{"id":63692,"date":"2025-01-28T19:41:46","date_gmt":"2025-01-28T19:41:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/2025\/01\/28\/waitress-sparks-backlash-for-asking-customer-if-hes-drinking-driving-dexerto\/"},"modified":"2025-01-28T19:41:46","modified_gmt":"2025-01-28T19:41:46","slug":"waitress-sparks-backlash-for-asking-customer-if-hes-drinking-driving-dexerto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/2025\/01\/28\/waitress-sparks-backlash-for-asking-customer-if-hes-drinking-driving-dexerto\/","title":{"rendered":"Waitress sparks backlash for asking customer if he\u2019s drinking &#038; driving &#8211; Dexerto"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Waitress sparks backlash for asking customer if he\u2019s drinking &#038; driving TikTok: v3nusb4byyA waitress is coming under fire on TikTok for claiming she was given a low tip from a customer who was angry that she\u2019d asked him if he was driving after being served large amounts of alcohol. TikTok is home to a slew of viral videos, some of which have kicked off heated debates among commenters that leaked onto other social platforms. For instance, a woman sparked a major conversation across the internet after yelling at a stranger who was thirty feet away from her in a parking lot, claiming she was worried he may have had ulterior motives. The latest debate taking over TikTok comes as a result of a server claiming she received a shockingly low tip from a customer who was upset that she\u2019d asked him if he would be driving after being served several alcoholic drinks. Waitress under fire for asking customer if he was driving after drinking TikTok user and waitress Karina is lighting up comment sections online after uploading a video detailing her experience with a customer at her place of employment on April 8. In her video, Karina claims she was given a mere $2 tip on a $230 order. When she asked how she could improve her service after noticing the low amount, Karina says the paying customer claimed she \u201cmade him feel like an alcoholic when he ordered two more shots of vodka, and I obviously asked if he was driving because he already had two other shots of vodka, a shot of tequila, and a bottle of Stella.\u201d In the clip\u2019s caption, Karina says she didn\u2019t actually care about the tip amount \u2014 instead, she says she was just doing her job and looking out for her customer\u2019s safety, and didn\u2019t expect his reaction. Karina\u2019s short video has gone viral, racking up 1.5 million views\u2026 in no small part thanks to the huge debate that\u2019s started in its comment section. Many viewers sided with the angry customer, telling Karina that they \u201ccome for a drink, not a condescending lecture.\u201d \u201cHe tipped you about two dollars too many,\u201d another said. \u201cI mean, if I order a drink, I want a drink, I don\u2019t want a lesson on how to get home safe,\u201d another user argued. \u201cI\u2019d still tip 20% and ask you to bring the drink.\u201d However, Karina \u2014 and a slew of other servers in the comments \u2014 have pointed out that, in many areas, wait staff are legally held liable if a customer is overserved and ends up getting into an accident. These laws are called \u201cdram shop laws,\u201d and can sometimes hold bartenders or wait staff into account if \u201can intoxicated customer injures or kills another person,\u201d as told by TotalFood. In California, \u201cevery person\u201d who sells alcohol to an \u201cobviously intoxicated person\u201d is guilty of a misdemeanor, per two California Business &#038; Professions Codes. For Karina, she was just following the law\u2026 but it\u2019s clear that many commenters felt judged by her question. This is just the latest debate to take over TikTok after a woman held up her local drive-thru when she let her kid make their own order.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Waitress sparks backlash for asking customer if he\u2019s drinking &#038; driving TikTok: v3nusb4byyA waitress is coming under fire on TikTok for claiming she was given a low tip from a customer who was angry that she\u2019d asked him if he was driving after being served large amounts of alcohol. 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