Fuck chilis and fuck chic fil a, I have never ordered either and will never order either
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Oh come on! It's not 'personal values' or 'lifestyle values’. They are just following current medical standards for what should be done against body dysphoria.
A medical decision backed by current science.
The casual dining chain, which is owned by publicly traded Brinker International, professes to believe in “a culture of belonging,” telling job applicants that it welcomes “those of all genders, races, ethnicities, sexual orientations, abilities, religions, age and backgrounds.”
“We celebrate these differences through a culture of belonging where individual strengths and stories are respected and valued,” ChilisJobs.com asserts. “We’re proud to be a community-oriented meeting place and want everyone to feel welcome at Chili’s.”
I don't understand the utility of proclaiming your company to be a bastion for the people you clearly hate. Why entice them to become employees just to fire them? And in firing them, receive a tidal wave of bad press and probable lawsuits? 🤷
It’s a kind of rainbow washing. Under Capitalism, queer money is still money, so they’ll happily take that while pushing us under the bus at every meaningful opportunity.
One thing you need to understand about chain restaurants is that they are not all micromanaged by a central corporation. They are franchises. Usually, a franchisee pays for a license and owns one or more stores in a region. They have certain standards they need to meet to fulfill their franchise requirements, but small day-to-day decisions about how to run the store are up to them. Chili's corporate might espouse all those values they list in their talking points (though I've personally seen companies turn their values on a dime when they think it is hurting their bottom-line). But they probably have very limited, if any direct input on hiring/firing decisions at a single restaurant. At most, they might step in and pressure the franchise owner to reverse this decision if they think it hurts the brand image.
Maybe there's more to the story than the article is telling us.
What kinda values could a restaurant chain that microwaves the shittiest food on the planet possibly have?
Excuse me, that's Applebees. Chili's only microwaves some things and deep fries others.
Other than the sign on the building, how can you even tell them apart?
Chips and salsa.
Well, for me, I spent 15 years in a very small metro in the panhandle of Florida. When the community theatre folks hung out, a lot of the regulars would go to Applebees. The "edgy"/"outcast" would tend to go to Chilis.
Frankly, the bigoted stuff from the submission aside, both are… fine enough places to hang out and get food. It's not great, but it's not terrible.
I liked the Chilis because the ribs were pretty decent. Not amazing, but decent enough. My wife appreciated their battered chicken tenders, until they got rid of them. She's autistic and that texture is better for her.
Applebees was more boring to me. I can't tell you off the top of my head what I ever ate there, but it was alright.
In both cases it was more about hanging out with friends.
So really, to answer your question: Meh. lol.
And yes, I know it was rhetoical, but I have ADHD, so I answered anyway. :)
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Oh, well I haven’t eaten at Chili's in about 20 years, but I was just talking about going again last week.
Guess I’m not going to do that…
At $60 to $70 for 2 people to eat out? Fuck that.
When a person's comfort is on display we all get to see what decade they are still living in.
Texas Roadhouse family meals (takeout only tho) is where it's at. Near me it's $60 for 4 steaks (28oz total), 2 1lb sides, about a dozen rolls, salad. Or $50 for the same but with 24 chicken tendies instead of steak.
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so chili is not so spicy, it ha to adhere to bland taste of right wingers.
It's shit "food" too.
Why would a massively corporate chain have personal values and lifestyles? Just sell your shitty burgers.
Because an expensive consultant sold the idea to them.
My expectation of "edible food" doesn't align with what Chili's offers, which is why I don't go there. Everyone has their beliefs, I suppose.
I guess this is how I learn that Chili's is actually still in business
Too easy to boycott.
Exactly what kind of sex is going on at Chili's? Anything I should know?
Is it getting into the food???
Judging by the restaurant staff I've known, a lot. Those people fuck more than porn stars.
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a trans man who was assigned female at birth
Isn't that what "trans man" means?
They gotta dumb it down for people, it's a good thing for informing.
If you just say "trans man" at a bunch of people, a significant portion of them will think you mean "a man who has decided they are trans and wants to be a woman". Because recognizing the gender someone identifies as is catering to their delusion or whatever bigots tell themselves to get by.
Before all the recent hullabaloo in recent years, I couldn't remember which meant which way - because I could give two fucks - just let them be who they are.
Now I've had to learn a lot (which I don't resent learning) so I can help stand up for their rights, and it's really easy to remember. But it's sort of like "biweekly" or "semiweekly" before you actually pay attention - both of those terms mean both something that happens twice per week or once every other week (although I tihnk biweekly more strongly implies twice per week, but it can absolutely be used for both).
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I guess they could be intersex? But mostly probably just to make the article accessable to boomers which I think is a fine thing to do.
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Monday, I drove my wife and youngest to Omaha to adopt a puppy (golden retriever). We were going to eat at Chili's because at least it's a known food. Well, the person we were getting the dog from was available early, so we did drive through.
Fucking bullet dodged.
Puppy tax https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/pictrs/image/cc8f648a-d39a-4f15-899d-dc59475ea7a2.webp
Don't associate pictures of your children with your anonymous profile!
personal values
Meaning you're not a fundamentalist extremist christofascist. That is a compliment, actually, even though they don't know it
Lifestyle
Yes, I too would do multiple very expensive and very painful operations and god knows how many therapy sessions for fun, because that's my style, baby!
I've always hated the "lifestyle" argument.
Existing isn't a fucking lifestyle.
I always see stories like this and I think to myself I can't even boycott them because I wasn't eating there already. Not that I can really afford to eat out anywhere though...
Did they think they could get away with this. Firing someone because of their personal life. crazy.
They haven't yet not gotten away with it. I don't maintain much optimism that they won't.
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It's entirely possible the employees sucked, but for Chili's to fire them the way they did is nuts. The fact that there's a pattern means there's gonna be some fat paychecks going around.
I'll continue my tradition of not eating at Chili's in support.
Were they a fascist pedophile?
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