TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A manager at an Indiana Dollar Tree caused some controversy after posting a help wanted sign that insulted Gen Z workers last week.
NBC affiliate WNDU reported that the Dollar Tree went viral after a manager posted the handwritten sign after two of the cashiers quit.
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“I apologize for us closing AGAIN,” the sign read. “My 2 new cashiers quit because I said their boyfriends couldn’t stand here for their entire shift.”
The sign went on to say to not hire Gen Z workers, saying that “they don’t know what work actually means.”
“NOW HIRING! *Baby Boomers ONLY, thanks!,” the sign concluded.
The sign was taken down, but it was up long enough for people to take photos of it.
Dollar Tree, Inc. responded to the news of the sign, telling WNDU it was not authorized by the…
