Close My Restaurant, Will You? You’re Fired.
Victor Santiago owns Cafe Septieme and La Cocina Santiago, and employs many Latinos at both restaurants, including several members of his own family.
His manager at Cafe Septieme, Vance Wolf, decided to let those employees who wished to do so participate in the rally, and closed the restaurant.
So Santiago fired him. The Mexican restaurant, ironically, remained open.
“I’m Latino, I’m Hispanic,” he told the P-I. “Of course I support everything that’s going on. But I’m a businessman. In a way, I’m in the middle.”
Hey, Señor Businessman! You just lost mine.
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I think what the owner did is completely appropriate–it is not appropriate for a manager to make a unilateral decision to close another person’s business.
since the employees were unlikely to show up anyway, it was in the business’ best interest to find a solution which minimized the hit to both the bank account and the community goodwill of the business. the manager found the best solution, and was fired for his efforts. the owner deserves to be punished for his stupidity. Cafe Septieme and La Cocina Santiago weren’t very good restaurants lately, anyway.
oh, and Sr. Santiago? you’re not “in the middle” of this, the manager was in the middle. you, Sr. Santiago, have clearly chosen your side.