A young woman’s weight prevented her from being hired as a waiter. The 22-year-old is now making public the harsh manager’s words to Crystal Harrington and the “inappropriate” remarks he made to her. The single mother interviewed for a job as a waitress at the Baytown Seafood restaurant in West Columbia, simply seeking to make a little more money as a server. However, the management was only being “straightforward” when they turned her down, making the single mother very, very upset.

Although Harrington acknowledged that she might not be as trim as she previously was, she insisted that her current state should not prevent her from securing a position as a server at a seafood restaurant in West Columbia. Nevertheless, the restaurant manager turned her down because they preferred someone who looked the part over someone who could deliver meals to patrons seated at tables.

“While you may have a tiny waitress do a really bad job, she will get the tips, unlike large gals like us, and she did say us, but I’m not sure why because she’s not my size. She seems small to me. The suggestion won’t reach big females like us, Harrington told a reporter.

Despite the fact that Harrington was really given the position, she declined it because she did not want to work in a seafood restaurant that would not accept her for the enormous woman that she was.

It crossed the line, she said. Did you experience discrimination? Yes, in a sense.

However, it’s possible that the manager’s remarks weren’t illegal in the first place. However, they undoubtedly made the remarks in poor taste, and they undoubtedly did it in a way that annoyed the single mother.

The manager of Baytown Seafood, to whom Harrington was alluding, was eventually challenged. It was none other than Mary Pruett, who later repudiated saying anything to that effect concerning Harrington’s weight.

Is it possible that what you just said was a touch impolite or unprofessional? Not at all, said Mary Pruett. She said that she never made any remarks about the single mother’s size.

Pruett continued by saying that Harrington made a mistake by writing negative things about her.

“That’s not right. She made a mistake with what she posted. A job was presented to her. No mention of size was made because employees of all sizes are employed here, and I am unable to predict how much the client would tip, according to Pruett.
Harrington, though, is standing by her claim about her size. She posted this on social media.

I declined because I didn’t want to work for someone who treated me that way and was so discouraging. If you’re going to treat me that way because I’m large, I refuse to work for you.