Right or Wrong? Jimmy John’s Employee Throws Out Sandwich After Refusing Cash
There’s a new debate taking over the internet. Now, whether it’s right or wrong depends on your view and interpretation of the rules. A Jimmy John’s employee is going viral for throwing out a customer’s sandwich after refusing to accept cash.
The register was down, so the business was not accepting cash that day. However, that’s all this customer had on him when he realized he didn’t have his card. That’s where the story begins.
Jimmy John’s Employee Throws Out Sandwich After Refusing Cash
According to Dexerto, the employee warned the customer that they could not accept cash that day due to an issue with the register. Then, they made the sandwich, only for the man to make it clear that all he had with him was cash. So, the employee refused to give the customer their sandwich. Rules are rules.
Well, the customer doesn’t seem to think so. He demanded that the employee give him the sub for free since it’s already made, and that’s a better option than going into the trash. However, the customer wasn’t willing to take any risks. In a video captured by the customer (we’ll get to that later), the employee says, “I’m not going to risk my job for you. Because you can’t pay…I won’t do anything for you; I can’t accept cash today. I won’t give you a free sandwich and risk my job for you.”
I’ve found myself in similar situations before. Once, after getting a haircut, I learned I couldn’t use my card. Unfortunately, I didn’t know that until after the barber was done. Thankfully, they allowed me to run to a nearby bank and return to pay. They didn’t have to do that, but I was glad they did.
It’s unfortunate! Anyone would love a free sub. However, is he entitled to one? If he had been warned that he couldn’t pay with cash, he should have known he would need his card. The employees can’t be expected to give products away for free. If the employee was flush with cash, he could have put it on his card. However, he wasn’t willing to do that, and I can’t blame him, especially after seeing how the customer reacted.
Check out the viral video shared by @sarah_conner1 below. What do you think? Who’s in the right here? The customer or the employee?
@sarah_conner1 customer at jimmy johns wasn't able to pay for his food in cash due to the system being down and employee throws sandwich in garbage #jimmyjohns #nocash #systemdown #cantacceptcash #customerservice
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