Sally Kohn is a woman on a mission — to screw over restaurant waitstaff, apparently:
At @OliveGarden with @rocunited & #OneBillionRising to call on @NYGovCuomo to make NY a #1FairWage state! #vday
— Sally Kohn (@sallykohn) February 13, 2015
.@NYGovCuomo – a tip is not a wage! Show some love to servers and get rid of the tipped minimum wage. New York is ready for #1FairWage!
— Sally Kohn (@sallykohn) February 13, 2015
Protesting poverty wages at @olivegarden with @rocunited demanding #1FairWage for all minimum wage workers. pic.twitter.com/rZBFN5u65P
— Sally Kohn (@sallykohn) February 13, 2015
You know what will really help those struggling minimum wage workers? This:
Valentine I gave to a server at @olivegarden protesting abysmal tipped minimum wage — with @rocunited #1FairWage pic.twitter.com/eUFYAGp9Nh
— Sally Kohn (@sallykohn) February 13, 2015
But lest you think otherwise, Sally’s also looking out for the clientele:
"Ur already paying for unlimited salad & breadsticks. U shouldn't also have to pay worker salaries w ur tips" – Me to @olivegarden customers
— Sally Kohn (@sallykohn) February 13, 2015
Ooooooof.
https://twitter.com/JGreenDC/status/566311835146539008
.@sallykohn Why can't I just eat my breadsticks? @olivegarden
— BT (@back_ttys) February 13, 2015
https://twitter.com/JustEric/status/566310953906880512
https://twitter.com/dad_of_jacob/status/566303462250409984
If you didn't tip, you'd just pay more for the unlimited salad and breadsticks. See how that works? @sallykohn @olivegarden
— Stacey (@ScotsFyre) February 13, 2015
https://twitter.com/NordenJim/status/566304036924948480
Perhaps Sally Kohn realizes one doesn't have to claim all one's tips. Perhaps, Sally is interested in ensuring govt steals all its "share."
— Vulpes vulpes (@Oenonewept) February 13, 2015
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"Some crazy chick gave me this at lunch today." – Server, 10 minutes later. https://t.co/6uYzE7VSaN @sallykohn @olivegarden @rocunited
— RBe (@RBPundit) February 13, 2015
@sallykohn @olivegarden @rocunited wages are determined by the market, not a political commentator who's never run a business.
— Mike Cortese (@drebin25) February 13, 2015
Or by one who possibly doesn’t tip.
https://twitter.com/bitingtea/status/566317608077512704
Sally’s proud to showcase her artistic skills and fondness for lecturing people, but did she end up skipping out on a tip herself?
https://twitter.com/BecketAdams/status/566302196632125442
https://twitter.com/Cl3v3r_G1rl/status/566318395310620672
@sallykohn @olivegarden @rocunited Of instead of injecting your politics into someone's life who just waited on you…leave a big tip.
— NoOneOfConsequence (@StarDogCh4mpion) February 13, 2015
.@sallykohn @rocunited instead of valentine intended to boost "your" politics, I'm sure the server preferred a huge tip that you didn't give
— TheRightWingM ?? (@TheRightWingM) February 13, 2015
https://twitter.com/NordenJim/status/566303788307587072
"I'm not going to tip you. It's for your own good." – Sally Kohn
— Beef Supreme (@Supreme____Beef) February 13, 2015
https://twitter.com/JustEric/status/566306100732264448
@sallykohn <–Mr. Pink @olivegarden
— Mike G (@goedharted) February 13, 2015
Who would have guessed. Sally Kohn really is Mr. Pink.
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) February 13, 2015
Hey, @sallykohn — have you thought about updating your Twitter avi? pic.twitter.com/87gP51FqH8
— Stephen Green (@VodkaPundit) February 13, 2015
Next time I dine out, anywhere, I'm going to leave a bigger tip to make up for @SallyKohn stiffing the wait staff.
— RBe (@RBPundit) February 13, 2015
Hands up, no tip@sallykohn @olivegarden pic.twitter.com/nBhr3PfsEb
— Hugh Munn-Bean (@TedInATL) February 13, 2015
https://twitter.com/bonhomme36/status/566315103515971584
Editor’s note: This post has been updated with additional tweets.
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Update:
Here’s Kohn’s attempt to clear things up for everybody:
FFS…
— Sally Kohn (@sallykohn) February 14, 2015
To clarify, I participated in a protest today w/ @rocunited — were protesting @olivegarden opposing raise in tipped min wage. Did not dine.
— Sally Kohn (@sallykohn) February 14, 2015
Tipped min wage for restaurant workers has been frozen at $2.13 an hour since 1991 b/c of opposition from big chains like @olivegarden
— Sally Kohn (@sallykohn) February 14, 2015
Restaurant workers are paid so abysmally that many literally can’t afford to feed their own families, rely disproportionately on food stamps
— Sally Kohn (@sallykohn) February 14, 2015
So yes, when I dine in any restaurant, OF COURSE I tip. And tip well! AND I work to change the law so all restaurant workers get #1FairWage!
— Sally Kohn (@sallykohn) February 14, 2015
Restaurants only industry in America allowed to pay their workers LESS than the minimum wage w/ expectation customers will pay them instead
— Sally Kohn (@sallykohn) February 14, 2015
So, basically, she still doesn’t understand the consequences of eliminating tips for waitstaff — or for customers. Oh, and she also thinks that showing up at an individual franchise to disrupt service will accomplish anything other than disrupting workers’ jobs.
Who protests a chain restaurant at one of its branches? Take it to corporate.
— Jay (@OneFineJay) February 14, 2015
https://twitter.com/JWMC2014/status/566384665859473408
Disrupting a restaurant and harassing the customers is a brilliant way of helping out the waiters. https://t.co/xlYc1hvGiP
— James Taranto (@jamestaranto) February 14, 2015
Here’s a tip for you, Sally: You’re not helping.
So @sallykohn went to an Olive Garden, didn't eat, and handed out a tragically sad hoofcrafted Valentine. #IronCrossFourthClass
— Dr Hugo Hackenbush (@MangyLover) February 14, 2015
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