Sanctimonious tip

Gordon, what the Hell should I care about helping her financially?

I wasn't referring to you personally helping her. I just couldn't figure out how the internet hits would be better than cash for her.

I'm of the opinion that Pastor Bell is probably "Canadian"

Surprised to see this.

30 posts. That's how long it took someone to mention it.

Is "Canadian" some sort of euphemism with which I'm not familiar?

Gordon,
I never suggested she did it for the money. I just think she's not the sharpest knife in the drawer.

Gordon,
I never suggested she did it for the money. I just think she's not the sharpest knife in the drawer.

Well, that could be. I don't know her, I'm just trying to be the devil's advocate, I guess.

Gosh, college kid does something impulsive and not advisable.

whodathunkit.

considering who should know what by when in their life, I'd say the "pastor" (human not taco) should have been familiar with the "large parties get an auto gratuity on the bill" situation which applies to most franchise / chain operations.

Well Joel, I see it like this. When I was young I worked at one of the most ultimately cool restaurants in Kentuckiana. It didn't pay much, but I can't even begin to imagine any place that had more sex, drugs and rock and roll going on than this place. It was like working at a big party every day. But I did something phenomenally stupid once and got fired. I was an idiot and I got my comeuppance in a big way.

We didn't have the internet back then so I couldn't whine and moan to millions of people about how I was mistreated for my youthful, stupid transgression. In fact I didn't moan to anyone at all because I knew I'd done something idiotic. But I learned from the experience..... and haven't repeated anything remotely similar since.

Our current youthful dimwit doesn't seem to want to learn a single thing from having damaged her organization and her co-workers. She's working overtime to play the victim card and pretend like it's all someone else's fault. She deserves all the scorn that comes her way.

I'm of the opinion that Pastor Bell is probably "Canadian"[
Is "Canadian" some sort of euphemism with which I'm not familiar?

All I'm comfortable saying regarding this is, yes, it's a commonly used descripitive PC code word by some in "The Bizz" and that stereotypes have a way of perpetuating themselves because they exist based upon certain realities; however pleasant or unpleasant they seem.

An upset server, an uploaded receipt, a digital backlash -- it's all a case study in how the Web changes the power dynamic between servers and customers.

http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/a ... es/272756/

I'm of the opinion that Pastor Bell is probably "Canadian"[
Is "Canadian" some sort of euphemism with which I'm not familiar?

All I'm comfortable saying regarding this is, yes, it's a commonly used descripitive NOT SO PC code word by some in "The Bizz" and that stereotypes have a way of perpetuating themselves because they exist based upon certain realities; however pleasant or unpleasant they seem.

Went ahead and fixed that for you.

With the change in the tax law for tips vs. service charges, since the 18% is added on by the restaurant, wouldn't it now be considered a service charge and not optional?

The pastor said that she left about the same amount in cash for a tip. I have my doubts.

People are willing to do stupid things for sweet, sweet reddit karma.

this is the applebees' spiel I received by email, emphasis mine:

Thank you for contacting us. As a company that relies on literally hundreds of thousands of incredibly hard working team members, I can assure you that we and our franchisees value and support them and their efforts. However this unfortunate situation has nothing to do with work. The employee involved did not wait on the guest or party. Regrettably, and without the restaurant's knowledge, she took it upon herself to take a customer's receipt, with the name clearly visible, and posted it online with her own commentary. That is a clear violation of our guests’ privacy and against the franchisee's company policy that the team member was provided when hired. We simply cannot accept behavior that compromises the safety and privacy our guests have every right to expect and deserve.

Please note that we are also not excusing the guest's behavior in this matter and the unacceptable comment she wrote on the receipt, which is offensive to us and all our hard working team members. To be clear, the 18% gratuity added to large party tickets was paid by the guest's party. This is a regrettable situation and we wish it had never happened. I hope this provides you with some additional insight. Thanks again for the chance to explain.