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Name: Feliciano, Zoe P. Date:

Section: BSBA 3-A Instructor:

No Such Thing as a Free Drink?

Instruction: Read the scenario carefully and answer the following questions. (4 items x 10 points)

A good friend of yours who studies at the same university has been complaining for some
time that he never has any money. He decides that he needs to go out and find a job, and after
searching for a while, he got accepted as a bartender in a resto-bar near your school. He gladly
accepts and begins working three (3) nights a week. You too are pleased because it means that your
friend will have more money and be able to save money for his school expenses.
The extra money is indeed much welcomed by your friend, and initially, he seems to enjoy
the work. You are also rather pleased with the developments since you notice that whenever you
go and visit him in the bar, your friend always serves you first regardless of how many people are
waiting.
After a time though, it becomes apparent that your friend is enjoying the job rather less.
Whenever you see him, he always seems to have a new story of mistreatment at the hands of the
bar manager, such as getting worst shifts, being repeatedly chosen to do the hardest tasks, and being
reprimanded for minor blunders which go uncensored for the rest of the staff.
This goes on for a short while, and then one day, when you are in the bar having a drink with
some of your other friends, your friend, the bartender, does something unusual. When you go to
pay for a round of bucket of beers for you and your other friends, he discretely only charges you for
one bottle. Though you are slightly uncomfortable with this, you certainly do not want to get your
friend into a kind of trouble by mentioning it. And when you tell your friends about it, they, of course,
think it is very funny and congratulate you for a cheap round of drinks. When the next one of your
friends goes up to pay for other drinks, he turns to you and asks you to take his money, so that you
can do the same trick for him. Although you tell him to get his drinks, your friend, the bartender,
continues to undercharge you whenever it is your turn to go to the bar. It continues to happen for
several visits until you resolve to at least say something to him when no one else behind the bar is
listening.
However, when you do end up raising the subject, he just laughs it off and says, “Yeah, it’s
great, isn’t it? They’ll never notice and you get a cheap night out. Besides, it’s only what this place
deserved after the way I’ve been treated.”

1. Who is wrong in this situation – your friend for undercharging you, you for accepting it, both of you, or
neither of you?

In this case, were both of us is wrong. He is wrong for undercharging my bill even if there
is mistreatment at the hand of his manager. If that's the case, why is he doing this to revenge on his
manager, it is better to quit his job and find a better one than do wrong. I know in myself I have
wrong too, even though I'm not comfortable with it but still I let him do it.

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2. Confronted by this situation, how would you handle d it? Do nothing or ask your friend to stop
undercharging you? If you take the latter option, what would you do if he refused?

I will tell to my friend to stop undercharging me because he is not right anymore. If

he thinks that this is the right thing to do because he was mistreated by his manager, well for
me it is not an excuse to do something like this. I'll tell him if he's not happy anymore with
his work then quit. In case he refuses my advice, I would never go back to this bar.

3. To what extent do you think being deliberately undercharged differs from other forms of favored/special
treatment, such as serving you in front of other waiting customers?

In this case, the uncharged drink violates the law of every business because it is
illegal, and in this situation, it's like you're stealing money, in my opinion, which makes it
different from other favors or special treatment. Giving a favor or special treatment to
someone you know is a common thing, especially if they are related to you. However, giving
an uncharged bill is wrong, especially if you are not the owner, just an employee.

4. Does the fact that your friend feels aggrieved at the treatment he receives from his boss excuse his
behavior?

What he's doing will never be a good enough reason or excuse to not charge for my
drink just because his manager mistreated him. If he knows he is not being treated right and
is unhappy, he has the right to resign from his job and look for a new and better job. My
friend's attitude is not right and should not be owned by an employee regardless of his
circumstances. There is a right way that he can do it, he can file a case against that bar. He's
still my friend, I won't let him do any more wrong things.

Rubric for Scoring:

CRITERIA PERFORMANCE INDICATORS POINTS
Completeness Answered all questions and added more details based on
7
research and/or advanced reading.
Depth Answered the questions in a very articulated and well-thought-out
3
manner
Total 10

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