I first want to link out to these two articles so you can
understand my frustration when watching this video involving a pizza delivery
man and a car dealership in Westport .
First of all, money is what makes the world go around. If
you don’t tip the people that serve you in any way, there is a problem. It is a
respectful thing to do and important that people realize the power of a tip and
how much some people rely on that money.
The first thing I thought about after watching the pizza
delivery man video is how absolutely ridiculous it is. Where have people’s
manners gone now-a-days? It is upsetting to watch this video and it is less
than two minutes long! The car dealership workers were utterly in the wrong.
Yes, the pizza delivery guy (Jarrid Tansey) should have made sure that the car
dealership did not want cash back but that is hardly the focus of the entire
backlash this video has received. The articles I read said that the car
dealerships intention was to embarrass the pizza delivery man. The dealership
posted the security video hoping it would make Tansey look bad but it ended up
really hurting their business.
The main point I take out of this video is the power of
social media. This short clip became an overnight hit and not for a good
reason. The language and disrespect towards the delivery man is sickening to
watch. It is amazing to me how mature and civilized Tansey acts during this
whole encounter. He spoke in a calm matter and tried discussing the situation
with the dealership in the best way possible. Tansey leaving the dealership the
way that he did speaks volumes about his character.
Please click on the link above and donate to Jarrid Tansey.
He was just doing his job and to get verbally attacked by three or four people
in the dealership office was not called for. The conversation should have
stayed between Tansey and the man that gave him the money. The women’s comment
about what she was going to do to Jarrid Tansey if he didn’t get out of the
office is so pathetic. Also, everyone in the office laughing about the whole
situation after he left is the most disturbing part. I believe the three workers
in the office showed no class. They are all grown adults and it is about time
that they act like it.
As you can see if you click on the link above, most of the
donations are around 7 dollars, to give back for the 7 dollar tip he did not
receive from the dealership. Even after the whole situation was over Jarrid
Tansey was quoted saying:
"I hold no grudges and I project no negativity towards anybody
including F & R. I believe in karma. I just want to stay humble through all
this because that's how a human should act day to day. I'm glad that - a lot of
times bad news travels fast. In this case it seems like good news is traveling
faster than the bad news."
It is
unfortunate that cases like this have to happen in the world but in a way it
has almost brought the internet together to support Jarrid. The “internet
community” has supported Tansey by raising almost 32,000 dollars for this man
and has nearly destroyed the F & R car dealership business. People were
spamming the company’s pages with negative comments and giving horrible reviews
about the customer service. The article
above mentions how F & R even had to get police involved to stop some of
the comments. They put themselves in a horrible situation and at least now they
learned their lesson. I guess some people just have to learn the hard way.
It is a sad
reality that something like this has to happen and a video has to go viral in
order for people to conduct themselves in a smarter manner. I can almost
guarantee that had this video not gone viral no one would apologize for what
transpired. The car dealership is just trying to save its horrible image.
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