Eat Fried To Get The Manager Grilled

I was, very briefly, employed at a large office. On what was only my third day, I had [Manager] walk in, complaining about [Ex-Worker], the guy whose position I now had, having quit without notice. I spent most of the rant with my head down, trying to work, until this happened.

Manager: “What even makes [Ex-Worker] think that’s okay to begin with?”

Coworker #1: “Probably the fact that you’re an a**hole.”

My head shot up in surprise.

Manager: “Excuse me?! What the f*** makes you think that’s appropriate!?”

Coworker #2: “I brought a Big Mac to lunch break yesterday, and you told me that I—” *Air quotes.* “—shouldn’t be taking a lunch break at all if I’m not gonna be eating food.”

Manager: “That’s hardly—”

Coworker #2: “—And when I asked how meat isn’t food, you told me that if I was going to keep eating it, I should kill myself.”

Silence fell in the office. [Manager] seemed to realize that everyone was staring at him and fled.

I did not work there for a full week. I don’t know if those coworkers were trying to get [Manager] fired or if they were only working there to warn off ignorant newbies like me, but I appreciate them raising the red flags before I was there for too long.