@user-ls7iz3sq5fwhy because she had an asshole owner. Time he finds the consequences of his actions. Goodbye business. It's not the first we put out of business. He'll that one the town sued them too.
@user-ls7iz3sq5f Did you bother to listen to the whole thing? She isn't suing, she just retained a lawyer to respond to the asshole owners threat of legal action for just telling her story. However, she does have a legal compelling case for wrongful termination.
@@CFAPA Interesting that you claim that she’s a “bee”, when the douchenozzle owners praised her when she got the tip. Someone who’s intelligent would call that a contradiction.
Won’t everyone be out of a job then? That is extreme…. this cancel culture needs to end. It’s called holding people accountable, specifically management and owners.
Reminder everyone whines... it’s managements job to squash that. That’s not a good look just to fire them, or just her in this case. Management screwed up this one….It’s a management issue. That’s all I’m saying. Fire management if you want to take it out on someone. ✌🏼
Let me guess which employees were upset about the distribution of the tip…..the ones that weren’t working that day. Shame on the cafe owner for caving in to their greedy selves. He should’ve gotten rid of them not Lindsey! But she’s better off, I hope she finds a better place to work.
Actually from what I understand the owner took "taxes" out of the original $10,000 which they shouldnt have done , that is straight up theft and then said the rest was to be split with ALL the wait staff , including those that didnt work that day ( so their daughter could be included I think ) some of the kitchen staff got mad and rude because they werent included and this server went to her boss about it but didnt want to name anyone so she was punished and sent home supposedly for 1 "mental health day " , when she texted in the next day to find out her shift she was ignored , then ignored again when she texted the next day , she then said she didnt like playing games and asked if she was fired and was told yes . She got $1600 out of the $10,000 , got ignorance at work , got punished and sent home , got ignored , treated like shit , fired , then threatened and intimidated . smdh
@@framazz7575 she actually very clearly said she didnt want anyone boycotting or leaving bad reviews , that there are good people working there , that it was just 1 or 2 that got ignorant . It is the owner that didnt handle things correctly that is the issue .
What really bugs me is that while $10,000 could certainly make life easier for her for a while, it's not anywhere near life-altering money. And since she had to share it with several other staff, and then pay taxes on the rest of it, it doesn't sound like she walked away with much of anything. And because of this, her jerk coworkers complained and raised a big stink? And then, on top of that, her crappy bosses fired her? Amazing how such a lovely story took such a terrible nose-dive due to other people's pettiness and greed. I feel so sorry for this woman. She seems so soft-spoken and humble.
@@dianep6791I’m not sure how they could have paid taxes for her, as tips aren’t usually taxed up front. And, when they are, it’s deducted from the pay and then paid to the tax entities. So, it would have been her money paying it.
@@alancooper4368Sorry, even employees at will can sue their employer for harassment and mistreatment which is what this clearly was. My at will business was sued by an alcoholic employee who was showing up drunk. Not only did they get rehired but they also got rehab paid for AND damages !! The laws of the state don’t trump Federal discrimination statutes. Wakey wakey 😅
She was worthy of the tip. Gracefully shared the tip. Got fired due to all the publicity, incidentally, that DROVE MORE BUSINESS TO THE RESTAURANT! So, the owners deemed her worthy of firing. This is how owners destroy their own business.
If, in fact, Lindsey recorded threats she should sue the person who made the threats along with the owner of the Mason Jar Cafe for wrongful termination. This is beyond disgusting...
Well, that's a stupid jump to conclusions statement. She even said that most of the employees who work there are good people, and it was only a couple of complainers. She doesn't want the good employees punished. So, you are automatically assuming they are all crappy? That's pathetic and wrong! Throw the baby out with the bathwater much????
Lindsey's employer violated several laws. The owner, managers, or supervisors have no right to tips or to be in a tip pool. Waitresses are only obligated to split tips with other wait staff on the same shift. Where is Gordon Ramsey, the owner needs shamed?
@@Wilem35, let me guess. You (or someone you know) is a manager, supervisor, or owner that did not get part of that tip. Tips go to wait staff that are on the $2.10, or whatever the hourly, wage.
Why should a waittress split her tips with the rest of the wait staff? If my waitress does a good job, I leave the tip for her, not for the bozo serving other people on the other side of the restaurant who I never even met. I can understand cutting the busboy in, even the cook. They all contributed in some way to my dining experience. The one group who had nothing to do with it are the other servers!
Of course. Thats why tip sharing was invented....so owners and managers could get a cut of the server's tip...which is in reality their commission. They also claim it makes it easier to do the accounting (lie) and increases teamwork (lie). Most of the staff works for at least min wage, EXCEPT the servers who get $2/hr and commission (tips). The $2 is enough to cover 8% of gross for SS and 20% for Fes and State income tax witholding. No business that night servers take home $10 but it is likely deducted for taxes ...however they did hours of setup and restaurant chores for literally no pay. My wife worked as a server in her 20s....she refused to be in a tip sharing pool.
Why the other workers got to keep their jobs? I wonder why the owner thinks the problem goes away by firing the waitress who was given that tip. Obviously it’s come back to bite them in the ass.
As a humble delivery driver, I received a $50 tip for delivering some pizzas to a veterinarian office on Christmas eve. It's the biggest tip I ever got, and I was so thankful.
Years ago, got a 4 cent tip on a hundred dollar order. These folks had a party every weekend and this is mid nineties. The owner was a great dude, drove right out to that house and dressed them down. After that, they tipped well and he also added a tip, to boot. RIP Kevin.
@@101mazz LOL, Try to find a lawyer to work that way on a case that they will lose. Not gonna happen. Even her lawyer admits they are not going to pursue action against the diner.
Mason Jar Cafe has removed their Facebook page, suprise, suprise. This poor woman. No good deed goes unpunished...the old saying. That restaurant is despicable. She should immediately stop payment on every check she gave to co-workers, if she wrote checks, and keep the money since she now has no job and is being harassed for being honest and generous. I am sure the tip-giver must be horrified at the treatment she is suffering and would agree. I hope NO ONE goes to this restaurant. Boycotting them is the only thing they will understand!
I am sure the person who gave this tip is mortified as well as Linsey. But it's wonderful that all of this happened...it proved who people really are when it comes to their view.."love" of money. Be well and be at peace.
The entitlement from the other workers & boss is astounding. They’re supposed to be adults, not bratty children. It’s good that she’s not there anymore-and their toxicity will come back to haunt them👍🏼 Wishing her he best of luck-she didn’t deserve any of that hate.
A good friend of mine passed away a few years ago. He just so happened to be a multi-millionaire. We had a conversations about money and the power it can have over people. He told me that if he wanted to destroy someone's life, all he had to do was GIVE them a large sum of cash money. In some cases it would take a million, and in some cases only 10K would be all that is needed. The lesson in my story is money does not change people, it reveals them.
Yeah, I don't think so. There are so many people whose lives would be immeasurably improved with a influx of money. This is just an excuse to keep it all to himself.
@@willieverusethis Ya completely missed the point. You HAVE TO control the money. If you don't control the money it WILL control you. Once that happens your life WON'T be improved.
yeah unfortunately the biggest problem is often ppl themselves; lack of sense, decency, compassion etc & for many, too much focus (or obsession) on power & desire for dominance & superiority, with the greed taking priority over all else, so tragic! if only such folks could have their hearts fixed asap.. so they can stop spreading their misery regardless of their own financial status! money doesn't make ppl crazy, it's ppl who let their own mind & feelings drive everything that "go crazy" when they get it.. thus, you could ruin an ~unstable person's life OR a person that happens to be surrounded by unstable ppl like this innocent server, by giving them money, but you could also bless those who are truehearted & full of kindness & consideration for fellow ppl ♡
In New Hampshire it’s $3.26 an hour. And immediately after Biden was elected the Republicans in New Hampshire passed the law that said even if federal minimum wage went up servers would be staying at $3.26 an hour. And then they wonder why nobody wants to work in the restaurants. 🤷🏻♀️
@@jackalope_hunter No not these particular owners. I was just saying generally. I've worked in restaurants where owners or managers would tip themselves out at the end of shifts. Far more common than it should be.
You could've been happy for your coworker. A lot of us are just trying to make it through life, and dragging other people down only makes things more difficult. Edit: Her former employers are vile and wack.
I will never ever dine there again, and neither will my family and friends. We all made a pact not to support tyranny of any kind from anyplace or anyone.
What an assinine, cruel, and utterly awful business. Shame on them. I hope this waitress gets hired by a better, more compassionate, and more successful business. Stay strong, love. ❤
The silver lining is she was essentially paid to leave a toxic workplace that would eventually screw her over if this didn’t happen. And she comes out looking like a good person who was treated unfairly (which is true, not just an appearance)
I'm going to counter your position -- you CAN be nice to most people. That's a choice, and generally it works out in your favor and pays dividends. But, even with the occasional risk involved with being nice, being terrible or neglectful toward other people isn't a smart path by comparison.
that happened to me on my first job. I finally figured out why I was fired, but it was painful when it happened. I knew I was a great worker, on time etc. It made no sense that I was fired. So sad that jealousy and greed exist, but they do.
Businesses have every right to send demand letters and threaten legal action because in their minds, she did something either illegal or unethical. I'm a defense attorney and we are trained to try and gain perspective understanding of both sides. It's a shame they didn't air the recordings..
@@jonathanyoung9369I agree with you they should have played the recording so that people could hear how she's being threatened I disagree with her lawyer she should counter Sue on the grounds that they are threatening her well-being she shouldn't allow them to get away with it. Not all lawsuits are for money, and when you make a countersuit you can in fact ask for something quite different as a form of damages. From personal experience don't ever allow them to get away with it.
@@jonathanyoung9369She got fired for not paying the hundreds in processing fee they had to pay Visa. She was passing out the money. The owner felt entitled to some like the catty women that didn't work that day with their hands out.
@@jonathanyoung9369 From my understanding, this took place in Michigan. Michigan is an all-party consent state for recording private conversations, which could make the recordings unlawful under their state law, though doubtful the AG would go after her in this situation. That may be why they chose not to air the recordings.
Imagine how this tip could have boosted this restaurants business. It represents great service and food. Now this restaurant will ONLY be known for greed and the way they treat their employees.
wonder if the county has a health dept ??? in my county, we have a Dept of Health managed by the state. Every so often, they conduct inspections of the premises.......and those that FAIL, are publicly disclosed to the media and a RED Placard is issued on the window!!!! until the problem is resolved.....
Leave it to people to get a free gift of $10K and somehow turn that into a problem. People who weren't working, tough luck. Be happy for your co-workers, your day isn't any different than it'd have been otherwise, why are you entitled to anything?
Never drive a car thats nicer than your boss. Never discuss wages, wealth, assets, debts, or compensation, with any coworker, only your accountant or tax preparer.
While I agree that you should keep your finances close to the vest, I'll drive, purchase, travel, etc however I want to because I work hard for it and make choices in my life that allow me to live well. If my boss and/or coworkers can't handle it (and many haven't been able to), that is on them. My life will be as glorious as I want it to be and they can focus on making their lives what they want them to be. Me dimming my shine won't level them up.
@Confusedn1NJA You get to do that usually twice a year with your immediate boss and Human Resources. Discussing that with peers is a great way to ruin your outcome to the process.
I learned years ago on the job that "NO GOOD DEED GOES UNPUNISHED", and this is a perfect example of that... especially when a large sum of money is involved.
Imagine getting king fired for getting a large tip and sharing it with others....congrats on the publoc relations disaster you just created for yourselves
This time next year, the Mason Jar Cafe will be only a greasy memory. What a stupid move by the owner, they deserve to lose their business for firing this woman.
@@francissobotka8725 *Mister, saying someone about to have a Bud Light Moment is now synonymous with going out of business.* *Most people are using it that way than the trans moment that got it all going wayward for Bud Light.*
@@radicalrick9587Mister. Using boldface doesn't change your support of transphobia. Most people is just your term for using your own meaning for hatespeak.
People need to know about how corrupt the owner of that restaurant is. It is utterly unacceptable to fire this waitress simply because they want to keep the money. The way of the fired her is so shady. People need to protest this restaurant and not go to eat there.
If there is to be a single, meaningful, and supportive reaction/action to the suffering of the fired waitress, it is that past, present, and future patrons of the Mason Jar Cafe ought to permanently boycott the business.
What’s missing is how was the money distributed that made everyone so mad? The poor guy who left the tip must be distraught that people’s greed has got the best of them and turned a good deed into the loss of a woman’s job. I guess they are correct and good deeds do pave the way to hell.
Sounds like she’s going to make bank when that lawsuit is filed against the restaurant. Hopefully the restaurant makes a preemptive strike and just cuts her a big huge check to go away.
Yup…but depends on how it was distributed. At my place , if it was visa tipped, I would have paid the taxes then distributed the required percentage in cash to back of the house and my Busser but that was always my complaint with this system: my wages went down with the tax while theirs went up(and they usually made more per house as servers usually only get minimum wage). Tipping is a bonus…people don’t share their bonus’…just saying. Restaurant work is filled with entitled drama queens who are usually the slackers but somehow they seem to have a bigger team and those like Lyndsey get the shaft! Also only those she worked with she only should have had to share with. Team Lyndsey!!
Legally she has to pay taxes on all her tips. The IRS makes you do this, not the owners. The owners also legally have to pay payroll taxes on this money.
0:10 “Server Lyndsay Boyd was let go after sharing her windfall with her co-workers.” The customer gave her the $10k tip and stipulated that she share it with her fellow servers.
It’s a blessing she got the tip.It’s a curse, she got the tip. It’s better no more tip, America. Now owner has to fest up and pay their employee just like the rest of the industry.
I just tried calling that location to ask for more information about what’s going on and two of the employees lied to me and told me that I reached the Tennessee location which is closed, and the owner or manager of the location. I was speaking with finally talk to me after four different phone calls and she told me it’s none of my business what happened and I shouldn’t even care because I’m from California, I asked her why she could hear their side of the story and she said labor law prevents her from speaking about any of it and it’s none of our business anyways
She said she don't wanna take legal action against the Mason jar café. This woman needs to take legal action against the Mason jar café. She needs to be the owner of the Mason jar café..
Michigan is a state with at-will employment. Unless employees are union members or have an employment contract stating otherwise, they can be terminated at any time, without notice, and without reason. Likewise, employees can quit without notice at any time.
@@garynachbauer8144, doesn't matter. They handled the tip situation inappropriately, and probably illegally if the story is accurate....taxes out, off duty daughter got a portion. Gross.
@@garynachbauer8144 the problem with that is if she quits without notice it goes against her employment record as she will be seen as one who puts undue hardship on the employer because they dont have time to look for and train another employee...but for the employer to fire her she gets no 2 week notice and is just suddenly without a job...not fair nor equal.
This is why you dont leave a tip like that. Its inevitable that something is going to go south. You don't leave money and expect people to be happy afterwards.
Should have took the $10,000 and open a restaurant across the street and put them out of business. ALSO get your own lawyer and sue the sh*t out of them!!
The gentlelady who received such a great tip and who shared it as requested by the giver, found out that she should not be at that restaurant. The person who was willing to fire a great waitress showed her that she should be working at some place better.
If everybody reading this would go to Google reviews right now and give the Mason jar Cafe a one-star review, then we can make a difference and help this poor waitress.
I don't think the cafe taking legal action over a social media post would goo anywhere. She needs to sue them for wrongful termination. And if you live in the area, in sure there are restaurants who don't screw their employees.
Something tells me that the Mason Jar Cafe will not be bustling with patrons very soon.
When someone can't separate their sentences, it becomes difficult to discern what you are saying. It reminds one of babbling. @user-ls7iz3sq5f
Ya. Or how hard is it to sabotage their operation?
@user-ls7iz3sq5fwhy because she had an asshole owner. Time he finds the consequences of his actions. Goodbye business. It's not the first we put out of business. He'll that one the town sued them too.
@user-ls7iz3sq5f no in this case it's to put him perminatly out of business.
@user-ls7iz3sq5f
Did you bother to listen to the whole thing? She isn't suing, she just retained a lawyer to respond to the asshole owners threat of legal action for just telling her story. However, she does have a legal compelling case for wrongful termination.
Boycott that place
Yelp
Yes, boycott that place!
@@CFAPA and your a 🤡🤡
@@CFAPAyou suck mad dick you going to jail is soon as the law find out you like kids 😂
@@CFAPA Interesting that you claim that she’s a “bee”, when the douchenozzle owners praised her when she got the tip.
Someone who’s intelligent would call that a contradiction.
Boycott the restaurant. Shut it down.
Here is their address: 210 Water St, Benton Harbor, MI 49022. Leave a review!
Won’t everyone be out of a job then? That is extreme…. this cancel culture needs to end. It’s called holding people accountable, specifically management and owners.
@@Jim_Bud reminder she was fired because here bitchy co workers were whining over her tip. Yeah my sympathy is high.
Reminder everyone whines... it’s managements job to squash that. That’s not a good look just to fire them, or just her in this case. Management screwed up this one….It’s a management issue. That’s all I’m saying. Fire management if you want to take it out on someone. ✌🏼
Fired her because it was becoming to public...oops
And they thought firing her would “calm the situation”😂…they deserve all the bad PR they get. Team Lyndsey!!!
All you’re hearing is one side of the story.
These are the kinds of people that show up after you've won the lottery with a hand out but you've only ever spoken to them once.
yep!
Let me guess which employees were upset about the distribution of the tip…..the ones that weren’t working that day. Shame on the cafe owner for caving in to their greedy selves. He should’ve gotten rid of them not Lindsey! But she’s better off, I hope she finds a better place to work.
Ya. Especially with her new found fame.
Bingo
Actually from what I understand the owner took "taxes" out of the original $10,000 which they shouldnt have done , that is straight up theft and then said the rest was to be split with ALL the wait staff , including those that didnt work that day ( so their daughter could be included I think ) some of the kitchen staff got mad and rude because they werent included and this server went to her boss about it but didnt want to name anyone so she was punished and sent home supposedly for 1 "mental health day " , when she texted in the next day to find out her shift she was ignored , then ignored again when she texted the next day , she then said she didnt like playing games and asked if she was fired and was told yes . She got $1600 out of the $10,000 , got ignorance at work , got punished and sent home , got ignored , treated like shit , fired , then threatened and intimidated .
smdh
@@shari9721 that is absolutely ridiculous!! Thanks for sharing this info.
@@shari9721 Sounds like she worked for socialists.
Note to self, never go to the mason jar cafe.
Note to self: Never, never, never, ever let the world know you got a huge tip.
@@jmmr77845she was just doing what the customer asked which was to share her tip to the staff that day.
@@jmmr77845lol sometimes you have no control over that. If it’s left on a debit card everyone is gonna know.
@@jmmr77845 I doubt it was cash.
Customers need to boycott the mason jar cafe. Put the place out of business. This is ridiculous.
@@James-to7piObviously, her co-workers had a lot to do with it, so it doesn't matter.
@James-to7pi good they were the ones the started the whole bs let then all lose their jobs and sue the fkn boss
@@James-to7pihow old are you 12, she should think of the employees after getting fired for NO REASON? grow up
@@framazz7575 she actually very clearly said she didnt want anyone boycotting or leaving bad reviews , that there are good people working there , that it was just 1 or 2 that got ignorant . It is the owner that didnt handle things correctly that is the issue .
@@James-to7piCoworkers did not stand up for her, so the cowards deserve what they get.
What really bugs me is that while $10,000 could certainly make life easier for her for a while, it's not anywhere near life-altering money. And since she had to share it with several other staff, and then pay taxes on the rest of it, it doesn't sound like she walked away with much of anything. And because of this, her jerk coworkers complained and raised a big stink? And then, on top of that, her crappy bosses fired her? Amazing how such a lovely story took such a terrible nose-dive due to other people's pettiness and greed. I feel so sorry for this woman. She seems so soft-spoken and humble.
I read the owners paid the taxes for her, then she was fired. A good deed gone wrong because of greed.😢
This why you tip in cash…people are dumb
@@dianep6791I’m not sure how they could have paid taxes for her, as tips aren’t usually taxed up front. And, when they are, it’s deducted from the pay and then paid to the tax entities. So, it would have been her money paying it.
It’s life altering for some but not for most!!
@@TheGreatSalsaMan People are dumb that think others walk around with thousands in cash for tips.
#BoycottMasonJarCafe is what I got to say!!!! Shame on that owner and management. Shame on jealous hateful co-workers.
Lindsey should do the American thing and file a lawsuit for wrongful termination. That $10,000 tip will sound like nothing when she wins.
Sounds good
@@alancooper4368Sorry, even employees at will can sue their employer for harassment and mistreatment which is what this clearly was. My at will business was sued by an alcoholic employee who was showing up drunk. Not only did they get rehired but they also got rehab paid for AND damages !! The laws of the state don’t trump Federal discrimination statutes. Wakey wakey 😅
She could own that restaurant if she wanted to
@@Lunchladydoyle you can sue for anything, no win though.
And what kind of money would she actually get in the end? it's a diner.
She was worthy of the tip. Gracefully shared the tip.
Got fired due to all the publicity, incidentally, that DROVE MORE BUSINESS TO THE RESTAURANT!
So, the owners deemed her worthy of firing.
This is how owners destroy their own business.
Heck even tRump could run a business this good.
@@lylejohnston4125 another corrupt Michigan business owner
its called karma..........putting your own FOOT in your own MOUTH!!!!!!!
Yep
@@lylejohnston4125TDS is real. And you have it bad. Get help.
People should boycott The Mason Jar.
How to destroy a restaurant. Give a waitress a 10k tip and then just sit back. 🤣
Facts
If, in fact, Lindsey recorded threats she should sue the person who made the threats along with the owner of the Mason Jar Cafe for wrongful termination. This is beyond disgusting...
Her lawyer should just demand cease and desist. You have to do that before sueing.
Wonderful employee, Wonderful person surrounded by crappy coworkers and a slimeball boss.
Yep just like me!
@@jonmacdonald5345 too much of that going on these days.
Well it's a restaurant isn't it.
@@STho205 I don't care what industry it is, the same scenario plays out.
Well, that's a stupid jump to conclusions statement. She even said that most of the employees who work there are good people, and it was only a couple of complainers. She doesn't want the good employees punished. So, you are automatically assuming they are all crappy? That's pathetic and wrong! Throw the baby out with the bathwater much????
Lindsey's employer violated several laws. The owner, managers, or supervisors have no right to tips or to be in a tip pool. Waitresses are only obligated to split tips with other wait staff on the same shift. Where is Gordon Ramsey, the owner needs shamed?
🫵🏽🎯🏆
Obligated? How? What law?
If they don’t pool tips other servers aren’t obligated. She shared the tip at the request of the customer.
@@Wilem35, let me guess. You (or someone you know) is a manager, supervisor, or owner that did not get part of that tip. Tips go to wait staff that are on the $2.10, or whatever the hourly, wage.
Why should a waittress split her tips with the rest of the wait staff? If my waitress does a good job, I leave the tip for her, not for the bozo serving other people on the other side of the restaurant who I never even met. I can understand cutting the busboy in, even the cook. They all contributed in some way to my dining experience. The one group who had nothing to do with it are the other servers!
Sounds like the owners want the 10g for themselves, plain and simple
At the very least they want a cut.
Why not? She did nothing special that would make her any more deserving of the 10k tip than anyone else at the restaurant.@@karinaz8756
Of course. Thats why tip sharing was invented....so owners and managers could get a cut of the server's tip...which is in reality their commission. They also claim it makes it easier to do the accounting (lie) and increases teamwork (lie).
Most of the staff works for at least min wage, EXCEPT the servers who get $2/hr and commission (tips). The $2 is enough to cover 8% of gross for SS and 20% for Fes and State income tax witholding.
No business that night servers take home $10 but it is likely deducted for taxes ...however they did hours of setup and restaurant chores for literally no pay.
My wife worked as a server in her 20s....she refused to be in a tip sharing pool.
Sounds like they want to stop the bickering in the rest.
@@louf7178 if that’s the case they really missed the mark.
She should sue them for retaliation and wrongful termination
Why the other workers got to keep their jobs? I wonder why the owner thinks the problem goes away by firing the waitress who was given that tip. Obviously it’s come back to bite them in the ass.
Sheer ignorance and no management training. She should sue them.
Yeah I agree
The people who werent on that shift, too bad. Thats how it works. Go away. Leave her alone!!
As a humble delivery driver, I received a $50 tip for delivering some pizzas to a veterinarian office on Christmas eve. It's the biggest tip I ever got, and I was so thankful.
Years ago, got a 4 cent tip on a hundred dollar order. These folks had a party every weekend and this is mid nineties. The owner was a great dude, drove right out to that house and dressed them down. After that, they tipped well and he also added a tip, to boot. RIP Kevin.
@@dirtfarmer7070but 4c though?????
Did you share the tip?
As a hvac technician have had to work many and all holidays the best was Christmas eve the absolute worst treatment was Christmas day.
What does "dressed them down" mean?
@@dirtfarmer7070
Sounds like Lindsey should be suing that owner. What PETTY people to fire that woman. Makes me ticked.
Sue this
Who the hell can afford that...attorneys fees 400 an hr!!!
@@mikearakelian6368 They work for a percentage of the lawsuit win.
@@Kylepersonal sue yourself for being a moron lol
@@101mazz LOL, Try to find a lawyer to work that way on a case that they will lose. Not gonna happen. Even her lawyer admits they are not going to pursue action against the diner.
Mason Jar Cafe has removed their Facebook page, suprise, suprise. This poor woman. No good deed goes unpunished...the old saying. That restaurant is despicable. She should immediately stop payment on every check she gave to co-workers, if she wrote checks, and keep the money since she now has no job and is being harassed for being honest and generous. I am sure the tip-giver must be horrified at the treatment she is suffering and would agree. I hope NO ONE goes to this restaurant. Boycotting them is the only thing they will understand!
I am sure the person who gave this tip is mortified as well as Linsey. But it's wonderful that all of this happened...it proved who people really are when it comes to their view.."love" of money.
Be well and be at peace.
The entitlement from the other workers & boss is astounding. They’re supposed to be adults, not bratty children. It’s good that she’s not there anymore-and their toxicity will come back to haunt them👍🏼 Wishing her he best of luck-she didn’t deserve any of that hate.
What do you expect? Restaurant work culture is toxic af... I'm not surprised the co workers and owners acted out this way
tips are always shared with all staff, that's policy.
@@signsofthetimes886it’s actually not, idiot! You’re the one being toxic here, Karen!
@@Arrowflightwith those working that day, yes/maybe, depends on the establishments tip policy. And those who were off, no.
A good friend of mine passed away a few years ago. He just so happened to be a multi-millionaire. We had a conversations about money and the power it can have over people. He told me that if he wanted to destroy someone's life, all he had to do was GIVE them a large sum of cash money. In some cases it would take a million, and in some cases only 10K would be all that is needed. The lesson in my story is money does not change people, it reveals them.
Like alcohol, money really exposes one's personality! Especially if they were wealthy and lost it All?🎉😮
Yeah, I don't think so. There are so many people whose lives would be immeasurably improved with a influx of money. This is just an excuse to keep it all to himself.
@@willieverusethis Ya completely missed the point. You HAVE TO control the money. If you don't control the money it WILL control you. Once that happens your life WON'T be improved.
yeah unfortunately the biggest problem is often ppl themselves; lack of sense, decency, compassion etc & for many, too much focus (or obsession) on power & desire for dominance & superiority, with the greed taking priority over all else, so tragic! if only such folks could have their hearts fixed asap.. so they can stop spreading their misery regardless of their own financial status! money doesn't make ppl crazy, it's ppl who let their own mind & feelings drive everything that "go crazy" when they get it.. thus, you could ruin an ~unstable person's life OR a person that happens to be surrounded by unstable ppl like this innocent server, by giving them money, but you could also bless those who are truehearted & full of kindness & consideration for fellow ppl ♡
Excellent insight, after all money is the root to evil
Restaurant owners already don't pay their workers even a minimum wage. And they expect to raid the tips too.
if workers dont have a hike in their min. wage in 2024, it is by law, illegal and owners will be fined....
In New Hampshire it’s $3.26 an hour. And immediately after Biden was elected the Republicans in New Hampshire passed the law that said even if federal minimum wage went up servers would be staying at $3.26 an hour. And then they wonder why nobody wants to work in the restaurants. 🤷🏻♀️
Did you not watch the video? There's nothing about the owners raiding the tips
@@jackalope_hunter No not these particular owners. I was just saying generally. I've worked in restaurants where owners or managers would tip themselves out at the end of shifts. Far more common than it should be.
@@Waynes-xt9gr Wait staff only get about $2 to $3 an hour, and the tip money.
You could've been happy for your coworker. A lot of us are just trying to make it through life, and dragging other people down only makes things more difficult. Edit: Her former employers are vile and wack.
Crabs in a bucket😢
I know bet they only paid the wait staff the minimum they could which is $2. 14 an hour. Or round about that.
Even after they fired her , those other employees will still be upset that they didn't get what they thought they should .
The owners should be sued for sure. BOYCOTT them as well!!!
I will never ever dine there again, and neither will my family and friends. We all made a pact not to support tyranny of any kind from anyplace or anyone.
What an assinine, cruel, and utterly awful business. Shame on them. I hope this waitress gets hired by a better, more compassionate, and more successful business. Stay strong, love. ❤
Agreed. Well said.
The silver lining is she was essentially paid to leave a toxic workplace that would eventually screw her over if this didn’t happen. And she comes out looking like a good person who was treated unfairly (which is true, not just an appearance)
“Boycott Mason jar cafe”
Instead of being happy for Lindsey, jealousy and greed have gotten in the way. So unkind and so unfair.
That’s human nature for you.
boycott mason jar bad people own it
Firing her was stupid
This is why you can't be nice to most people. She didn't have to share her tips but she did anyway. I would hire her if I owned a business.
I'm going to counter your position -- you CAN be nice to most people. That's a choice, and generally it works out in your favor and pays dividends. But, even with the occasional risk involved with being nice, being terrible or neglectful toward other people isn't a smart path by comparison.
Jealous co workers got her fired 😤
Toxic females 100% guaranteed
that happened to me on my first job. I finally figured out why I was fired, but it was painful when it happened. I knew I was a great worker, on time etc. It made no sense that I was fired. So sad that jealousy and greed exist, but they do.
@@beautifulrose8619 the lazy asses couldn't have someone actually work
Needs to bring criminal charges against the ones making threats and civil liability against her prior employer.
Businesses have every right to send demand letters and threaten legal action because in their minds, she did something either illegal or unethical. I'm a defense attorney and we are trained to try and gain perspective understanding of both sides. It's a shame they didn't air the recordings..
@@jonathanyoung9369I agree with you they should have played the recording so that people could hear how she's being threatened I disagree with her lawyer she should counter Sue on the grounds that they are threatening her well-being she shouldn't allow them to get away with it. Not all lawsuits are for money, and when you make a countersuit you can in fact ask for something quite different as a form of damages. From personal experience don't ever allow them to get away with it.
Absolutely
@@jonathanyoung9369She got fired for not paying the hundreds in processing fee they had to pay Visa. She was passing out the money. The owner felt entitled to some like the catty women that didn't work that day with their hands out.
@@jonathanyoung9369 From my understanding, this took place in Michigan. Michigan is an all-party consent state for recording private conversations, which could make the recordings unlawful under their state law, though doubtful the AG would go after her in this situation. That may be why they chose not to air the recordings.
If she was asked to divide it equally, it was NOT a $10,000 tip. It was at best a $1500 one...
She shouldn’t have to share it at all
Imagine how this tip could have boosted this restaurants business. It represents great service and food. Now this restaurant will ONLY be known for greed and the way they treat their employees.
Only in America can a good deed turn into lawsuits.🎉🎉🎉
Anywhere. People are the same around the world
In other countries, it turns into violence.
Dumb shit happens everywhere. Not just America.
Amen
Yep
Boycott this cafe
Owner, your business is history. You money is history, your living in history.
She absolutely should sue, because with the wrongful termination she should qualify for unemployment assistance.
Why are people still going to that restaurant??? Shut it down!!!!!
wonder if the county has a health dept ??? in my county, we have a Dept of Health managed by the state. Every so often, they conduct inspections of the premises.......and those that FAIL, are publicly disclosed to the media and a RED Placard is issued on the window!!!! until the problem is resolved.....
There's so many other places to eat in every single City
Leave it to people to get a free gift of $10K and somehow turn that into a problem. People who weren't working, tough luck. Be happy for your co-workers, your day isn't any different than it'd have been otherwise, why are you entitled to anything?
Never drive a car thats nicer than your boss. Never discuss wages, wealth, assets, debts, or compensation, with any coworker, only your accountant or tax preparer.
great tips. People are so envious
While I agree that you should keep your finances close to the vest, I'll drive, purchase, travel, etc however I want to because I work hard for it and make choices in my life that allow me to live well. If my boss and/or coworkers can't handle it (and many haven't been able to), that is on them. My life will be as glorious as I want it to be and they can focus on making their lives what they want them to be. Me dimming my shine won't level them up.
That’s terrible advice. Discuss wages at all times
@Confusedn1NJA
You get to do that usually twice a year with your immediate boss and Human Resources. Discussing that with peers is a great way to ruin your outcome to the process.
That is NOT the issue at hand. Also-I will drive what car I damn well please.
I learned years ago on the job that "NO GOOD DEED GOES UNPUNISHED", and this is a perfect example of that... especially when a large sum of money is involved.
Imagine getting king fired for getting a large tip and sharing it with others....congrats on the publoc relations disaster you just created for yourselves
If she sues she can turn that $10K into $10M for wrongful termination.
She will not get much , because that business will go under.
This time next year, the Mason Jar Cafe will be only a greasy memory. What a stupid move by the owner, they deserve to lose their business for firing this woman.
Locals ... do the right thing and shut it down!!!
*The Mason Jar Cafe's about to have its own Bud Light moment.*
Your comparing A case of transphobia to a woman getting fired...
@@francissobotka8725 *Mister, saying someone about to have a Bud Light Moment is now synonymous with going out of business.* *Most people are using it that way than the trans moment that got it all going wayward for Bud Light.*
Bud Light is back! It's the beer sponsor of the UFC and it will be there front and center at UFC 300! You soyboys can cry about it.
You dont get it. SMH@@francissobotka8725
@@radicalrick9587Mister. Using boldface doesn't change your support of transphobia. Most people is just your term for using your own meaning for hatespeak.
People need to know about how corrupt the owner of that restaurant is. It is utterly unacceptable to fire this waitress simply because they want to keep the money. The way of the fired her is so shady. People need to protest this restaurant and not go to eat there.
BOYCOTT the SOB cafe! Yet another example of a US of A gone haywire.
I've been in the restaurant industry my whole life. My #1 lesson... "No good deed goes unpunished."
If there is to be a single, meaningful, and supportive reaction/action to the suffering of the fired waitress, it is that past, present, and future patrons of the Mason Jar Cafe ought to permanently boycott the business.
And this is why all tips go in your pocket unreported.🤐🍻
The stupidity and greed of people never ceases to amaze me. Imagine complaining about free money.
You shouldn't have shared a damn penny.
What’s missing is how was the money distributed that made everyone so mad? The poor guy who left the tip must be distraught that people’s greed has got the best of them and turned a good deed into the loss of a woman’s job. I guess they are correct and good deeds do pave the way to hell.
I am baffled by the way the owner handled the situation! I think the owner needs to be a server for a week to see how it feels.
Sounds like she’s going to make bank when that lawsuit is filed against the restaurant. Hopefully the restaurant makes a preemptive strike and just cuts her a big huge check to go away.
They probably got mad because she didn't give them her share.
I shared this on all my social platforms too! This is what happens to good people for doing their job and having a kind heart!
Those workers who complained about the payout should be sure to pay their taxes on their windfall. Careful what you wish for losers.
Yup…but depends on how it was distributed. At my place , if it was visa tipped, I would have paid the taxes then distributed the required percentage in cash to back of the house and my Busser but that was always my complaint with this system: my wages went down with the tax while theirs went up(and they usually made more per house as servers usually only get minimum wage). Tipping is a bonus…people don’t share their bonus’…just saying. Restaurant work is filled with entitled drama queens who are usually the slackers but somehow they seem to have a bigger team and those like Lyndsey get the shaft! Also only those she worked with she only should have had to share with. Team Lyndsey!!
The owners should not have had any say about the tip in any way. They also don’t have the right to take “taxes “out on it.
Legally she has to pay taxes on all her tips. The IRS makes you do this, not the owners. The owners also legally have to pay payroll taxes on this money.
No good deed goes unpunished.
0:10 “Server Lyndsay Boyd was let go after sharing her windfall with her co-workers.” The customer gave her the $10k tip and stipulated that she share it with her fellow servers.
Avoid “tip sharing” restaurants as the manager “shares” too
That restaurant deserves some bad publicity because instead of praising and standing behind their great employee, they fired her.🤨
It’s a blessing she got the tip.It’s a curse, she got the tip. It’s better no more tip, America. Now owner has to fest up and pay their employee just like the rest of the industry.
People are greedy and generally toxic so this ,sadly, is the result of a “random act of kindness”.
The customer that tipped 10k should call his card company and dispute the charge and have them do a Charge Back bc the owners are a-holes...
I just tried calling that location to ask for more information about what’s going on and two of the employees lied to me and told me that I reached the Tennessee location which is closed, and the owner or manager of the location. I was speaking with finally talk to me after four different phone calls and she told me it’s none of my business what happened and I shouldn’t even care because I’m from California, I asked her why she could hear their side of the story and she said labor law prevents her from speaking about any of it and it’s none of our business anyways
The owners are cowards. All there social media is down and comments are removed from Yelp. So shameful smh.
When generosity is called “evil”….
I hope she sues the crap out of them and WIN
She said she don't wanna take legal action against the Mason jar café. This woman needs to take legal action against the Mason jar café. She needs to be the owner of the Mason jar café..
Michigan is a state with at-will employment. Unless employees are union members or have an employment contract stating otherwise, they can be terminated at any time, without notice, and without reason. Likewise, employees can quit without notice at any time.
On another report she does have a lawyer. I hope she wins some type of compensation.
@@garynachbauer8144, doesn't matter. They handled the tip situation inappropriately, and probably illegally if the story is accurate....taxes out, off duty daughter got a portion. Gross.
Yup!!
@@garynachbauer8144 the problem with that is if she quits without notice it goes against her employment record as she will be seen as one who puts undue hardship on the employer because they dont have time to look for and train another employee...but for the employer to fire her she gets no 2 week notice and is just suddenly without a job...not fair nor equal.
This is why you dont leave a tip like that. Its inevitable that something is going to go south. You don't leave money and expect people to be happy afterwards.
Incredible, you get fired for sharing? Let’s hope nobody ever goes to eat at the mason jar café again.
Go Fund Me would fix part of this real quick.
She should counter sue for wrongful firing.
Anyone that goes to that cafe is crazy. This is cruel to the server
He's the ome who should be worried about getting sued
Take them for legal action. They're ones in trouble.
I hope the news station does a follow up report noting the sharp loss of business and its ultimate closing because of their actions .
Should have took the $10,000 and open a restaurant across the street and put them out of business. ALSO get your own lawyer and sue the sh*t out of them!!
The gentlelady who received such a great tip and who shared it as requested by the giver, found out that she should not be at that restaurant. The person who was willing to fire a great waitress showed her that she should be working at some place better.
That young lady should Sue her former employers for being a******* to her and threatening her.
Greed destroys everything.
*SHAME ON ALL THOSE JEALOUS PEOPLE AND COWARDLY MANAGEMENT FOR USING TEXTING FOR FIRING INSTEAD OF FACE TO FACE!*
what exactly would the restaurant have to file a suit against her? our courts are just full of BS these days
Negative publicity on a facebook post. They asked her to take the post down.
whats your point? she posted what happened.... doesnt really matter what they tell her to do, its true..... @@vshah1010
If everybody reading this would go to Google reviews right now and give the Mason jar Cafe a one-star review, then we can make a difference and help this poor waitress.
They will NEVER have my business !!! Jealous and Envy all the way, SHAME on those owners & managers.
Michigan does have wrongful termination protection through OSHA but may need to be filed within 30 days .
Sounds like greedy owners! Praying that they will be out of business soon!
This is why we need to get rid of this tipping culture and push for waitstaff to make an actual livable wage.
In some states an unjust fire will allow someone to draw unemployment off of that employer
Thanks for the reporting. Society needs to know who the assholes are.
the management doesn’t know how to manage. shocker
I don't think the cafe taking legal action over a social media post would goo anywhere. She needs to sue them for wrongful termination. And if you live in the area, in sure there are restaurants who don't screw their employees.