A Florida woman was fired from her job at IHOP, where she had worked for 13 years, after giving a homeless man a meal.

LAKELAND, Fla. (WFLA) — A Polk County woman said her simple act of kindness left her out of a job right before the holidays. She said she was fired from her server job after helping a homeless man get something to eat. ‘It ruins our Christmas’: Lutz mobile home residents told to move out before Dec. 19

Former IHOP server Victoria Hughes spoke to WFLA in an interview Wednesday after she says she was fired for feeding a man in need. Hughes, who said she's worked at an IHOP location in Lakeland, Florida for 13 years, told the outlet that a man walked into IHOP Sunday and told her he was hungry.

LAKELAND, Fla. ( WFLA) — A Florida woman said she was fired from her job at IHOP after she served food to a homeless man over the weekend. Victoria Hughes, who has worked at the IHOP in Lakeland for 13 years, said the man walked into the restaurant on Sunday and said he was hungry.