Rogue OpenTable employee makes hundreds of fake reservations on rival app

OpenTable, an online restaurant booking service, fired an employee who made hundreds of no-show reservations at various Chicago restaurants through rival site Reserve. 

The unnamed OpenTable employee allegedly made around 300 fake reservations through Reserve, the equivalent of 1,200 to 1,300 no-show patrons, according to BuzzFeed. The employee planned on using the hundreds of no-shows in sales pitches to restaurants prove that OpenTable is a better product than Reserve.

“This was obviously done with the intent to harm Reserve,” Reserve COO Michael Wesner told Eater Chicago which first reported the story.  Read more…

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