Comments on: Waitress who posted no-tip receipt from “pastor” fired from Applebee's

By: C W

C W — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 17:44:00 +0000

The article was the same facts we know, possibly in a different order, but I couldn’t make heads or tails of this “more” he was suggesting. More… of the same?

By: Antinous / Moderator

Antinous / Moderator — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 01:14:00 +0000

The all-important spin, obviously.

By: C W

C W — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 22:56:00 +0000

What is there to the story that we don’t already know, Brett?

By: C W

C W — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 22:54:00 +0000

She didn’t apologize, she outright lied about leaving cash on the table.

By: NoneofYourPenguins

NoneofYourPenguins — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 07:15:00 +0000

Explains the statistic of how Conservatives give more to charities than Liberals: Start a charity/non-profit, work for it, give to it, and write off the deduction.

By: lecti

lecti — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 05:07:00 +0000

@Diogenes:disqus As am I myself. I don’t mind paying someone, just not flash some bills in front of people. It just doesn’t feel right.

By: Diogenes

Diogenes — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 01:13:00 +0000

And when a bus goes over a cliff, and one passenger lives, it’s a “miracle”. No, a miracle would have been if they all lived, or if the bus floated down like feather.

By: Diogenes

Diogenes — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 01:10:00 +0000

Where is “around here”?

By: Diogenes

Diogenes — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 01:09:00 +0000

Really bad service (when you’re sure it’s the server’s fault), no tip. Mediocre to kinda-slow service, 10%. Good service, 20%.

Not really that confusing.

By: blueelm

blueelm — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 01:08:00 +0000

Lol! I’m the “dumb lady” ;) Women, posting on the internet. How does it work!?

By: Diogenes

Diogenes — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 01:07:00 +0000

”Dumb lady”? For giving you extra money?

By: Michael Smith

Michael Smith — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 01:06:00 +0000

But then there are all the different taxes which get added on, above the displayed price.

By: Diogenes

Diogenes — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 00:59:00 +0000

It’s easy. Tip 10%, twice. Got it?

By: Diogenes

Diogenes — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 00:58:00 +0000

We’re all thankful.

By: Diogenes

Diogenes — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 00:54:00 +0000

God doesn’t take cash. The bible says you have to offer something like a burnt bull. ( http://bible.cc/numbers/15-8.htm ) If you can’t find a bull, maybe a cheapskate will do?

By: lecti

lecti — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 00:10:00 +0000

Oh, I was referring to tips in general (e.g., porter service).

I do pay tips using credit card at restaurants, but cash is usually the rule everywhere else.

By: lecti

lecti — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 23:30:00 +0000

Yep. And I don’t. :)

By: kwhitefoot

kwhitefoot — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 20:06:00 +0000

I’ve been saying this to my American colleagues for years. I get perfectly good service in here in Scandinavia where tipping really is totally unnecessary. Even the lowest paid workers get close to USD 20 per hour (shelf stacking in a supermarket for instance).

By: blueelm

blueelm — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 18:38:00 +0000

Well by this what I mean isn’t so much that these people have “debt” now socially as they have a “relationship” even a very slight one.

Saying God did it allows you to sever that relationship at the “I got helped out” phase.

I think the more important question would be actually this: will that couple do something for some one else? If so, will they consider God having done it, or themselves?

By: SumAnon

SumAnon — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 18:29:00 +0000

Yes, I am a Pastafarian.

By: duncancreamer

duncancreamer — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 17:50:00 +0000

The pastor appologised. So everything’s okay now.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/01/pastor-apologizes-for-i-give-god-ten-percent-applebees-tip-receipt-waitress-fired_n_2594297.html

By: 106milesite

106milesite — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 17:46:00 +0000

Replying Matt L
I agree completely with you that privacy is important and that Applebees had to react to the posting of the customer’s signature (just as I agree with you that the pastor was, and is, an asshole). But it would be better if Applebees had taken some disciplinary action short of firing the waitress. Particularly since Applebees doesn’t come to the matter with clean hands. It appears to have done the same thing itself. I saw this posted on Reddit this morning. http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/19100_136476209851670_2070951401_n.jpg The person who posted the link to this image on Reddit noted:
“Yes, same store and everything… Originally posted to the individual store’s Facebook page. It was quickly removed when someone pointed out this was their excuse for firing Chelsea. Reposted as a screenshot to the “Hire Back Chelsea” Facebook group.”

By: SamSam

SamSam — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 16:58:00 +0000

but it feels real awkward to hand cash to people, not to mention unsanitary

…for serious?

I’m guessing you could never work retail or in a service job then?

By: C W

C W — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 16:46:00 +0000

“No really, it’s a fucking mine field”

Tipping in restaurants (and bars) is well-established and codified.

By: C W

C W — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 16:42:00 +0000

“it feels real awkward to hand cash to people”

What do they do where you live? We use plastic here too.

“Employers should just increase the salary and price that into cost.”

Oh, I agree completely.

By: C W

C W — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 16:41:00 +0000

One benefit of the Yelpification (I hate to use the phrase “foodie”) of local businesses is that word of mouth goes further, and there’s greater opportunities these days outside of the Applebees, Friday’s, “casual dining” shithouses. I’ll take better food over the few mouthyentitled idiots people post as the worst examples of user review content anyday.

By: Brett Kling

Brett Kling — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 16:38:00 +0000

There;s more to the story. From Applebees … http://applebees.mwnewsroom.com/Home/Statement-from-Applebee-s-President-Mike-Archer

By: C W

C W — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 16:34:00 +0000

Hippie predestinationists? Head asplodey.

By: C W

C W — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 16:18:00 +0000

Wow, that’s an aberration!

My guess: The overwhelmingly racist comments section in Y!N isn’t as fond of the pastor because of her social class and ethnicity. Right stance for very wrong reasons…

By: C W

C W — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 16:05:00 +0000

“It will say what the group tipping policy is on the menu.”

And in the entryway to the business.

“Why could not the waitress have gone to her supervisor when she realized the group was violating the agreement?”

Because managers will rarely force a tip on the bill if the customer refuses it, especially the ones who work for international megachains. The customer’s always right, especially when they’re an asshole.