue to pay a premium for Australian sirloins, New Zealand lamb and everything else that is bought from asda.
— The Plough (@ploughpub) December 15, 2013
Happy Christmas everyone!!!!!!
— The Plough (@ploughpub) December 15, 2013
The tweets earned the British pub international attention on Sunday, though not the kind most venues would hope for. Many pointed out that it serves as yet another reminder not to fire an employee before revoking his access to the company's Twitter account.
In a separate tweet from his personal Twitter account, Knight claimed that he created The Plough's account in the first place.
I would like to make it CRYSTAL CLEAR I have not "hacked" any account. I created the account with permission of my ex-employers. Night x
— Jim Knight (@chefjimknight) December 16, 2013
Steve Potts, the pub's landlord, has since taken issue with some of the claims Knight made on the account, particularly the suggestion that The Plough buys and sells cheap meat. But he stood by his decision to fire Knight.
"I had been quite clear with him when he started here in October that Sundays are our busiest days of the week, and that all our chefs have to work that day," Potts said in an interview with The Oxford Times.
Even with all the drama, it looks like this story will end well for both parties. Potts told the Times that he has a steady stream of applicants interested in working at The Plough. Knight says he has already received at least one job offer thanks to his Twitter stunt.
I have very kindly been offered a serious job offer directly off the back of this twitter storm. More info to follow x
— Jim Knight (@chefjimknight) December 16, 2013
Still, we wouldn't recommend businesses or fired employees follow in their footsteps.
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