Teenager was ‘humiliated by name jokes’
ATEENAGER in Neath was left “humiliated” when staff at a coffee shop allegedly said they wouldn’t hire her because of her name after she left her CV in store.
Jordanna Ellsmore, aged 17, was looking for a part-time time job when she popped into her local Costa in Neath with her CV on Monday, June 4.
She said she had a friendly chat with staff at the coffee shop, who said that, although they weren’t hiring at the time, they could try to find some hours for her.
But she was left horrified after she left the store to be told by a friend in the coffee shop that staff had been talking about her after she left – apparently saying they wouldn’t hire her because of her name.
A friend then messaged her, saying: “As soon as you walked out they all started taking the p*** out of your name, saying that your name lets you down and that they won’t hire someone with a name like that.”
Jordanna, from Glynneath, said: “I was honestly humiliated.
“I’m only 17 and I didn’t understand that that stuff happened.
“I know it’s a weird name, but it’s not very nice.
“Since then I’ve been hired and one of the first things my manager said was how much of a lovely name I had.
“It was a horrible thing to say.”
A spokeswoman for Costa said she had spoken to the team, who were really upset to learn they had offended a potential new team member.
She said: “We’ve spoken with the team locally, who are really upset to learn they had offended a potential new team member.
“The team were joking about another team member called Jordan in the store, and it was absolutely not their intention to cause any distress or upset,” she added.
“The area manager has since been in touch with Jordanna directly to apologise for any offence caused.”