Quote :

" a server at the restaurant was fired after posting a photograph of the generous tip Manning left on a $625 bill. The restaurant included its own 18 percent gratuity, bringing the tab to about $739, and Manning added another $200 on top -- roughly -a 50 percent tip."

Sucks for the waiter

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdown-corner/peyton-manning-leaves-generous-tip-server-gets-fired-210105919.html

[Edited on March 8, 2012 at 9:03 PM. Reason : .]

3/8/2012 9:02:30 PM

you can't take a hug to the bank

3/8/2012 9:03:25 PM

megaold

Fuckwads broke that shit day before it went viral

3/8/2012 9:04:57 PM

lol

3/8/2012 9:05:00 PM

oh yea, i suppose knowing where someone ate is a violation of privacy

[Edited on March 8, 2012 at 9:05 PM. Reason : ]

3/8/2012 9:05:25 PM

i think i would sometimes like a hug as a tip, like you just did a really good job man, here is a hug

3/8/2012 9:06:57 PM

"Hey, Mr. Landlord, I can't write you a check this month. Will you accept this hug instead? It's from Peyton Manning!"

3/8/2012 9:08:21 PM

Quote :

"Yeah, you probably shouldn't post a photograph that includes the last four digits of Peyton Manning's credit card number (we've blurred them, just to be safe). That's bad publicity for the restaurant. It surely can't afford for the Raleigh glitterati to think that all their checks will be posted on Twitter. It comes as no shock that Manning's a good tipper. I'm sure he held the door for people when he walked in, called his waiter "sir" and pulled out the chairs for everyone at his table, all while donating money to charity and shaking hands with strangers. No, the only thing that's surprising about this is that a restaurant with "Barn" in its name has such a pricey menu."

LOL

3/8/2012 9:10:10 PM

i, too, hug tips

3/8/2012 9:12:17 PM

I tip the tip +

3/8/2012 9:18:25 PM

I could use a hug tip right now

3/8/2012 9:20:22 PM

I'd have left $200.42

3/8/2012 9:50:36 PM

I'd have left $284.42

3/8/2012 9:52:24 PM

Also yeah it sucks that he got fired, but at least he made $400 dollar bucks that day.

3/8/2012 9:53:00 PM

Why go to the Angus Barn when you can go to Sullivans?


[Edited on March 8, 2012 at 10:04 PM. Reason : I thought this guy is supposed to be smart.]

3/8/2012 10:03:47 PM

that is about one to two throws from the arm of manning

3/8/2012 10:04:38 PM

more like one or two steps on the fiield

3/8/2012 10:05:50 PM

For some reason I never thought celebrities names would show up on receipts, etc. like normal people. I always thought they'd use an alias of some kind, or use a managers card that they fund or something so as to avoid signing for things and having people gawk over it like this.

3/8/2012 10:06:45 PM

like they would use a credit card with someone elses name on it.

yea that makes sense

[Edited on March 8, 2012 at 10:07 PM. Reason : f]

3/8/2012 10:07:31 PM

Quote :

"Fuckwads broke that shit day before it went viral"

The server "Jon" is the brother of my coworker. I saw the receipt when I woke up on Saturday morning on Facebook (Jon posted it Friday night). His status was the pic of the receipt and something about how it was nice that big athletes still know how to tip.

Anyway ~noon on Saturday, the owner of the Angus Barn called him and asked him to remove the post and that they would have a meeting Thursday (yesterday) to discuss what they were going to do with him.

Tuesday is when the shit really hit the fan. Apparently one of Jon's friends had shared the picture via FB and then somebody posted it on some nhl.com forum. Lots of blogs picked it up. Wednesday night is when the news stations started to pick up the story. Called Jon all day/night on Wednesday trying to get a statement and called his mom's house too.

Jon knows what he did was wrong and is ready to just move on with his life. He emailed an apology to the owner of Angus Barn on Wednesday. Not sure how their meeting went yesterday.

as of yesterday, he has not been fired yet.


[Edited on March 9, 2012 at 7:07 AM. Reason : f]

3/9/2012 7:05:36 AM

^he should be fired for being so stupid as to post peyton manning's receipt on the internet and not think it's a big deal

3/9/2012 7:23:30 AM

ESPN says he got fired.

3/9/2012 7:25:47 AM

Still don't understand why its grounds to fire him. He didn't divulge anything personal other than the fact that Peyton ate there and that he spent a lot on a Mastercard. The world already knew he was in the area and its no big surprise that a multimillionaire dropped some coin at dinner.

[Edited on March 9, 2012 at 7:35 AM. Reason : kk]

3/9/2012 7:34:26 AM

He didn't blur out anything about the card... Like the last four digits. Most people don't want that floating around.

3/9/2012 7:39:50 AM

ah, didn't catch that the original pic didn't have the numbers blurred out.

3/9/2012 7:41:34 AM

Well I just heard from my coworker that he got fired yesterday when he went in for his meeting

He was expecting it anyway

3/9/2012 10:09:11 AM

the sad part is him setting it as his fb profile picture

3/9/2012 10:13:58 AM

live and learn. at least he got 200 bucks before he got canned.

3/9/2012 10:18:23 AM

Quote :

" No, the only thing that's surprising about this is that a restaurant with "Barn" in its name has such a pricey menu."

3/9/2012 10:22:24 AM

Your brother should have smarter friends...or you should have a smarter brother.

Either way...you should kill your brother.

3/9/2012 10:22:47 AM

Quote :

"He didn't blur out anything about the card... Like the last four digits. Most people don't want that floating around."

I don't disagree with firing him, because he embarrassed his employer and should have known better.

But let's not get ridiculous. you can't actually do anything with the last 4 digits of a credit card number and the owner's name. No actual harm was done here.

3/9/2012 10:36:50 AM

welcome to the age of social media. where everyone thinks we give a shit about what they post on facebook.

3/9/2012 10:42:56 AM

Well, that dude's former employer cared enough to end his employment.

3/9/2012 10:44:00 AM

Quote :

"But let's not get ridiculous. you can't actually do anything with the last 4 digits of a credit card number and the owner's name. No actual harm was done here."

You can actually figure out quite a lot with the last four digits and the fact that it's a mastercard. I'm not saying you could hack into it and steal everything he owns, but the last four digits are the most important numbers on the card.

http://brokensecrets.com/2011/02/07/the-meaning-of-the-digits-on-your-credit-card/

3/9/2012 10:45:38 AM

I feel like if you do Mastercard commercials, you probably don't have to worry about credit card fraud.

3/9/2012 10:47:12 AM

Quote :

"You can actually figure out quite a lot with the last four digits and the fact that it's a mastercard. I'm not saying you could hack into it and steal everything he owns, but the last four digits are the most important numbers on the card."

But really, what could a bad guy do with just the last 4 digits? Even if you knew the person's name and address, and the last 4 digits. What can you do with that?

3/9/2012 10:49:13 AM

Quote :

"You can actually figure out quite a lot with the last four digits"

Let's go ahead and make a list then.


That link doesn't really help your case.

3/9/2012 10:51:08 AM

Quote :

"I feel like if you do Mastercard commercials, you probably don't have to worry about credit card fraud."

Best point so far.

3/9/2012 10:59:40 AM

I would have fired the server.

3/9/2012 11:48:15 AM

Quote :

"Your brother should have smarter friends...or you should have a smarter brother. Either way...you should kill your brother."

Do what now?

Jon is my coworker's little brother.

3/9/2012 11:54:38 AM

Quote :

"Wednesday night is when the news stations started to pick up the story. Called Jon all day/night on Wednesday trying to get a statement and called his mom's house too. "

This is the shit that really annoys me. Big media now wants in on all of the internet fame and create a shitstorm trying to get the scoop on the latest and greatest lolcat

3/9/2012 11:58:34 AM

And no blog/newscast has mentioned his full name. Just called him "Jon"

So Jon thinks they called up to Angus Barn and an employee said "Oh yeah, that's Jon ____" and might have given them his number

b/c the person that orginally shared his FB picture was a coworker of his at Angus Barn. The person that posted it on the nhl.com forum was a friend of the coworker's.

[Edited on March 9, 2012 at 12:02 PM. Reason : fq]

3/9/2012 12:02:27 PM

wonder if he blacked out the last 4 of the CC as well as the server name and card swiped by, if he'd still be working there

3/9/2012 12:16:49 PM

Quote :

"as of yesterday, he has not been fired yet."

3/9/2012 12:21:04 PM

I'm surprised that no one is talking about how much of a dick this guy is for bragging about a tip on Facebook. I wonder if he would have avoid punishment if he blurred out the tip amount?

3/9/2012 12:24:19 PM

Quote :

"I'm surprised that no one is talking about how much of a dick this guy is for bragging about a tip on Facebook."

meh. i bet it wasn't about the tip as much as it was Manning.

3/9/2012 12:26:57 PM

^^^

Quote :

"Well I just heard from my coworker that he got fired yesterday when he went in for his meeting"

3/9/2012 12:32:37 PM

I wonder what Peyton Manning thinks of this?

Something tells me a bunch of worthless do-nothings are the only ones who could possibly give a shit about this. I could see it if he were bitching about the tip, but the server posted a positive statement that makes Peyton Manning look like a great guy. Big deal.

3/9/2012 12:38:54 PM

It would be cool if Peyton insisted that server get his job back, bonus points if he stakes his future choice to dine at Angus Barn on their decision

3/9/2012 1:27:15 PM

I was thinking the same thing.
I think I'd have to call the Angus Barn and tell them to just chill if I were in his shoes and I heard about this. Or at least tell my assistant to send the guy some autographed junk to sell.

[Edited on March 9, 2012 at 1:29 PM. Reason : l]

3/9/2012 1:29:04 PM