You may be wondering — in what universe does that make any sense at all?!? It doesn’t! Unless you think your wait staff should double as security. I believe that’s the twisted logic at play here. If you’re careless enough not to notice when your customers sneak out without paying you deserve to have your pay docked. Oh yeah, and apparently confronting the miscreants is also your job. Recently a restaurant worker posted a rant on Reddit about being fired because she refused to cover the $96 tab left unpaid by some jerk diners. Apparently this common practice in the restaurant industry. And it’s legal in some places — and in others, restaurant owners ignore whatever laws exist. At any rate, many restaurants drill it into their employees’ heads that they will be held responsible if diners skip the bill. The thing is, margins at restaurants are teensy tiny to begin with, especially for independently-owned restaurants. When you skip your bill it hurts everyone in that small business. But I wonder if pranksters and cheapskates would think twice if they knew there was a possibility that the person who served them would also be paying their restaurant tab. You would hope — but then, the kind of person who skips out on their bill is already a sociopath. So who knows. Still, I like to have a little bit of faith in humanity and believe that maybe there would be a few people who would think twice before running if they knew what the consequences could be. But that aside, this is a crappy practice! I don’t care how hard it its a restaurant, the server shouldn’t have to cover the bill. That’s outrageous. Have you ever skipped out on a restaurant bill? Do you think this rule is fair? Image via Emilio Labrador/Flickr
title: “You Won T Believe Who Pays When You Dine Dash” ShowToc: true date: “2024-09-25” author: “Leroy Stiles”
You may be wondering — in what universe does that make any sense at all?!? It doesn’t! Unless you think your wait staff should double as security. I believe that’s the twisted logic at play here. If you’re careless enough not to notice when your customers sneak out without paying you deserve to have your pay docked. Oh yeah, and apparently confronting the miscreants is also your job. Recently a restaurant worker posted a rant on Reddit about being fired because she refused to cover the $96 tab left unpaid by some jerk diners. Apparently this common practice in the restaurant industry. And it’s legal in some places — and in others, restaurant owners ignore whatever laws exist. At any rate, many restaurants drill it into their employees’ heads that they will be held responsible if diners skip the bill. The thing is, margins at restaurants are teensy tiny to begin with, especially for independently-owned restaurants. When you skip your bill it hurts everyone in that small business. But I wonder if pranksters and cheapskates would think twice if they knew there was a possibility that the person who served them would also be paying their restaurant tab. You would hope — but then, the kind of person who skips out on their bill is already a sociopath. So who knows. Still, I like to have a little bit of faith in humanity and believe that maybe there would be a few people who would think twice before running if they knew what the consequences could be. But that aside, this is a crappy practice! I don’t care how hard it its a restaurant, the server shouldn’t have to cover the bill. That’s outrageous. Have you ever skipped out on a restaurant bill? Do you think this rule is fair? Image via Emilio Labrador/Flickr
title: “You Won T Believe Who Pays When You Dine Dash” ShowToc: true date: “2024-09-03” author: “Douglas Jones”
You may be wondering — in what universe does that make any sense at all?!? It doesn’t! Unless you think your wait staff should double as security. I believe that’s the twisted logic at play here. If you’re careless enough not to notice when your customers sneak out without paying you deserve to have your pay docked. Oh yeah, and apparently confronting the miscreants is also your job. Recently a restaurant worker posted a rant on Reddit about being fired because she refused to cover the $96 tab left unpaid by some jerk diners. Apparently this common practice in the restaurant industry. And it’s legal in some places — and in others, restaurant owners ignore whatever laws exist. At any rate, many restaurants drill it into their employees’ heads that they will be held responsible if diners skip the bill. The thing is, margins at restaurants are teensy tiny to begin with, especially for independently-owned restaurants. When you skip your bill it hurts everyone in that small business. But I wonder if pranksters and cheapskates would think twice if they knew there was a possibility that the person who served them would also be paying their restaurant tab. You would hope — but then, the kind of person who skips out on their bill is already a sociopath. So who knows. Still, I like to have a little bit of faith in humanity and believe that maybe there would be a few people who would think twice before running if they knew what the consequences could be. But that aside, this is a crappy practice! I don’t care how hard it its a restaurant, the server shouldn’t have to cover the bill. That’s outrageous. Have you ever skipped out on a restaurant bill? Do you think this rule is fair? Image via Emilio Labrador/Flickr
title: “You Won T Believe Who Pays When You Dine Dash” ShowToc: true date: “2024-09-27” author: “Patricia Woods”
You may be wondering — in what universe does that make any sense at all?!? It doesn’t! Unless you think your wait staff should double as security. I believe that’s the twisted logic at play here. If you’re careless enough not to notice when your customers sneak out without paying you deserve to have your pay docked. Oh yeah, and apparently confronting the miscreants is also your job. Recently a restaurant worker posted a rant on Reddit about being fired because she refused to cover the $96 tab left unpaid by some jerk diners. Apparently this common practice in the restaurant industry. And it’s legal in some places — and in others, restaurant owners ignore whatever laws exist. At any rate, many restaurants drill it into their employees’ heads that they will be held responsible if diners skip the bill. The thing is, margins at restaurants are teensy tiny to begin with, especially for independently-owned restaurants. When you skip your bill it hurts everyone in that small business. But I wonder if pranksters and cheapskates would think twice if they knew there was a possibility that the person who served them would also be paying their restaurant tab. You would hope — but then, the kind of person who skips out on their bill is already a sociopath. So who knows. Still, I like to have a little bit of faith in humanity and believe that maybe there would be a few people who would think twice before running if they knew what the consequences could be. But that aside, this is a crappy practice! I don’t care how hard it its a restaurant, the server shouldn’t have to cover the bill. That’s outrageous. Have you ever skipped out on a restaurant bill? Do you think this rule is fair? Image via Emilio Labrador/Flickr
title: “You Won T Believe Who Pays When You Dine Dash” ShowToc: true date: “2024-10-06” author: “Marty Shafer”
You may be wondering — in what universe does that make any sense at all?!? It doesn’t! Unless you think your wait staff should double as security. I believe that’s the twisted logic at play here. If you’re careless enough not to notice when your customers sneak out without paying you deserve to have your pay docked. Oh yeah, and apparently confronting the miscreants is also your job. Recently a restaurant worker posted a rant on Reddit about being fired because she refused to cover the $96 tab left unpaid by some jerk diners. Apparently this common practice in the restaurant industry. And it’s legal in some places — and in others, restaurant owners ignore whatever laws exist. At any rate, many restaurants drill it into their employees’ heads that they will be held responsible if diners skip the bill. The thing is, margins at restaurants are teensy tiny to begin with, especially for independently-owned restaurants. When you skip your bill it hurts everyone in that small business. But I wonder if pranksters and cheapskates would think twice if they knew there was a possibility that the person who served them would also be paying their restaurant tab. You would hope — but then, the kind of person who skips out on their bill is already a sociopath. So who knows. Still, I like to have a little bit of faith in humanity and believe that maybe there would be a few people who would think twice before running if they knew what the consequences could be. But that aside, this is a crappy practice! I don’t care how hard it its a restaurant, the server shouldn’t have to cover the bill. That’s outrageous. Have you ever skipped out on a restaurant bill? Do you think this rule is fair? Image via Emilio Labrador/Flickr
title: “You Won T Believe Who Pays When You Dine Dash” ShowToc: true date: “2024-10-07” author: “Alex Goodson”
You may be wondering — in what universe does that make any sense at all?!? It doesn’t! Unless you think your wait staff should double as security. I believe that’s the twisted logic at play here. If you’re careless enough not to notice when your customers sneak out without paying you deserve to have your pay docked. Oh yeah, and apparently confronting the miscreants is also your job. Recently a restaurant worker posted a rant on Reddit about being fired because she refused to cover the $96 tab left unpaid by some jerk diners. Apparently this common practice in the restaurant industry. And it’s legal in some places — and in others, restaurant owners ignore whatever laws exist. At any rate, many restaurants drill it into their employees’ heads that they will be held responsible if diners skip the bill. The thing is, margins at restaurants are teensy tiny to begin with, especially for independently-owned restaurants. When you skip your bill it hurts everyone in that small business. But I wonder if pranksters and cheapskates would think twice if they knew there was a possibility that the person who served them would also be paying their restaurant tab. You would hope — but then, the kind of person who skips out on their bill is already a sociopath. So who knows. Still, I like to have a little bit of faith in humanity and believe that maybe there would be a few people who would think twice before running if they knew what the consequences could be. But that aside, this is a crappy practice! I don’t care how hard it its a restaurant, the server shouldn’t have to cover the bill. That’s outrageous. Have you ever skipped out on a restaurant bill? Do you think this rule is fair? Image via Emilio Labrador/Flickr
title: “You Won T Believe Who Pays When You Dine Dash” ShowToc: true date: “2024-09-03” author: “Louise Mattos”
You may be wondering — in what universe does that make any sense at all?!? It doesn’t! Unless you think your wait staff should double as security. I believe that’s the twisted logic at play here. If you’re careless enough not to notice when your customers sneak out without paying you deserve to have your pay docked. Oh yeah, and apparently confronting the miscreants is also your job. Recently a restaurant worker posted a rant on Reddit about being fired because she refused to cover the $96 tab left unpaid by some jerk diners. Apparently this common practice in the restaurant industry. And it’s legal in some places — and in others, restaurant owners ignore whatever laws exist. At any rate, many restaurants drill it into their employees’ heads that they will be held responsible if diners skip the bill. The thing is, margins at restaurants are teensy tiny to begin with, especially for independently-owned restaurants. When you skip your bill it hurts everyone in that small business. But I wonder if pranksters and cheapskates would think twice if they knew there was a possibility that the person who served them would also be paying their restaurant tab. You would hope — but then, the kind of person who skips out on their bill is already a sociopath. So who knows. Still, I like to have a little bit of faith in humanity and believe that maybe there would be a few people who would think twice before running if they knew what the consequences could be. But that aside, this is a crappy practice! I don’t care how hard it its a restaurant, the server shouldn’t have to cover the bill. That’s outrageous. Have you ever skipped out on a restaurant bill? Do you think this rule is fair? Image via Emilio Labrador/Flickr
