Male Panera Bread Manager Punches a Female Co-Worker During a Fight [WATCH]

A Panera Bread restaurant manager in Manhattan is probably looking for a new job after a violent video found its way onto social media Thursday, showing him punching a female employee and knocking her to the floor.

According to PIX 11, the female employee was planning on quitting, but now it appears that they both are currently unemployed.

The news site claims that the fight was recorded at the Panera Bread on Park Avenue South near 23rd Street in Gramercy Park. The viral video shows a female working, throwing a bag of chips, and yelling at the man claiming that he was "going to hit her" before the manager comes over and actually does hit her.

The woman yelled as the manager had her by the arm, "You put your hands on me," and then a loud smack. After that it was all chaos as the tall manager threw her to the ground into a pole, as she appears to be almost knocked out.

The person that uploaded the video claims that the woman was thrown out of Panera and came back which resulted in the violent fight.

"You might wanna say she hit him first, but really he had full control over her the entire time, was throwing her around, I think she gets one slap in that was louder than it was painful," a witness stated.

Panera issued a statement that read as follows:

"Today there were reports of a physical altercation between two associates at our Park Avenue South Bakery-Caf. We have a zero tolerance policy for violence and worked swiftly with authorities to investigate. The associates who were determined to be involved no longer work for Panera. The health and safety of our associates and guests will always be our top priority."

MStars News wants to know: How do you feel about the manager hitting the woman back after she smacked him? We're sure both of them will be seeking legal aid soon.