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In reply to the discussion: Chelsea Welch-Fired Applebee's Waitress- Heroic "Statement On Behalf Of Wait Staff Everywhere' [View all]LanternWaste
(37,748 posts)72. you're not an idiot.... are you?
You may want to look up the word 'victim'. And 'innocent' and probably all the other words in the dictionary... as no one other than an idiot would infer from her missive that she's "playing" or a "victim", or considers herself "innocent"
And you're not an idiot.... are you? I'll simply presume you're "playing" too. I used to also, but then I had to go and become an adult. You may wish to try that sometime... if you haven't already, and are simply "playing innocent"
You're quite nice, too...
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Chelsea Welch-Fired Applebee's Waitress- Heroic "Statement On Behalf Of Wait Staff Everywhere' [View all]
kpete
Feb 2013
OP
This is a little all over the place -- "just a joke" vs public appeal on why tips are
KurtNYC
Feb 2013
#5
K&R I wish I were a customer so I could let them know that I'm not any more. n/t
Egalitarian Thug
Feb 2013
#6
I hope the Pastor, if she really were one, is proud of what she did and can live with herself.
politicaljunkie41910
Feb 2013
#7
It's all good. This happened for a reason - to bring more people to the Lord!!1!
progressoid
Feb 2013
#34
This is like finding a note on the floor, it becomes public property. It is like making a
DhhD
Feb 2013
#142
i always tip in Cash, even if i use the credit card to pay , for the tip i leave it in cash
JI7
Feb 2013
#78
My nephew & I recently ate at Coco's. I ordered an "over 55" breakfast & my nephew told the
Booster
Feb 2013
#84
I tip 30% regardless of the amount. My tips can go as high as 40%. My Mom was a server,
bluestate10
Feb 2013
#81
at this point i'd say f. it . and post his name and everything i could find about him
leftyohiolib
Feb 2013
#17
Why would anyone who claims to represent God do anything that they would not want others to know?
patrice
Feb 2013
#110
Many chains total a waitresse's sales at the end of the shift and deduct 15% from their hourly wage
appleannie1
Feb 2013
#54
Well said, I boycott Applebee's if it makes you feel better, and I ALWAYS tip.
joanbarnes
Feb 2013
#65
The big problem is that she's blaming customers for not tipping her so she can have a living wage
Tab
Feb 2013
#79
"Like many, I would love to see a reasonable, non-tip-dependent wage system for service workers..
EleanorR
Feb 2013
#87
I hope this encourages everyone to join a union. A union would not put up with this crap.
McCamy Taylor
Feb 2013
#93
Supporting corporate profits over someone's ability to make a living wage does.
jtuck004
Feb 2013
#186
That sound like the naive reasoning I see when people post something here and are suprised
jtuck004
Feb 2013
#191
"And the waitress had no incentive to serve graciously since there was an automatic 18% tip added"
Skelly
Feb 2013
#130
Gratuity: A sum of money given to someone as a way of rewarding them for their services.
elias7
Feb 2013
#146
I have been to countries where servers do not work for tips, only for wages.
tavernier
Feb 2013
#132
You only need to imagine a slight variation on the story to understand why the waitress was wrong.
Nine
Feb 2013
#135
No, we should consistently stick with the principle that businesses respect customer privacy. (nt)
Nine
Feb 2013
#143
Ah to be in that bubble. Since when did businesses "respect" customer privacy? Dont you get spam
rhett o rick
Feb 2013
#150
They had several points where they could've minimized the damage, and they screwed up each time.
Robb
Feb 2013
#171
Do you think Applebee's should have ignored its own policy or not have had the policy to begin with?
Nine
Feb 2013
#181
Why don't you care more about whether they did the right thing than about how it affected sales? nt
Nine
Feb 2013
#169
Wow. So you think we should give up all expectations of privacy when we do business with a company?
Nine
Feb 2013
#161