A man who used to work as a security guard Taylor Swift‘s Tour of the Ages He claims he was fired because he asked the public to send in pictures they took of him during the concert.
Calvin Dunkerwhich went viral in June Sing along with “Cruel Summer” During one of Swift’s performances in Minneapolis, Best Crowd Management allegedly terminated his employment after watching TikTok videos he posted about concerts.
“In short, I was fired for it,” Duncker said in a letter Recent TikTok video. “My former security company said they had a rule against taking pictures with any of the performers, and the main problem they had was with my next video where I said I had handed out pieces of paper to the people in front of me requesting that any pictures I found my way be sent to them.
in Jun videoDunker explained that one of the reasons he got a job in concert security was so he could attend the concert Tour of the Ages without paying for tickets.
Dunker indicated that the person who posted the original video of him singing along to the song “Cruel Summer” did not receive one of his messages requesting pictures, but other concertgoers responded to his request. “Every photo of me from that night was from behind the barricade like any other photo from a fan,” he explained in his latest upload. “I never took out my phone, and above all else, I made sure Taylor Swift was safe and all the fans had a good time. As long as I was at that party I was doing my job.
According to Denker, an HR employee at Best Crowd Management reached out to him after seeing a June video that featured some of these images. That person told him he was going to be fired.
“On the call, I asked what would happen if I deleted my TikToks, and the HR person said she would talk to her boss and see what could be done and get back to me after she goes on a little vacation,” Dunker recalls. . “I kind of waited and waited.”
Dunker said he did not receive a response from human resources but received a phone call from Best Crowd Management, who made an appointment for him to work at a company. Ed Sheeran concert earlier this month. He claimed, “Some of the directors just talked to me to make sure I wouldn’t make any videos, but a lot of them were really cool and willing to give me a second chance.”
Denker thought Sheeran’s quiet party meant his job was safe, but he soon learned that was not the case. “After I completed seven hours into my shift, I was told to go speak to HR, as the same woman who had called me a month earlier was upset with me for still working even though I had been assigned more shifts and had not done so. He claimed he overheard any of it.
Despite the drama, Dunker said he was at least glad he attended two stops on the train Tour of the Ages. “I still have to work on one of the most amazing concerts ever, and I’ve done it twice, so that’s great and I don’t hold any grudges against my employer,” he concluded.
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