A group of donors called "$ 100 Dinner Club", who raise money for waiters and staff at restaurants and give them particularly high tips, were shocked to find that an employee at one of the restaurants where they dined was fired following a high tip they gave.
The story took place in the city of Bentonville in the United States.
The donor group, led by American real estate developer Grant Weiss, came to the "Oven and Tap" restaurant in town to eat and delight another happy waitress. An unprecedented tip for a surprised and happy waitress.
This is an initiative he started in Corona with businessmen and friends in order to help weaker populations across the country, but with one procedure he is careful to follow before arriving at the restaurant - verifying with the owner that the restaurant tips are personal and not shared among all staff.
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"We knew that waiters, who are usually students who work hard to learn, lost almost all of their income in Corona so we organized to give them money back by giving tips," he told local News 5 channel.
At dinner, waitress Ryan Brandt served them in company with another waitress who was not feeling well and went home during the shift.
At the end of that meal, in the procedure, Weiss presented the happy Brandt with the check for $ 4,400, the event was documented, she shed a tear of excitement, and everyone went on with their lives.
But it turns out that the restaurant owners did not see the big tip nicely and demanded that Brandt take only 20% of the tip and the rest to share with all employees, even though it is not part of what was agreed with the owner and even though it is a restaurant that operates on "personal tips".
Ryan refused to divide the amount and was fired after a few days, apparently against this background.
When the story reached the ears of the donors they were very angry and turned to the restaurant owner, who refused to comment and claimed that he did not share with others the reasons for dismissing an employee.
"I'm very sad to hear that the waitress who gave her the tip was fired from her job," I do not understand why this happened because she was a sweet and kind-hearted woman.
Despite her recent dismissal, I am committed to showing her that there are great people in this world. "
To prove this, by the way, he launched a crowdfunding campaign for donations, which has already reached an amount that is more than double the same high tip he gave her in the same shift.
Brandt, by the way, has already found a job at another restaurant and continues to make a living in order to continue funding her university studies.
All is well that ends well.
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