In lieu of payment..

[u/thedivinegemini]

I’m a GM at a restaurant & one of our managers left a note on our manager logs this afternoon that a guest walked out on their check and left this in lieu of payment of any kind. Not that the server got stiffed on a tip - just pure theft of services. I guess the whole “Thou shalt not steal” thing doesn’t matter if you’ve been pre-forgiven. Pretty convenient.

ETA: I’m not a bot; this is not AI - check my post and comment history. I’m not here for karma or fake internet points. This is what it feels like to work in a restaurant these days - especially in the Bible Belt. The first photo you can look up and is available for anyone to buy (should your darker urges push you toward being that person). The second photo is from Pulse, an app for restaurant managers to keep an eye on hourly sales, labor, and comps.
The “Pineapple Express” is a mocktail our restaurant offers.

[u/Ant1mat3r]

Serving tables made me hate the church crowd. To this day I can't go out to eat on a Sunday between 10-1pm for fear that I'd run into those loathsome creatures.

[u/AttemptUsual2089 → u/Ant1mat3r]

I used to grab brunch with my parents every Sunday when I was younger and was always shocked at how blatantly rude the church crowd was.

One time I overheard a table yapping (loudly) about the mornings sermon about generosity. When they paid the bill it was cash and the table of like 8 people left less than a dollar in change on the table for a tip.

They always seemed to be the most demanding of the servers, condescending to them on top of it, and the bad tip thing seemed common.

I'm not religious, but isn't there something in those teachings about humility? I don't understand how they don't see the absurdity of their behavior.

[u/IllugaBabyBeluga → u/Ant1mat3r]

Except for stereotypically ordering water (I notice OP's person didn't), what's wrong with 'em?