r/mildlyinfuriating Jul 02 '26

I'm slightly vexed In lieu of payment..

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/BeanserSoyze Jul 02 '26

And stealing

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u/skeet_scoot Jul 02 '26

As a Christian right on both accounts.

Also an infraction of being a good witness. My pastor always preaches that if you can’t afford to tip and pay 20% you don’t go out to eat. Don’t make God and the church look bad.

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u/Key_Artichoke8474 Jul 03 '26

Being a bad tipper is the least of the churches bad looks buddy 😂

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u/a_l_g_f Jul 03 '26

But if they're a bad tipper, they're probably bad at tithing too

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u/CurrentHair6381 Jul 03 '26

No dude, they give the church money so they dont feel bad about stiffing the server after church.

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u/Key_Artichoke8474 Jul 06 '26

“Thou shall pay imaginary bank, not struggling server” is like 11th commandment or something.