Public Apology of Jude Bacalso on Incident with Waiter
JUDE BACALSO – The LGBT writer has issued an apology for an incident involving a waiter at a restaurant.
He explained that he met with the restaurant management, a crew member, and the store supervisor to resolve the issue, but the waiter was not present. During the discussion, they agreed to implement more inclusive practices in the restaurant.
Bacalso admitted that he could have been kinder in pursuing his advocacy and apologized to the group present. He also requested to apologize to the waiter directly and decided to make his apology public due to the widespread attention the incident received.
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Bacalso emphasized that the restaurant management supported their employees and had been in constant communication with him. He clarified that he did not demand the waiter to stand for the entire time; the waiter chose to stand while they waited for input from the management.
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Bacalso extended his apologies to the rest of the staff and the customers affected by the situation, acknowledging his mistakes. He expressed a desire for reconciliation and learning, hoping that everyone involved could heal and move forward together.
Here’s the public apology of Jude Bacalso:
Meanwhile, after the incident, the waiter received a lot of support from people online, who thought he wouldn’t stay at the restaurant whether he was fired or not. Many business owners offered him jobs.
One of them, Joel Torres, offered the waiter a supervisory job at his barbershop or a position at his travel agency. Torres admired the waiter’s calm and respectful behavior, saying, “Mag start na among renovation sa Master’s Barbershop.. E refer to nako si waiter sa Ullies kay murag gipotbol na daw, ako paworkon sa Barbershops or sa South Shore Travel and Tours… Choose lang asa ka nahan mo work dong!”