Tweeting About HBO Star's Dine And Dash Gets Waiter Fired

hey bob...you saw the headline, read the article, and then took the time to blog that it was not newsworthy. what exactly is your point?

Why were you reading it Bob???? Personally I think that once again it proves that money does not equal class. I have never been a waiter but I understand that they make less than minimum wage. Most places make the waiter pay when the customer walks. She is a low life, she paid a measly 3 dollar tip and didnt reimburse the price of her meal??? What a waste of oxygen she is,

I agree with you Bob; however, in this case, this isn't so much about the actress and what she did as much as it is about an ongoing debate about how Twitter - by its nature - is causing people to overexpose themselves and how it affects their lives in the negative. You have to put this story in the proper context - its intrinsic impact is negligeable, Twitter is the real story.

hey bob! you get one first

What really cracks me up is that she had the audacity to "storm" into the restaurant to give him his measly $3!
She ate almost $14 worth of food, left without paying, had someone come in later to pay (not because she owed, but because the waiter Twitted about it) then came back with a crappy tip (because the waiter again Twitted)!
And SHE has the right to "storm"? Plus,she got the guy fired!
She was wrong, but the guy got fired?
I just don't get it!!
Someone explain it to me like I'm a 4 yr. old, cuz I just don't get it!!

I have to agree. Especially since he probably had to cover the tab himself.

you folks really don't get it. He was a waiter at a restaurant where 95% of the clientele are actors, agents etc. They have very firm rules that you do NOT under any reason speak of who comes in, what they ordered, who they were with etc. Otherwise the clients would never come back. He broke that rule at least a dozen times. He got caught finally because someone told Ms Adams about the tweet and a concern was filed with the company who then monitored his username and found that this was a habit. Further the comments were sometimes lewd and highly inappropriate (ratings ladies breasts for example).

Who knows what happened when Ms Adams got to her car. She could have had every intention of paying. Perhaps she discovered her wallet was not in her car, called her agents office and was told they would take care of it but the assistant didn't bother until the next day. Perhaps she told him to be sure to include a big tip and he screwed it up. As it was, a 15% tip on her check is only $2.00 so don't say she undertipped him. Especially after his behavior.

Deserved????? outa yer f....n mind....A tip is given for service, not cause some arrogant a$$h..e thinks u owe it.... And I am not implying this server is.......

I think "judging" here should be left up to the courts. She walked out on a bill, for which she should be prosecuted, PERIOD. Whether she had someone else, or she herself paid it at a later date, it was theft at the least. But, money talks. If it had been me or any of you, we'd be in jail for it, regardless of whether we asked someone to go pay for it, or did it ourselves at a later time.

Brian, there in lies the problem ... "The point is a tip is expected, deserved and is the proper thing to do." Expected, for sure. Deserved, depends on the service given. The proper thing to, in most cases.
I have eaten in very expensive restaurant, 4 for $450 and tipped $100 because the service was truly exceptional. But I've eaten in restaurants of equal stature and paid 10% because the wait staff was deplorable even if the food was excellent. I've eaten in the places that were just plain, only there to grab a bite to eat but the wait staff was exceptional and a tip equal to the bill was paid. Likewise the opposite has also happened. They all expected a tip, it was the proper thing to do, but it was not always deserved. By the way,I have also left a tip that was a note to management stating I left no tip because your wait staff was sullen, inattentive, argumentative, food was over/undercooked, and it was an unejpyable evening. Before you get in a huff, I also let management know when the service has been exceptional.
Confidentiality is not served well by twitter abd the wait staff should know that a breach of confidentiality is the exit door.

she ate the meal it is her responsibility to pay for it.

plain and simple.

if she hadnt been a star she would have ahd the cops called on her.