This is my cousins experience today in this cafe. This post broke my heart and lord knows what I would've done if I was there. I have already contacted their corporate office but I also wanted to get the msg out there. "Living in this country for 20 yrs. I would say I'm no stranger to discrimination, and I have taught myself to never take anything personal. Over the past years I have been called many different names. As a high school freshman student in 2001 I was called "Osama Bin Laden", on a bus with my children I was told "Go back to your country", In a stroll through the park I was called "Isis", so for me to say I have never experienced discrimination in this country would be a lie, but what I experienced today was a different form of discrimination. It wasn't verbal but the hate and disgust was all over their bodies, they didn't have to say anything. It all started today 07/25/17 @6:45 pm. Speedy's café in harrisvill Pennsylvania @speedway I have been travelling with my family on a road trip to Columbus Ohio, we decided to stop for gas @ speedway, when we were done pumping our gas we proceeded to go to one of their speedy café's. I took the children to the rest room, my mom and aunt decided to join me, as soon as we walked into the store the employees were giving us dirty looks. I stood in line to get coffee with no one calling me to come forward or asking to take my order, so I went to the the girl behind the register and ask where can I order, she points at one of the self screen registers and says "there" and rolls her eyes, I kindly proceed to the self register and put in my order, as I'm waiting my aunt and mom walk to the register to make other purchases, while they are being stared down. I look over at the girl preparing my order when another lady who I assume Was the manager walks over to her and begins whispering in her ear while looking at us. At this point I'm feeling really uncomfortable and angry, I wanted to walk out right that moment but since I already paid I decided to stick it out, once the girl finishes making my lattes she leaves it there and starts taking other orders and I'm standing there waiting, after a good 10 minutes she hands me my 2 hot lattes. Angry and furious I walk away with 2 orders of lattes only to find out they are wicked cold, I try going back in and have her changed but my mom kindly begs me to let it go, we dumped both lattes in the garbage, its very sad to see speedway not training their employees about diversity, inclusivity and the policies of discrimination in their workplace, I have never been this much disrespected and hurt at a place of business, this was very unfortunate experience.
You may share this and feel free to tag speedway on this post! I will also make sure to contact them in the morning and see what kind of actions they are willing to take to exclude discrimination in their workplace!." read more