Until you’ve worked in the food service industry, you have no idea how difficult the job can be. The customers, the meal-time rushes, the hot kitchens, the customers, the lousy tips, the mess (and oh, did we mention the customers?) can really be a lot to deal with.
There are certain truths that only servers know (like that the customer definitely isn’t “always right”) and those truths are encompassed in these 21 tweets.
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Waiting for the day emojis are on POS systems at restaurants. So when a guest is being annoying I can put “🙄” on the ticket.
— Alyssa Baker (@a_bakee) December 10, 2017
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customers wanna be right sooooo bad. like damn go clock in since u know so much
— NM (@ninamorla) October 3, 2018
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https://twitter.com/IssaSassyBitch/status/893713567521935360
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There’s 7 million people in this world and you think I’m gonna let one customer with a bad attitude to ruin my day??? damn right I am I’ll probably even go cry in the freezer too
— Jenna Cherry (@maybe_jenna) July 14, 2018
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https://twitter.com/haleyoliviaa/status/1021955463175237632
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I could die and my job would get a ouija board and ask if I got someone to cover my shift
— kimzee (@life_iscraZZy) March 27, 2018
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https://twitter.com/Carroll_Amy_/status/1060922710312828928
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https://twitter.com/marinagovv/status/1023585351749836801
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https://twitter.com/AndreaSpencee/status/957772374988001280
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I finally got to use the restroom since coming in at 10:45 am to my customer coming in and knocking on my stall asking for another round and letting me know she was ready to order dinner
— hot tamale (@champaaaanemami) December 31, 2018
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I gotta get this off my chest. I accidentally served a lady spinach artichoke dip thinking it was broccoli & cheddar soup. she ate the whole thing and said it was one of her favorite soups she's ever had
— dunko (@DavidDunkovich) May 25, 2018
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https://twitter.com/mariah_hartjes/status/1019202498211602432
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Carried 3 desserts over to a table for a customer to say ‘Yh we actually ordered 2 cappuccinos with that’ RigHT I must of accidentally left them in the kitchen along with my 3rd arm Brian
— charlotte (@CharlotteCrook2) June 16, 2018
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https://twitter.com/giselllleeee/status/1000222134784815104
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https://twitter.com/Stephfrancex/status/934903297202409472
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https://twitter.com/Keally22/status/1068596243062870016
h/t:BuzzFeed