Customers, Awkward, Liar and Work: Brain freeze

Brain freeze

By Anonymous - 02/06/2009 23:13 - United States

Today, I was working my job as a waitress near my college. I handed a customer her check, and she noticed that I had added her bill wrong. I apologized, and she pointed to my "student" labeled nametag, asking what I was studying. I said English. I'm a math major. FML

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Wednesday 3 June 2009 9:53

Honest mistake.

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Wednesday 3 June 2009 9:57

LOL I'm great at calc but not at math in my head. It could happen to anyone :)

Comments

kesht1996 12

Sunday 20 July 2014 23:08

Hey everybody messes up adding. Especially when it's bein done quickly

hurley12 30

Friday 23 January 2015 1:17

Why not just tell her the truth and have a laugh about it.

fantasyworld 37

Saturday 8 August 2015 7:41

We all make mistakes plus I'm sure in a busy, noisy setting like a restaurant you're trying to do the math fast so you can keep waiting on the tables.