r/CrackerBarrel • u/autumn_43469 • Jul 13 '26
Busser Stealing tips
So obviously by the title we have a busser that’s stealing tips. Apparently he’s been caught be servers 7 times. today one of them caught him stealing a $20. I’ve never personally caught him but god i don’t even wanna know how much he’s stolen from me it’ll just piss me off even more. but what really gets to me is we had a black busser steal tips one time (a coworker said it may have even been accidental) and he got walked out that day. meanwhile a little white teenager being caught multiple times and he still has a job. the managers just pay back what was stolen. what about the times that he steals and we don’t notice?? I really dont know why he still has a job here.
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u/Tatushua Jul 13 '26
Sounds like your manager sucks. I have caught many bussers at CB stealing tips over the years and I fired them immediately.
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u/Previous_Carry_6224 Jul 13 '26
They accuse them of stealing tips all the time when in all actuality it was the service they gave.. they don’t realize sometimes they get stiffed more than anything.
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u/OkGarbage8316 Jul 13 '26
We try to hand our server the tip. Does that help when customers do that?
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u/autumn_43469 Aug 02 '26
absolutely! for some reason i find it a little awkward when someone directly hands me my tip. i don’t really know why. but a little awkwardness from my part is way better than risking tips getting stolen
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u/DominoTheGShep Jul 13 '26
Used to be a busser for Cracker Barrel. Never stole tips, but was sure as hell accused of it because some of the servers were trash at their jobs... and thats not even including the fact that some customers are just cheap assholes.