Should the waitress have been fired?

[Just_Me_D]

While perusing for stories via the Apple News app, I came across an article about a waitress being fired for posting a Facebook rant about not getting a tip for preparing a large take-out order for a Church. With that in mind, I recall a discussion here some years back about tipping. I’m one who tips based on received service whereas others tip automatically.

Anyway, the company that the waitress works for has a strict policy forbidding workers from posting about customers on social media. With that in mind, her firing was legit, in my opinion. If you get a chance, read the article and then post your thoughts in this thread, please. Thank you.

Source: https://apple.news/A-B4IqqgiRLqyI8GzqBsygA

 

[TwitchyPuppy]

If she were my employee, I’d have also have fired her.

Not for posting about customers on Facebook, but for ranting about not getting tip, which is entirely optional.
Very unethical and unprofessional.

 

[BreakingKayfabe]

I’m against employees doing things like this. I understand why she feels the way she does but doesn’t justify doing what she did. Out she goes.

Edit: We also don’t need a Facebook post to know church congregation people are some of the cheapest creatures alive lol

 

[tadpoles]

Yeah, sadly her firing was legit. But if they had’t fired her they could have made it a teachable moment, which IMO would have been better. Welcome to the USA.

 

[Darthstorm528]

While part of me thinks she shouldn’t been fired, the reality is if a company has a strict social media policy and you cannot post work related stuff then they have the legit right to fire that person

 

[Annie_M]

I hate the thought of anyone losing a job, but in this case... it was probably appropriate. Sad though... my guess is that she's already found another job.. hopefully. And, as @tadpoles stated, hopefully this was a teachable moment for her and she's learned something.