Ashley Johnson had a good job making good money as a waitress at Brixx Pizza on Sixth Street in uptown Charlotte.
But that changed about a week ago, when a couple came in for lunch and stayed for three hours – forcing her to work an hour past her quitting time.
And they left her a tip she thought was pretty measly – $5.
Johnson did what most folks who need a good rant do nowadays. When she got home, she went on Facebook. “Thanks for eating at Brixx,” she wrote, “you cheap piece of —- camper.”
And like a growing number of workers, she found out the hard way that what you say on social networks can be used against you, particularly if you’re in a position of public trust or public service.
The managers at Brixx called her in a day or two later, she says. They showed her a copy of her Facebook comments and told her she was being fired for violating company policy against speaking disparagingly about customers. A Brixx official said she also violated a second policy against casting the restaurant in a negative light on social networks.
Honestly, you have to keep your mouth shut. Never talk about work on social networks unless your work is about social networking (ie: you’re one of those rubes that calls themselves a “Social Media Consultant.”)
Poor girl.
As for the customers, $5? I don’t think I’ve ever left a $5 tip at any restaurant. That’s just ridiculous. I’d love to know what the tab was that warranted a $5 tip.