A beloved local Wawa gas attendant has been fired, creating a backlash on social media.

If you’ve ever fueled up your car at the Wawa on Route 9 in Howell, chances are you’ve encountered Mike. He’s difficult to miss: wearing pink knee socks, old-style knickers and a bowtie, delivering receipts on a platter and sending drivers off with pleasant greetings.

Customers are jumping to his defense, after reports began circulating on Facebook that Mike, who many say epitomized Wawa’s “core values,” was fired from his job this week. According to Facebook reports, a customer was offended by his choice of item used to spray windshield cleaning fluid on the customer’s windshield: a spray toy called “Weepy the Wee Wee.” The complaint led to his firing.

The company’s core values, according to its website, state: Value People; Delight Customers; Embrace Change; Do the Right Thing; Do Things Right; Passion for Winning.

Reviewers also took to the Facebook page for the Howell store, expressing their anger over his firing. A GoFundMe page, Get Mike His Job Back, has been started as well.

There's even a Facebook group: Brick back Mike! No wawa until Mike is back!

Lester Glenn Auto Group has also reached out on Facebook, offering Mike a job.

 

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