Author Archive | David Hayden

Many restaurants loudly proclaim that they do a great job of promoting from within.  This is a great practice.  You know what else is a great practice? Background checks.  This Sonic employee seemed to get a promotion every time he robbed his own store.  A few more and he could have been CEO. Climbing the […]

I have suffered through overhearing countless comments from jackass guests.  Every bigoted, racist, and homophobic comment they would never say if they thought I was actually listening.  Coming from guests you have to deal with it because you are at work.  Rarely would you hear an employee say such things, much less a manager.  This manager raised the bar […]

I’ve never been a fan of using public restrooms.  I avoid them when I can, but sometimes there is not a convenient option.  After reading this story, pulling over along the side of the highways just became a much better option.  Also, for those in the restaurant business this should serve as a reminder of […]

Way back when I was doing my weekly “Weird Restaurant Stories” series, I gave the restaurant hero of the week to Tim Harris.  For those of you who don’t remember, Tim was the owner of Tim’s Place, a thriving restaurant that specialized in free hugs.  Tim has down syndrome, but still owns a restaurant doing […]