Miscellaneous: Today, I arrived at work at 8, and business was abnormally slow,...

By Charlotte - 28/09/2009 04:03 - United States

Today, I arrived at work at 8, and business was abnormally slow, but we assumed it would pick up. Few hours later, we had not had a single customer. As I walk out of the restaurant, I realize the open sign has been off all day. FML

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Quinnjamin 0

Monday 28 September 2009 23:08

Was the cashier out running "those errands"?

WonderBlunder 0

Monday 28 September 2009 13:44

Not a single customer?? I bet your restaurant sucks. Usually people will try their luck even if the "open" sign is not on during normal business hour.. And don't you have regular customers??

Comments

zanoty 17

Sunday 7 July 2013 9:39

isn't this a spongebob episode?

blackwidowtaco 31

Wednesday 21 August 2013 22:36

Well, if ops the owner of the store, then yeah, the fact that the sign wasn't turned on is a definite FHL. Because without the open sign on, that's not only hurting his revenue but his employees.

CammyGal 26

Tuesday 5 November 2013 16:31

This happened on Spongebob lmao

larrena2377 26

Thursday 12 December 2013 7:04

This happened a few times at the restaurant I worked. The waitresses would be busy doing their prep work and it would slip their mind. Needless to say my boss wasn't happy.