A 17-year-old fast food worker is traumatized after she said a man threw bleach in her face at a Burger King drive-thru in Georgia.
Andrea Alexander was working on Tuesday night when she was the victim of an unprovoked attack.
An unknown man allegedly stopped at the drive-thru on Jonesboro Road in Union City to pay for his food. He then threw a cup of liquid at Andrea and drove away.
“I thought it was water at first because it was really cold,” she said ANF.
She added: ‘But when I took a breath, my eyes and nose immediately started burning.’
Andrea said a customer at the Burger King drive-thru threw a cup of bleach in her face — then drove away
The attack appeared to be unprovoked – there was no evidence of hostility or problems with the man’s eating prior to the attack
She couldn’t open her eyes and heard him drive away, without food.
Their exchange prior to the attack was normal—or so she thought. Alexander said there was no hostile energy or problems with his order, and he has no idea what compelled him to do this.
Her mother, La Toya Alexander, is concerned about the facility’s lack of response to the incident and the way it was handled.
“Whatever their procedure is when an emergency occurs, nothing has been done,” she told ANF.
When the chemicals were thrown in her daughter’s face, she said the employer failed to call the police or even provide first aid.
When the chemicals were thrown in Andrea’s face, she said the workplace failed to call the police or even provide any form of first aid.
Andrea was traumatized after the incident and said she has had trouble sleeping since then.
Fortunately, Andrea suffered no serious physical injuries. But the emotional damage it caused is another story.
“The first night I had a hard time sleeping. I didn’t really sleep because every time I open my eyes I see someone throwing bleach in my face,” Andrea added.
She said she has no plans to return to work.
It is no secret that fast food workers often have to deal with disruptive customers, and in some cases, the customers even become rude.
In recent years, numerous videos have been posted on social media showing customers attacking employees in separate incidents across the country.
La Toya questioned the institution’s procedures in emergency situations like this, because “nothing was followed”
Andrea has no idea why she was attacked – the unknown man normally ordered food, but drove away without having it
In most cases, the attacks seem unprovoked.
In July, a Missouri woman got behind the wheel and ran over a store manager at the popular fast food chain Jack in the Box after complaining about a missing chicken strip and a lack of ranch dressing, the Independent.
A study conducted by the UCLA Labor Center A study by the investigative committee found that half of the fast food workers surveyed had experienced verbal abuse and more than a third had experienced violence such as threats, racist comments and assault.
Andrea warns other fast food workers to always stay alert at work.
She added: “I hope if this has happened to anyone else they will contact me.”
“If they have any information, please let me know so I can get justice.”