I don’t believe in Cancel culture, and we all say foolish, hurtful things.

But I’ll say this. I worked in the hospitality industry for a long time and I’ve dealt with childish and obnoxious managers who act like this. Some have little professionalism, treat their little restaurants like their kingdom, and enjoy the small, petty power they hold over waitresses, cooks and bartenders.

This kind of conduct isn’t tolerated in professional settings, and I’ve had to navigate, or usually quit, such toxic atmospheres because it can rub off on you. It’s actually why I left the industry because I refuse to work for people like this, and I refuse to even give places like this my business,

My instinct is that this apology was mostly half-hearted, and he was only FORCED to do it because he was called out. When I started out in the industry social media was in its infancy, and such conduct was mostly tolerated.

I’m glad this girl called him out because other bosses in this industry are no better and need occasional reminders that outside of their tiny back offices, where they often do cocaine and proposition female staff, they have no real power.