The Write-Up Is On The Wall

My table has a $150 tab, but ends up only leaving me $120.

Me: “[Manager], what do I do? They shorted me $30.”

Manager: “You can pay the difference to make the check whole, or we’ll mark the shortage as a “walk out” and you’ll get written up.”

Me: “What would have happened if they left me nothing and just walked out?”

Manager: “Same two options.”

Since I wasn’t going to pay the difference from my tips and was going to get written up anyway:

Me: “My bad. They walked out on the entire tab. I’ll take the write-up.”

I pocketed the $120 in cash and got written up.