So, I’m beginning to get into reading several blogs written by servers about their bad experiences with customers. Having been a server and bartender before myself, I sympathize with them more than most. I think people do tend to forget just how difficult of a job it really is.
I’ve had my share of bad tippers myself. I also have plenty of stories of my own I could tell. However I’ll leave that to them. I just wanna give a big shout out to people in the service industry everywhere. Whether you wait tables at a local diner or five star bistro, or even hand someone their daily coffee at Starbucks, you deserve a lot more than you’re getting.

I guess many people use the excuse, “they could get a real job, or companies could pay them more money”. Let’s face it, someone has to do it. If companies paid them more, prices would go up and everyone would lose money. Remember that whether you leave a tip or not, the server has already paid the cost of some of your meal by accepting as low as 2.13/hr. So give’m a break. They deserve it.

theshamelessone

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From : Finally, someone who stood up, spoke his mind and wasn’t interrupted. This man, Harry Taylor, NC, openly spoke his views on the administration in Washington, DC. Not only did he speak out publicly, he addressed Pres Bush directly from the audience of thousands of Bush supporters. I have to give the man credit for having enough in him to get up there.

Taken from Fayetteville Online:

“In my lifetime, I have never felt more ashamed of my leadership in Washington,” Taylor told the president. “And I would hope from time to time that you have the humility and grace to be ashamed of yourself.”

Mr. Taylor went on to discuss the President’s decisions on the War on Terror, opposition to Legalized Abortion and his Environmental Record. Amazing. Why can’t more Americans stand up, speak their minds without worrying what everyone else will think?! We have a provision in our country’s most powerful document, The Constitution which states we have the right to do so freely. Why are so many afraid? We don’t have to sit back and just let things happen. That’s one thing that’s wrong with this country. Americans don’t care. Fuck that. Eyes need to be opened. Changes are long overdue. Get this bullshit out of power.

Yes, the President should be ashamed of the way he’s handled decisions while running our country. However, Americans should be ashamed for allowing it to happen.

ethan

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“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” -Martin Luther King Jr.

On March 31, 2006, the long tangle of receiving justice started for one young transgender woman. A federal judge ruled that an employment discrimination suit for Diane Schroer could proceed to trial.

Diane, an Army Veteran, applied for a position at the Library of Congress as the senior terrorism research analyst. Shortly thereafter, Diane was offered the job, and she immediately accepted. However, before starting her new career, she took her future boss to lunch. Diane then explained that she was in the process of transitioning and thought it would be easier if she started work as female. The next day she received a call rescinding the job offer with the explanation that she wasn’t a “good fit” for the job in which she applied.

In June 2005, after hearing her story, the ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union) filed a suit with the Library of Congress on her behalf. The lawsuit states that the Library of Congress violated Diane’s rights in accordance with Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, which protects sex discrimination in the work place. The Library of Congress countered by saying that transgendered people are not covered under the aforementioned title. The court has overruled that claim and the case can now proceed to trial.

I applaud this decision and wish only the best for Ms. Schroer. I am thrilled that the judge made the decision to let justice be served. As the case proceeds I will continue to follow this story and hope you, the reader, will do the same.

Please read more of Diane’s story at ACLU- Diane Schroer Ruling
autumn

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