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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Bossy customer makes waitress cry over a plate of sunny side up eggs, leaves $0 tip: ‘She starts picking me apart like I’m a character flaw’
If you’ve ever worked in the service industry, you know how difficult certain customers can be. No matter how much you try to please them, some folks just want to watch the world burn. They don’t care how hard you’re working, they just woke up on the wrong side of the bed, and on the …
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Manager demands 17-year-old fast food worker find shift replacement the night before final exam, finds themselves working with deadbeat brother: ‘My boss went ballistic’
Anyone with a little experience in the working world can understand that truly great managers are a rare commodity pretty much anywhere. However, there are some sectors that seem to attract ones that are atrocious at far higher rates than others. Very often, these are the industries that have a much higher proportion of young …
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Why Long-Winded Backstories on Recipe Websites Aren’t Just SEO-Focused Word Dumps, They Actually Encapsulate the Real Significance of Food Culture
You’ve been craving butter chicken masala for weeks, but your culinary pilgrimage is perpetually stalled by imposter syndrome and 15 bottles of spices gather dust on your shelf. Questioning your capability of creating a dish half as delicious as the chefs at your local Tandoori Grill, you let visions of creamy curry dispel your apprehension. …
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25+ Chipotle Memes for Burrito Bowl Belivers
You have so many choices to make when it comes to your food. You have to choose whether to cook or to eat out, what to cook, what groceries to buy, and what foods to choose to make you feel your best but also taste good. It can be enough to send your head spinning. …
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‘Go in sick and call in an anonymous health department complaint’: Fast food boss says he will fire dishwasher if he calls in sick on more time despite employee only calling in 2 times
If you’re a certain kind of person, nothing is more stressful than calling out of work. Odds are you already feel bad physically, that’s why you’re calling out. Then comes the added stress of having to tell your boss that you won’t make it in. Hopefully, they’re understanding, but it might put them in a …
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Consuming Consumerism: How trendy TikTok foods are actually gross, greedy, and anti-culinary
Scrolling on TikTok can sometimes feel like sifting through a sea of consumer products, from skincare to home decor to whatever the TikTok shop has decided to sell to you. Watching someone bite into a sandwich or sip a drink can feel like a satisfying break from that constant salesmanship. In reality, though, it’s just …
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25 Restaurant Memes for Workers Who Live Off Tips
If you work in a restaurant, odds are you probably live off tips. It’s both a blessing and a curse. Back when I was a server, my coworkers and I made $3.25 an hour. How is that even legal? I don’t know but apparently, it is, thanks to the magic of tipping. I don’t understand …
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25+ Fermentation Memes for Kimchi Fiends and Kombucha Queens
Fermentation is literally so important. It helps us preserve our foods for long periods of time, it helps our gut bacteria flourish, and it enables us to turn up a little on the weekends. If we didn’t know how to ferment, we’d be cooked (literally). And whether you know it or not, odds are you …
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‘I found our server and the hostess both scrolling on their phones in silence’: Husband and wife refuse to tip waitress after being forgotten by her for 25 minutes after being seated, even after telling the hostess once 15 minutes had passed
Complaining about Karens and other «Can I speak to the manager» types is easy. At this point, it has almost become a cliche, with middle-aged women around the world being terrified of the Karen accusations. We all love to hate the Karens, but when they’re gone, we’ll miss them. Karens, or rather, anyone gutsy enough …
Seguir leyendo ‘I found our server and the hostess both scrolling on their phones in silence’: Husband and wife refuse to tip waitress after being forgotten by her for 25 minutes after being seated, even after telling the hostess once 15 minutes had passed