Sabri and three of his colleagues were dismissed for serious misconduct for distributing food intended to be thrown. Several months later, he is unemployed and still does not understand this decision.
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On March 15, 2025, four employees of catering companies from Marseille-Provence airport received their dismissal letter for serious misconduct. What is accused of these Starbucks or Loan Employees is to have distributed unsold people for free, especially people in need. Opaque distribution and not in accordance with regulations according to management, which the interested parties dispute. According to them, these distributions were usual and known to all. Five months later, Sabri, one of the four licensees testified.
“”I get up with that and go to bed with that. It is anxiety, uncertainty. We have the impression that you are pushing you in a vacuumsays Sabri. Over the next day, without care, without anything, we put you at the door for having distributed unsold items which were intended for the trash to the closure of the points of sale.“He defends himself and always assures that the practice was”customary“:”At the airport, the unsold it has always been distributed. For me, it’s common sense.“He also claims to have never received any money.
“We are not prepared. Licensed for serious misconduct. Why? To have distributed unsold people to the staff of the platform, maintenance agents, security guards, homeless.”
He claims to have respected the regulations, “Everything I distributed was traced and I had the downstream of my hierarchy“, He said. He explains that it was the points of sale themselves who called him to point out these unsold people intended to be thrown away.”So again, I don’t understand why I find myself in a incredible situation“He insists.
A decision that seems to him all the more incomprehensible as he has been working for 30 years in Marseille airport, a career he describes “carefree“, during which he even claims to have received”thanks, congratulations“From his hierarchy.”Fortunately, we have a lot of support from the unions, elected officials from the town hall of Marseille, associationshe greets. Thanks to them, I manage to hold, because the fight, I know that it will be long, but I know that here we are in France and that there is justice and justice will be done.“”
Sabri assures that he has no regrets. “”On the contraryhe said, I’m proud of it. Proud to have given the place to throw in the trash. If I had to do it again, I would do it again without hesitation.“He and his colleagues are now waiting for the hearing for the industrial tribunal. They hope to be reinstated.
