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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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Today, I got yelled at for providing horrible customer service, in a store I don't even work for. FML
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mrlawlor7777 26
I see nothing wrong with a human door stop. However, it should be the dad because he clearly has no mental activity.
bryce0110 23
I can't see his brain, either.
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Comments (72)
thejimler 9
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
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
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
restaurant customers are assholes.
AggieMike77 12
The customer is an asswipe who needs lessons in parenting.
curiouslilbird 19
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
You did nothing wrong. Why would you cry?
criley221 19
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!
ScaredyPoots 6
He should be lectured on his obvious lack of parenting skills
bigggaaa 3
too bad they don't know how to raise their kids