This waitress claims she was fired after she received a tip worth Rs 3.34 lakhs

In an incident from Arkansas, US, a waitress was fired after she received a USD 4,400 tip, which is approximately Rs 3,34,786, from a group of over 40 people who had come to dine at a restaurant named Oven and Tap.

The server, named Ryan Brandt, was one of the two servers who were paid the generous tip. After dining at the restaurant, the customers left a tip of USD 100, which is Rs 7,600 each.

In a video of the incident that has gone viral, a guest named Grant Wise can be seen standing with Ryan and talking about how everyone at his table had contributed the hefty amount to tip the servers.

After hearing that, Ryan got overwhelmed and Grant was seen comforting her while the crowd cheered.

Watch the viral video here:

However, according to a report by Fox 59, Brandt was fired from her job after that. Brandt said the restaurant asked her to share the tip with her co-workers, something she said had never happened in the three-and-a-half years she worked at Oven and Tap.

After that, she was laid off, leaving her with no means to make a living.

“It was devastating; I borrowed a significant amount for student loans. Most of them were turned off because of the pandemic but they’re turning back on in January and that’s a harsh reality,” Brandt was quoted as saying.

Ryan also added that the restaurant told her that she was let go because she violated the policy by telling Grant Wise about pooling the tips.

According to Fox 59, Grant Wise has started an online fundraising campaign to help Ryan Brandt out.