Chick-fil-A staffers fired for posting TikTok of themselves twerking and shaking their chests
Nearly a dozen Chick-fil-A employees were given the boot after bouncing their chests and bending over to twerk in a viral TikTok that was shot inside the fast-food chain.
Landin, a former employee, uploaded footage of himself and seven other coworkers on March 20, bouncing around the restaurant under the caption 'My cfa crew better than yours' to a remix of 'Wanna Mingle' by Mvntana, Nasi Wonder, and Vybez Music Group.
The video racked up nearly 8 million views and 1.5 million likes, but after five days, the staffer returned to the social media platform with an update.
'We got fired. Every single last one of us got fired,' he told his followers.
He mentioned that it wasn't the first time he and the rest of the night shift had shot a video.
Several previous uploads show content of a similar nature; however, none garnered the same attention as the one that allegedly got him and the rest of the crew fired.
Landin, who hasn't revealed his last name on his socials, noted that he may have been out of line in his appearance in the video. The clip saw him turn around and bend over before shaking his body, though he denied twerking in the video.
'Maybe I did do a little bit too much when I turned around, and I shook my back because nothing, but my back and fat was moving. No a**. OK. None,' he noted.
A former employee uploaded footage of himself and seven other coworkers on March 20 bouncing their chests
The video went viralgarnering 7.7 million views and 1.5 million likes. However, shortly after all employees in the video were fired, said Landin
As the post went viral, Landin said his supervisor added him and all his coworkers in the video to a group chat.
He assumed the chat was about the footage and called his manager on a Sunday, which the religious food chain is famously known for being closed on.
Landin said on the phone that he offered to take the video down to avoid creating an issue, but he was told it was too late to save his job.
The former employee added that none of the fired workers claimed to care about being terminated, adding that they said 'it's not that deep.'
Landin claimed he wasn't trying to make it about race while asking: 'What Chick-fil-A have you ever been to that you see just straight black people?'
He added that looking back at the video, it is a symbol that 'we need more black people in predominantly white places.'
'To show that we can do anything,' he added.
It appeared that most of the comments on Landin's update were mocking how the crew was fired on a Sunday.
Landin claimed him and the seven others were all fired on Sunday, the one day the fast-food chain is famously known for being closed
Landin said looking back on the video it was a symbol that 'we need more black people in predominantly white places'
'Getting fired on the day off is crazy,' one person wrote, with several crying-face emojis.
'Getting fired on a Sunday and Chick-fil-A ain’t even open on Sunday is nasty work,' another added.
'How do you get fired on your day off?' a third asked.
Other social media users mentioned how the crew appeared to be having fun, noting the company should not be so strict.
'I mean, a write-up would’ve sufficed! I don’t think y’all should’ve gotten fired,' one person noted.
'Ugh, we're not allowed to have any type of fun now, I swear,' another said.
'I saw the other video first, and it looked like y'all have fun on shift. If I worked there with y'all, I would have gotten fired too,' a third added.
The Daily Mail has reached out to Chick-fil-A for comment.
