PONCIANO, RALPH LOUISE G.

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1. Who is wrong in this situation – your friend for undercharging you, you for
accepting it, both of you, or neither of you?
I think both of us are wrong in a way that he might be caught by the owner and fire him.
I was wrong because I didn’t persuade him well to stop what he is doing. When I am in
the bar having a drink with some of my other friends, my friend the bartender does
something that I am not quite sure how to react to. When I go up to pay for a round of
four beers for me and my other friends, he discreetly only charges me for one. Here he
undercharging me and I am freely accepting it. So in this situation both of us are wrong.

2. Confronted by this situation, how would you handle it? Do nothing or ask your
friend to stop undercharging you? If you take the latter option, what would you do
if he refused?

First and foremost, I will talk to him intensively and make him realize the possibilities
that will happen and to tell him to stop undercharging me. If he will refuse, I will tell that
me and my friends are going to other bar instead.

3. To what extent do you think that being deliberately undercharged is different from
other forms of favored/special treatment, such as serving you in front of other
waiting customers?
I don’t think that being deliberately undercharged is too much different from other forms
of preferential treatment like being served in front of other waiting customers. Both are
illegal and not acceptable at all.

4. Does the fact that your friend feels aggrieved at the treatment he receives from
his boss excuse his behavior at all? Does it help to explain either his or your
actions?
It’s normal that he feels aggrieved at the treatment he receives from his boss, as I read
about the situation he is greatly affected negatively. But it can’t condone his behavior at
all. It really doesn’t help explain his actions nor mine.