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Re: US waitress was fired for posting a picture of a tip receipt on Reddit

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Post by berlinbrown »

droithomme wrote: post #20

The waitress's own accounting of the incident is exceptionally self serving and false. The signature as originally posted was quite legible. Her original accounting of the incident was completely fabricated because she didn't actually serve the table, though she represented herself as if she did. For example, the customer's name, Alois, is a man's name, but the customer was actually a female with a male's first name.…

Exactly.

Look at it from the other side, Applebee's has to protect their brand. They can't have waitresses posting information about customers online. That is why she was fired.

I was immediately shocked by the waitresses' behavior. That one comment set you off that you had to violate your customer's privacy?

Also, I wonder if some media outlets are rightly masking the customer's personal information but I saw some posts with the fullname in the image.

Re: US waitress was fired for posting a picture of a tip receipt on Reddit

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Post by jeffdavis »

droithomme wrote: post #20

The waitress's own accounting of the incident is exceptionally self serving and false. The signature as originally posted was quite legible. Her original accounting of the incident was completely fabricated because she didn't actually serve the table, though she represented herself as if she did. For example, the customer's name, Alois, is a man's name, but the customer was actually a female with a male's first name.…

How did you get all of these details? I would assume that some are in dispute -- e.g. the tip left on the table (how would we know unless both sides confirmed?).

Re: US waitress was fired for posting a picture of a tip receipt on Reddit

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Post by Osiris »

jlgreco wrote: post #22
Osiris wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I've always thought that the idea of a gratuity as a requirement is just a scapegoat for employers not wanting to pay their employees for the effort they put in. I've never understood why I have to tip a waiter, a pizza delivery guy, or a grocery bagger, but not the guy that changes my oil. When I lived in Mexico, grocery stores had bag boys and they were all under 12 years old. Those kids weren't employed by the sto…

That may be the case, but refusing to tip is only going to hurt the people who are not making that call. Not the employer, but the underpaid employees. When you fail to tip a waitress, you are not making a social statement that is heard by anybody.

I don't think anyone's claiming the opposite. I have a sister-in-law that was a waitress for many years, so I've heard lots of stories. It's a crock for them because they RELY on the tips as their wage. Since it's really their wage, why not just pay them the wage in the first place? Alas, I don't think it will change unless it's legislated.

Re: US waitress was fired for posting a picture of a tip receipt on Reddit

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Post by rdtsc »

droithomme wrote: post #20

The waitress's own accounting of the incident is exceptionally self serving and false. The signature as originally posted was quite legible. Her original accounting of the incident was completely fabricated because she didn't actually serve the table, though she represented herself as if she did. For example, the customer's name, Alois, is a man's name, but the customer was actually a female with a male's first name.…

It doesn't even matter what the original thing was about. The way it was handled by the restaurant's PR team is what turned this small sub-reddit topic to a social media nightmare.

In one single night, that PR person, probably drove away tends of thousands (if not more) of customers. It doesn't matter who is right or wrong at that point, them not catching which side the public was on, and just arguing back and forth, is what turned this into a train wreck.

Re: US waitress was fired for posting a picture of a tip receipt on Reddit

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Post by saraid216 »

berlinbrown wrote: post #23

I am surprised that everyone saw this from one side. I was making an argument that the "pastor" has received a lot of undue criticism all because she made ONE comment on a receipt after ONE meal. Now, her small 15 person church is receiving a bunch of scrutiny and being mocked...from papers across the globe. If the "waitress" did not POST the picture on the Internet then the pastor would have been left alone. Is it p…

> On religion and her being a pastor (of a 15 member church). Why should we expect rational, conscientious behavior from some random pastor? The world is shocked that she didn't want to give a tip and then made a reference a God while doing so. It is religion, I don't expect thought-out, kind behavior from religious people. Why should we? They are just people and are going to make these kind of snide comments just like anyone else.

Er. Historically, clergy are expected to be the voices of reason, neutral third parties for arbitration and trust purposes, and also minor authorities at minimum. It's a stereotype. That doesn't mean it disappeared because you aren't religious.

Re: US waitress was fired for posting a picture of a tip receipt on Reddit

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Post by berlinbrown »

saraid216 wrote: post #7

Apparently it turned into a social media fracas: http://rlstollar.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/applebees-overnigh...

This is exactly why Applebee's fired the waitress. She wasn't fired because the customer called the store. She was fired because she was the catalyst for all of this bad publicity.

Re: US waitress was fired for posting a picture of a tip receipt on Reddit

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Post by berlinbrown »

rdtsc wrote: post #34
droithomme wrote: post #20

The waitress's own accounting of the incident is exceptionally self serving and false. The signature as originally posted was quite legible. Her original accounting of the incident was completely fabricated because she didn't actually serve the table, though she represented herself as if she did. For example, the customer's name, Alois, is a man's name, but the customer was actually a female with a male's first name.…

It doesn't even matter what the original thing was about. The way it was handled by the restaurant's PR team is what turned this small sub-reddit topic to a social media nightmare. In one single night, that PR person, probably drove away tends of thousands (if not more) of customers. It doesn't matter who is right or wrong at that point, them not catching which side the public was on, and just arguing back and forth,…

It wouldn't have happened if the waitress didn't post that image of the receipt online. She acted with malicious intent and I am glad they fired her.

Re: US waitress was fired for posting a picture of a tip receipt on Reddit

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Post by chrisbolt »

droithomme wrote: post #20

The waitress's own accounting of the incident is exceptionally self serving and false. The signature as originally posted was quite legible. Her original accounting of the incident was completely fabricated because she didn't actually serve the table, though she represented herself as if she did. For example, the customer's name, Alois, is a man's name, but the customer was actually a female with a male's first name.…

Why would someone write "I give God 10% why do you get 18"... then leave 18% tip, just in a different way?

Re: US waitress was fired for posting a picture of a tip receipt on Reddit

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Post by rdtsc »

berlinbrown wrote: post #23

I am surprised that everyone saw this from one side. I was making an argument that the "pastor" has received a lot of undue criticism all because she made ONE comment on a receipt after ONE meal. Now, her small 15 person church is receiving a bunch of scrutiny and being mocked...from papers across the globe. If the "waitress" did not POST the picture on the Internet then the pastor would have been left alone. Is it p…

> Why should we expect rational, conscientious behavior from some random pastor?

Because the attitude is (like it or not) Christians are better, they are saved, and they go the extra mile to show that charity, giving, and compassion are their main attributes. When a pastor writes that stuff on the check, it comes out as very hypocritical to most people in this country.

This includes both Christians who are outraged because "she is doesn't represent us" and also atheists who see this as an example of hypocrisy.

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