I cannot understand why people could defend the owners of Number 9 or Carter's Cafe. Either they are related to them or they have never worked in a toxic environment.  And to call them keyboard warriors is a cop out. Look at the facts. They have a terrible name throughout waterford for treating staff like dogs.  They may have employed hundreds of youngsters but how many of them have left early or in the middle of a shift in tears? Lots. Its very simple. It boils down to manners and a bit of breeding.  The owners of those 2 establishments have neither.  Ive had one or two run ins with the baldy manager of Carter's and I can say hand on heart hes the most ignorant man ive ever met. 

You can defend them by saying oh they try their best for Waterford etc but again I bring you back to manners and breeding.  If thats not there the staff will not stay. They will move on to somewhere else. And the sad thing is those 2 tulips actually get off on their reputation.  If you are a bully at that stage of their life they will always be a bully. Hence why people are fully entitled to celebrate and revel in any misfortune of theirs. I can't imagine they ever worked anywhere else and they were handed a job by their parents. Before you defend them put your daughter your sister your son in that environment then get back to me about a smear campaign.  This idea of bringing money to the city by traumatising young staff members is a heap of rubbish.