A former restaurant worker has shared a detailed account of what they described as a period of turmoil at Connor Flynns in Woodruff, South Carolina, following a management change.
The account was posted in the public Restaurant Warriors Facebook group in response to a discussion asking people to share the craziest situations they had witnessed while working at restaurants. The writer, James Roosevelt, described a series of management problems, employee departures, and theft incidents that he said occurred during his time at the restaurant.
Rosevelt said Connor Flynns was connected to another restaurant through a service entrance. According to his account, the situation changed after the businesses merged and a new general manager was placed in charge of both locations.
Theft Incidents and Management Changes
According to Rosevelt, the original general manager remained with the business after the new manager arrived, but the management structure changed. He said the restaurant subsequently experienced several problems, including the theft of $80 from an area used by servers.
The former worker also described a more serious incident involving the restaurant’s service entrance. He claimed that the glass door was broken open and someone entered the office before taking the entire safe.
Rosevelt said the incident involved the safe itself rather than simply the money inside it. He also claimed that the original general manager eventually left the restaurant, while the newer general manager was later fired.
The allegations were presented as Roosevelt’s personal recollection of events. The Facebook post did not provide independent documentation or statements from the restaurant’s ownership or management confirming the claims.
Four Kitchen Managers Reportedly Quit
Roosevelt also focused on what he described as problems within the restaurant’s kitchen management.
He claimed that four kitchen managers left during a six-month period because of what he characterized as excessive micromanagement. According to his post, managers were given responsibilities that were limited by ownership and upper management.
Rosevelt specifically claimed that kitchen managers could not create their own schedules, order food deliveries, or make decisions about hiring and firing employees.
He said the situation created frustration among staff and managers. In his account, employees and managers repeatedly warned the owners that the management approach could negatively affect the restaurants, but those concerns were not addressed.
The former worker also said the owners were living at the property during the period he worked there and for several months after he left.
Former Worker Says Both Restaurant Brands Suffered
Rosevelt said the management problems eventually affected both restaurant brands involved in the situation. He described the businesses as having been damaged by the decisions being made by the owners and managers.
His post generated several responses from other members of the Restaurant Warriors group, with commenters sharing their own experiences involving restaurant management, workplace disagreements, and difficult working conditions.
One commenter said their current issue involved a general manager whose culinary education and experience they questioned. Another commenter responded with a joke about asking Jesus to take the wheel, prompting Roosevelt to clarify that the phrase was simply a figure of speech about how badly he believed the situation had become.
The discussion reflects the broader frustrations frequently shared by restaurant workers about management, staffing, and workplace conditions.
Roosevelt’s account concerns his own experience and recollection of working at Connor Flynns. The specific allegations about theft, employee departures, and management decisions were not independently verified in the Facebook discussion.
