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There’s nothing worse than realizing people you trust stole money from you.

One restaurant server found herself in that situation after working a private event that ran past her scheduled shift.

The owners told her to go home and promised they would close out the party and leave all of her tips for her.

The next day, she found $225 waiting and initially thought everything was fine.

Then she checked the transaction and discovered the guests had actually left $525 under her name.

Read on to see what she did next.

The manager/owners of my bar stole a 300 dollar tip from me.

I had a private event at the restaurant I work at.

It was past my scheduled time to leave, and so the owner ended up telling me to go ahead and go, and the two owners (one who was acting manager) would stay and close them out, but that they would leave me the tips I made for the evening.

Since they were both owners and can’t take tips from employees or be a part of a tip pool, they assured me before I even accepted doing the party they would be giving me all tips made.

She thought nothing of it until she came across the truth on the computer.

Well, I came to work today and found $225 set aside for me. I didn’t think much of it until I entered another tip and noticed that not only had they charged an 18 percent auto gratuity for $235, but the party had also left another $290 tip on top of that, one that was put under my federal identification number and claimed as my tip.

A tip that I never got nor was told about.

In total, I was tipped $525, of which I ended up being given $225. The IRS would be made to think I made that entire $525, and I would be none the wiser.

The two owners apparently split the rest of the $300 between them and didn’t tell me, so I locked the doors on a Friday night and walked out.

Angry, she contacted the third owner and told him what happened.

No one steals from me.

It’s illegal for an employer to take tips that were meant for an employee. Who knows how many other events this happened with that I didn’t notice.

I have screenshots of both tips added under my name, cash taken out from the till under my name, the owner admitting to taking the tip and splitting it with the other owner, and a physical copy of the receipt printout with everything broken down on it.

I contacted the third owner, who is the financial guy, and let him know what went down, and he said he would make things right.

The owner that took the tip tried to gaslight me into thinking that I wasn’t seeing what I was seeing until I sent her screenshots, and then she admitted it.

Now, her coworkers are torn on who to back.

I made it clear to all parties involved that I wanted the other $300 and my last paycheck, and at that point I’d return their keys.

The rest of the employees are split between backing me and saying I should have split some of the tips with the owners since they helped with the party, but that’s not how things work, one, and two, if that was the deal from the get-go, that would be one thing, but they LIED about what was tipped, then tried to claim it under my name so I’d have to pay taxes on it, not them.

I’m so utterly sad.

Wow! What the owners did was really low.

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Let’s check out what the people over at Reddit would’ve done in the same situation.

That’s a good point.

This reader thinks the gf is behind the whole thing.

That’s a lot of charges!

If you enjoyed this story, check out this post about a restaurant employee who decided to put the staff over customers despite the official policy.

She should look into this.

This is such a shady thing to do.

They went out of their way to say she would get all this tips, but then kept $300 and put the full amount under her name anyway.

And what’s even worse is that they tried to deny it until she produced proof.

That’s enough to make anyone angry, so there’s no wonder she walked out and reported them.

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Heather Hall

Heather Hall | Contributing Writer, Life & Drama

Heather Hall is a contributing writer for TwistedSifter specializing in internet culture, workplace conflict, and viral customer service stories. With over a decade of editorial experience in digital publishing, Heather excels at curating trending online discussions and providing insightful commentary on the daily dramas that capture the internet's attention.

Since beginning her career in 2011, she has developed deep expertise in SEO-driven digital content, having written for a wide array of publications covering lifestyle, business, and travel. At TwistedSifter, Heather focuses on synthesizing complex social media threads into engaging, highly readable narratives that highlight the human element of viral news.

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