Well....... at least the waiter's eyesight is spot on!
Oooh, not really that funny
I'm all for making fun of folks, do it all the time. Just not for physical attributes.
Well, not since I was a teenager anyway:)
Well....... at least the waiter's eyesight is spot on!
He can use that good eyesight when he's looking for another job.
As Rhino said, it's all about customer service. Entering 'fat girls' on a receipt that the waiter KNOWS the women will see is not the smartest move on his part. He screwed up and deserves to lose his job.
I disagree. Poor choice, yes; thoughtless, yes; but to lose your livelihood over a moment of thoughtlessness like that?
The world is short on responsible adults; we all need to do better in that regard, and taking serious offense and over-reacting over such a silly thing is pointless. If the women concerned were offended about being called fat, they know what to do about it: lose weigh. Was it a surprise, for heaven's sake?
People in third world countries - or people in our own who couldn't even consider going out to eat in a restaurant - have far worse problems.
Prat of the problem is that "fat" is a relative term, AND it has a negative social connotation when used like this. Not having seen the girls in question, I don't have an opinion. As one of the above examples said, I wouldn't mind if the receipt said "old guy", but if it were a female serving, and the bill read "wimp", I might feel differently.
I do have to agreee, the guy is in a service industry, keeping the customers happy is the primary objective.
There was a video of this on our local news and the description of the women is completely accurate. I wonder what the reaction would have been if the women were anorexically thin and he had written "skinny girls"? I know that "fat" has been deemed a derogatory term, but what if it a legitimate description? What if a man is 6'7" in height and he's described as the "tall guy"? Does he have room for complaint? If I wear my Fieldsheer riding jacket into the restaurant and am described as "the biker dude", do I have reason to complain? I'm a tall, thin, grey-haired-but-balding, soon-to-be-senior citizen biker dude so I guess pretty soon I'll be able to gripe about nearly any description someone lays on me.
But, yeah, the guy who wrote on the receipt is an idiot (another derogatory term, although a legitimate psychology description) who should not be employed in a service industry.
I disagree. Poor choice, yes; thoughtless, yes; but to lose your livelihood over a moment of thoughtlessness like that?
The world is short on responsible adults; we all need to do better in that regard, and taking serious offense and over-reacting over such a silly thing is pointless. If the women concerned were offended about being called fat, they know what to do about it: lose weigh. Was it a surprise, for heaven's sake?
People in third world countries - or people in our own who couldn't even consider going out to eat in a restaurant - have far worse problems.
Ok, perhaps a stern warning but I would at least tell him it's 2 strikes and your out. Also if I were the owner/manager I would have covered their entire meal.
Yup, a warning would have been more fair. I bet even the big girls don't appreciate him being fired either.