‘Beef tartare, sub chicken’: Food service workers reveal the most unsettling orders they had to make for customers

Working in a restaurant can be a humbling experience in more ways than one. It doesn’t matter if it is a fancy establishment or the trashiest fast food; things are going to happen in that job that will have those working there questioning their sanity for choosing to be in food service. The heat of …
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Boomer customers leave $65 to cover $68 bill, scurry out before management can catch them: ‘Never seen boomers move so fast’

I get it, everything is expensive nowadays. You can hardly walk outside without spending $60. And it doesn’t seem to be getting any better. Prices keep rising, and wages are staying the same. It’s an impossible situation, and one that almost all of us can relate to. So we might feel like there is less …
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‘The barista gave me a cookie and said I handled it better than most’: So-called ‘micro-influencer’ tries to kick out paying cafe customer from their window seat for a photoshoot

It seems like everyone is an influencer nowadays. We’ve all seen how seemingly easy it is to go viral, and it’s hard to pass up the chance to make «easy» money by making videos. Of course, it’s not as easy as it looks, but it’s definitely easier than a lot of other jobs. But the …
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Drive Thru Memes for Fast Food Enjoyers Who Eat in Their Car

There is something about the drive-thru that just feels like a perfect distillation of the American Dream. Nothing says pulling yourself up by your bootstraps quite like being late for work because you were sitting in your car with twenty other people sitting in their cars waiting for a breakfast sandwich and elaborate coffee. The …
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Customer refuses to tip his waitress on a $300 bill after she refused to serve him a Sprite: ‘She brought my check and charged me for the Sprite that she never brought’

I am very suspicious of the new anti-tipping culture that has arisen over the past couple of years. I do not believe that you should tip every transaction, especially not ones that involve flipping around an iPad. But it’s basic etiquette, at least in the United States, to tip your waiters, chauffeurs, hotel cleaning staff, …
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Entitled customer berates delivery driver for being 20 minutes late on her 1st day on the job: ‘DoorDash driver was utterly incompetent so I went off on her. I hate incompetence.’

We’ve been debating whether it’s ethical to order a private taxi for your hamburger for what seems like an eternity. In reality, DoorDash discourse has only been around for about 5 years, but it’s safe to say that the pro-treat people have won. The public at large does not see anything wrong with ordering food …
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‘Straight-up confused Pikachu face’: Electronics store employee kindly helps customer choose a new laptop, only to later reveal he doesn’t work there at all

It’s always funny (or sad, depending on how you’re looking at it) to walk into a store and realize you’re dressed like the employees. This gives you the opportunity to do some really funny things in that store, and possibly get away with it. I wouldn’t be surprised if some Targets out there do not …
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22 Sandwich Memes to Snack on During Your Lunch Break

Sandwiches are the ultimate comfort food. From a PB&J to a meatball sub, they somehow always hit the spot. Whether you’re team hot or cold sub, you probably don’t have to go far to find it. My side of town has a Subway, Jersey Mike’s, Firehouse Subs, Jimmy John’s, and a bodega hidden in pretty …
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Customer berates 19-year-old retail worker for processing lottery ticket too slowly, she retaliates by hiding his favorite discounts: ‘He was nasty to everyone working there’

If you ask a lot of people who work in minimum wage customer-facing jobs what the worst thing about them is, it’s pretty likely that a lot of them will say that it’s the customers. While customer service can occasionally provide some heartwarming experiences that restore your faith in humanity, the horrible people who seem …
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‘Has this person not ever stayed in a hotel room?’: Entitled hotel guest tries to check in at 3 AM the day of his booking, doesn’t realize why they can’t take him

If you’ve never been to a hotel before, there might be a few tips and tricks you don’t know about. You may not realize that a «continental breakfast» is not as fancy as it sounds. You may not know to check the Bibles on the nightstands for cash. And you may not know that check-in …
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