Waitress Fired After Receiving A $10,000 Tip

A waitress shares her shocking story of being terminated despite receiving a generous tip.

Davy

• Published in News
• February 21, 2024

A waitress has recently made headlines after she was unexpectedly fired following a remarkable act of generosity from a customer. Despite receiving a staggering $10,000 tip, the waitress found herself without a job shortly after. Her story sheds light on the complexities of service industry dynamics and has sparked a debate about the fair treatment of employees.

A Michigan waitress, Linsey Boyd, has come forward to explain the circumstances leading to her termination after receiving a generous $10,000 tip from a customer. Boyd was working her shift at the Mason Jar Cafe in Benton Harbor, Michigan, when a customer visited and accumulated a bill totaling $32.

In an extraordinary turn of events, a customer at the Mason Jar Cafe in Benton Harbor, Michigan left a jaw-dropping $10,000 tip on a bill that amounted to just $32. Yes, you read that right – a $10,000 tip on a $32 bill!

The generous tipper, who chose to remain anonymous, explained that he was in town to attend a friend's memorial service and wanted to honor his late friend's memory with this incredible gesture of kindness.

Upon receiving the astonishing tip, Linsey Boyd, the waitress attending to the man, graciously agreed to distribute the tip among her co-workers, as per the man's request.

Ana White, another server at the cafe, expressed her gratitude, saying, “We’re all super grateful for it. I’ve worked here for six years, and I’ve never seen, I’ve seen big tips, but I’ve never seen $10,000."

She added, "So, that was very kind and nice of him to do that because, I mean, we’re all different, and we all have different backgrounds, but we all are going through something different, so that amount of money helped us all a lot.”

Just days after the astonishing $10,000 tip incident, Linsey Boyd found herself unexpectedly terminated from her job at the Mason Jar Cafe. Reports on social media hinted at a tense atmosphere brewing at the cafe following the massive tip, leading to speculation about the circumstances of Boyd's departure.

In an interview with The Guardian, Boyd's attorney, Jennifer McManus, shed light on the situation, suggesting that kitchen staff at the cafe felt aggrieved after being excluded from sharing in the tip.

According to McManus, Boyd, also known as Linsey Huff, had approached her managers to address the discontent among the staff. However, instead of resolving the issue, the managers reportedly sought to identify those who were dissatisfied with the tip distribution.

Refusing to name individuals, Boyd allegedly expressed her desire to resolve the matter without escalating tensions. She reportedly said, “I’m not going to give any of their names … because I don’t want to create a bigger issue. I would just like some assistance in getting this resolved.”

As a consequence, Boyd's attorney alleged that she was terminated from her position for her refusal to disclose the identities of her discontented coworkers.

Taking to Facebook, the waitress shared her account of the purported dismissal, revealing that she was instructed not to report for work on Monday morning, only to receive a phone call the following day informing her of her termination.

“One week, I’m such an amazing, hardworking employee, awesome mother … couldn’t have happened to a better person,” Boyd lamented. “Now, I’m without a job for the first time since I was 15 years old.”

However, the owners of the Mason Jar Cafe, Abel Martinez, and Jayme Cousins, have contested the notion that Boyd's firing was connected to the tip incident.

In a separate Facebook statement, they asserted that the decision to terminate Boyd's employment was not made hastily or lightly.

“We do truly care about our staff,” the post emphasized, highlighting the tenure of their crew, many of whom have worked at the establishment for five to six years.

"We do everything in our power not to lose staff," they affirmed.

Davy