5. "Sometimes when it's not busy people walk in and sit at the only table in the whole place that isn't cleaned. Like plates and glasses left by the previous visitors. What are those people thinking? It's not that we're a small place with only two tables or something. We seat around 300 people."
6. "People who let their kids throw s--t everywhere and not even attempt to clean up after themselves! I worked as a waitress for six or eight months, and it was my biggest peeve. Now when I go to eat with my toddler I always clean up everything after we eat, including the floor, kids are messy!"
9. "The restaurant I used to work at had food runners. It never failed when I would see the food being brought out and no one remembered what they ordered. For example, I'd say chicken Caesar salad, and everyone just gave a blank stare like you are speaking a different language."
11. "As a restaurant worker, one thing that I secretly hate is when customers snap their fingers or whistle to get my attention. It's incredibly disrespectful and rude. Just a simple 'excuse me' or a wave will suffice. It's important to remember that we are here to serve you with a smile, but we are not your personal servants. Respect goes a long way in the service industry."
13. "I worked as a server for a couple of months. The customers who annoyed me were the ones who wanted to argue with me about the pricing of the item or how a particular dish was made. I have no control over any of that so it's pointless for me to stand there receiving a lecture when I have so many other tables I have to get to."
15. "Don't grab your drink off the tray a server is holding. It throws off the balance and if a whole tray of drinks ends up in your lap it is your fault."
16. "If you go to a restaurant once every two months, don't act like you are a regular, even if it has been every two months for a decade. We have customers who come in EVERY DAY and are nice people and never mention it, so deal with it."
17. "I work at Five Guys. I won't deny the prices are jacked up, but that has nothing to do with me. I've had several people say to me when I'm taking their order, 'Why do YOU, raise the prices this high?' Or when I tell them the total of the order, they are convinced I added fraudulent items to their order making it that high, like they can’t look at the screen in front of them and do the math."
21. And finally, "When asked if I could get them anything else they reply, 'A million dollars' like they are the most clever person in the world. I have to fake a laugh like I haven't already heard that 15 times that shift."
Any type of customer service isn’t an easy job so I get the frustration with a lot of these comments. I especially get the “don’t snap your finger at me I’m not your servant” comment as this happens to health care workers as well. Treat other humans as you want to be treated and a lot of deep breathing exercises!
user from LA (Me)
09-02
Maybe the writer should consider writing an article on the things the CUSTOMER secretly hates about the service they receive. I’ll wait!
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