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
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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, 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 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, 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, at work, a customer asked for my number. When I declined, he made a huge scene, shouting and scaring other customers. He tipped me seven cents. FML
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
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, I helped a lady carry her grocery bags to her car. She was so grateful that she offered me a tip. I refused, but she insisted. When I finally took it, I looked at the bill to see she'd given me $1. I smiled and said thank you, but she looked at me like I’d just robbed her. FML
Today, I was taking a table's order. After I finished, the guy told me, "Just FYI, I'm not a tipper." Trying to lighten up the situation, I replied, "It's amazing how many people forget I handle their food." He complained to the manager that I'd threatened him. FML
Today, an old man looked me dead in the eyes as he reached into my tip jar, grabbed the money, and then walked out of the store as if nothing ever happened. I was so shocked that I couldn't do anything to stop him. FML
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Top comments
llamarrama01 21
Who needs that job anyway. You have a ******* dollar!
drayloon 50
Shut up and take my money!
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Comments (58)
llamarrama01 21
Who needs that job anyway. You have a ******* dollar!
romesshh 12
Yes, because OP can live off a dollar.
MegasaurusRex89 28
The lack of understanding of sarcasm runs deep on this site.
PaulieXP 16
At last, we can retire and give up this life of crime.
cre8tvlylicnsd 14
This comment is made soooo much better because I imagined Dean saying it. Profile picture and comment win!
coming back in the future 30
And maybe that guy meant "******* money" the other way. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°).
mrmcleod 29
Shut up you. It wasn't meant to be taken seriously!
saba_ajira 29
Well you got a dollar OP. Was that worth getting written up? No. But you got a dollar!
cheeeksss 29
If he got written up, I am also assuming they confiscated the dollar :
SystemofaBlink41 27
That'd be very hilariously low... Like "No dollar for you, OP!"
Awahso 25
They cannot confiscate the dollar
razoray9 22
Ima have to confiscate that dollar. I'm kind of hungry anyways
Sports_guy3 28
I remember moderating this.
drayloon 50
Shut up and take my money!
sugar94_fml 17
He could of taken it and told his boss he was going to donate it to charity.
coming back in the future 30
That makes a lot of cents.(hehehehehhehehehehehehe)
ilovemsminaj 13
You get a free dollar out of it
cakefete2 31
Actually, if OP loses their job, that might be one of the most expensive dollars ever.
ileenefudge 29
Well, that was rude of him. Even if he was trying to be generous, he definitely didn't do it the right way. He was disrespectful for shoving the money in your pocket like that after he was told it couldn't be accepted. It's unfair for you to get written up if you explained the what happened to your boss, even though with some bosses...you just can't win.
sockoiid 13
Exactly! and try to get some photo or video evidence as well! most places gave it.
Moochi456 20
When my mom and I try to tip someone that isn't allowed to accept tips we crumple up the money and throw it on the ground/in the cart. That way they just found some money. It wasn't a tip from a customer.
niallo 23
As a nurse, I'm not allowed to accept tips either. But sometimes the patient will get so worked up by a refusal I take it. I then hand it in to my boss who puts it into the floor charity fund. The patient gave a tip and I didn't keep it. Problem solved. All businesses should have something like this for people who don't take no for an answer.
HJKM_fml 19
That's actually a really clever idea.
juststephhere 23
Well it was probably caught on security, if you're getting in huge amounts of trouble just ask to see
nataliewby 25
I'm curious as to why you aren't allowed to accept tips?
sarah5745 41
I'm assuming that it isn't a place like a restaurant to begin with. It might be a job at, for example, an electronics store where you aren't allowed money directly from customers (i.e a tip).
Kryptonites1 16
See in some work places you're not allowed to accept tips. Ex, Where I work we cannot accept tips, I work at Starbucks inside a Target. Since we're not corporal we can't accept tips unlike the corporal starbucks. When people try to give us tips we can't accept it, but we can accept compliments lol Most of our customers just pretend they left there change and walk away, we keep there change inside our registers and hand them back to a customer as there change. Overall some places just cannot accept tips. sadly..
Mauskau 36
When I worked in retail, you weren't allowed money on you as it could look like you had stolen it from the till.
suckmydemon 12
I work as a host an a restaurant and our hourly wages are higher than the servers and bartenders. We don't get tip outs and we're not allowed to accept tips. Some people are pushy, though
cryssycakesx3 23
if you make an actual wage, you aren't to accept tips, I was told because of tax purposes.
isabellasimone 18
Did you explain to your manager?! I'm sure he/she would have been understanding!
InfiniteSecret 20
Nope, some places aren't understanding, they are strict with rules even if you tried to follow them. You are punished for things that aren't your fault, like this FML
_kyleG_ 34
That seems like a hell of a lot of bullshit from a dollar bill.