As an HR pro, you may often ask applicants why they are no longer at a previous job.
Has the answer ever been, “Because I laughed?”
Darra Kollios says that’s her case. She was a bartender at the Trinity Grill in Florida.
Because of her laughing, she no longer works at the bar. That much she and bar owner, Dohaeng Heo agree on. Their stories about what else happened are a bit different, according to the St. Petersburg Times.
Kollios says she was talking with a customer and laughing about something when Heo walked up.
She says Heo told her she couldn’t laugh, saying if she did so again, she’d have to leave.
Kollios says the conversation led to her firing.
Heo says since Kollios started working at the bar, she laughed loudly and often. He was worried that her behavior would disturb customers, 85% of whom are older than 60.
Heo says Kollios could still work there is she agreed to stay silent. He suggests she quit.
In any event, Kollios is now looking for another job. “If you know anybody who wants a laughing bartender, let me know,” she said.
