This Restaurant Manager Is Making Waves Across the Internet For Firing His Employees... For Refusing To Pay For Meals They Don’t Even Eat!
Welcome to America, where you can sometimes end up paying your employer to work.
Working in a restaurant can already feel like a grind, but this Golden Corral story takes workplace frustration to another level. One employee on Imgur said the job went from annoying to unbelievable after the manager, Gary, rolled out a meal policy that left everyone stunned.
The restaurant, a popular buffet chain in Ohio, became the center of attention when employees were told they would have to pay for meals they did not even eat. That decision quickly turned a routine shift into a full-blown controversy, and the reaction from other Imgur users was immediate.
Gary’s move did not just confuse the staff, it set off a wave of backlash that kept growing from there. Read on.
An employee meal policy is not unusual in the restaurant industry. Usually, it's a generous offer that gives hard-working employees the opportunity to eat at a significantly discounted cost. Gary's meal policy required every employee to pay $4 for a meal on each workday. At first glance, this sounds perfectly reasonable since the average customer will likely pay three times that amount. Unfortunately, that's not where the policy ends. According to theweby, Gary doesn't care whether you actually eat food on your workdays or not! He wants you to pay the $4 no matter what!
WikimediaTheweby wrote:
Okay folks, this is complete bullcrap. Golden Corral last week, per the manager/owner Gary, mandated that all employees must pay $4.00 per day for meals. Whether you eat there or not, regardless of whether you are fasting for religious beliefs, eating elsewhere, or simply not hungry that day, Golden Corral will deduct $4.00 from your paycheck for every day you work. Since some servers sometimes do not receive a paycheck because of tips, they still have to pay $4.00 per day. They do not care; they will take $4.00 out of your paycheck without your permission. Gary is firing people for refusing to pay this. Let's make them famous and not eat there anymore.
ImgurUm, say what now?
Theweby also said:
The manager/owner has retracted the letter for revision. All other information is unknown at this time. I have messaged GC on multiple platforms with no response. This man needs to get out of the city. This isn't the first time he has tried something like this.
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Other Imgur users were literally mind-blown by Gary's ridiculous policy and were quick to chime in.
Other Imgur users were literally mind-blown by Gary's ridiculous policy and were quick to chime in.
From someone who would know, here's some solid advice.
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That's not how this is supposed to work at all.
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This requires an action plan to resolve!
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Outrage ensued.
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People outside of the U.S. reasonably do not understand the tipping system.
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A plot hole? Yes.
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A revenge plot.
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This theory adds up.
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Gary’s meal-policy fight sounds messy, but read how one diner refused to pay for friends’ pricey orders in a split bill.
