First of all, I did read the entire report and your explanation of said report, not once, but twice.
Now, as a business owner, I will give you my feedback. If I set up an interview with a potential employee, I expect you to be there on time, no matter what the circumstances are. Since you found the phone number of your potential employer without having been at the location personally (otherwise you would have known the address as well), and you clearly state that you have internet/computer access (you specifically state that "[a] week goes buy and I'm doing my craigslist thing," it is your responsibility to find my (as a potential employer) location on time, regardless of whether I gave you general directions or not. Let's face it, NYC is a large place. I have lived here for 33 years (I moved here in my teens) and I still have difficulty from time to time when I am searching for some place that I have never been, whether I have precise directions or not. It isn't too terribly inconceivable that Emmanuel may have accidentally said 8th Ave instead of 8th St and even confirmed it multiple times. When I get on the subway, or even in my car, to go to some place that I have been to numerous times, I pay no attention to street names/stops any longer, because I know the route intrinsically. This even happens to me when I am giving directions to people to get to my house. Since I drive the route all the time and know it with my eyes closed, I have been known to give incorrect directions to my house. Having said that, if I am going to a place that I have never been and it is important for me to be there on time, I ALWAYS obtain the physical address of the place that I am going and I use either Google Maps or MapQuest to obtain directions to the address. Also, going to the company's website clearly reveals their address of their location and they even provide a map that reveals their general location (E 14th St and Broadway). In your rebuttal, you state it was not your fault that you were late, but it was! Whether or not Emmanuel gave you incorrect directions or not. As the potential employee, it is your responsibility to arrive at the interview on time! As others have stated, you are lucky he even interviewed you), as I would not have.
And per your rebuttal, of course Burger Creations is going to launch an investigation into this... You came to Ripoff Report scream racism at the top of your lungs! I would launch an "investigation" as well if you came to Ripoff Report screaming racism from my company at the top of your lungs as well.
The fact is, YOU and only YOU see the racism in this. You even go out of your way to state that "almost everyone at the train stop was Asian" on 8th Ave. This comment adds absolutely no viable information to your report, except the fact that you are playing the race card. Who cares what 'race' (there is only ONE race, the human race) people are at a train stop? It makes no difference.
In regards to Emmanuel asking you to call you back after the interview, employers often do this when they aren't interested in hiring you. It is a polite way of saying no and often times employers do this in hopes that you will 'get the picture' and stop calling. Also, remember that staffing in an establishment like this (a restaurant) can change at a moment's notice (I worked in many different restaurants as a chef prior to changing careers). Therefore, just because they stated a job was filled on one day and posted an add on craigslist the next, doesn't mean they filled the position. A new one simply opened up. Another thing to keep in mind is that employees of an establishment don't always know what the staffing needs are at that particular moment. Just because employee #1 stated that the position was still open doesn't mean that employee #2 won't say it is filled, as they simply don't know what position you are even referring to.
And the thing that gets me the most irritated (yes, even over you blatantly flying your race card) is the fact that you state this, "All i have to say to people like Emmanuel is I hope you're happy, when someone you know gets robbed or their house gets broken into or their car gets stolen its because of people like you. People like you who turn decent people like me down for jobs and then their forced to turn to a life of crime in order to feed themselves or their families. Some people continue the job hunt others do worse keep that in mind." No one, and I repeat NO ONE else is responsible for the actions of another! Let me say this again in a different way. The ONLY person responsible for your actions is YOU! If you turn to a life of crime because you didn't get this position, it is YOUR fault, not his! YOUR FAULT!!!!!!!!!!!! Are you implying in your very last sentence that he should hire everyone that interviews for the position? Surely, another decent person (that probably wasn't late for their interview) was also turned down, and possibly even 10 or 15 other decent persons (who weren't late either) and possibly even 1 or 2 not so decent people got turned down as well. That means we should blame Emmanuel for this if they all 'fly off the deep end' and steal a car? ABSOLUTELY not! There is a great line in the movie 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day" that goes something like this, 'there is no fate but what we make for ourselves.' Stated another way, we are responsible for our own actions and we reap what we sew!
Facts of the case are: 1) You are the only one who contrives any racism out of this; 2) You are the only one responsible for being late to your interview, and thus, you are responsible for not being offered the position; and 3) If someone turns to a life of crime for no matter what reason, it is THEIR decision and NO ONE ELSE is responsible for that decision!
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