Today, a group of guys came into my restaurant, dressed up in some kind of role-playing game clothing. Apparently I pronounced one of their fake elf names wrong, because the guy complained to my manager, who then bitched me out in front of everyone for upsetting the customers. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, as a restaurant manager, I had a large party of difficult guests. They sat in their private room they'd reserved for three-and-a-half hours, then caused a huge scene when it was time to pay. One guy even ran at me like he was going to hit me. FML
Today, a man tried to rob the store I work at. Before the guy was taken by the cops, he complained to my manager for "unfriendly behavior". He took it seriously and bitched me out for not providing "quality service" to our customers. FML
Today, I had the supreme mega ultra final bosses of Karens. I knew I was cooked when they approached my brunch bar. I didn’t ID them because they were all very obviously 35+. They took immense offense to this and demanded to speak to my manager. They told on me for doing my job. FML
Today, I realized I might lose my job because some asshole customer complained about me to my district manager. His complaint? Girls can't work at video game stores. My DM agreed. FML
Today, a customer came into the music shop I work in to look at guitars. After calling the customer "Dude," and "Man," numerous times, they stalked off suddenly. When I asked if everything was okay, they responded with, "I'm female, you asshole!" FML
Today, I was shopping at my workplace, out of uniform, with my husband. A customer recognised me and wanted me to serve him, but I couldn't since we can be fired for doing so while off-duty. He complained to my manager, who wasted no time publicly bitching me out. FML
Today, in a restaurant, staff asked me to fix my skirt because multiple customers complained my buttcrack was putting them off their food. I thought the waiter was using fake complaints to justify his rudeness, but when I got up to fix it fully, half the restaurant applauded me. FML
Today, I was taking a table's order. After I finished, the guy told me, "Just FYI, I'm not a tipper." Trying to lighten up the situation, I replied, "It's amazing how many people forget I handle their food." He complained to the manager that I'd threatened him. FML
Today, two customers complained about the shitty service they received from my coworkers. I apologized and asked about the complaint. Their issues were legitimate and I promised to pass them on. They demanded to speak to my manager and my coworkers got in trouble. Now they think I'm a snitch. FML
Today, a customer at work said his table was dirty. I asked which one he was sitting at so I could clean it for him. For some bizarre reason he got pissed and called my manager over. He ended up reporting us to corporate, and my manager got written up. He's blaming me for everything. FML
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TheGreatPotato 19
The OP deserved it for pronouncing the fake names of some overly butthurt geeks wrong? Oh dear is this the mindset of some people?
Potatobacon 6
I'd have a hard time pronouncing narr'el'qeqqebdianlir too
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Kenjikai 5
Managers an idiot and so is the guy who complained. I might be a bit of a nerd but I wouldn't get upset over something so stupid.
ADTRftw 10
"leela". Cool Futurama reference. =)
3rdbass 9
"ADTR" Cool shitty music reference.
uhmaizing 3
reminds me of when my manager threw a frozen fish at a customer.
journeytotheend 16
I would've laughed in his face
causticneon 5
Larp = Nerd at epic level.
STUPIDCAT13 5
These people can be called Live Action Role Players or Cosplayers. Some of them are a bit over the top fanatics; don't worry about them. They should have told you their fandom and welcomed you to join them one day and not complained about it.
ileenefudge 29
Sheldon cooper is awesome though. These guys just seem like assholes just because they want to be.
SoapyWater 8
OP you werent by any chance in Raleigh North Carolina working at mcdonalds by the convention center were you? if so that would make this even more hilarious!
seesteinenkettu 2
I'd blame it on your manager, more than the LARPers. Some of us have a snooty OCD character, but aren't like that IRL. Other's have really happy, bouncy characters, but might live serious lives overwhelmed by corporates. It might sound just like a make-believe nerdy game, but most so-called "normals" could use getting away a for a day every once in a while too. Sometimes you just don't want to live your life 24/7 anymore, why should you have to. That was probably just a character trait. :P
seesteinenkettu 2
But "Lord" or "Lady" is always a good choice when you aren't 100% sure of the pronunciation.
seesteinenkettu 2
Essentially, yes.
SAgirl 24
Just let it go, don't be so bitter about it.