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Outback Steakhouse waitress is fired after complaining on Facebook that a church group left no tip on a $735 carry-out order
An Outback Steakhouse server has been fired after complaining on Facebook that a church group left her no tip on a $735 carry-out order.
Tamlynn Yoder, 25, said she spent most of her shift on Wednesday putting together the 75-item order for Christ Fellowship at the Outback where she worked in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.
Yoder said she made just $18 in tips during her shift since she spent most of her time on the church's order of 25 steaks, 25 chickens and 25 potatoes.
'We take the order over the phone, we put the order together, take payment and then take order to the car,' Yoder told the Palm Beach Post. 'It's a lot of work just as much as serving.'
The minimum wage for tipped employees in Florida is $5.23 an hour. Although opinions vary on tipping for carry-out orders, Yoder says it's a must.
'Coming in to eat or takeout, you should automatically be wanting to tip 15 per cent,' she told WFLX. 'From there you either go up or you go down, based on service.'
The next day, Yoder came in to work and was told that Christ Fellowship had been refunded the entire $735, and she was fired.
An Outback spokeswoman told the Post that Yoder had violated a company policy prohibiting employees from talking about customers online.
The church said that they had contacted the restaurant after hearing the complaint from Yoder's friend to see about getting a tip to her, and never intended for her to be fired.
An Outback Steakhouse server has been fired after complaining on Facebook that a church group left her no tip on a $735 carry-out order.
Tamlynn Yoder, 25, said she spent most of her shift on Wednesday putting together the 75-item order for Christ Fellowship at the Outback where she worked in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.
Yoder said she made just $18 in tips during her shift since she spent most of her time on the church's order of 25 steaks, 25 chickens and 25 potatoes.
'We take the order over the phone, we put the order together, take payment and then take order to the car,' Yoder told the Palm Beach Post. 'It's a lot of work just as much as serving.'
The minimum wage for tipped employees in Florida is $5.23 an hour. Although opinions vary on tipping for carry-out orders, Yoder says it's a must.
'Coming in to eat or takeout, you should automatically be wanting to tip 15 per cent,' she told WFLX. 'From there you either go up or you go down, based on service.'
The next day, Yoder came in to work and was told that Christ Fellowship had been refunded the entire $735, and she was fired.
An Outback spokeswoman told the Post that Yoder had violated a company policy prohibiting employees from talking about customers online.
The church said that they had contacted the restaurant after hearing the complaint from Yoder's friend to see about getting a tip to her, and never intended for her to be fired.