‘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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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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‘Someone came into the store and ordered 47 double quarter pounders’: Fast food manager demands employees don’t leave breakroom during breaks, faces consequences of their compliance

In any job, but especially the thankless, minimum wage kind, break time is a sacred space. It’s an all-too-short period where you get to ignore the hustle and bustle of work, put your feet up, grab a bite, and have some of that precious screentime (we all know that breaktime phone is a close second …
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Fed up servers reveal the best ways they deal with entitled customers who interrupt their greeting with a drink order: ‘And coffee to you too’

It’s not groundbreaking to say that working with the general public can often be a challenging experience. For every sweet person who makes the customer service experience almost worthwhile, there are several nightmares who think nothing of treating those offering them a service with the utmost disrespect. Servers in particular often have to deal with …
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Fed up barista reveals how she makes wildly unhealthy iced coffee orders: ‘How does one discover 15 pumps is the sweet spot’

As a general rule, I try not to be too hard on the ‘is it coffee or is it breakfast dessert’ crowd. I, too, much prefer this form of caffeine with a little cream and sugar. That being said, there is a line that is easily crossed and nowhere showcases this better than your average …
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29 Restaurant Memes for Servers Surviving the Dinner Rush

Customers can forget how hectic it is to be a server, especially during the dinner rush. Everyone comes in around the same time, and servers are expected to cater to their every need, along with ten other families simultaneously. Juggling drink refills, food orders, and regular check-ins can get confusing when you’re running around doing …
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33 Memes for Restaurant Workers on Their Last Straw

The best part about working in the restaurant industry is the food. Seriously. I mean, us service workers have to survive through the dinner rush, understaffing, unruly customers, angry cooks, missing orders, and everything else that could possibly go wrong during a shift. But free meals? They kinda make up for it. When I was …
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Woman Criticizes Male Instacart Shopper for Poor Service, Starts Debate About Gig Work

Everybody gets lazy sometimes. The gig economy may be flawed, but its promise of convenience is tempting — especially at the thought of ending a long workday with a grocery shop. There are also legitimate reasons why many rely on app-based services, such as having a disability. Surely, though, these people in need should not …
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Appetizing Times Food Service Workers Complied To Silly Special Requests

We’ve got to hand it to those working in professional kitchens the world over: out of all the different types of customers out there, those that are eating your food are often some of the hardest to please. Even the least fussy eaters out there have certain preferences when it comes to different types of …
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Dude Goes on Suspenseful Journey Ordering «Nothing Burger» from McDonalds

The invention of online fast food ordering has been a revelation for many people in this world. From the socially anxious to the perpetually hungover, those within a certain radius of a restaurant can get food delivered without even having to speak to a single human being.  Those who have more trollish tendencies have long …
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