Off-Day Post

I didn't work today, it is Sunday so maybe I was observing the 4th commandment from Exodus 20:8-10, "Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God. On it you shall not do any work."

But I did contact the Chronicle about last night's robbery attempt. I was interviewed over the phone and even went in tonight and got my picture taken. We'll see if I'm in Monday's paper.

I discussed the incident with 2 of our young waitresses who often answer the phone. Cat especially seemed genuinely concerned and vowed to do more call-backs of new addresses.

Then I stopped over at a rival franchise where our ex-driver Amy used to work and talked to their manager Matt for a while, letting him know what happened and reminding him to be safe.

Finally I went over to Dominos and, surprisingly met the driver Nick who actually was robbed 3 weeks ago. He confirmed that the address I went to was the same, and his decription of the guy was similar. He did say that he found his car a couple blocks away the next day.

And one more thing I meant to add about yesterday, the robbery set-up was actually the 2nd fake order of the night. I had earlier taken an order to unit F of a particular apartment building. As I was going in there was a Chinese food delivery guy just going out. Well the people in F said they did not order food.

Just then the people in unit E opened their door and told me the Chinese guy had knocked on their door with an order they didn't place either. Seems like somebody was pranking the whole building.

Proverbs 11:25 and Pizza Delivery

In today's daily devotion, I read this verse:

Proverbs 11:25 - The generous will prosper; those who refresh others will themselves be refreshed.

If you are a regular reader of this blog, you probably already know what this made me think of. Monday night's delivery to one of my least favorite customers.

This customer never tips. In fact, they are the customer I described at the end of my post on coin change issues. If their order came to $20.23, I have had 2 pennies ready to make change when they gave me the expected $20 and a quarter.

But on Monday night, we had some extra breadsticks at the time their order came up. Now I have to admit I wasn't thinking of the customer. The woman who pays is an older woman but recently there has been a elementary aged girl there also. I'm not sure if this is a granddaughter or what. But it doesn't appear to be the best situation and I was feeling a little sorry for the kid.

Anyhow, I packed up the extra breadsticks and generously, gave them to the customer for free. And this customer who usually does not tip actually gave me the coin change which was 92 cents.

Now 92 cents is certainly not my idea of prospering, but I hope that the customer found the breadsticks refreshing. I know I felt less resentment towards the customer, and after reading my devotions today, I know I did the right thing.

Leviticus 9:13 and Credit Card Tips

As part of my daily devotions, I am reading the Bible in one year. I have read the Bible from start to finish every year for the past several years. This year I am doing something different, but the result will be the same. Each week our church bulletin suggests the readings for each day. Each day includes 4 passages: Old Testament, New Testament, Psalms, and Proverbs.

If I read all 4 passages each day throughout the year, by December 31st I will have read through the entire Bible.

Well on February 26th I came across these words in Leviticus 9:13 and realized that, in a way, they apply to my work as a pizza delivery driver:

"Do not make your hired workers wait until the next day to receive their pay."

Now of course we get a bi-weekly pay check for our hourly wages. We also get cash tips throughout each night. But what happens to the credit card tips, you may wonder?

Well they are actually paid out to the drivers (and waitresses) at the end of their shift. So my employer is indeed following a Biblical principle here.

I always thought that they were probably accumulated throughout the pay period and added onto the paycheck, but this is not the case at our pizza shop, or at any other restaurant that I am aware of.

So now you know.