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I work in an office. Typically, a few of us will get together and order Chick Fil A. On this particular day, I was ordering alone. However, one of the assistants wanted to order large fries for herself. Now, when I order, I tip 33% for a couple reasons; the order isn't more than $15 and the delivery fee is only $2.00, so I feel its appropriate compensation for the delivery driver (about $7.00). Second, I don't want to give the delivery driver any reason to mess with my food. Anyway, the assistant's large fries cost $3.25. I asked to her to pay $1.00 tip because I was paying the delivery fee and tipping my 33% so my order was not messed with. Please be aware that this particular Chick Fil A is in a mall- therefore, the third party delivery driver has to go to the mall, pick up the order, and deliver it into a complicated office park to get to our office. Plus, they have to use their own vehicle and gas. I hardly think I am being unreasonable in tipping 33%. She refused saying that it was ridiculous to pay $4.25 for fries (while I agree to some extent, go to the restaurant if you want to pay base price). Given that she refused to pay any tip or fee, I paid an extra dollar on her behalf. It wasn't the biggest deal, but its an office, and I see no reason or obligation to pay for any part of my co-workers lunch.

We were gearing up to order Chick Fil A again recently and I was overheard saying that this one particular assistant was to be excluded from the order because she didn't want to pay delivery fee or tip. No offense to her, but if you're not paying your portion of fees and tip, you don't get the delivery service; its a luxury service in my opinion and if you don't want to pay for it, you don't get it. This assistant came over and pretty much cursed me out, yelling repeatedly that she "paid for her food!" I responded that she did pay for her food, but she didn't pay for fee or tip and that was the problem, and thus the reason she was being excluded from the order. I understand why she may have been offended, but I don't think I did anything wrong. 

Bear in mind, this assistant is in her 60's. While I have compassion for her, we aren't friends, I have no obligation to her, and in an office environment, it is common to pay for your own food (regardless of how little it cost). I am pretty big on the principal of the issue: I don't owe this woman anything and I find it infuriating that she doesn't feel responsible to contribute to the expense of the order. 

At the moment, there is some in-office debate as to whether I was "disrespectful" by excluding her from future orders, talking behind her back, and "being an asshole" for how I treated the situation because "it was only $1.00" and essentially because she is "old." Personally, I hate these kind of arguments- I don't go to work so I can contribute even one penny for someone else's 

Am I the asshole?