Mullis and Wetzel said they regret that the incident 'could have been handled differently by reminding our team how we would be splitting any tips prior to the event, however, our policy has always been to participate in a tip pool/share with the staff.' 'Especially, because I didn't think I did anything wrong.'

'They fired me from Oven and Tap over the phone and I've been there for 3.5 years and that was really heartbreaking,' Brandt said. The other two servers who received generous tips that evening remain members of our team.' In their statement, the restaurant said the server 'was not let go because she chose to keep the tip money. They gave Brandt her tip after work, but even so, she suffered a loss: She was fired from Oven and Tap. He told KFSM they said no.Д«randt messaged her customers after her tip was taken from her and they came to take back their money, she told KFSM. Wise, who requested Brandt as his party's server, said he asked the restaurant if they followed a tip splitting policy. They have an absolute right to tip whoever they want, and we honored that request,' the owners said in a statement. 'We commend the organization that dined with us and generously gave to our staff. Oven and Tap owners Mollie Mullis and Luke Wetzel said in a statement that the restaurant shares tips, which is a common industry practice, according to KFSM. She was told the rest of the tip would be shared with the the staff. 'To turn right back around and find out that I wasn't keeping it, was kind of disheartening because we don't tip share in any way,' said Brandt, who has worked at the restaurant for more than three years. Thirty minutes after receiving the generous tip, Brandt said, her boss said she could only keep 20%. The video shows Wise presenting the tip to an emotional Brandt. In an Instagram post, one of Wise's coworkers explained they were having a conference at the restaurant and each person chipped in $100 for the tip. 'I was definitely like just in shock and overwhelmed with joy and gratitude in that moment as soon as I realized what he was saying,' Brandt told CBS affiliate KFSM. Ryan Brandt thought she would take home $2,200 in cash after splitting it with her coworker. Last week, two servers at a Bentonville, Arkansas restaurant got a shocking gift from their customer.В Grant Wise, a business owner dining at Oven and Tap, tipped his two servers a whopping $4,400 вЂ“ way over the standard 20%.

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