Reminder: It's Not Against Policy to Buy a Hungry Human a Hotdog
We deal with homeless folks constantly, and yeah, it gets old. But here’s my rule:
If someone comes up and straight-up says, “Man I’m hungry and broke, can I get a hot dog?” — I’ll buy it for them if I feel like it. That’s allowed. You’re not breaking policy by paying for someone’s food yourself.
What you can’t do is give them a hot dog and write it off. That’s a fireable offense.
And if they start showing up every day expecting you to feed them? Nope. You’re not their personal hot dog subscription service.
The ones I don’t tolerate are the people who make a fully loaded hot dog, walk up knowing their card is empty, and try to guilt-trip you into giving it to them. That gets tossed. If you want help, ask first.