So I supposed you think sites like this http://publicshaming.tumblr.com/ are just as bad as the people posting the racist, homophobic and misogynistic nonsense?
Red Lobster employee suspended after posting racist receipt online
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So I supposed you think sites like this http://publicshaming.tumblr.com/ are just as bad as the people posting the racist, homophobic and misogynistic nonsense?
Aquamarine
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Not if it's due to an investigation that ends up with her getting fired.
Unless you're a waitress.
ThroneZwei
Banned
I just think that the situation won't end well for both parties. The waiter getting caught proves just that, no?
dead souls
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Exactly. Full pay is like $2.XX an hour for 20 hours a week. I'm sure she's headed on a extravagant vacation as we speak, what with the big bucks she raking in for having the audacity to publicly shame some racist scum.
NaughtyCalibur
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I assumed that would be the case, but wasn't sure. She made out decently then.
Ninja Scooter
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what exactly is "public shaming" accomplishing here? Aside from weirdo internet detectives who will trace her back from her signature, nobody else is going to know who this person is. It really sucks that this happened to this girl, and I would hope that if she would bring it up privately to her employer/company they would back her up and maybe ban the customer from the restaurant, but really all she is doing is needlessly putting her own ass on the line if her company has strict policies regarding this (which many do).
dead souls
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Not really very decent. Even if she's getting minimum wage that's only 7.25 an hour for the 20-25 hours she was probably scheduled. She would have made way more than that in tips if she was working.
Yup. Nobody gained anything out of this.
Bobby Roberts
Banned
Well, that's basically it though, isn't it? That name is out there, someone will trace it back, and then there'll be a photo and a facebook account and people will know exactly who decided to pay for their tepid, food-colored fish dinner with racial slurs.
I'd imagine that's the only real reason to put something like this on the internet at all.
Well, that and some sympathy and reassurance people will publicly denounce racism as a means of comforting you after a bad day at work, I guess.
Not to spark discussion, no way no how. Discussion sucks. I discussed something once and it was terrible.
ThroneZwei
Banned
Yup, sorry if I got some people riled up with my first comment, but this is what I meant that public shaming didn't do any good for anyone, and hurt some in the process.
NaughtyCalibur
Member
Ah, yeah, you're right. I forgot most servers are just part time.
Bobby Roberts
Banned
What discussion is going to get sparked that's going to have any meaning beyond "what an asshole?"
That's not discussion. That's affirmation.
But a discussion doesn't have to break out to establish the fact that people who would write such a thing on a reciept as their "tip" are assholes. It's pretty self-evident
She put it on her facebook - you think she was hoping a good discussion about the nuances of racial differences was gonna break out in the comments section?
What discussion is going to get sparked that's going to have any meaning beyond "what an asshole?"
That's not discussion. That's affirmation.
But a discussion doesn't have to break out to establish the fact that people who would write such a thing on a reciept as their "tip" are assholes. It's pretty self-evident
But the question as to why certain people think this is appropriate behaviour is. We can't just ignore that racism happens -- the more we hear about it the more a part of public consciousness it is.
Laughing Banana
Weeping Pickle
Ah, I forgot for a moment how the restaurant business in the US is so dependent on tips.
Bobby Roberts
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I get what you're saying, but you're drawing a false equivalency: Saying that there's no real discussion to be had isn't the same as advocating anyone ignore that racism happens. I'm not even saying she shouldn't have posted the receipt. I was pointing out that Ninja Scooter had answered his own question in one manner, and pointed out the other, more probable reason the thing got posted: Because it was something fucked up that happened at work and she wanted some "Holy shit what an asshole" responses so as to feel support from the people she calls friends.
That's not really a discussion - again, that's affirmation. Which is cool.
She likely wanted affirmation, but isn't this thread proof that discussion will result regardless?
ThroneZwei
Banned
Nobody thinks it's appropriate behavior, atleast I hope they don't in this thread. . However everyone saying in unison, 'What an asshole', 'what a racist' etc, isn't really developing a conversation. It's basic mob rule. No conversation to be developed from that.
I think it's telling that even in this thread there are people who would rather believe that she faked it than that it's possible that it actually happened. That's indicative of the fact that maybe we need more people to say in unison that it's wrong, or more people to post pictures or examples of the racism they encounter day to day so that it's made abundantly clear that it's actually a problem.
Bobby Roberts
Banned
Yeah, but that's not the question Ninja asked. Unless you're arguing that she posted that SPECIFICALLY in the hopes people on a completely unrelated video game messageboard would start a discussion about why people in 2013 are still racist shitbags in public.
Discussion on ANYTHING will result on a messageboard. There are people catching legitmate feelings over the fucking Kimmel twerk video in here. Reddit is probably going to make some hay over it, but that's essentially the same situation.
I fundamentally agree with the idea that people who are racist shitbags in public should have a spotlight shone on them, as bright as possible.
Aquamarine
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Red Lobster's official policy regarding merchant receipts (Darden confidential information / assets):
Unfortunately, like most businesses, it looks like they have a very strict policy when it comes to sharing stuff like receipts.
Unfortunately, like most businesses, it looks like they have a very strict policy when it comes to sharing stuff like receipts.
ThroneZwei
Banned
So it's completely impossible to think that she faked it? I've seen people fake worse than some writing in a receipt. It's definitely not out of the line.
shira
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Fuck viral. Two weeks later Jimmy Kimmel pops up and explains the signature means "gotcha!" in reverse braille.
Darkmakaimura
Can You Imagine What SureAI Is Going To Do With Garfield?
People who are saying she is getting a vacation seem to forget that sometimes 'suspension' is followed by termination. They use that to evaluate the situation. When she gets back from suspension, she might get fired.
Red Lobster's official policy regarding merchant receipts (Darden confidential information / assets):
Unfortunately, like most businesses, it looks like they have a very strict policy when it comes to sharing stuff like receipts.
BUT RACISM.
Final Boss
Banned
Some acts deserve public shaming
Zen_Arcade
Banned
No it's not you idiot.
Nah, they really don't. I don't really want to live in a world where it's up to someone else's discretion to post shit I do all over the internet when I'm at their place of business.
Winterfang
Banned
couldve meant chicken nuggers
Why is this so funny!!!!?
Rollo Lawson
Banned
Suspension with pay likely means that it's being investigated. The customer could easily say he/she didn't write it, just as easily as she could have written it herself
couldve meant chicken nuggers
Christ Almighty, I can't believe I never read the full text of that picture. I literally lol'd. Literally.
Zen_Arcade
Banned
If someone is worried about coming off like a racist they probably shouldn't do something blatantly racist.
Massive Duck. C.M.
Banned
It's messed up, but she should have known from all the other receipt posting incidents that it was not a good idea.
Wait a minute, suspended with full pay? Karma beams are gangster. And what info can you get from that picture, other than that the signature starts with a D?
Damn, forgot waitress salary is basically tips-but if she's getting tips like this one...
Wait a minute, suspended with full pay? Karma beams are gangster. And what info can you get from that picture, other than that the signature starts with a D?
Damn, forgot waitress salary is basically tips-but if she's getting tips like this one...
Who says they're worried about coming off racist? It's still not that server's right to post that.
So you're worried about people posting an image of you writing nigger on a receipt?
If I was the type of person to do something that shitty, it wouldn't make it any less of an invasion of my personal rights to have the employee decide to post my receipt online. Company policy is company policy. People lose their jobs every day for running into an asshole customer then running to Facebook to tell the world about them. This is NOT AN ACCEPTABLE PRACTICE.
This.
I hate the growing attitude that any form of documenting (or 'doxxing') bigotry is wrong.
It isn't. Fuck the customer, may his/her employment prospects be ruined for being a racist piece of shit.
Hopefully it isn't true that a customer wrote it cause that's just sad. Then again I have seen some sketchy ass folks at Red Lobster. Honestly though would someone just lie on the internet? Highly unbelievable.
IISANDERII
Member
Suspend her? Red Lobster can have a shite, not going there ever again.
Too fucking bad! If I do something as stupid and offensive as this, then I have expect some sort of response. Is it too difficult for you to go to a fucking restaurant and eat your damn food without writing nigger on a receipt?
It is ridiculous that some people think a negative response to racism is worse than the racism itself.
SneakySneaks
Member
Yes, about half or more of the "1% get a better job" were fake, including the main one the got the huge thread. It's possible that someone wrote that, but I doubt everything that comes from Facebook or Twitter.
You're really taking my comments and running with them, aren't you?
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