Kids, Customers and Work: Breeders

Breeders

By Anonymous - 12/07/2015 19:39 - United Kingdom

Today, a customer at the restaurant where I work reduced me to tears by screaming at me, as I nearly knocked out his 2-year-old with the kitchen door, after he let the little boy play on the floor behind it. Apparently, it's my fault I can't see through solid wood. FML

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By great parenting pal - 11/08/2020 02:01

Today, I was dining out with friends. I saw a mom instructing her young child to go to empty tables and take whatever cash had been left. I discreetly told the manager. He confronted the woman and pointed right at me. As she was being thrown out, she tossed a very heavy mug at my head. It hit me. FML

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By spitstopper - 07/08/2014 02:22 - United States - Birmingham

Today, I stopped two little boys from spitting over a railing at the piano player two floors below in the department store I work at. Their mom complained to my boss about me. FML

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By Anonymous - 11/03/2018 01:30

Today, my manager cussed me out for being unable to keep a customer happy. That "customer" was a senile old twit who had wandered away from his carer, thought our shop was his living room, and demanded to know who replaced all his furniture. FML

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By tired of my job - 29/10/2015 08:33 - Canada - Surrey

Today, I was at work, stocking shelves. A customer got mad because I was in the way of her "shopping time" and knocked down all the work I had done. FML

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By bbbbb - 14/10/2012 05:29 - United States - Woodbridge

Today, I slipped on a crayon a little girl threw on the floor, causing me to drop the tray of water I was carrying, making me spill it all over her. After getting cussed out by her mom, I was fired for making a customer unhappy. FML

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By unemployed - 10/03/2009 02:00 - United States

Today, as I was bagging groceries, I looked down to see a 6-year-old urinating on my shoes and the floor next to me. I told his mother that he should take her kid to the restroom, only to be told to "mind my own goddamn business." I was later fired for arguing with the customer. FML

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No soup for you

By unicornlove - 17/07/2020 20:01

Today, I was bringing a table a bowl of soup at my waitressing job. A new customer taking off his coat threw his elbow out, violently knocking the soup out of my hands and onto his baby in a highchair. The baby screamed; I had a panic attack. FML

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Make your mind up

By firedupasshole - 27/07/2020 05:01

Today, while taking to-go orders at my restaurant, a customer called saying he wanted his food well done. He even said, “Burn it to a crisp.” Which is what I told the kitchen. When he came to pick it up, he opened his food, inspected it and screamed, “Not this burned, you damn retard!” and threw it at me. FML

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Guilty as charged

By Anonymous - 15/03/2022 12:00

Today, my boss asked me to help train his son, so I put him to work cleaning tools covered in oil. He didn’t warn me his son has a violent temper, and would overreact at being asked to work for a living by dumping the bucket of tools on my head, breaking my glasses and concussing me. FML

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By Anonymous - 15/12/2010 05:42 - United States

Today, my toddler stood up in a shopping cart and fell, giving himself a black eye. Later, while at a restaurant, he tried to stand up in his high-chair. I quickly blurted out, "Sit down! Do you want another one of those?" while pointing at his eye. The waiter wouldn’t stop glaring at me. FML

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mrlawlor7777 26

Monday 13 July 2015 10:38

I see nothing wrong with a human door stop. However, it should be the dad because he clearly has no mental activity.

bryce0110 23

Monday 13 July 2015 10:39

I can't see his brain, either.

Comments

thejimler 9

Tuesday 14 July 2015 2:15

Hearing these stories makes me think about how maybe removing kids from unfit parents and put in orphanages wasn't all that bad, except for the definition of unfit back then involving race and creed.

hayahh1012 11

Tuesday 14 July 2015 3:37

what idiot lets their kid play at a restaurant? especially in front of the door where people walk in and out from, freaking retard I swear parents these days.

Amorettex 19

Tuesday 14 July 2015 4:56

Lot of parents don't even keep a eye on their kids. Where I work we have so many kids running around the store and running up and down the stairs to our break room. Believe it or not kids lose track of their parents and the parents don't realize it until the kid comes up to us crying for their mommy :/

Kittyphysics 21

Tuesday 14 July 2015 5:00

restaurant customers are assholes.

AggieMike77 12

Tuesday 14 July 2015 5:05

The customer is an asswipe who needs lessons in parenting.

curiouslilbird 19

Tuesday 14 July 2015 5:30

Working in food service is thankless enough without these kinds of customers. I would have cried too, or possibly even gone a little batty due to the stress. HULK SMASH PUNY STUPID CUSTOMER!

Badkarma4u 17

Tuesday 14 July 2015 15:21

You did nothing wrong. Why would you cry?

criley221 19

Tuesday 14 July 2015 21:51

Sorry OP! Not only is that father an idiot for letting his kid play near a swinging door but, coming from someone who was in the industry for years, the floors near the kitchen door can be some of the dirtiest places. Just think of all the servers who may have spilled a bit of something on their way in/out of that door, not to mention how NASTY all restaurant ! EW!