What it is the fasted way to get the internet to go crazy
with comments? Simple, all you have to do is put a video online of a pizza
delivery guy doing his job and the recipients berating him. In today’s world a
person has a better chance at getting away with a speeding ticket than thinking
a person can hide from the wrath social media. What happened to the pizza guy
was a cruel display of a group believing they were better and had more
power. The group of individuals were
probably thinking or in this case, not thinking, the footage from the security
video would not make it to the internet. I can only imagine how the delivery
guy felt as they talked down on him. Something I would like to know is why is
it when people are put into a position of power they think it is okay to abuse
it?
In the first article I read it appears the driver was
clearly confused about the situation. I for one believe a food bill in the
amount of $42 dollars deserves at least the five dollar tip. What made me get
angry was hearing the dialogue that took place. When the driver asked about the
additional money the employee clearly stated he knew he gave the extra money so
he can have the opportunity to call the pizza company to have the driver go
back to give it back to them. I feel that was so senseless. At one point in the
video the female is heard saying to the driver to get out of the office before
she sticks her foot up his “ass.” I think for this situation it was a good
thing the security camera had audio capabilities because without it the pizza
company would have probably made the decision to fire the driver. I was brought
with the teachings of treat others the way you want to be treated. I say this
because throughout the video you see the driver maintaining his composure and
staying respectful while the transgressors steadily make the situation more and
more destructive. I was glad to see towards the end of the article the owners
of the dealership approached the manager of the pizza company to personally
apologize numerous times. I tried to find information on whether the employees
made a personal apology to the driver or were reprimanded for their actions but
I could not find any information.
So now, what happens when the social media gets a hold of a
video such as this? They go crazy with it! I already said I was not able to
find information on the employees being punished but what I thought was
interesting is the amount of people who began supporting the driver, and in
some ways did their own form of social justice. One of the ways was they left
negative comments in the reviews of the company. I think it is safe to say that
the power of numerous negative reviews can easily break a company. This makes
me wonder if the reason the owners of the dealership made it a priority to
personally apologize was to get back on the public’s good side. To show how
much support the driver had, there were donation pages created for him so he
could receive his tip. Here is the crazy part, in only two days the donations
were passed $22,000 dollars! I understand that people felt bad for him getting
stiffed on a tip, at the same time I think it was a little bit overboard on the
amount that was raised for what some might say was a rare case of bad tippers.
Also, I feel this type of situation happens all over the Country, so I am
curious to know what details made this particular case so special to people. I
was able to find a plethora of videos on YouTube of employees being mistreated
by others yet they did not receive any type of national attention. I imagine that the delivery guy’s life has
changed drastically due to this encounter with social media. It kind of makes
me want to get a pizza delivery job in hopes of something like this would
happen to me. This entire situation from
the negative reviews posted to the outlandish amount of money raised shows how
powerful social media can be. It also puts into perspective how far some people
are willing to go to show support for another.
The fact that this incident was happened privately and eventually given
to the world can evoke some thoughts of caution. People need to be cautious of
the material they post online because all it takes is one person to share it
and another person’s life can be changed.
http://www.eater.com/2015/1/16/7559921/internet-bands-together-to-raise-22000-for-stiffed-pizza-driver
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