"A Balance Between Rules and Common Sense": The manager of Chelyabinsk's Dodo Pizza resigned after firing a delivery driver for caring for a dog.
The manager of a Chelyabinsk cafe resigned, сообщил head of Dodo Pizza in Russia Gosha Zosidze. He also acknowledged that the scandal involving the courier and the dog was not only the fault of the departed employee, but also of the company itself: "the operating standards proved insufficiently flexible." Zosidze promised to revise the instructions for managers to find a "balance between service rules and common sense."
Скандал inflamed last week, when residents Chelyabinsk and other Russian cities began mass boycotting Dodo Pizza and giving it low ratings on online maps. The reason was the dismissal of a courier. Mikhail Savitsky, who, in -20°C weather, covered the cafe's dog (the staff named her Dodobonia) with a branded blanket. The new manager, who took over in February, didn't like the animal's welfare.
"The next person to hide the dog will go after the dog," She warned in a work chat four days before the incident.
After the story was reported by national media, Dodo Pizza stated that the courier was fired "due to repeated lateness and absenteeism," not because of the dog. The cafe also covered all costs for the animal's shelter and treatment.
According to Zosidze, the manager resigned due to harassment and threats she began receiving.
They apologized to courier Mikhail Savitsky and offered to return. But he refused.
Against the backdrop of this scandal from Dodo Pizza quit Several more couriers complained about working conditions and low wages.
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