I am a server at a restaurant and a party came in last week, and they asked for a $60 gift card at the end of the meal. I added the $60 to their bill, showed them the original bill and the additional charge for the gift card, and the final total. They handed me a credit card and I charged the bill. They then left $60 and a few $1’s on the table.
Fast forward 3 days later my boss texts me saying he has already refunded this customer and now I owe the restaurant $76. I’m really thinking of not showing up on Tuesday. Why should I owe the restaurant anything if I told the customer how they were being charged and the restaurant just gave them the money with no questions asked? I told the customers exactly what I was charging them for and they did not tell me to use the cash towards the gift card. The cash wasn’t on the table until I charged their card. That’s a tip, the way I see it, since they already paid?