A man who ran a café in a space owned by graduate students in Waterloo, Ont., has been suddenly forced out after posting a job ad on Facebook that jokingly stated he needs 鈥渁 new slave (full time staff member) to boss (mentor).鈥�

Sandor Dosman, who ran the Veritas Café on behalf of the Wilfrid Laurier University Graduate Students鈥� Association (WLUGSA) for more than four years, says he was 鈥渂lindsided鈥� when they terminated his contract and had security escort him off campus.

Dosman says no one told him exactly what the problem was, but anonymous Twitter users had complained about his job ad.

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Some students on campus immediately picked out the word 鈥渟lave鈥� as the problem. Although some called it an 鈥渋nappropriate鈥� word to use, others thought it was fine. None said they believed it was so egregious that the business should be closed.

Dosman says that he didn鈥檛 intend to offend, adding that he is 鈥渟orry.鈥�

Approximately 10 employees have been at least temporarily put out of work by the café鈥檚 closure.

WLUGSA President Samantha Deeming agreed to an interview with CTV Kitchener to explain why they terminated Dosman鈥檚 contract, but she then backed out.

The WLGSA issued a short statement Friday afternoon that did not explain its actions, but said they are planning to re-open in January.

Earlier, Deeming told The Cord student newspaper that 鈥渢he WLUGSA remains committed to providing services that align with Laurier community values and we will continue to work to do so in a proactive manner.鈥�

The university administration was aware of a situation before it made headlines. Its official Twitter account responded to an anonymous Tweeter named @_coffeewitch stating: 鈥渢he matter has been addressed and Veritas Café is closed until further notice.鈥�

Byron Williston, an associate professor in WLU鈥檚 philosophy department, wrote a letter to the GSA calling them 鈥渟poiled children.鈥�

鈥淚 suppose it鈥檚 a sign of the times, especially on university campuses whose student bodies 鈥� undergraduate and graduate 鈥� seem to have been taken over by the terminally thin-skinned and self-righteous,鈥� he wrote.

鈥淧erhaps you should direct your moral outrage at some of the many real problems in the world rather than behaving like petty bullies,鈥� he went on.

Williston, who teaches ethics, added: 鈥淚鈥檓 sure it makes all of you feel better, but you should not assume that your feelings of moral superiority are evidence that you have done the right thing.鈥�

Williston told CTV Kitchener that he sees the contract termination as 鈥渙verblown, morally unjustified and something I think the GSA needs to revisit.鈥�

More than 500 people have to have Dosman鈥檚 contract re-instated.

With files from CTV Kitchener