Thursday, February 18, 2016
Blog #4
I have participated in moral muteness while working at a sports bar and grille one summer. After a busy dinner shift I overheard a coworker telling her friend how much money she made and that she wasn't going to claim all her tips so she wouldn't have to tip the busser out as much. I was fairly new to the restaurant business and I didn't understand that the busser heavily relies on his tip out. After the server left, the busser was really confused on why he made such little money that night even though the restaurant was very busy and he worked very hard. After he talked to the manager, the manager came up to me and asked me how much money I made and what I tipped my busser out. It was a lot higher than what the other server said she made and he started asking me more questions about the server. I was always taught to mind my own business especially when it involved money so I told him I was too busy to pay attention to the other servers. I should have told him that the server lied about her tip out so she could keep more money for her self but I kept quiet. I stuck to my own values of keeping to myself and not getting involved in situations that do not include me.
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Hi Kellie! I think if I was in your position I probably would have done the same thing. I do not really like getting in the middle of things. I agree the best moral thing to do would have been to tell the boss what happened, but I feel like in some situations like this people usually feel like it is best to stay out of it because they do not want to get heavily involved and cause problems especially in the work field.
ReplyDeleteKellie I worked at a restaurant when I was younger and a girl got in trouble for this exact same thing. Fortunately I was not faced with the moral dilemma that you were because they were able to figure it all out. The girl was fired because come to find out, it wasn't the first time she had done it. I feel like we all face moral muteness and the work place is probably one of the most common.
ReplyDeleteI agree with both Shelvi and Shawn, if I was in your situation I probably wouldn't have said anything either just because I don't want to get in the middle of it all. Obviously this situation is hard to deal with, and money definitely a touchy subject in society.
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