It 's a slice of life you do n't often hear about . Shortly after a manager at a Pizza Hut franchise in Elkhart , Indiana , announced that he was fired for refusing to open on Thanksgiving Day , the company is offering him his job back . Tony Rohr , 28 , had worked for the chain for more than 10 years . When he refused to open on Thanksgiving Day this year and force his employees to work , he says , he was told to write a letter of resignation . Instead , he wrote one explaining why the store should remain closed . `` I said , 'Why ca n't we be the company that stands up and says we care about your employees and you can have the day off ? ' '' Rohr told CNN affiliate WSBT Wednesday . `` Thanksgiving and Christmas are the only two days that they 're closed in the whole year . And they 're the only two days that those people are guaranteed to have off to spend with their families . '' Who wants to work on Thanksgiving ? Rohr told the affiliate he refused to quit and detailed his frustration in the letter . `` I accept that the refusal to comply with this greedy , immoral request means the end of my tenure with this company , '' he says he wrote . `` I hope you realize that it is the people at the bottom of the totem pole that make your life possible . '' He was fired shortly after , he says . The local franchise told the affiliate that Rohr was not fired , but quit . Now , Pizza Hut 's corporate office says the franchise `` made a serious error in judgment , one which we hope to help remedy . '' It sent CNN a statement that said the store has agreed to hire him back . `` We fully respect an employee 's right to not work on a holiday , which is why the vast majority of Pizza Huts in America are closed on Thanksgiving , '' the corporate office said in a statement . `` As a result , we strongly recommended that the local franchisee reinstate the store manager and they have agreed . We look forward to them welcoming Tony back to the team . '' But Rohr , who was managing some 15 people when he departed , said Thursday that he was not sure he wanted to return to the team . `` That 's something I ca n't decide right away , '' he told CNN in a telephone interview as he prepared to celebrate Thanksgiving with his family -- and without pizza . `` I 'll start looking into stuff tomorrow . '' He said publicity about the story has spread . `` All my friends are telling me how cool it is and how proud they are -- 'You 're my hero ' and stuff you do n't expect to hear , '' Rohr said . `` No , I 'm just some guy who told his boss 'No ' and got burned . There are people who save lives . ''
`` I 'm just some guy who told his boss 'No ' and got burned , '' says Tony Rohr . He says he refused to open on Thanksgiving Day , and was told to write a letter of resignation . The local franchise says he was not fired -- he quit . Pizza Hut 's corporate office says the franchisee `` made a serious error in judgment ''