Dairy Queen Employee Gets Write-up for Walking out Mid-Shift — on a CakeHome > Viral News > TrendingSource: TikTok @dqshelbytwpmi Dairy Queen Manager Uses Cake to Write up Employee Who Walked out Mid-Shift in Viral TikTokBy Mustafa GatollariFeb. 14 2022, Published 8:34 a.m. ET It's never a good feeling when you find out that your boss/manager isn't happy with the way you've been performing at work. Maybe deep down inside you know that you aren't doing your best, but it still sucks to be called out for your behavior. However, there are managers who go about disciplining employees in different ways.Article continues below advertisement You've got some folks who seem to take pleasure in the act of disciplining someone just for the sake of disciplining them because they're getting off on a power trip. And then you've got managers who don't really enjoy the act of reprimanding employees but have to do their jobs and implement specific rules because that's what the situation calls for. And then you've got managers like the one in this viral TikTok who decide to make their write-ups a little more "fun." That's what TikTok user @dqshelbytwpmi did for one of their employees who called them "annoying" and walked out of a shift at Dairy Queen after being asked to clean up.Article continues below advertisementSource: TikTok @dqshelbytwpmi In an interview with Daily Dot the TikToker in question, Miranda, talked about the incident: "He’s [the employee] been working for me for over a year and is normally a great employee. So this was definitely out of character for him."Article continues below advertisement So you light up this fifteen year old kid on TikTok? Who is being the responsible adult then? If my manager ever fucking called me out like that on TikTok on a cake or not, I'd be headed to corporate ethics so fast your head would spin. Also...https://t.co/Mfay7MU286— J. Hicks (@lenixtweet) February 12, 2022 Source: Twitter @lenixtweet The text over the now-deleted video explains: "When your employee walks out during their shift cause they said you were being ‘annoying’ cause you asked them to clean something so you have to write them up but they’re still your favorite employee and don't want them to quit so you print their write up on a cake."Article continues below advertisement ...the kid is 15! She's out here saying it's unlike him. He's 15! A teenager. It's unlike him? You must not have been a teen in awhile or know many. Teens are very hot and cold day to day. Puberty will do that to you. Also if he's stated you were annoying I'm wondering...— J. Hicks (@lenixtweet) February 12, 2022 Source: Twitter @lenixtweet The clip features the worker's write-up sheet as a design on a cake. Here's what went down: the worker was asked to clean up some chocolate splatter several times, until they apparently became fed up and left their shift prior to clearing the mess.Article continues below advertisement ...how many times you pestered him before he had enough and just left? Maybe he was busy doing other things? And if you were that concerned about a spill, clean it up yourself or get someone else to do it. Then call him into an office and correct him, don't print it on a cake...— J. Hicks (@lenixtweet) February 12, 2022 Source: Twitter @lenixtweet "I have a good relationship with my employees and we like to have fun at work. So he signed the real write up then we made a cake with the other one together," Miranda said.Article continues below advertisement ...and put it all over the internet. For gawd sakes. ?‍— J. Hicks (@lenixtweet) February 12, 2022 Source: Twitter @lenixtweet However, there were a bunch of TikTokers who seemed to have a problem with the fact that she was asking the young employee to clean up a mess and then issue a discipline report for walking out in the middle of the shift because they didn't like the fact that they were being asked to perform their job duties.Article continues below advertisement Favorite??I'd ask for promotion & then quit right after..This is a fucked up game, please be happy with me after I punish you, I made it public & public approved so you have to think it's sweet Because it's on a cake, but still shitty.. https://t.co/5Kju1cRJHE— BlackSuedeShoes (@Yo_dasHerOva_ri) February 13, 2022 Source: Twitter @Yo_dasHerOva Miranda gave further context on the incident as well: it appears that the worker in question is a teenager and she contacted him privately in an attempt to explain more effective means of workplace communication. The actual incident report was signed by the young worker and they used an "edible image printer" to make the design for the cake together.Article continues below advertisement The conversation in the comments soon shifted to fair wages for workers and Miranda said that because so many businesses are short-staffed after the pandemic, she does her best in order to promote employee retention. "As a leader it's my job to teach him. I’m passionate about teaching my staff the importance of hard work and grit to produce the results we want and therefore a greater reward." she said. @dqshelbytwpmi Vote for the best cone in the comments! @thecustardco @dylanlemay @danirazooqi #dq #dairyqueen #icecream #santa #christmas #santahat #christmasdessert #michigan #collab Santa Claus Is Coming To Town - Frank Sinatra Source: TikTok @dqshelbytwpmi What do you think? Did Miranda handle the situation in a "cool boss" way? 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