Today, I was accused of stealing when I dropped a $20 bill in front of my boss. His logic: I'm too poor to have a $20 bill and there's no way it was a tip, since our customers are "so stingy". It was a tip and it was going to get me through the rest of the month. He won't give it back. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, while at work, a customer gave me a $20 tip. I explained to him we aren't allowed to accept tips, but he insisted. When I called the manager to report it, he pocketed my tip. FML
Today, a customer handed me a 100 dollar bill. He then told me that it was my tip for doing a good job. He snatched it away just as I touched it, laughed, and said, "Just kidding." He then took his money and left the store. FML
Today, while working at a chain restaurant, I forgot to charge someone a few dollars for extra toppings on the side. My stingy boss took the time to take that money out of my paycheck. FML
Today, I was taking out a customer's groceries when he offered me a $5 tip. I told him I couldn't accept, since it's against store policy, but thanked him anyway. He called me an asshole just as my boss was walking to his car, who then yelled at me for it. FML
Today, I helped a very large elderly man, who thanked me and tried to hand me a dollar bill. I kindly told him, "We are not allowed to accept tips from customers." His reply was, "You're going to take this fucking money," and shoved it in my pocket. I'm now being written up for it. FML
Today, I was at my work. To urge people to be generous, I paid my friends to put 15 bucks in the tip jar while saying how great I was. He did this about ten times throughout the day. Turns out, us employees don't get to keep the tips. FML
Today, I was waitering at the restaurant that I work at when I collected a credit card bill that was worth $120 and a big zero on the tip line. Angered, I turned to a co-worker and said "I knew this asshole wasn't going to tip me." The guy was standing right behind me with $30 in his hand. FML
Today, at work, a man bought a lot of really expensive stuff. He paid the large bill with cash, and the manager helped me count the money. When we were done, he handed me a $100 bill to thank me for all the help. We can't accept tips. The manager was next to me. I had to say no. FML
Today, I was fired from my job at a local family-ran restaurant. The Reason? The owner's daughter has been stealing money from the register little by little and has blamed me for all the lost money. The boss is still convinced it's me, though, because his daughter would "never tell a lie". FML
Today, I told a customer that we don't do refunds. He responded by throwing his wallet at my face and accusing me of stealing it. FML
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unwantedforlife 14
That's illegal for him to take your tips away. Report him
Soundslikeothers 15
Too poor to have a $20 bill? What year does your boss think it is 1887?
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Comments (143)
Ambrily 27
Report him, OP. I'm very sorry for you.
feven 32
I'm confused on where you work considering the minimum wage is 8 dollars here in the U.S. and meaning that you could earn a twenty quiet quickly.
TwistedCherub1 15
I live in the U.S. and minimum wage here is $7.50. It varies from city to city.
patrickalamo 48
Waiting min is $2.17. They expect tips to make up the rest.
edanielleh 21
if OP works as a waiter you can give less then the minimum wage because of tips
niallo 23
Wait staff aren't always covered by minimum wage. They can get as low as $2.50 as they get tips. That's why I'm always careful about tipping.
EvilLittleMan 23
I find it hard to believe that minimum wage for waitstaff personnel is STILL in the lower 2.00 range (2.17) per hour. When I worked in the beverage department of a major hotel chain from 1984 - 1986, minimum wage for wait staff was 2.07. That's 29 freaking years ago. Totally ridiculous!!!
cakeandfilm 13
You may find it hard to believe, but it's the truth. Waiters get paid shit even today.
TwistedCherub1 15
I know several people who kept waiting or bartending after getting a degree because it paid so well. They make more in one 2 hour lunch rush than I do in a whole shift. And I make better than minimum wage. It's not like they're destitute compared to other unskilled laborers.
game0ver_fml 18
Federal minimum wage is 7.25, but that doesn't apply to waitstaff and any company with less than 50 employees in a 75 mile radius. Tipped minimum wage is only 2.17, and the company only has to make up the difference to standard min. wage if their tips don't add up. Plus they only make that payout once a year in some places.
AlliexXxkat 6
You have obviously never worked in the hospitality business before. we get paid at the most 3.77 an hour, required by law and the rest of our minimum wage is made up of tips. It is highly illegal for the boss to take any tips from a server to begin with. Also, it varies by state. I'm speaking about the state of Florida. Other states may have higher or even lower minimum wage for servers.
Aleys_fml 21
Yes for servers minimum wage can be around $2-$3 BUT the tips should cover the rest to make normal minimum wage. IF the $2-$3 plus the tips do not get to minimum wage the employer has to pay the rest. Most servers don't say anything if they don't make the minimum wage because that could mean they aren't doing a good job and they might get fired.
Zebediabolical 45
Federal minimum wage does apply to waitstaff. If they don't make enough tips the business has to top it up to the minimum wage.
Aleys_fml 21
109: yeah I covered that in the comment before you...
OvertonHippie 16
It's a rather crappy loophole that hasn't been closed yet. Hopefully the next federal minimum wage increase law will fix it, but I'm not holding my breath.
holly_fly 34
It's 2.13 an hour... At least federal. State to state might vary, but federal is 2.13.
adamfromaus 9
isn't your boss stealing then?
BradTheBrony 19
Which is why it was probably a lie to jew him out of the tip.
silverhuntress 4
Oh yikes!!! thats gotta sting!!!
morella_xx 29
Wow. Where do you work? Amy's Baking Company?
tranced_ 45
I still blame the economy.
j_729 18
You're an idiot. The economy has nothing to do with his/her boss being an idiot
MatRdms 3
You should report that! It's totally illegal, he has no right to take your tips away
tranced_ 45
maybe the boss needed it more than OP..
SwtCherryPie 26
Tell him you are going to call the police. If he doesn't give the money back, actually call the police.