Submitted by Throwtifu687304 t3_11n6cqy in tifu
I work or rather worked at a fast food place. A little over two weeks ago on a quiet evening at work, an old couple came in with who I assumed to be their granddaughter. They were all wearing matching knitted sweaters, and I remember thinking just how adorable they looked. They deliberated for a bit while counting the money that they had then the old man ordered a kid's meal. I took their order and went to prepare it myself because we sometimes do this if it's quicker or for other reasons.
I gave him his order and he thanked me. They went to sit down not far from my station and he handed the meal to the child. She offered to share her meal but they encouraged her to finish her food by herself. They reassured her that they were not that hungry. They seemed to be content just watching her eat.She finished and they left.
I felt bad for them and looked over at my colleague who also witnessed this, and he just shrugged. The following day, they came again and ordered the same thing. I told them that they could take a sit and I'd bring the order to them. When no one was looking, I instead secretly used a bigger box and filled it to the brim with nuggets and fries.
I think it's important to point out that we are NOT allowed to do this. People have gotten fired before for giving their friends more food but I did it anyway. I brought the order to them and they were surprised to see the size of the meal compared to yesterdays. I gave them a knowing look and a smile and they thanked me. I was just pleased to see them all eating. This went on for two weeks although they did not come in everyday but I still gave them the extras whenever they would come. On Tuesday, they came in earlier but not to eat.
They wanted to thank me for helping them through a challenging couple of days. They appreciated the extra food that I gave them because aside from the kid eating at school, that was everyone's only meal for the day. On the bright side they were finally able to receive much needed resources so they wanted to let me know that they won't be coming in anymore. We laughed over the fact that they actually don't like fast food.
I told them that I'm glad that I was able to help a bit and wished them well. When I turned around, my colleague was there but he didn't say anything and neither did I. Yesterday my manager wanted to speak to me. He told me that he got a tip off that I have been stealing from the store and giving my friends extra orders. The camera footage spoke for itself and there was also a witness.
The same colleague who shrugged when that family first came in, it seemed that he was spying on me. Funny thing is he and I both applied for the same position in the store and were waiting to hear who got it. I guess he wanted to eliminate competition which worked because I got fired just in time for my birthday.
TL:DR I gave an old couple extras on their order for two whole weeks and I got fired for it.