‘Oh buddy’: Entitled idiot insists on ordering for girlfriend’s entire family, gets served by waiter

In the service industry, it’s incredibly important to be polite and courteous to your «guests,» but occasionally, a chance presents itself that can’t be ignored. These chances are few and far between but can be fruitful—especially when you read the room just right.  This server managed to pull off a brilliant act of malicious compliance …
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‘They hadn’t paid yet’: Hollandaise hating Karens try to dine and dash over eggs Benedict brouhaha

Dealing with Karens while waiting tables has to be one of the worst parts of the job. That’s what this server had to endure when a group of Karens came into their restaurant at closing and demanded eggs Benedict without the hollandaise sauce. 

Restaurant Memes For Servers & Back of House Alike

If you’re an Anthony Bourdain fan, or have worked service, you may have seen this quote pop up during your internet travels:  ‘You can always tell when a person has worked in a restaurant. There’s an empathy that can only be cultivated by those who’ve stood between a hungry mouth and a $28 pork chop, …
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Restaurant Worker Memes For Both Line Cooks and Servers Who Have to Deal With Karens

Working at a restaurant is kind of bad for your health. I’ve seen both front of house and back of house people succumb to alcoholism, drug addiction, burnout and dark depression. I’ve experienced some of these ails as well. Unfortunately, working a high-paced and high-stress job kind of goes along with those pitfalls. But for …
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People Discuss the Thorny Relationship Between Chefs and Front of House Staff

You don’t need to watch every season of Kitchen Nightmares to realize that having a job where you cook professionally is not for the faint of heart. The hours, the heat, and the endless list of things that could go wrong are enough to stretch anybody to their mental limit. Unfortunately, it is the kind …
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Painfully Relatable Memes For Those Who Work in Restaurants

Working at a restaurant isn’t for the faint of heart. For some reason, before I got my job at a Mediterranean restaurant on the Upper East Side, I thought I was a natural-born server. Describing food to people is basically my hobby, and if I could get paid for it? Dream gig.  I was so, …
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Restaurant Worker Memes For Servers & Back of House Alike

If you’re an Anthony Bourdain fan, or have worked service, you may have seen this quote pop up during your internet travels:  ‘You can always tell when a person has worked in a restaurant. There’s an empathy that can only be cultivated by those who’ve stood between a hungry mouth and a $28 pork chop, …
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Restaurant Worker Memes For Broke Line Cooks and Servers Who Have to Deal With Karens

Working at a restaurant is kind of bad for your health. I’ve seen both front of house and back of house people succumb to alcoholism, drug addiction, burnout and dark depression. I’ve experienced some of these ails as well. Unfortunately, working a high-paced and high-stress job kind of goes along with those pitfalls. But for …
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People Debate the Thorny Relationship Between Chefs and Front of House Staff

You don’t need to watch every season of Kitchen Nightmares to realize that having a job where you cook professionally is not for the faint of heart. The hours, the heat, and the endless list of things that could go wrong are enough to stretch anybody to their mental limit. Unfortunately, it is the kind …
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