A day after she was fired for giving away a single Timbit to a child, a Tim Hortons employee in London, Ont., has her job back.
Nicole Lilliman, a single mother of four, has been rehired at another Tim Hortons restaurant after what the chain described as an “overreaction” by a manager.
Lilliman was fired yesterday after she was seen giving one of the small blobs of fried dough to a small child who came in with a regular customer on Monday.
The 27-year-old woman, who worked at the outlet for three years, said she didn’t see any harm in giving away the 16-cent treat, since Timbits are often doled out to children and dogs.
But a manager fired Lilliman after telling her that giving food away free was against the rules.
Hours later, Lilliman received a call offering her a job at another Tim Hortons store.
Here's a rather terse and to-the-point news release from the coffee-and-a-donut king.