Employee calls out cafe manager for selling the cookies they brought in as a gift for coworkers

It is a disheartening feeling when people try to make a profit off of someone else's hard work. A post on Reddit brought such an instance that happened at a cafe to notice. u/Ok_Top5974 shared that they had made some cookies for their co-workers but instead of giving it out to them, the boss decided to sell it to customers. When the employee got to know about it, they decided to take a stand and speak their mind against the injustice.

They wrote that they worked in a cafe where all the staff are quite close. The employee had gone for a week's vacation but before leaving, they made lots of meringue cookies because they had a bunch of eggs that would rot in their fridge if they left them. After giving away a lot of cookies, they still had a bunch of them left so they thought of leaving them in the breakroom for their colleagues. "There was a note on top that said they were from me and to be eaten by the employees," they wrote.

However, when they came back from vacation and asked one of their co-workers if anyone liked the meringues, "She was like, 'The ones in the display?' I went to the front of the store, looked at the display cabinet, and saw (with few left) the basket of my cookies with a price tag sticker of $2 for 3 (probably stale as hell by now)." They then shared how the cookies ended up in the display. Their boss found the cookies in the morning and decided to sell them for a profit. "Not to mention that it's totally against food safety regulations to sell them," they pointed out.

The worker shared, "I told him that I was hurt by this and the revenue from the sales should go towards our tips and that I didn't want him to sell them." Defending his problematic actions, he said that they were gifts so it shouldn't matter. "I did stand up for myself and let him know that that was a very rude and sh***y thing to do to someone regardless of if I'm his employee or not," they wrote. They added that they felt frustrated with the whole situation and that "this might be the final straw."

In an update, the assistant manager said that they quit after another argument with their boss. "I have told him that if he does not return the money that he earned from those sales to me that I won't be back for my other shifts this week which would f**k up his vacation plans (I am the assistant manager and he is both the store owner and manager)," they wrote. They shared that the boss has agreed to it but is furious. They also texted everyone on the work group chat and let them know what happened and their reasons for leaving. They said, "I like a lot of my coworkers but it's just not worth the insanity anymore. I also feel like some other people will quit because of this too. Everyone is angry with him and letting him know it, which is great to see." They added that they would report their boss to the health department but not sue.

People in the comments shared what they thought about the situation. u/sufficient-meet6127 commented, "Your boss has no shame or decency. I hope as many people find out as possible. And someone should report them for breaking food safety regulations." u/mcflame13 wrote, "I would have completely called them out on that and made sure every employee knew that the boss decided to sell the cookies you brought in instead of letting your coworkers eat them. That would put a sour taste in the mouth of your coworkers." u/tricurl pointed out, "You could report this to the health inspector. Because as you said this is against food safety regulations." u/stormcrow100 said, "Good for you. I hope things go well for you. Thanks for leaving, that makes me feel good."