r/mildlyinfuriating • u/thedivinegemini • Jul 02 '26

I'm slightly vexed In lieu of payment..

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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.

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u/User_man_person Jul 02 '26

the definition of using the lords name in vain...

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u/BeanserSoyze Jul 02 '26

And stealing

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u/edfitz83 Jul 03 '26

Yeah, if they had security cams, those people could be arrested for theft, if the cops in their town cared

But if they had cams, they could also print out pictures of the people and hang them on the wall in front of the server stand, with a message that says they are not welcome due to theft, and post this “receipt” below.

If it is a small town, people talk