An Arkansas server says she was fired after getting a $4,000 tip from a generous table but the restaurant is disputing her claim. NBC News’ Maura Barrett reports.
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Crooks!
Sure it was and now the owners are afraid of boycotts.
Management should not be touching any tips it’s not there money.
Wow the owners made themselves look really bad. I know they were trying to be professional but they came off as totally inhumane and robotic. In this case though, I think it’s a win for everyone involved. That realtor’s club sounds awesome.
Id sue
Good for her… Shane on the owners
Stop eating at that selfish owner restaurant
Everyone in this area should boycott this restaurant in solidarity with the waitress.
Be funny when they ask her for job when their joint goes under
I hope that restaurant goes out of business…… they look Shady….. they talked shading and I’m sure they treated the restaurant staff shady…… they can’t be too smart considering this went viral….. I would imagine they would try to make things right… the guy GIVING the TIP Said she was the MAIN server…..
2nd Timothy 3 vs1-5
You can’t say she was a bad employee either… because she is obviously good at her job to get a tip like that…
Greedy people
Request they said they had to ask for the money back to personally give it to her. Smh
just looking at the owners,and heard them talk I allready dont like them, they look like horrible people to work for,,
THIS is prime example of why so many people are quiting their jobs.
This is where greed comes into play. Just sad.
Greedy Owners, This is why Good help is no longer available. I hope and Pray Karma get to them before this Year Ends. Tip is for the people who work hard and provide their Services, Not the Owner of the Restaurant.
What stupid owners to fire such a good waitress that somebody want to tip them $4,000 not only are you losing on on great help and an employee but you’re making people like me that think that’s b******* not want to go to your restaurant at all. you’re greedy these waitresses don’t even make minimum wage and you’re trying to take a little piece of their money that they work for ,you weren’t waiting tables!!
She should have gave up the money. My daughter worked for a restaurant as a greeter and the waitress had to pay them out there tips at the end of the night so no she should have not been allowed to keep all the money she is greedy. They also have to tip the cooks.
Luke and Molly are full of crap!!
Yes she was !
lol the restaurant owners/doucheb*gs are so greedy.
Like look at their faces, I wouldn’t wanna be their friend, nor support their business. They should have let that woman have her tip.
Now it’s a messy situation, but I’m glad the owners of the restaurant got exposed and we got to see their real nasty greedy faces
People need to boycott that restaurants than do not give any tips to anybody
I would never eat in that restaurant knowing this happened to that young lady
I hope this restaurant goes bankrupt!
That tip was probably more than what they grossed that week in earnings. Wrong is wrong. It was her money give it to her. Do the same thing happen to a 100 dollar amount. I’m glad she had a go fund me!! Worked out for her good!! Now she has a savings . Lol
Lmao Im gonna go to their Yelp reviews for the lulz 😂
U know the restaurant is lying
Make that business sink don’t eat there.😡
I mean what about the cooks who actually make the food no tip for them though 😂
And that’s why I believe that tipping is just gratuity and customers choice
I won’t eat at that restaurant they are lying threw there teeth.Glad she got to keep the money!
“Called ahead to inquire about our tipping policy?”
For a group of 40 … 18-20% sounds reasonable, but @ what dollar amount does the greedy restaurant mgmnt decide to steal the servers tips? $10? $20? $50? $150? $200? $500?
You got to think before you do stuff nowadays, they might not have the business so was the 4,400 worth it🤔🤔
Good on that real estate manager! Happy Christmas!
Publish the owner and dont go there for any commercial activity, stupid owner !!!
They definitely fired her because of that tip that the customer had took back and had given to her privately. They were going to give out her money that was a gift to othet employees and keep some for themselves. The server would’ve gotten $880 ( 20% of $4,400) and the other employees would’ve gotten about 5%-10% of what was left. Any remaining money would’ve went to the owners. I used to be a server. All places do the tip thing differently but for most places they all put their money together and divide it equally. This is just a sneaky underhanded pratice restaurants do to not pay their employees at least minimum wages. And they wonder why people in that profession aren’t going back to work. They just don’t realize that they just cost themselves soo much business from future and regular customers because of this.The owners appear to be nothing but liars and thieves.
The owners look guilty of something 🤔
You’d have to pry that money from my cold fingers.
Bless that guy tho. How sweet that he made a go fund me. Screw that restaurant tho I don’t believe them for a min, why would a real estate agent lie about all this and put his reputation on the line for some random server?
I won’t be going to that crappy restaurant
Welp, I smell a boycott.
Do not eat there!
Is the restaurants policy that servers only keep 20% of their tips on every bill? It isn’t like she can’t fins another server job and make just as much money
The attitudes of these two speaking on the behalf of the restaurant says it all. They both are sitting there making WELL over what the waitress makes and are so greedy, out of touch and jealous that she got the tip that they just had to take some for themselves just because they said so. The waitress was completely right in saying no. The group wouldn’t have asked for the tip back if they thought she should have split it. I am glad things turned out better for her in the end.
I wouldn’t want to eat at a restaurant run by jerks like that
Two people are at fault. The customer for making a big show of it like he was some king giving a big tip and the business owner for trying to steal the money.
It is hers.
The restaurant seems scammie
Owners are clearly lying. Another business not to support. 👎
boycott that restaurant…
I think this 100$ club need to make some adjustments so servers do not get shafted like what happened here.
Among us
I worked in a restaurant few months ago and evertime I got a tip the owner would just take it even tho he knew that I’m broke I ended up quitting! Some business owners are straight up greedy and disgusting..
I’m sure a lot of lawyers are calling her right now. I smell someone getting sued. Hint hint owner of the restaurant
these owners are full of BS. Greedy and shameful…….. I hope they go out of business and rot in an alley
👎🏽Boooo!!!
Working people are really shat on in America. Disgraceful.
The cooks, busers, etc. Don’t deserve a tip?
Sad,those owners and the manager are trash.the real estate guy is a great person
Thats the fastest way to close down your business. This story could have boosted their reputation but they decided to be greedy.
Beet that place sees a drop in business. Especially customers who are will to spend a bit more. That sounds like a really poor decision by the management.
She was the ONLY server for 40 people? Tipping in some restaurants means sharing the tips at the end of the night. You may be sharing with the busboys, bartender etc.
Its true utah does this too. It’s not fair if you are the one that earned it.
Now I know to never go to that restaurant.
The restaurant owners are effing greedy.
HOLD ON ,, you need to have a written policy in place and all employees aware of it. The other thing is,, people telling her to go to the labor board don’t have a clue about how the real world works. If you were this lady would you really want to go back to that toxic place to work? Better to move on. And no it’s not worth sueing, you would have to spend thousands and thousands over year’s and for what? A few weeks salary?
they fired over the money… media involved now so owners back peddaling dont eat there
TOTAL BS! She should’ve never been fired! A lawsuit and way more money coming her way!
They just made her richer after gofundme and the $4,400 dollar tip she’s fine now lol😂😂 I would had took the money and ran quit without dispute or argument, No DISCUSSION.
You are all are supposedly upset with the owners but willing participate in the owner paying sub minimum wages by paying most the labor for them, and that’s in addition to them profiting from food and alcohol sales. If they had to pay a living wage then tipping would be different. But also, the tip culture creates a level of entitlement that pits working poor and poor again other working poor. Try tipping your schools teacher, bus driver, fast food workers, or your local store clerk, trash man, home health aid…. never. Gratuity is optional but irrespective of service they not only hope for tips but expect them.
Boycott this restaurant if you feel like she was unjustly fired from her job!!!!
Actions have consequences and every store owner needs to be fully aware that “We the people”
have the power to fix the “possible” wrongs of others!!
I am sure that group will be back next year at the same place? hahaha!
Stupid owners, you should tell people what restaurant it was 😕
I think those business owners were truly crooked!
..this is news?…….🤭
That restaurant owner is disgusting !! I would stop going there if I lived in that area…
Tip sharing is a common practice in restaurants
And restaurants wonder why they can’t find more employees.
“Raised Nearly $9,000” bit 1:57 says they raised over $15,000 .
This is wrong these to was just jealous
Buy ADA!
The owners are going to lose customers and that’s that!🤷♂️🤦♂️🤡
If she had to split her OTHER tips with staff then the precedent had been set for tip distribution. On the other hand, the tip is hers. I have heard of tips being put in a ‘pot’ and being distributed between servers, busboys, cooks, etc.–it’s not unusual.
Of course this is why she was fired… I used to work at a day spa as a massage therapist. Any tips I got on credit card, I was given 5 dollars. Seriously 40 tip? I got 5 bucks. Needless to say I didn’t work there long.
If it was a group of servers she should have shared it.
Yes she was
I was a waitress for 23 years and this is common and it was behind the tip as it becomes political and the greater wait staff had her fired it is common. Just on the mere fact, they have to share their tips.
AND because it was “personally handed” to the waitress, she does NOT have to share it, it is what is left on the table and the check, not what is personally handed to them. or you lose customers.
what was the name of this restaurant? so I make sure my peeps do not go there as it has waited like a dinner. Sharing tips is crap!
No one should ever eat from that restaurant again. Such harrable people
Share, or …. What the …. The place should go out of business!
Are these the same managers that pay waitresses and waiters less than minimum wage? So are restaurants going to pay waiters minimum wage now?
That’s why tip out should be illegal
Obvious, that the employer fired her over the tip. Just a coincidence huh? What a crappy move.
Petty.
So let me get this straight, restaurants here in America don’t have to pay their waitstaff a decent wage which is why we tip. A group of people decided to do something nice and give a large tip and the restaurant owners decided that was theirs to?