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Post by Orange on Feb 2, 2013 23:52:43 GMT -5
Still, Applebee's has handled this almost as poorly as Auto Zone handled THEIR situation.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 2, 2013 23:55:34 GMT -5
I like their food, we had the steak and shrimp the other day. Yummy!
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Post by Tiger Millionaire on Feb 3, 2013 0:04:12 GMT -5
Big corporations does dick hypocritical move, and this is news?
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Post by emoney3265 on Feb 3, 2013 0:16:01 GMT -5
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Post by KStrick on Feb 3, 2013 0:20:49 GMT -5
Still, Applebee's has handled this almost as poorly as Auto Zone handled THEIR situation. Auto Zone had an employee named Devin Mcclean in a Virginia store. An Air Force veteran who, when closing up with a boss one night, had their store robbed by the "fake beard bandit". Devin used an opening to sneak out to his car, grab his handgun, return to the store, and point it at the bandit, who dropped his gun and ran. The manager thanked Devin for saving his life. He was recognized by the Chief of Police in the town as a hero. He and his wife are also expecting their first child. Auto Zone has a "no guns" policy. He was fired very soon thereafter. They have also been very vocal about it, putting up "this store is a gun-free zone" on many of their store windows (I've seen some here in Lubbock, Texas... a PRETTY big gun city). They have been deleting comments and banning people from their page for supporting Devin, or a certain Bill of Right amendment that strays too far political for this board's liking, but all that does is enrages people further.
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Post by darbus alan on Feb 3, 2013 0:28:58 GMT -5
I can see why Auto-Zone was justified in firing him. Sure the guy was a hero. He could've also been in a body bag if the fake beard bandit decided not to make a run for it. For the employees' own safety (and to avoid costly lawsuits from employees' families if they're killed trying to be a hero), just about every retail company tells you to do what the robber says and call the police immediately after they're gone.
As far as this Applebees thing goes, I try not to go there ever if I can help it. Their food isn't TERRIBLE, but it's the most pedestrian and generic out of all those pedestrian and generic family chain restaurants.
Also, if Waiting has taught me anything, it's not to f*** with the people who handle your food.
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Post by nWoElite on Feb 3, 2013 0:41:00 GMT -5
Ugh... If I ever had a reason to eat there, I don't now.
This was foul on both ends tho, Applebee's just got the worst end of it all.
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Post by celticjobber on Feb 3, 2013 0:48:05 GMT -5
I don't like Applebees, but I don't think they're in the wrong here.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 3, 2013 0:52:48 GMT -5
I went to Applebees once
The food is great, but bites you in the ass later
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Post by Welfare Willis on Feb 3, 2013 0:53:42 GMT -5
Let me just say that anybody who has to work in the food service industry has my respect. I do my best to tip at least 15% except when the service was incredibly poor.
Stuff like this just pisses me off. Food service workers often make less than minimum wage and as such live off those tips. Is it so much to ask that you give them 15%-20% for their hard work? Then to use the reason the customer did for a church she created, to complain to the management and make unreasonable requests to see the whole staff (not just the waitress) fired, and then claim on the tv news to be embarrassed about the whole situation? Well it just screams hubris on the customer's part.
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Post by thetower52 on Feb 3, 2013 1:03:10 GMT -5
I'm apparently the only person who thinks Applebees has good food. havent even read the story yet but i like applebees as well i thought there food was really good
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Post by chazraps on Feb 3, 2013 2:39:17 GMT -5
Let me just say that anybody who has to work in the food service industry has my respect. I do my best to tip at least 15% except when the service was incredible poor. Stuff like this just pisses me off. Food service workers often make less than minimum wage and as such live off those tips. Is it so much to ask that you give them 15%-20% for their hard work? Then to use the reason the customer did for a church she created, to complain to the management and make unreasonable requests to see the whole staff (not just the waitress) fired, and then claim on the tv news to be embarrassed about the whole situation? Well it just screams hubris on the customer's part. Yeah, for the record, I'm not being sarcastic when I say if you make it a habit to never tip, you forfeit your basic human rights in America. I'm not joking. But the real story here is how mind-bogglingly poorly Applebee's handled every possible follow-up action. But the real REAL story of this thread is that there are, somewhere, Applebee's where the food is actually edible. Seriously, where are this not-terrible Applebee's?
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Post by darbus alan on Feb 3, 2013 3:14:53 GMT -5
The thing that amazes me about the whole thing is that Applebee's is not only f***ing up having a completely justifiable position, but they're f***ing it up in such an incredible way. It's like no one knows how the internet works over on their Facebook page. Or public relations for that matter.
And to think this could've all been avoided if a customer didn't use her religion as an excuse to be a cheap bitch. Or if the person who scanned/uploaded the picture of the receipt had the sense to blur out the personal information.
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Post by thelonewolf527 on Feb 3, 2013 4:27:04 GMT -5
Auto Zone had an employee named Devin Mcclean in a Virginia store. An Air Force veteran who, when closing up with a boss one night, had their store robbed by the "fake beard bandit". Devin used an opening to sneak out to his car, grab his handgun, return to the store, and point it at the bandit, who dropped his gun and ran. The manager thanked Devin for saving his life. He was recognized by the Chief of Police in the town as a hero. He and his wife are also expecting their first child. Auto Zone has a "no guns" policy. He was fired very soon thereafter. They have also been very vocal about it, putting up "this store is a gun-free zone" on many of their store windows (I've seen some here in Lubbock, Texas... a PRETTY big gun city). They have been deleting comments and banning people from their page for supporting Devin, or a certain Bill of Right amendment that strays too far political for this board's liking, but all that does is enrages people further. So what you're saying is Auto Zone is REALLY easy to rob?
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Post by Larryhausen on Feb 3, 2013 4:53:28 GMT -5
I read that story last night. It's funny how it exploded since then. TGI Fridays should hire her. WHAT'S LACEY SCOTT DOING IN THE FRIDAYS ZONE?!?!?
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Post by Confused Mark Wahlberg on Feb 3, 2013 6:00:16 GMT -5
Applebee's was the worst restaurant I've ever been to, no hyperbole.
And I once went to the Waffle House.
Applebee's is worthy of a Jim Gaffigan routine.
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Post by DZ: WF Legacy on Feb 3, 2013 6:37:25 GMT -5
Get their wonton tacos. Those things kick ass when you get them nice and crispy. Their house salads used to be good, but they stopped adding some ingredients in them for some reason.
Oh...and yeah, I'm glad the lady who wrote that is getting scrutiny.
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Post by SsnakeBite, the No1 Frenchman on Feb 3, 2013 6:41:04 GMT -5
So the Internet is mad that a company respected their client's privacy? What's next, Anonymous requiring mandatory ID checks? "But the lady was a real jerk!!!" isn't a real defense. Yeah, Welch was being just as much of a jerk and indeed violated the policy she agreed to abide by when she signed her contract. It's interesting that the brouhaha seems to gloss over the fact that the employee did violate company policy, which would be grounds for termination. "But the lady was a real jerk!!!" isn't a real defense. Looking at the article you would see that Applebee's has no problem violating that policy on their own page multiple times and then deleted everyone one of them when they decided to hide behind this supposed policy. Now, don't get me wrong, I hate the idea of someone who has nothing to do with this (EDIT: by "this" I mean the situation between the server, customer and restaurant), posting it online, deservingly getting fired and now rallying people to her side but Applebee's using this as an excuse to fire her when they themselves do it doesn't sit well with me. Good point, but these people are not fighting the good fight. They should be requesting changes from the whole company, not the re-hiring of an employee who committed a professional mistake. What they're doing is basically encouraging everyone to be dicks on the ground that their bosses are dicks themselves. This story is amazing in that it's like an escalating series of dick moves. Like, everybody is a dick, but they seem to actively try to outdick the previous one. Applebees clearly won this though. And man, you gotta be really horrible to somehow upstage a pastor who refuses to tip. ... aaaand I think you pretty much summed up the whole situation perfectly. ;D
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Post by Toxik916 on Feb 3, 2013 7:41:51 GMT -5
Eh I like Applebee's, but then again I'm not an overly critical dick when it comes to casual meals. Seriously what do people really expect when eating at a national chain? If Applebee's sucked so bad there wouldn't be one in damn near every town in this country.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 3, 2013 8:07:37 GMT -5
The keyboard warriors went hard on that one. People love to white knight for waitresses.
The pastor was wrong for writing that lame note, but the waitress was wrong for putting her business on the internet. Somebody getting undertipped is worth ruining a stranger's reputation completely?
Eff that.
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