Pregnant Popeyes worker fired after armed robbery gets apology, back pay, offer for her job back

A masked man made off with $400 in an armed robbery of a Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen fast food restaurant in the Houston suburb of Channelview on March 31, 2015. A pregnant employee was fired after the robbery; management said she kept too much money in the drawer, an offense she previously had been warned about. less A masked man made off with $400 in an armed robbery of a Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen fast food restaurant in the Houston suburb of Channelview on March 31, 2015. A pregnant employee was fired after the robbery; ... more Photo: Google Street View , KHOU Photo: Google Street View , KHOU Image 1 of / 54 Caption Close Pregnant Popeyes worker fired after armed robbery gets apology, back pay, offer for her job back 1 / 54 Back to Gallery

A pregnant shift manager at a Popeyes restaurant in East Harris County who was fired following an armed robbery has been offered her job back and given an apology by the company.

According to the Associated Press, Marissa Holcomb was on duty March 31, when a man with a gun ran into Popeye's restaurant in the 500 block of Sheldon Road in Channelview.

The man ordered everyone to the floor and then pulled Holcomb back up by the back of her shirt, ordering her to give him everything out of the safe.

Holcomb told KHOU she could only open the cash registers, but because the restaurant had been busy, the man got away with nearly $400. When the pregnant mom refused to make up the loss out of her own pocket, she was fired, according to KHOU.

A spokesperson for the company told KHOU that Holcomb was fired because she broke policy by leaving too much money in the cash register and it was not her first offense. Holcomb, however, claimed she moved the cash as fast as she could, given the rush of customers.

"They got what they got because that's what we made within one hour," she told KHOU.

Less than 36 hours after the firing, Holcomb was given an apology by the franchise's owner and offered her job back along with $2,000 in back pay, according to the AP. She told KHOU she is unsure if she will return to the Popeyes.