Work: Today, while at the restaurant I work at, a bunch of kids came...

By MLZ - 30/07/2010 20:00 - United States

Today, while at the restaurant I work at, a bunch of kids came in. They all gave incredibly complex orders, laughed at everything I did, and made a huge mess by "spilling" hot sauce and water all over the floor. After they left, I was tipped eleven cents. FML

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By WaitedOut - 03/10/2012 08:07 - United States - Saukville

Today, at work, I got to wait on one of those tables where everyone had very complex orders, and some of them sent their food back. When the time finally came for me to bring them their check and receive my well-earned tip, I returned only to discover that they'd dined and dashed. FML

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By brerj09 - 28/04/2014 13:35 - United States - Saint Paul

Today, at work, I served a group of three teens. Their tab was $75 and they tipped me nothing. They wrote a thank you on a piece of receipt paper, put it in a glass of water and used a coaster to turn the glass of water upside down on the table, spilling water everywhere. They also stole my pen. FML

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By Bandgeek - 16/03/2017 20:00

Today, at work, 5 minutes after I'd sent my help home, we got an 83 dollar order. I'm the only cook. FML

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No tip for you

By Anonymous - 06/01/2011 06:34 - United States

Today, I was feeling sick but went into my waitressing job because I'd already missed 3 days this week. I was dizzy and managed to spill a tray of drinks all over the customers. Then, when their food was done, I tripped and spilled hot chili all over the man's lap. FML

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By Misunderstood Waitress - 06/11/2012 22:37 - United States

Today, I was waitressing for a huge family. Their bill was $750. Excited about the tip, I was shocked to see only $0.50. As they were leaving, I threw the two whole quarters at their heads. Guess who also got fired today. FML

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By Anonymous - 09/05/2019 18:00

Today, as a restaurant hostess, I fell into the fountain at work while carrying a high chair in front of several large parties, who all promptly laughed at me. We were so busy, I had to stay and finish my shift soaking wet. FML

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By RebekahBrooke - 17/09/2011 17:13 - United States

Today, I started my first day as a waitress. After getting my ass slapped, drinks and food spilled over me, and being tripped by a bratty kid, my tips were stolen. FML

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All in a day's work

By Steve-noh - 10/08/2018 23:30

Today, at my job as a waiter I sharted myself while taking an order. They tipped me $20 and wrote "for new underwear" on the receipt. FML

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Did I teach you NOTHING?

By Anonymous - 19/07/2022 00:00

Today, I ordered pizza for dinner and left cash by the door so my son could pay for it, in case it arrived before I got home. I told him they should get all the money, but I just found the tip. Apparently he thought I'd miscounted. I'm a server. FML

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By Nick - 14/07/2009 02:04 - United States

Today, while I was working as a waitress, I had to wait on a table of 13 people. I was struggling through it and when they finally left I went by the table to pick up my tip. Instead of a money I got a napkin saying "Here's your tip, don't be a waitress." FML

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luv2laugh30 0

Saturday 31 July 2010 1:31

i was a server for a long time! i hate cocksuckers like that! ppl dont understand how hard our job really is! assholes!

Matt_192 6

Saturday 31 July 2010 1:32

Should've spit in their food at the first sign of asshole-ness

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idodrugs 2

Tuesday 3 August 2010 14:46

that's what you get for working at friendlys ;)

bahklava 8

Wednesday 4 August 2010 1:21

If you didn't deserve it, you'd have had a better job by now.

theToon 0

Thursday 5 August 2010 7:53

im not even effing playing around i think that was me and my friends. OP: do u work at the Chilis in the Cerritos Mall? I showed my friend this and she said she tipped 11 cents at her birthday party. And we were only laughing cuz the black girl was making a wierd face every time we talked.....sorry

mikalb 0

Wednesday 13 October 2010 8:00

nigga what?

cindayy77 0

Friday 4 March 2011 17:01

Sounds like what some people in my grade would do xD I'm in 8th grade... but that sucks! FYL

bloorck 1

Tuesday 15 March 2011 2:36

that tip seems fair lol

Fuutballer 0

Tuesday 12 April 2011 4:47

I worked as a server for years. I ******* hate kids that do that shit. People have no respect.

hateevryone 14

Sunday 19 June 2011 17:52

where the hell were their parents?

eeanmoryx 0

Saturday 2 July 2011 7:48

excuse me. Mr 281go a fifteen percent is not a nice tip. it is annoying to work your but off and go to a 43 dollar table with a 6 dollar tip. people should teach theirs kids to tip. and not be so cheap. if you can't afford it don't eat out

Attica 20

Wednesday 13 June 2012 10:09

15% is a perfectly acceptable tip. It's a standard one, so no, it's not amazing, but it's normal. As much as you'd like to get tipped 25% of every table you wait, it's not fair to expect of every customer that comes in. You may say that it is not fair to the wait staff, either, but it is, seeing as you also get paid hourly. It's not as if tips are all you get. There are plenty of people who have to live off of the same hourly wage a server makes with no opportunities to accept tips.