Sweetie Pie's: Ma'ri Has To Go

What does Mari know about the restaurant business? She's not in banking, so her mgmt. style doesn't work at the restaurant. #SweetiePies

— Florida Made (@RichardMIATL) March 1, 2015

Ever since Tim hired Ma'ri as District Manager of Sweetie Pie's, Ma'ri has gotten into it with the ENTIRE staff, and no one likes her. Honestly, I can't say I blame the staff for disliking Ma'ri because of her attitude. She rolls her eyes, which is unprofessional, tries to throw her weight around, and has a horrible attitude, which is why the employees push back. You can't talk crazy to anyone without them pushing back. I've been watching Sweetie Pie's since Day 1, and the atmosphere is real down-to-earth & family-oriented. The employees clown, but they work well together. Here comes Hurricane Ma'ri bringing destruction, and the employees don't like it. Two things are going to happen: 1. The employees are going to quit en masse or 2. Ma'ri is going to be terminated for creating a hostile work environment. When a new boss comes to a company, (s)he can't bring her old style to a new company; it doesn't work that way.

What does Ma'ri know about the restaurant business anyway? Her background is banking, so that's an issue already. Her corporate background doesn't mesh well with the family atmosphere at Sweetie Pie's, which is why she's getting so much resistance from the employees. Tim should've hired a District Manager with a restaurant background. The crazy thing is that there are bosses just like Ma'ri: Horrible attitudes, unprofessional, etc. and as much as employees may not like it, they have to deal with it UNTIL...they can find another job. At the same time, if a boss or employee is creating a hostile environment, it's only a matter of time before management drops the hammer on him/her. Senior management will NOT let anyone get in the way of their money train, even if it's lower or middle management. Maybe if Ma'ri came correct, the employees would be more receptive to her. She's gotten into it with the managers, Danielle, but she didn't try Ms. Robbie because Ms.Robbie's like: There's only ONE manager, and that's me. Ms. Robbie don't play that. 

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