Person Wants to Know if They’re Wrong for Causing a Co-Worker to Lose a $500 Tip

Five hundred bucks is a lot of cash…

And if you work as a server, that’s a HUGE tip.

And it sounds like this person did something to cause a co-worker to lose a whole lot of money.

But did they act like an a**hole?

AITA For Causing My Co-worker To Lose A $500 Tip?

“I am currently in my senior year of college. I am working a serving job at a mid level restaurant (bills typically 100 for drinks, food, appetizers, dessert for 2 people). I have been working here for 10 months.

My parents usually come in every friday with my uncle and aunt. They are usually sat in my section and they tip me extremely well (~200$ bill and 100 tip) just because they’re my family. My manager has no issue with this as i do not give them extras/more attention i just treat them like a normal customer.

He is aware of the tip and my parents will usually order drinks at the bar and tip the bar tender as well so they spend a lot here. He knows them and talks with them when they are here because he appreciates their business.

Unfortunately my manger is out because his wife is sick so he is on leave for 6 months. We have a temporary manager named Barb. Barb is very strict and follows the rules. Barb has been here for 2 weeks and has seen my parents twice and she asked me the second time.

When i told her it was my parents she made a weird face. I should also note i have a coworker named Tina who h**es that i serve my parents and get a huge tip. She was always complaining to my old manager but he never cared.

Cut to last friday my parents come in. This was essentially my cousin’s engagement dinner and also my birthday is soon so i know they were planning on leaving me a huge tip as a present. I haven’t seen my cousin or my grandpa in awhile and they were all excited to be served by me.

I was talking about this all week and talking about how i knew i was getting 500$ as a tip because it’s my birthday soon. The hostesses know them as well and goes to sit them in my section. Barb immediately intercepts this and tells the hostess to sit them in Tina’s section. Not only was this my parents but my aunt and uncle, cousin and her bf, and my grandpa.

I ask Barb if i can serve my family and she says she is sick of me being unprofessional and i am hogging the tips away from the other servers who deserve it aswell. Tina sees this and is very happy. My family gets sat in her section however my dad asks if i can serve them but Barb says “OP has some other responsibilities to tend to and wouldn’t be able to give you her full attention” My parents are confused and i shrug behind my manager.

My mom goes to find me half way into their meal and i tell her what happened. Cut to the end their bill is around $350~. And Tina is left 65$ as a tip. My parents leave and after the restaurant closes Tina corners me and screams at me that i cost her 500$. Barb steps in and accuses me of telling my parents not to tip Tina. I try to explain this was a present and Barb scoffs and calls me a liar.

I left and i don’t work until tomorrow. I feel like an a**hole because i bet she was really excited to get the huge tip. I am afraid to go back in as people have been talking about it.

AITA?”