THE DIRTY ARMY: Dear Nik, I found this online and wanted your thoughts about these type of people? DA Strong! A banker left a 1% tip in defiance of ‘the 99%’ at a Newport Beach restaurant the other week, according to his dining companion and underling who snapped a photo of the receipt and posted it to his blog, Future Ex Banker. A call to the restaurant stiffed with the 1% tip, True Food Kitchen, was referred to their corporate office, but has not yet been returned. In posting the photo, the employee gave some background on his boss and the receipt: Mention the “99%” in my boss’ presence and feel his wrath. So proudly does he wear his 1% badge of honor that he tips exactly 1% every time he feels the server doesn’t sufficiently bow down to his Holiness. Oh, and he always makes sure to include a “tip” of his own. The “tip” of his own in this case was to tell the server to “get a real job.” Pleasant. The whistleblower’s Future Ex-Banker blog includes additional background on his boss, and some insight into why he would out his gross behavior, likely resulting in an employment status of current ex-banker: I work in the corporate office of a major bank for a boss who represents everything wrong with the financial industry: blatant disregard and outright contempt for everyone and everything he deems beneath him. On top of that, he’s a complete and utter tool. At the same time, I’m still cashing paychecks, an admittedly willing—albeit reluctant—cog in the wheel of this increasingly ugly industry, so I’ve created this blog as a confessional of sorts. It won’t entirely clear my conscience, but hopefully it’ll help. I’m sure I’ll get fired eventually. Until then, enjoy.
This person has really good hand writing.- nik
