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so java house steals tips and just fired @tireshateher for saying something about it, bread garden doesnt recycle and encourages racial profiling, who else in iowa city doesn’t need our business anymore? i want a list. feel free to dm
former bgm worker says bgm uses expired sandwiches for the “hot” sandwiches at the hospital, and that they’ve found many a live bug/spider in the sandwiches.
additionally, i know someone who’s seen jim mondanaro reach into the salad bar w bare fingers to grab croutons to eat
additionally, i know someone who’s seen jim mondanaro reach into the salad bar w bare fingers to grab croutons to eat
+ there have been confirmed cases of covid at the hospital bgm locations and higher ups refused to close
zmariks ALSO have a history of being certified 
TIP STEALERS, telling workers they “can’t afford” to let them keep the tips they the workers rightfully earn. employees have taken to telling customers not to tip at all, bc none of it reaches the employees
TIP STEALERS, telling workers they “can’t afford” to let them keep the tips they the workers rightfully earn. employees have taken to telling customers not to tip at all, bc none of it reaches the employees
not only does jim mondanaro harass local businesses if they dont have reunion’s shitty beers on tap, bgm doesnt 
recycle AT ALL. like at all at all https://twitter.com/noahneal_/status/1290847311808081920
recycle AT ALL. like at all at all https://twitter.com/noahneal_/status/1290847311808081920
mixing stuff in from the replies, wesley ward, owner of high ground, took money out of employee paychecks for equipment repairs/replacements, sometimes even withholding entire paychecks https://twitter.com/Symmentera/status/1290825459102633990
veronica tessler, owner of yotopia, has a history of being emotionally abusive and manipulative toward yotopia employees. time to toss out those loyalty cards!
cory kent, the owner of st burch, threatened to fire an employee because he disagreed with scheduling that was already approved by multiple members of management
so chop house, owned by george etre (not the last time you’ll see that name in this list, also owns formosa, el patrón, and takanami, and whose brother david MANAGES chop house) not only steals cc tips, but ALSO: https://twitter.com/itschasekoenig/status/1290864503647657984
back on the bread garden market grind, another former employee corroborates the earlier discussion of bgm’s total lack of recycling: https://twitter.com/verynicedirt/status/1290903613360005120
former bgm employee also marks the grotesque underpayment of probably their hardest working staff: https://twitter.com/verynicedirt/status/1290904064910413824
AND, in case you weren’t aware already (scroll up!), jim mondanaro sucks: https://twitter.com/verynicedirt/status/1290904377494994945
next few are people corroborating earlier discussions of george etre’s (owner of chop house, formosa, el patrón, takanami before it closed) blatant misogyny: https://twitter.com/britmart5/status/1291018717195894784
...including stealing tips from employees, among other sexist shit, https://twitter.com/mayaguads/status/1291035109823582209
testing his staff through these fucking mind games: https://twitter.com/mayaguads/status/1291036207430934528
on a similar note to bread garden, NONE of the businesses in the old cap mall recycle anything except cardboard boxes. the rest goes in with the normal garbage!
next up: zio johnos! managed by a racist named WILLY (brother in law of the owner of the whole chain) who calls ALL black customers the n word as soon as they’re gone, sieg heils as a "joke," and ~looooves~ cops. 
avoid at all costs!
avoid at all costs!
meanwhile, dt panera mistreats student employees, purposely scheduling these workers during known class times and making them find their own replacements for shifts (happens at a lot of places, still fucked up!)
adding to an earlier post, not only is veronica tessler of yotopia non-fame and congressional failure an emotional abuser and all around awful person, she also NAME SEARCHES! https://twitter.com/vtessler/status/1290990298747871232
oh! oh! good ol’ tessy ALSO steals from local cafes "life hacking" her lattes by ordering a double espresso in a 12-16oz cup with ice and filling the cup with milk from the bar. confirmed by MULTIPLE cafe employees from different businesses. buy your own milk, tessy!
next ones have to do with sanctuary. it’s a doozy yall. we have: multiple instances of john david noble, general manager of sanctuary, making staff uncomfortable by way of sexual comments, touching them, and harassment based on gender.
we also have: multiple instances at sanctuary of forcing pay cuts on staff ranging between cuts of 10¢ to full dollars per hour, without notice before or after.
still at sanctuary, corey ruszicka, liaison between management company Governor Group and Sanctuary, is sleeping with an employee, allowing this employee to drink on the clock and host parties on the premises after hours.
(governor group also owns coach’s corner, jobsite sports bar, and falbos, so if you’ve worked at any of those and want to talk, let’s talk)
here’s a big one, still sanctuary: john david noble fired an employee because their covid test took too long in the lab even though jdn knew the employee was the primary source of income for their family. after accepting thousands in payroll protection loans...
(sanctuary) and emotionally manipulating this employee, jdn is now attempting to bar the employee from unemployment benefits by falsely accusing them of drinking on the clock.
corroboration of bgm’s encouragement of racial profiling: https://twitter.com/yungwerther1/status/1291051112632594432
leah cohen, the owner of bojames, continued to host large groups of friends in the back of the building during the early days of covid when restaurants were meant to be closed
jack piper, owner of basta and jimmy jacks (former owner of atlas) emotionally abused employee over availability despite medical concerns
new pi:
• refuses to pay full time, managing employees enough for them to shop there
• fosters environment where fellow employees are ridiculed if they shop elsewhere
• wont invest in educational workshops for low-income people due to the demographic’s inability to shop there
• refuses to pay full time, managing employees enough for them to shop there
• fosters environment where fellow employees are ridiculed if they shop elsewhere
• wont invest in educational workshops for low-income people due to the demographic’s inability to shop there
andrew knudsen, owner of the mellow mushroom, has engaged in a historical pattern of sexually harassing and assaulting female employees and service staff. he was arrested for sexual assault in 2018 after slapping an employee’s ass. https://kwwl.com/2018/11/20/coralville-restaurant-owner-arrested-and-accused-of-slapping-employees-bottom/
as previously mentioned george etre, owner of formosa, encourages and possibly even requires female employees to show skin and wear tank tops/more revealing clothing
and on a slightly different note, hurts donuts have a bl*e lives matter donut that can’t taste good
that can’t taste good
back to sanctuary, gm john david noble:
• regularly drinks on the clock
• continually steals large tables from servers so he can get the tips
• complains about long hours and low pay... to employees who make $4.35 hourly
• regularly drinks on the clock
• continually steals large tables from servers so he can get the tips
• complains about long hours and low pay... to employees who make $4.35 hourly
(sanctuary) john david noble also likes to:
• overshare personal sexual exploits with employees
• gaslight employees at varying levels of severity and pits employees against each other
• overshare personal sexual exploits with employees
• gaslight employees at varying levels of severity and pits employees against each other
various people are also discussing their awful experiences on the iowa city subreddit, i won’t document those here unless they come to me but they’re definitely corroborating issues i’ve been informed of. https://www.reddit.com/r/IowaCity/comments/i48b21/social_media_has_been_blowing_up_with_horror/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf
as many have seen before, here’s dumpling darling’s white owner lesley triplett in blackface!
back on the tessy train 
. an employee who worked at yotopia a few years back says a majority of the “local dairy” yogurt was not local at all and came from the same place everywhere else gets their froyo
. an employee who worked at yotopia a few years back says a majority of the “local dairy” yogurt was not local at all and came from the same place everywhere else gets their froyo
additionally, tessy would hold “staff meetings” where the whole staff would be made to clean the entire store but only the few members who had been originally scheduled would get paid
a good reminder! just because you stop shopping at bgm doesn’t mean walmart is all that’s left. https://twitter.com/pplcallmejoseph/status/1291050379321446400
their website is http://iowalegalaid.org . you don’t know if they can help until you ask! https://twitter.com/paleonath/status/1291083559604756485
for at least two days, micky’s served ‘frozen’ food out of a broken freezer temping around 50 degrees. they regularly make employees work more than 12 hours at a time, the ice machine doesnt get cleaned, there are cockroaches in the restaurant, & the basement has standing water
i have it on good authority that falbos is big sexy, paying above min wage, actually recycling (INCL BOTTLES N CANS), gives leftover pizza to unhoused ppl, charges unhoused ppl’s phone for them, etc.
falbos good. tonight we eat at falbos. treat falbos nicely. tip big! https://twitter.com/ohmihi/status/1291052922923515904
falbos good. tonight we eat at falbos. treat falbos nicely. tip big! https://twitter.com/ohmihi/status/1291052922923515904
maybe next week we can have a nice thread of the actually good places to work in iowa city. 
bgm: one manager racially profiles customers regularly and kicks out unhoused individuals and POC for no reason, calls customers names, practices favoritism and gives certain employees special treatment
bgm: general manager brooke also practices favoritism and enforces unspoken work dress codes that specifically target women
bgm: the scales are faulty and they often don’t tare the packaging
bgm: member of kitchen staff was accused of sexually harassing coworkers incl sending unsolicited porn, received no reprimand by management; coworker was transferred to coffee bar where they would still see their harasser regularly.
bgm: jim mondanaro harassed an elderly customer, making her turn out her pockets and purse to prove she wasn’t stealing. nothing came of this in terms of repercussions for JM; after this happened, JM’s only concern was if the customer knew his name or not
bgm: an employee who has a history of sexualizing women’s bodies and harassing women (including managers), as well as punched a hole in the drywall of the kitchen, is still employed due to his wife’s connections
bgm: JM takes money out of employee paychecks if a counterfeit bill is passed to them, including an instance where 100$ total was withheld
bgm: JM doesn’t pay for hot bar food, grabbing a bowl, refilling it repeatedly, and walking through the store while eating
i won’t be updating the thread further, details here: https://twitter.com/ohmihi/status/1291147002789523457
ok i lied i’m back but ONLY to say: i’ve deleted a couple tweets that detailed situations which have since proven to be untrue. generally i believe in leaving it up for transparency, but actual misinformation helps no one!
okay leaving now
okay leaving now
