r/MadeMeSmile • u/MustardGoddess • Apr 27 '26

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Jeff Dinnebell and Megan Lingsweller, owners of The Standard Restaurant in Toledo, Ohio, surprised all their staff with an exceptional gesture: temporarily closing the establishment and sending their team on an all-expenses-paid Caribbean cruise to the Bahamas. During the trip, the employees kept their usual salaries and received additional bonuses.

The initiative included all the staff, from the kitchen to the servers, and aimed to recognize their dedication in a sector characterized by long workdays and high employee turnover, showing an uncommon model of workplace recognition.

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u/Winter_Corner2861 Apr 28 '26

I just want more money to live! I don’t want to be stuck on a ship with my coworkers

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u/maeglin_lomion Apr 28 '26

Yeah for 3 days without making cash in the restaurant, I’d take the money over the cruise any day 😅

Edited a typo

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u/Winter_Corner2861 Apr 28 '26

Well from the post they all got paid still but I’d rather have more money every week than go on a stupid cruise. I should admit a cruise is already my idea of hell so I might be biased

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u/maeglin_lomion Apr 28 '26

Aw crap, I see that now, sorry! My inherent aversion to cruises must have blinded me

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u/dmk_aus Apr 28 '26

That doesn't get you as much press and has ongoing costs.

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u/rsjpeckham Apr 28 '26

I mean unless you're fucking every person you see, you ain't gonna catch an STD just by going on a cruise.

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u/tedmented Apr 28 '26

Not with that attitude

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u/GarminTamzarian Apr 28 '26

A nasty stomach bug will still spread like wildfire in a tiny enclosed floating city, though.

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u/slupo Apr 28 '26

You know how big a cruise ship is?

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u/Winter_Corner2861 Apr 28 '26

Not big enough