Posted on 05/18/2010 9:43:21 AM PDT by Responsibility2nd
Ashley Johnson had a good job making good money as a waitress at Brixx Pizza on Sixth Street in uptown Charlotte.
But that changed about a week ago, when a couple came in for lunch and stayed for three hours - forcing her to work an hour past her quitting time.
And they left her a tip she thought was pretty measly - $5.
Johnson did what most folks who need a good rant do nowadays. When she got home, she went on Facebook. "Thanks for eating at Brixx," she wrote, "you cheap piece of ---- camper."
And like a growing number of workers, she found out the hard way that what you say on social networks can be used against you, particularly if you're in a position of public trust or public service.
The managers at Brixx called her in a day or two later, she says. They showed her a copy of her Facebook comments and told her she was being fired for violating company policy against speaking disparagingly about customers. A Brixx official said she also violated a second policy against casting the restaurant in a negative light on social networks.
"We definitely care what people say about our customers," said Jeff Van Dyke, one of the partners who run the restaurant.
Johnson, 22, says she apologized to Brixx for using bad judgment. "It was my own fault," she said. "I did write the message. But I had no idea that something that, to me is very small, could result in my losing my job."
(Excerpt) Read more at charlotteobserver.com ...
Light weights!!
Obviously, said lady has never hung around a Spanish Tapas bar, Greek cafe, or any bar in New York from 11PM on. But to be fair to this person, a three hour dinner, let alone lunch, is rare in North Carolina.
Kind of harsh firing the poor little waitress who only told the truth some cheap bassturds. I would have warned her, one more of those and you are out
Seriously, if you’re stupid enough to complain about your customers on a publicly available web page under your own name, you deserve to get fired.
I reminded people my way,that whatever I post online is none of my business.
By God,it worked.
Her words:“Johnson, 22, says she apologized to Brixx for using bad judgment. “It was my own fault,” she said.
What don't you get about: "It is my own fault"?
Thank you for this post. I was having a hard time understanding your stance on $5 being a great tip for a 3 hour meal. I now understand you are cheap. If you would have put that in your first post you could've saved us an enormous amount of space on this thread.
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