Ledcor releases new ‘Etiquette Guidelines’ > Set of suggestions in place to keep restaurant customers online Jamal Al-Bayaa Staff Writer na press conference on March 22, Ledcor executives announced the release of their new “Server Relations and Etiquette Guide,” a manifesto on what to do and not to do ina restaurant. The new guidelines aim to effectively educate all Ledcor employees on how to properly interact with servers while at a restaurant. “Although it is mainly for the use of business meetings and company dinners,” Vice-President Jim Logan said, “we implore our employees to internalize these ideals and bring them into their personal lives as well.” The guidelines, some speculate, are a reaction to the Dwight Brissette case that finalized a few days ago. In the case, a BC Supreme Court ruling against Mr. Brissette in his claim that he wasn't legally accountable for touching Katrina Coley’s backside and calling her “Kitty-Kat,” due to the fact that he was drunk. “Haven't you seen those Snickers commercials—the “You're Not You When You're Hungry’ campaigns? Yeah... well that’s me,” he said, “I’m not me when I’m drunk!” It is likely that the guidelines area part of Ledcor’s attempts to regain some of their lost image after the incident, but nevertheless, it contains some insightful tips on being a decent person that many in the company may not have heard before. Item #7 on the list states: “Do not bring a bell and ring it every time you want coffee. That may be acceptable at home or in the office, but restaurants are public places and you can't do that there.” Item #12 states that employees of Ledcor are never to compliment their servers in a way that they wouldn’t compliment Paul McElligott, Ledcor’s president of resources and transportation. He is described to bea gruff, half-bald white man who gives his wife a stern look when she says “I love you.” In the guidelines, it says specifically that “Mr. McElligott only talks about efficiency, performance, and occasionally a new haircut if it catches him by surprise. In restaurant dealings, Ledcor employees will be expected to operate under the same principle.” While the suggestions are teeming with restrictions such as: “Do not sing to your server unless youre familiar with Disney musicals,” and “Under no circumstances should any Ledcor employee spray a server with perfume on account of her being sweaty from work’, a few positive suggestions have also been incorporated. “Smile” “Say thank you” and “Tip well” are all included in the memo, with a big smiley face next to each one of them. Along with “Tip well” was a note on why that’s important. It reads: “Although tipping is a cruel system for servers, and they should really be given pay raises to $11.85 instead of just tips, it is not acceptable to neglect to tip as a way to show support for their cause. More productive forms of encouragement are speaking to MLA’s in the area, many of whom Ledcor already has working relationships with.” NDP Leader Tom Mulcair expressed his open approval of the guidelines the following Thursday, saying that they were a good first step for all companies to implement if they’re serious about having morally centered, good-hearted employees. He tweeted: “Justin Trudeau proves time and time again that he isn’t focusing on the issues that matter most to Canadians. While servers experience this kind of pain, he is focusing on racking up a deficit and burdening tomorrow’s youth with it. #NDP #Elections2019” Image via thinkstock Image via thinkstock Legal hardship rocks Douglas College over ad slogan dispute > Klondike company looking to take the school for all it’s got Recently, Douglas College launched a vigorous new ad campaign, covering walls of SkyTrain stations, bus stops, and billboards. Since then, thousands of new students have flooded the school’s halls in an attempt to figure out exactly what they “Will do.” “I really just have no idea,” said first year Douglas Student Ethan Wells. “I haven't even registered yet, I don’t know what I want to do. But I know that I need to find that out, so here I am. Also hey, do you know if the cafeteria sells Klondike bars? Man I would literally kill a man for one of those right now...” The court case is being covered live by all the biggest media outlets, and the verdict has yet to be reached as it enters the uth hour of negotiations. Tempers have flared and disputes have almost ended with physical violence on more than one occasion, though it seems that a verdict will be reached soon. “In a gross example of plagiarism,” Supreme Court Judge Hank Thames ultimately announced, “we find Douglas College guilty of copying Klondike’s slogan nearly word for word. They are sentenced to replace all posters in the Metro Vancouver area with the more accurate slogan of, “What career plan will you receive education in and pursue?’ and to add some form of Klondike advertisement to each and every poster.” Chandler Walter Humour Editor L”* week, Douglas College and the ice cream bar slinging company Klondike entered into their last few days of court, which ended up being the most heated ones. The ongoing legal dispute has made waves since it began in early January, and every second of the excitement has been caught on camera and covered by the media. Klondike, in a move that shocked millions, launched an all out legal assault on Douglas College over their “What will you do?” ads, stating that the phrase had been stolen directly out of Klondike’s famous “What would you do for a Klondike Bar?” slogan. “Tt is clear that there has been some marketing mischief at work here,” said Klondike’s legal representative, Jeff Goldstone. “Douglas College has obviously seen the amazing power that the Klondike slogan holds, and used it for their own devices.” Klondike is suing Douglas for $6.2 billion, as well as the right to put a Klondike Bar in the hand of every student featured in the ads. “It’s the only fair thing to do. People need to know why it is they are so tempted to attend Douglas College after gazing at those ads, and we believe it was our slogan that convinced them.”