Un livrator de pizza din Indiana (SUA) a fost surprins în clipa în care un ofițer de poliție a strâns 42.000 de dolari pentru el, după ce a primit doar 2 dolari bacșiș pentru o livrare în timpul unei furtuni de zăpadă. Connor Stephanoff are 20 de ani și a fost nevoit să parcheze mașina bunicii sale în vârful unui deal, de unde a mers aproape un kilometru pe jos pentru a livra pizza la o locuință dintr-un cartier de lux, unde drumul era blocat de un autobuz, potrivit Daily Mail.
În drum spre locuința unde trebuia să livreze pizza, Stephanoff s-a întâlnit cu ofițerul Richard Craig, care ajuta la fluidizarea traficului.
„Nimeni nu livrează pizza pe jos! Nimeni nu merge pe jos cu o pizza. Nu astăzi! Asta nu se întâmplă!”, a declarat polițistul, după ce l-a văzut pe tânăr cu cutia de pizza prin nămeți.
Tânărul în vârstă de 20 de ani era îmbrăcat cu o pereche de pantaloni de trening gri, un hanorac și o căciulă, având în mână geanta termoizolantă pentru pizza. El a mers prin zăpadă în adidași pentru a se asigura că livrarea ajunge la timp la destinatar. În timp ce se întorcea de la livrare spre mașină, un polițist l-a oprit pentru a discuta cu el și a început să-l filmeze spunând că „nimeni nu mă va crede”.
„Livrezi pizza, frate?” a spus ofițerul Richard Craig într-un videoclip distribuit pe contul său de TikTok, care a adunat peste 112.000 de vizualizări. În același timp, polițistul l-a întrebat pe tânăr dacă a primit un bacșiș bun, iar răspunsul tânărului a fost: „Doi dolari.”
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Ofițerul l-a întrebat pe Connor dacă glumește, iar tânărul a râs și a dat din cap. În același timp, livratorul a verificat și bonul comenzii, observând că pizza a costat 40 de dolari, ceea ce înseamnă că cel care a comandat a lăsat un bacșiș de numai 5%.
@officercraig $2 TIP SHOULD BE A CRIME! Whoever did this: #SHAMEFUL ROCKSTAR PIZZA HAS A ROCKSTAR DRIVER. (Brownsburg, IN.) This guy is a RARE breed. During today’s all day snowstorm, crashes and slideoffs were coming in near 30 calls an hour. This school bus had a minor crash. The bus slid backwards and sideways down a hill and gets stuck, blocking this neighborhood street, and making it completely impassable. The roads were so bad, it took us 20 min. to get 3-4 miles. THIS #DELIVERYDRIVER pulled up before officers arrived. The delivery was about 1/4 mile past where the bus was blocking the street. This young man did not allow this to discourage him. He didn’t call his manager to complain, he didn’t call the customer and tell them their $40 pizza order could not be delivered. Oh no. THIS MAN IS BUILT DIFFERENT. He would not be discouraged by the obstacles he was encountering, which included a 1/2 mile hike round trip in the cold, wet snow. He parked his vehicle at the top of the hill, got out, wearing grey sweats, Nikes, and NO COAT nor GLOVES. He grabbed this #RockstarPizza, and took off hiking thru the very cold, and wet snow with the pizza in tow. It was the beginning of his shift at 4:30p on a Friday afternoon, BUT he was determined this family got their pizza. This is in a more affluent neighborhood, and I’m sure he thought he would be rewarded properly for his RARE display of PRIDE and DEDICATION to his work- that is often times not seen by some of his generation. But more so, he wanted to ensure this family got their pizza to their door! So they did not have to leave the confines of their warm, comfortable, AND VERY NICE home. He got my attention as I see him walking in the middle of street after he made the delivery. I said outloud “what does this guy think he is doing?” As I initially thought he was a neighbor coming to “rubberneck” the crash. The bus driver told me he walked by once and was delivering a pizza. I didn’t believe that fully because what young pizza delivery guy in 2025 would do this??? None that I know! Not believing it completely, I hit RECORD and ask this young man. I was dumbfounded and in disbelief when he confirmed. But most of all – I was impressed- AND STILL AM! I’m proud to witness this firsthand. But my excitement and pride quickly turned to frustration when I asked him about his tip. WHO TIPS A GUY WHO RISKS EVERYTHING TO DRIVE FOOD TO YOUR DOOR LIKE THIS?? Let alone, gets out to hike it to you while every road was nearly impassable! I REALLY HOPE this algorithm is good enough that whomever DID THIS, SEES THIS! You should be ashamed of yourself whoever u are!! SHAME ON YOU. A $40 pizza delivered and a $2 tip! EVERYONE IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD CAN AFFORD IT. AND IF THEY CANT, STOP ORDERING PIZZA YOU CANT AFFORD! After processing he only received $2, and what I just witnessed, I reached for my own wallet. To PAY THE TIP FOR SOMEONE THAT PROBABLY MAKES DOUBLE MY SALARY. But I did not want this young man discouraged. Unfortunately my wallet was in my Tahoe, which was at the top of the big hill. I quickly as I could chased him down up the hill giving him the little cash I had in my wallet. (About $15) HE DESERVED MUCH MORE. Not sure who this guy is, BUT IF YOU DO, PLZ TAG HIM, SHOW HIM SOME ❤️❤️❤️ AND GIVE HIM THE RECOGNITION HE DESERVES! Well done sir.🫡#IncredibleWork #Rockstar #Brownsburg #Indiana #delivery #Driver #snow #PizzaGuy #pizza @Dave Portnoy #LifeLawAndFootball #dedicated #workethic @Pat McAfee Show Clips ♬ original sound – Officer Craig
În ciuda bacșișului pe care l-a primit, Craig a spus că Stephanoff „știa dinainte cât va primi” și că s-a oferit voluntar să facă livrarea, chiar dacă autoritățile avertizaseră locuitorii să evite drumurile periculoase. În următoarea zi, clipul avea 20.000 de vizualizări, iar oamenii își doreau să doneze pentru Stephanoff. Astfel, ofițerul de poliție a inițiat o campanie GoFundMe, care a strâns peste 42.000 de dolari.
„Arată cât de mult tânjește această lume după bunătate”, a mai spus Craig. Stephanoff a aflat despre campanie de la bunica sa, iar acum speră să reușească să își cumpere o mașină cu banii strânși.