Michael sent a message to Julia Stewart – Chairman and CEO, DineEquity, Inc. – Email Address that said:
My name is Michael I'm being treated very unfair at the Applebee's an Old Forest Road and the IHOP on Wards Road in Lynchburg Virginia I was transferred from up North from regular restaurant down to Virginia I am a graduate chef from AFC American Federation commandery I was very interested in the Applebee's Corporation they started me out win $9 and $0.75 he promised me $10 when he first started me out at Applebees I've been there a year and a half and he's only giving me a $0.10 20 cent raise where everyone else is making $12 an hour 1150 an hour he's only giving me a $0.20 raise I do everything in the kitchen from Fri to grow from brawl to make prep and clean the kitchen thoroughly I feel that he's treating me and using me very unfairly income tax time came he didn't give me my income taxes correctly they take out for children and it wasnt supposed to and then someone tried to poison me on the job I know I should have just left but I like Applebee's I asked for a transfer they won't give me one I work at IHOP they only want to give me $8 an hour but ma'am I'm qualified to make 13 to $14 an hour at both of my jobs I can manage and I can run the kitchen they won't give me a chance and they wont give me a position I'm being set up for failure to take the test I'm not very good at taking a test but I take the test as best as I can when everyone else cheats and they get to test they know the answers I don't I'm only being real and I'm telling you the truth management there is not liking me so they're pushing me out the door trying to make me quit I don't want to quit so I hang in there meanwhile he hires everybody else and give them top dollar and then still get me nothing but yet I'm running and fulfilling and keeping the kitchen correct where they can pass inspections they won't let me talk to Liz they're hiding everything in the truth about it all it was really bad when they ripped me off for my income taxes stating that they were paying me for children my children are grown so they should never been taken out for my children which they weren't but on my tax forms and says it so I got no taxes back these are the things that I'm going through I know its just a matter of time before he fires me it's not my fault or try to make me quit Im a very hard worker I've done so much for that company I really need your help please give me a call and talk to me so I can find out what I need to do I'm being treated very unfair work-wise all they're using me for is a clean up person and I don't like that Im certified and I'm qualified to be in the chef position to be an expert and he won't give me that spot and they won't let me so I can move up instead he's trying to move me out Ab Roller is the top Flame Broiler in the city right now because of me I know this cuz I know what kind of worker I am and I just want my recognition and I want to pay that I deserve please contact me mr. The managers of that Corporation know who they are who's doing me wrong I don't need to say their names because they know who they are in the company they need new management and they need to be checked out
