Olive Garden manager fired for time-off message: ‘If your dog died, bring him in’

Kansas manager's missive - which claimed workers were calling out at a staggering rate' - caused an uproar online

A manager of an Olive Garden restaurant in Kansas was out of a job after warning subordinates to look for other work if they requested time off.

In an unusually harsh message that went viral online, the manager - whose name was not publicly released - complained that staffers at her eatery in Overland Park were staying off work at a staggering rate".