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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]Skelly
(238 posts)I seem to be one of the few people who understand why this young lady was fired.
First off, I am a server.
I am also a follower of Reddit and Imgur (where the receipt was originally posted).
Servers frequently post receipts written on by customers (both snarky comments like the pastor's, also nice ones usually with mega tip added).
All block out name of restaurant and name of customer.
This server did not block out the name of the customer and it was extremely easy to read.
The only thing this server was looking for (in posting the receipt) was UPVOTES on the site it was posted (why people post to the site). She was not being heroic. She was not trying to right any wrong. She wanted on the front page.
That she still does not understand the consequences of what she did (would you really want to patronize an establishment whose servers post your name and who knows what else on the internet?) makes me sad. As I said in a previous thread on this subject, if you wish to remain employed in your current position, do not do something that puts your employer in a bad light.
For a server to post personal information about a guest on the internet, puts that restaurant in a bad light.
The next time you go to a restaurant and hand over your credit card to the server who takes it out of your sight, just imagine all of the things they could do with it and realize the trust you have just put in that server. If a server abuses that trust for one person, she would do it for others, including mine.
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