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Iggo

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67. I mean, he doesn't have anyone working for him who used to work in the food service industry?

Mon Aug 29, 2022, 03:24 PM

Aug 2022

I know my boss screwed up once and got in an argument with the back-of-house staff at a restaurant we were having lunch at, and I had to tel him “No. A hundred percent, no. You can never ever eat there again, no matter what.”

Don’t fuck with strangers who prepare your food, man.

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Greg Abbott left no tip to restaturant servers and he had a party of twenty folks [View all] iluvtennis Aug 2022 OP

What a piece of shit. Meadowoak Aug 2022 #1

Exactly. n/t iluvtennis Aug 2022 #2

When billionaires are your boss Turbineguy Aug 2022 #3

The cruelty is the point. The Unmitigated Gall Aug 2022 #4

Cheap bastard at140 Aug 2022 #5

I think I would have told him off to his face. Meadowoak Aug 2022 #6

I took a lot of crap in my working life, and since I desperately needed whatever job I was in... Hekate Aug 2022 #36

Cecilia Abbott also deserves to be shamed for her comment. TexasTowelie Aug 2022 #7

+++ agree. n/t iluvtennis Aug 2022 #8

Her fashion choice is shameful. roody Aug 2022 #57

Very TFG-like treestar Aug 2022 #61

I hope she remembers that in November MiniMe Aug 2022 #9

Typical Abbott. dalton99a Aug 2022 #10

VOTE THAT SOB OUT OF OFFICE AND OUT OF TEXAS! n/t CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2022 #11

Time to sack the cancerous Christian right! Initech Aug 2022 #92

I hope a journalist goes after him and asks him about this Maraya1969 Aug 2022 #12

If I ever had to follow a non tipping group outside KS Toronado Aug 2022 #35

Oh. I got one, too...when I worked at a casino, a guy left .50 on the bar, Volaris Aug 2022 #45

Hope he was drinking the cheap stuff KS Toronado Aug 2022 #48

This story needs legs pandr32 Aug 2022 #13

Have to make sure it's true first. ARandomPerson Aug 2022 #16

Here in CA I've never encountered a restaurant that doesn't add a standard gratuity Just A Box Of Rain Aug 2022 #38

California is quite different than Texas. W_HAMILTON Aug 2022 #75

NY does the same thing. In fact, we're often asked on the bill... TreasonousBastard Aug 2022 #91

Good point pandr32 Aug 2022 #71

Maybe Beto should mention it at some of his rallies. It really Meadowoak Aug 2022 #39

It is a gut punch to working people. pandr32 Aug 2022 #72

So this is what counts as news these days? prodigitalson Aug 2022 #14

White Supremacy to spare y'all. Dannie Scott Goeb is his Puppet Master. Ask him. czarjak Aug 2022 #15

Who;s the bigger asshole, him or his Mrs? Warpy Aug 2022 #17

Scrooge. lpbk2713 Aug 2022 #18

Sounds exactly like TFG who stiffs those he hires saying his business is sufficient contribution Rhiannon12866 Aug 2022 #19

Sounds like Donnie Dumbass with contractors. I won't pay you, but tell people you worked for me AZLD4Candidate Aug 2022 #20

Twitter replies: Rhiannon12866 Aug 2022 #21

depends on if it is true actually nt msongs Aug 2022 #22

don't like defending assholes Kali Aug 2022 #31

The only thing I would be honored to serve him soldierant Aug 2022 #23

I hope he dines there again very soon. SergeStorms Aug 2022 #24

He can't be that dumb. Iggo Aug 2022 #33

He most certainly is. SergeStorms Aug 2022 #64

I mean, he doesn't have anyone working for him who used to work in the food service industry? Iggo Aug 2022 #67

Precisely. SergeStorms Aug 2022 #94

Pecan pie, anyone? niyad Aug 2022 #90

Greg has always been an ashhole LetMyPeopleVote Aug 2022 #25

of course, Greg got what he needed, after his accident Skittles Aug 2022 #28

The accident before I got to the firm-Texas monthly had a long article on Greg LetMyPeopleVote Aug 2022 #29

it feels like Abbott and DeSantis are in a contest to see who can be the most cruel Skittles Aug 2022 #32

I agree LetMyPeopleVote Aug 2022 #34

they perform strictly for the sick cult Skittles Aug 2022 #41

These 'people' are so full of themselves Norbert Aug 2022 #26

A party that big should have gratuity figured into the ticket. Sogo Aug 2022 #27

Not sure if its company wide, but the FL Rainforest Cafe adds 18% to the bill for large parties onenote Aug 2022 #55

Someone needs to piss in his drink before they serve it to him. fierywoman Aug 2022 #30

Has anyone confirmed this is not just confirmation bias? n/t Ms. Toad Aug 2022 #37

I can believe he's a cheap SOB Retrograde Aug 2022 #44

The former is what I'm concerned about - Ms. Toad Aug 2022 #65

Thats some kind of fucked up YoshidaYui Aug 2022 #40

What A Douche Lemon Lyman Aug 2022 #42

His voters think he is smart for stuff like this RANDYWILDMAN Aug 2022 #43

I was waitressing during high school and got fired because I refused to wait on Klan members. Solly Mack Aug 2022 #46

I applaud your stance! Hekate Aug 2022 #47

I didn't have the need a single parent or even a married parent would have, so it didn't Solly Mack Aug 2022 #49

Tip? LudwigPastorius Aug 2022 #50

If the tip was not included in the bill DFW Aug 2022 #51

But it is not. former9thward Aug 2022 #81

This doesn't sound right jmowreader Aug 2022 #52

Not sure about the Texas location, but the Florida Rainforest Cafe adds 18% automatically onenote Aug 2022 #54

The restaurants website says Liberal In Texas Aug 2022 #56

A reveiw says it is "suggested" but in fact is automatially added. former9thward Aug 2022 #82

That's the Florida location, not the Grapevine TX one. Goodheart Aug 2022 #83

No, the policy saying it is "suggested" is nationwide. former9thward Aug 2022 #84

What's the difference VGNonly Aug 2022 #53

The story needs to be verified before running with it. A party of 20 would be automatic gratuity. Pisces Aug 2022 #58

This will do it permanently for ...former governor ..."Greg Abbott." He hasn't got a clue. Stuart G Aug 2022 #59

Selfishness is a cornerstone of the repug party. I'd be surprised he didn't reach over and steal the Hotler Aug 2022 #60

I just went to restaurant's location-specific site to verify tipping policy : bullwinkle428 Aug 2022 #62

Abbott and his wife must eat a lot of spit and pwb Aug 2022 #63

No, Mrs. Abbott EnergizedLib Aug 2022 #66

I would be in tears too, if I had just worked for $2.13 an hour DBoon Aug 2022 #68

I call bullshit superpatriotman Aug 2022 #69

From the Rainforest Cafe website Cadfael Aug 2022 #70

Thanks. Discretionary gratuity means it's not just included in bill for LARGE party. n/t iluvtennis Aug 2022 #73

Exactly! Cadfael Aug 2022 #74

Hope Denise and those servers are registered to vote and return the favor to Abbott. nt allegorical oracle Aug 2022 #76

In Abbott's mind, slaves always are honored to serve him. Kid Berwyn Aug 2022 #77

Most good restaurants automatically add 18-20% tip for parties of 6 or more. mnhtnbb Aug 2022 #78

Different atmosphere in Texas, apparently. Goodheart Aug 2022 #80

This is worth an ad in all TX newspapers and a banner over his estate. nt Samrob Aug 2022 #79

Most restaurants I go to add an automatic 18% tip to large parties... Lisa0825 Aug 2022 #85

See post #70 above. n/t iluvtennis Aug 2022 #87

It's not cheap, Abbott is a dick, being a dick. sarcasmo Aug 2022 #86

the "fake no tip" story has been around before Takket Aug 2022 #88

It should have already been included in the check. FlyingPiggy Aug 2022 #89

"He's a horrible person" - that seems to be a common denominator with Christian right politicians. Initech Aug 2022 #93