Today, I ordered some burgers at a fast food joint. When I said, "No lettuce," the cashier looked dumbfounded and asked, "What's that?" I literally had to say, "The green stuff" before she got it. I'm losing hope. FML
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Today, I ordered a plain cheeseburger. The cashier was confused, so I explained, "Just meat and cheese." When I got my food, my burger didn't have a bun. FML
Today, whilst working my waitressing job, I had a patron lose his rag at me because there was too much "green stuff" in his salad. What did he expect? Chicken? FML
Today, I decided to work on my social anxiety by ordering some food. I waited in line, practicing my order in my head all the way. When I got to the front, I said my order with no mistakes. The cashier just stared blankly at me until I mumbled, "Never mind..." and left. FML
Today, I ordered two double cheeseburgers from McDonald's and asked for one of them without pickles so they would think I was ordering for two people. Both burgers were for me. FML
Today, I was standing in line at a burger joint, facing my social anxiety and practicing my order in my head so I wouldn’t mess it up. When it was finally my turn, I panicked and said, “One large confidence, please.” The cashier just handed me a straw. FML
Today, my boyfriend and I were out to eat. The waiter came and asked what we wanted. My boyfriend said he wanted a cheeseburger and I told the waiter I'd have the same. My boyfriend looked at me and said, "Are you sure you don't want a salad?" FML
Today, I ordered a pizza for delivery, and when it arrived, the box was completely empty except for a receipt and a piece of lettuce. I called the restaurant, and they insisted I must’ve eaten it all, and was just pretending. I took a picture of the empty box and the soggy piece of lettuce to prove them wrong. It didn't work. FML
Today, at Burger King, I was coming back from break. A customer screamed at me because she ordered a double cheeseburger without pickles, and they were put on anyway. She threw it in my face. My face was covered in ketchup mustard and pickle. Did I mention I was on a break and had nothing to do with this? FML
Today, for the third time this month, my family ridiculed me for being picky for ordering a burger without lettuce. They know I'm allergic. FML
Today, a drive-thru customer ordered a deal that includes fries and a drink with the sandwich. When I gave it to her, she screamed at me because she "didn't order fries." When I brought up that the deal includes them, she told me I should have "figured it out," called me a "fugly fat slob," and sped off. FML
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tacojauns 45
Did she give you a burger without pickles?
MissWhitneyB 17
*facepalm* They hire anyone these days
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SarMarJo 17
I picked FYL but I just started working at a fast food place today actually and I had a few dumb moments just because I was so nervous and it's at a much faster pace than my office job. But, then again, at most places there's a button that says,"No lettuce" right in front of your face...
saxybandgeek 14
Why did you go from an office job to a fast food job?
alfakennybody 10
Maybe he is working to jobs?
SarMarJo 17
Yeah, I kind of work two jobs. Sometimes you have no choice. Do I like it? No. But it's going to keep me off of the streets.
sengenex 4
Good for you! :-)
ironichalibut 24
I work about 5 different jobs, only 3 employers though. It can be enjoyable if you like (in my case need) to keep busy
LilFlutter 10
Are you the person the OP was talking about?! ;-)
SarMarJo 17
For me it's a money thing. I work on cars and sell Avon in the mean time. Quite exhausting haha.
SarMarJo 17
Lol. I hope not! I think in even the most stressful moments I can identify lettuce. :P
BrookRae 19
two*
scottyspot 11
Sounds like she is at the pinnacle of her career.
NoFlippinWai 24
To be fair, some places have things that they dont call by their normal names. I work in fast food. We dont have a "Lettuce" button. Shred, Spring Mix, or leaf buttons sure... so if you were new and didnt know what you were looking for I would understand the confusion.
challan 19
I hate to be Captain Obvious, but you get what you pay for. Service as well as food. Also... You took off one of the only healthy things on your fast food fat burger. F your body!
JaneChemi_fml 21
get off your high horse -.- like you never had an unhealthy snack
FaygoAndMiracles 18
Some people are actually allergic to certain types of lettuce, or get sick by them easily? My Grandma always had to make sure that they didn't put a certain type of lettuce on there burgers. Also, how do you know it wasn't healthy? You don't know which fast food chain it was, and you don't know what they put on their burger(Some burgers have lots of healthy things on them, like peppers, pickles, tomatoes, onions, etc).
RobotSpaceWalrus 5
Do you understand how nutrition works? If you eat 3 chocolate bars, a cake, and 2 salads, you're not better off than if you just eat 3 chocolate bars and a cake. Nutrition doesn't magically just average out all the things you put in you. You get the combined calories and everything else in both. If you substitute a salad in for the cake, that's more healthy, but if you add a salad on top, that helps nothing.
challan 19
My high horse? Lol I never said that I eat perfectly. I just feel that OP thinking that the cashier was an idiot, when OP isn't the brightest is wrong.
BrookRae 19
So why are you complaining about OP not wanting lettuce on their burger when you don't always eat healthy either?
life_sucks225 13
Well she is working at a fast food restaurant... what do you expect?
BrookRae 19
So that automatically makes people dumb just because they work at a fast food restaurant?
life_sucks225 13
people that are currently in highschool may be highly intelligent but most people that are older and work flipping burgers for the rest of their life can't be seen as someone who is intelligent in my eyes.
mandacleary 14
just because people work fast food doesn't mean they are stupid. actually some of them might be more intelligent than you. people do what they have to do to live. working fast food may be some people's only option. just because they weren't blessed with a college education or a well off family doesn't mean they are idiots that are below you.
SlapAndTickle 20
#22 Is still in highschool. Their parents are still paying their bills. Come back and tell us how it is in 5-6 years kiddo.
ChibiChibi_fml 28
My mother worked fast food for the better part of her life and it wasn't because she was an idiot. It was because by working fast food she always had the flexibility to drop everything and leave if there was a problem with her children. She was a mom above all else. There are also plenty of older people who are working fast food between jobs. If you have been laid off and need money now, then you need money now, and you don't get picky about the job that is readily available. They may be in the process of finding a better job. There are also plenty of people that just received their degrees that are working fast food until they find something in their field. It is absolutely ridiculous to assume that just because someone isn't a teenager working in fast food that they are an idiot. Everyone has their own reason's to do something, and since you don't know those reasons you shouldn't judge.
football98_fml 20
oh, you mean the pickle??
perdix 31
Good thing you asserted your preference. You might have ended up with some Shamrock Shake on your burger!
TLM98 4
How does someone not know what lettuce is? The dumbness of some people astounds me....
KVKdragon 26
Wow. That's just pathetic. You don't even need an education to know what the F lettuce is. Just watch some episodes of spongebob squarepants! *face palm* -___-
TLM98 4
sponge bob has taught me so much over the years....
newburton13 26
...well, there's always the possibility she didn't hear you? Or understand your accent? Otherwise we need to make sterilization a common practice.
NoFlippinWai 24
or was there lettuce on it in the first place. That confuses me sometimes, I will admit. "What do you mean 'no lettuce'? There is no lettuce on that!" it makes me want to put lettuce on it, then take it off.
ChibiChibi_fml 28
I agree. It is weird if someone requests that something that isn't there in the first place be removed from an order. It can cause a moment of pause where you wonder if you misheard what they ordered in the first place.
clmast1316 4
Ok, yes, the girl is an idiot, but you're the one who made a point to have them take lettuce off your burger. Really? Is it that awful?
BrookRae 19
Not everyone is gonna like the same stuff as you do. Get over it.
clmast1316 4
That is true, I guess it just surprised me.