Waitress fired for posting this online

pawnstarNate
pawnstarNate Posts: 1,728 Member
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Firing warranted or not? (hand motion) discuss among yourselves......
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  • tiffanyheth
    tiffanyheth Posts: 510 Member
    Did NOT warrant firing...and I'm pretty disgusted by that story in general! UGH.

    People are schmucks!
  • pawnstarNate
    pawnstarNate Posts: 1,728 Member
    what gets me is that the 18% is for a party of 8 or more. Even if it was only 8 people....$34.93 was too much for them? sheesh
  • EstiloPanama
    EstiloPanama Posts: 245
    I guess she got fired for violating a privacy issue? It is just a guess. Regardless, it was a nice gesture from the pastor. One time, the church I went to in Oklahoma gave everyone in the service an envelope. Each envelope had a different amount in it. We were supposed to do good works with the money in the envelope. I had a 20 dollar bill, and I left it as a tip for the waitress. She was very happy. It's nice to do good things for others.

    EDIT: I just re-read the receipt. He didn't tip anything! Wow. That's messed up.
  • EstiloPanama
    EstiloPanama Posts: 245
    I remember going to an IHOP, and there was a table full of loud, obnoxious teenagers 'dressed up'. I guess they were there after some kind of school dance. Anyway, not ONE left a tip, but all of them gave the waitress a hard time. After they left, she cried as she cleaned up after them. It was pretty awful. I've never been a waitress, but that must have been very hard. I always try my best to tip appropriately, and if I'm not sure I tip a little more...especially for excellent service.
  • pawnstarNate
    pawnstarNate Posts: 1,728 Member
    true...maybe she should have blacked out the signature before posting.
  • n2thenight24
    n2thenight24 Posts: 1,651 Member
    This is what applebees said about it on FaceBook


    Applebee's Mike, I understand that you're upset. Guest personal information - including their meal check - is private, and neither Applebee's nor it's franchisees have the right to share this information publicly. Unfortunately in this situation the Guest's right to privacy was violated. Really do hope you reconsider. We don't like that this happened anymore than you do.- ARA
  • juliecat1
    juliecat1 Posts: 3,450 Member
    For the blatant privacy issue - yes. Text that to your friends but don't blast someone's name online.

    The total was 30 before tip. Tip was only 6 something. He left her ZERO. I'm betting he was a real pleasure to serve too. *eyeroll*
  • ericadawn92
    ericadawn92 Posts: 346 Member
    Having been a waitress myself, my answer to that EXTREMELY rude pastor's comment would be:

    a) You could give God more than 10% if you wanted...it has nothing to do with me how much you choose to give or not give.
    b) Tips are part of my wages. I make $2.40 an hour. Not tipping is causing me to make less than minimum wage.

    I'm disgusted.

    And no, I do NOT think the waitress should have been fired for posting it online. Although she probably should have blurred out the signature or something.
  • beernpizza
    beernpizza Posts: 431 Member
    If facebook would have been around when I was waiting tables, I would have done the same thing.
  • LMT2012
    LMT2012 Posts: 697 Member
    Pastor was a woman, $34.00 bill was her portion of the meal. Try reading an article before commenting. While the pastor is a complete a hole, it was appropriate to fire the waitress. Very poor judgement on her part.
  • Gallowmere1984
    Gallowmere1984 Posts: 6,626 Member
    People like this make me want to choke the piss out of them...the pastor, not the waitress. Am I the only person who doesn't base their tip off of some arbitrary percentage anyway? I don't give God ****, but I have no problem with leaving a $60 tip on a $60 bill, assuming the service was worth it, and well timed. I am a hard person to read, and my wants can be very strange in a restaurant, so when a waiter/tress gets it 100% right, they deserve a 100% tip.

    Regardless, for her to base her tip off of something so frivolous as her religion makes me want to drag her out back and smash her kneecaps.
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  • TheConsciousFoody
    TheConsciousFoody Posts: 607 Member
    I don't think she should have been fired. Hell, I can't even read the name. I hope that pastor gets b*tch slapped by God. I also don't understand why the pastor would be so selfish to leave NO tip.
  • wellbert
    wellbert Posts: 3,924 Member
    Posting private information and making a spectacle? I would have fired her too. The last thing I want is for people to consider not coming to one of my restaurants because they feel they can't trust the staff.
  • DavPul
    DavPul Posts: 61,406 Member
    Fired. Then hired back...and fired again, but with more screaming and door slamming.

    If she blocked out his name, it's just funny. But when she puts a patron's biz in the street, gotta go gotta go.
  • Crystal817
    Crystal817 Posts: 2,021 Member
    Hmm this is why the 18% should have been charged to the card already! That's the way it's done (when adding gratuity) in any restaurant that I have worked in.
  • Codefox
    Codefox Posts: 308 Member
    Why exactly does the pastor deserve to maintain privacy? Its a private establishment, not the US government. If you're an idiot, let's trumpet that to the world. Maybe a bit of ridicule will make people think twice about being a moron.
  • bigjretrac
    bigjretrac Posts: 80 Member
    It was in poor taste on both ends. As a Christian, the pastor's actions disgust and repulse me (wish I could come up with a stronger word). BUT it was probably in poor taste to post it online to a PUBLIC site-- it's not even like it was the waitress' private Facebook page, it was a public site...NOT the best idea.

    But, wow...not tipping? Who cares what you drop in the offering basket?
  • The_Enginerd
    The_Enginerd Posts: 3,982 Member
    I'm with the waitress on this one. I've heard from friends who have waited tables that people who tip poorly are also the worst customers as well.

    I hope the self righteous ***** can't get served anywhere in that town again.
  • Gallowmere1984
    Gallowmere1984 Posts: 6,626 Member
    Why exactly does the pastor deserve to maintain privacy? Its a private establishment, not the US government. If you're an idiot, let's trumpet that to the world. Maybe a bit of ridicule will make people think twice about being a moron.

    I like this train of thought.
  • KaleidoscopeEyes1056
    KaleidoscopeEyes1056 Posts: 2,996 Member
    I have heard of something similar to this happening before, but with people leaving religious pamphlets instead of a tip. Really, it's douchey. I don't care what your religion is, you should tip somebody who is providing you with a service because they don't make a lot of money otherwise, and leaving pamphlets for them probably won't convert them to your religion. So really, you aren't doing anybody a favor. As for getting fired, I think she should have blurred the name on the receipt, but I probably would have done the same thing.
  • Maidofmer
    Maidofmer Posts: 908 Member
    hell no. I could see if the name of the restaurant, the name of the customer, maybe a warning but that's ridiculous.
  • brevislux
    brevislux Posts: 1,093 Member
    Reminded me of this upsetting picture:

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  • jenj1313
    jenj1313 Posts: 898 Member
    I don't even understand... how do you give God 10%? Is God accepting credit cards now? Or serving lunch? There's no parallel. And obviously, the waitress didn't choose how the receipts are printed or to have the "auto tip" on there. That's just a bunch of self-rightous BS. IMO, that is ;-p

    ETA: though I would have blacked out the signature, personally.
  • Cp731
    Cp731 Posts: 3,195 Member
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  • PatrickSwayzesGhost
    PatrickSwayzesGhost Posts: 300 Member
    Posting private information and making a spectacle? I would have fired her too. The last thing I want is for people to consider not coming to one of my restaurants because they feel they can't trust the staff.
    Bingo.
    Why exactly does the pastor deserve to maintain privacy? Its a private establishment, not the US government.
    Government records are the ones that have an expectation of public access, since it is the people's government. Private business is just that -- private. Would you appreciate the public having access to information about all of your private business?
    If you're an idiot, let's trumpet that to the world. Maybe a bit of ridicule will make people think twice about being a moron.
    Mob mentality. Nice. Would you feel the same way if a business decided that you were a real jerk and publicized it to the world, without any kind of due process?
  • DontStopB_Leakin
    DontStopB_Leakin Posts: 3,863 Member
    Pft, she had it coming. Not the lack of tip, or the snide comment on the receipt, but she sure as heck deserved to get fired.

    I was a waitress for 4 years. I got PLENTY of receipts that looked just like that. I'd curse that person under my breath, or maybe even though a mini fit in the break room if a customer was especially awful, but I would never, EVER, think to post the receipt online, without even blacking out the signature, for all to see. That right there is an instant termination, in my book.

    It sucks that she had to deal with a dillhole, but that comes with the territory. You know what you're signing up for when you wait tables. Some people don't care that you rely on their tips for your income, and you either deal with it, or find a job in a different line of work. You don't throw a hissy fit and post someone's personal information online. No, you can't make out the signature, but that doesn't matter.
  • DavPul
    DavPul Posts: 61,406 Member
    Why exactly does the pastor deserve to maintain privacy? Its a private establishment, not the US government. If you're an idiot, let's trumpet that to the world. Maybe a bit of ridicule will make people think twice about being a moron.

    what has the waitress done to keep her job?

    so if i'm stepping out on my girl, is she going to post that on her facebook page too? if i meeting with a prospective employer and considering leaving my job, will she put that on twitter? not sure what the US gov't has to do with it. no one is saying to prosecute her. but if i own the joint i don't employ people that embarrass my customers
  • PatrickSwayzesGhost
    PatrickSwayzesGhost Posts: 300 Member
    It sucks that she had to deal with a dillhole, but that comes with the territory. You know what you're signing up for when you wait tables. Some people don't care that you rely on their tips for your income, and you either deal with it, or find a job in a different line of work.
    Eeeeeeeeeexactly.
  • barb1241
    barb1241 Posts: 324 Member
    The pastor's behavior was reprehensible. The waitress was justified in publicly humiliating him.

    That having been said, the company whose merchant id number is posted should not have their number on Facebook or any other public venue. Their merchant card processing company could make it into a HUGE deal. The waitress should have been fired for that-as damage control for the company.

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