Topic: Woman loses job for having her head shaved for Cops for Cancer

[Fishyneil]

http://www.torontosun.com/News/Canada/2008/06/05/5776981-sun.html

This article is about a woman in my home town that lost her job because she shaved her head to raise money for cancer research. It made national news and I think it was on CNN but I'm not certain about that.
I'm interested to find out what you people think about this.

I'll post the article in case it disappears...

"OWEN SOUND -- When Stacey Fearnall had her thick red locks shaved off in a local Cops for Cancer event on the weekend, the last thing she expected was to be fired for it.

But when she showed up for work Tuesday at Nathaniel's restaurant in Owen Sound, her employers told her to take the summer off -- without pay.

"I honestly can't believe this is happening. It's ridiculous that I would be punished for doing a good thing," a teary Fearnall, 36, said yesterday.

"There is no doubt that this is about me shaving my head."

The point isn't disputed by the owners of Nathaniel's, who suggested Fearnall take a leave of absence and "spend time with her kids" after she showed up for her shift.

"Our staff is expected to come dressed appropriately and we did not feel that this was appropriate, but that's not the biggest issue. We told her how we felt before she (shaved her head)," said Jeff Ferris, who along with Dan Hilliard opened the downtown restaurant 51/2 years ago.

"She could have done a multitude of different things to support her cause ... but she chose to do it in a way that we told her was inappropriate for our business."

Fearnall, a mother of two, said she approached the pair in mid-April and asked if she would still have a job if she shaved her head in the popular fundraiser, which brings in some $2.1 million annually for pediatric cancer care in the Bluewater district.

"They did not give me a direct answer and I was trying to explain why I was doing this and all they were trying to do was talk me out of it," said Fearnall, who has been serving at Nathaniel's, which bills itself as "casual fine dining," for two years.

According to the Canadian Cancer Society's Bluewater District, this is the first time in Ontario anyone has lost their job after participating in the event.

"This is just not heard of," said Jennifer Wright, local Cops for Cancer fundraising co-ordinator.

"Stacey is definitely on the upper end of the fundraising efforts, she raised quite a significant amount of money."

Fearnall's father died of cancer five years ago, her cousin is battling the disease as is her best friend's husband."

Fishy

[trice]

I think she should sue for discrimination and also have people boycott the restaurant by picketing in front of it[ get a permit first so they can picket] When I go to a restaurant I am more concerned about the food and service rather than what someone looks like. How callous of the owners to make an example of a working mother and a promoter of cancer research...just when you think you've heard it all, something like this happens, it's deplorable! Also petitions should be circulated about this restaurants management, always hit them in the pocketbook that usually gets results...please keep us posted, this has really hit a nerve with me, if I can do anything to help let me know

[Shit machine gun]

I think she should sue for discrimination and also have people boycott the restaurant by picketing in front of it[ get a permit first so they can picket] When I go to a restaurant I am more concerned about the food and service rather than what someone looks like. How callous of the owners to make an example of a working mother and a promoter of cancer research...just when you think you've heard it all, something like this happens, it's deplorable! Also petitions should be circulated about this restaurants management, always hit them in the pocketbook that usually gets results...please keep us posted, this has really hit a nerve with me, if I can do anything to help let me know

Ever hear of Hooters?  C'mon now, those guys have a business to run.  If it was a strip club and the girls decided to get penises, you think the owners might be upset?

Seriously though, that is damn stupid.  What if she had cancer and had chemotherapy?  Would the owners say they don't want her to drop radiation in the food?  Owen Sound sucks.

[Fishyneil]

To Trice, if you want to join the facebook group about this...

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=46500090083&ref=nf

To SMG, yes OS does suck. They are so backwards here it's embarrasing
Fuck this town, I'm moving to Sunnyvale

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For those who don't know, I am actually moving to Halifax this summer

Fishy

[Ms Vee]

That story was in the Vancouver Province on Sunday. 

[jakemaster1390]

Yeah I saw that article in my newspaper The Orillia today. (I think it is owned by the same media group as yours fishy, Ospery Media.) But that sucks. Also She could go to the Ministry of Labour about this and use it as discrimination. Sue For wrongful dissmissal. And for those dicks at the restraunt here's what I think 

[Brophy]

That is pretty sad.

[Slip]

wow thats fucked up 
She should def sue or something, cause thats not right at all.. what a bunch of shit rats.. Fuck Nathaniel's restaurant.. i hope people boycott that place and they get no business.. for fucks sake give me the owners email or something and ill give them an eye full

[Brophy]

That story was on our local radio station Q104 here in Halifax this morning.  That restaurant is screwed.

[Djet3k]

I think she should sue for discrimination and also have people boycott the restaurant by picketing in front of it[ get a permit first so they can picket] When I go to a restaurant I am more concerned about the food and service rather than what someone looks like. How callous of the owners to make an example of a working mother and a promoter of cancer research...just when you think you've heard it all, something like this happens, it's deplorable! Also petitions should be circulated about this restaurants management, always hit them in the pocketbook that usually gets results...please keep us posted, this has really hit a nerve with me, if I can do anything to help let me know

Ever hear of Hooters?  C'mon now, those guys have a business to run.  If it was a strip club and the girls decided to get penises, you think the owners might be upset?

Seriously though, that is damn stupid.  What if she had cancer and had chemotherapy?  Would the owners say they don't want her to drop radiation in the food?  Owen Sound sucks.

yeah i wasnt gonna say anything but unlike REAL cancer patients she had a choice!! and should have consired her work! I dont think cancer is gonna go away if one person more shaves their head... sorry not much sympaty here for PC empathy

[golfinwithflames]

This may work out in Ms. Fearnall's favo(u)r because if the managers would have let her go back to work as normal, without a word, there would be no outrage, no publicity. At this point some people are pissed and not only will the young lady most likely get tons of job offers (I'm a fuckoffer) but the cancer cause gets even more press and backing. The only ones that seem to lose is Nathaniel's.

And besides, when's the last time you had a hair in your food when the wait-person had a shaved head?

[shake]

yeah i wasnt gonna say anything but unlike REAL cancer patients she had a choice!! and should have consired her work! I dont think cancer is gonna go away if one person more shaves their head... sorry not much sympaty here for PC empathy

Hey D you should open a restaurant so we can boycott it 

This may work out in Ms. Fearnall's favo(u)r because if the managers would have let her go back to work as normal, without a word, there would be no outrage, no publicity. At this point some people are pissed and not only will the young lady most likely get tons of job offers (I'm a fuckoffer) but the cancer cause gets even more press and backing. The only ones that seem to lose is Nathaniel's.

And besides, when's the last time you had a hair in your food when the wait-person had a shaved head?

Yeah I thought I saw she already has a new job.

[Shit machine gun]

I shave my head at least once per week, but do you see me bitching?  Agreed with the hair in the food thing.  Anytime there's a hair anywhere in our house, I get to blame the wife, the girl and the dog.  Me and the boy are off scot free.

Plus, who wouldn't love the summer off on EI to collect some benefits, spend time with the family and only worry about getting your hair to grow.

Waitress who shaved head for charity gets apology
By THE CANADIAN PRESS
            
OWEN SOUND, Ont. - A restaurant owner in Owen Sound, Ont., has now apologized for telling a waitress who shaved her head for a cancer charity event to take the summer off.

Dan Hilliard, owner of Nathaniel's restaurant, says the public outcry has been devastating to his upscale eatery and has upset his other employees.

Hilliard's restaurant became the subject of national derision after he told Stacey Fearnall to stay away for the summer.

Fearnall had refused to wear a wig to work after shaving off her red locks to raise $2,700 for cancer research.

He says Fearnall has not responded to his apology.

After defending the decision to tell Fearnall to take the summer off, Hilliard has now apologized to her and the Canadian Cancer Society, and says he will encourage staff to support various charities - including the cancer society.

[golfinwithflames]

"Yes, could I order pancakes please with syrup 'm butter, bacon, hash browns, toast with butter......Oh, fuck, that was gonna be delicious."

[Djet3k]

LOL yeah that restaurant will probably be bullied out of bussines now if not just go bankrupt cause of getting sued, same thing in the end.

[Tiggy Puddin]

I wish some of the greasy little monkey cooks in certain fast food resturants should shave their oily locks as a matter of hygiene!

[DavidB_Bubbles]

This story just made the 4 o'clock news down here.  Of course good ole channel 12 said this happened in Toronto     

[Fishyneil]

Throwing darts
Fishy

[SgtMeowsteen]

That story was on our local radio station Q104 here in Halifax this morning.  That restaurant is screwed.

Yes they are.

you guys are right, there ass is gonna get boycotted.

Is fucking Dwight Shrutte from The Office running things over there ?????