Cafe owner slams ‘entitled’ customers who made teen staff member cry

An Australian cafe proprietor has taken purpose astatine a group of diners he says near a teenage waiter successful tears.

Ben Arnold, who runs My Little Kitchen successful picturesque Healesville, said his unit were shaken aft nan group of 8 diners reacted angrily to being refused a table.

On Facebook, Arnold vented, saying nan customers had nary correct to nonstop their anger astatine 1 of his youngest employees.

“No intends no! It’s that bloody simple,” Arnold wrote.

He admitted he hates turning group distant but said his cafe has declined “thousands” of ample groups complete nan years because of constricted space.

“Understand that you are not entitled to a spot successful immoderate venue, and had you made a preservation aliases moreover a telephone call, things could beryllium different correct now,” he wrote.

He said galore of his squad are teenagers successful their first jobs.

“So if you deliberation it’s okay to make a teen outcry while astatine activity you tin kindly f— disconnected from my venue,” he said.

Arnold said nan incident was portion of a bigger problem plaguing hospitality, informing nan struggling manufacture will suffer moreover much if young workers proceed to beryllium mistreated.

“The early of hospitality is opinionated successful beforehand of you – nan group who will ain and run nan venues you will want to spell to successful 10 aliases 20 years’ time… If you pain them now our manufacture is over,” he said.

“Once again, nary conscionable intends no, we do not request to springiness you a logic why.”

Community members jumped successful to backmost Arnold’s stand, condemning nan curen of young unit and calling for much communal decency.

“Well said. The stories I perceive astir nan measurement immoderate entitled group dainty young unit – kids who are really retired location having a spell and contributing to their organization – are perfectly disgraceful,” 1 wrote.

Another said they hoped nan young staffer would “regain their confidence,” while a 3rd praised Mr Arnold for “calling retired nan bullies who deliberation they are truthful smart erstwhile successful a group.”

Others reminded patrons that mini venues aren’t firm giants.

“Booking up would thief you scheme for abstraction and staff… if they can’t do that, they whitethorn request to return their packed lunch,” 1 female said.