O entregador de pizza de Indiana, nos EUA, conseguiu juntar US$ 30 mil depois de ganhar uma baixa gorjeta. – Foto: @officercraig/TikTok

Esse entregador de pizza conseguiu arrecadar mais de US$ 30 mil depois de ganhar uma gorjeta mixuruca em meio a uma tempestade de neve. Tudo isso graças à solidariedade de um policial!

O jovem Connor Stephanoff, de Indiana, Estados Unidos, foi visto enfrentando condições extremas para, no final, receber quase nada do cliente. O policial Richard Craig, revoltado com a situação, resolveu gravar e compartilhar as cenas na internet.

Além de dar uma gorjeta improvisada de US$ 15 para Connor, Richard sentiu que precisava fazer mais. Quando a história viralizou, os internautas abriram uma vaquinha e juntaram uma bolada para o profissional! ‘Ele é um ótimo garoto, trabalha duro e estamos muito felizes por tê-lo’, disse a pizzaria em entrevista ao Washington Post.

Sacrifício na neve

No dia da entrega, a situação era muito crítica. As estradas estavam praticamente intransitáveis.

Todavia, Connor sabia do baixo valor que iria receber, uma vez que o cliente fez o pagamento da gorjeta online.

Mesmo assim, ele tinha trabalho para fazer e não desistiu da entrega do alimento.

Sem botas nem jaqueta pesada para o frio, ele enfrentou mais de 800 metros de neve para concluir a entrega.

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Ação solidária

Ao testemunhar a cena, o policial Richard puxou assunto com o jovem.

“Você recebeu uma boa gorjeta?”, perguntou o oficial.

“Dois dólares”, respondeu o entregador.

“Você está brincando comigo?”, retrucou o policial.

Richard resolveu gravar a cena e postar no TikTok.

“Este homem andou pelo inferno e pela água alta para entregar uma pizza. Isso me deixou bravo”, disse.

Força das redes

Depois de compartilhar o vídeo, Richard começou a receber milhares de mensagens. Todo mundo queria ajudar o garoto!

Uma vaquinha online foi aberta e a meta inicial era de US$ 500, mas rapidamente eles conseguiram alcançar mais de US$ 39 mil!

O valor será usado para melhorar a qualidade de vida de Connor e sua família, bem como pagar o início de seus estudos.

“Será uma ajuda enorme, enorme mesmo. Faça pelos outros o que você gostaria que alguém fizesse por você”, finalizou o entregador.

Veja o jovem em meio a neve para entregar a pizza:

@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

O policial Richard Craig não deixou barato: fez uma campanha para ajudar Connor! – Foto: Richard Craig