Today, at the café I work at, I was yelled at by a woman because the drinks and food she ordered were "taking too long". Before I had the chance to get a word in, she stormed out and said she would never come back. I didn't get the chance to inform her that she hadn't ordered yet. FML
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Today, I was yelled at by a customer, who was upset over having waited twenty minutes for a waiter to come take her order. Maybe it would be understandable, if she was sitting in an actual restaurant, and not a serve-yourself coffee house. FML
Today, a woman came up to me at work and screamed at me for "taking forever" to come and wait at her table. I work at Wendy's. FML
Today, while at work, a customer refused to speak louder, despite me asking her to do it several times. As a result, I took her order incorrectly. The customer then finally decided to raise her voice, but only to yell at me about my poor listening skills. FML
Today, at work, a customer came in and ordered a "Butterbeer Frappuccino." When I said we serve no such thing, she yelled at me for "lying" to her, saying she knew about our "secret menu." She ended up complaining to my manager and demanded that he fire me. FML
Today, while working as a barista, a customer yelled about her muffins and butter not being ready since she only had a "short time to eat". There were 7 tip giving customers ahead of her, but I rushed her order. She gave no tip and stayed for over an hour. FML
Today, a customer screamed at me, because her iced coffee tasted exactly like coffee, and she hates coffee. Sadly, this isn't even the most insane person I've had to deal with at this job. FML
Today, I was working when an older lady came up to buy a coffee. Her son cried for a cup of whipped cream to snack on. She shook her head, silently telling me to say no. I said we were out. The mother took her drink and said, "I'm sorry honey, but the mean man said you couldn't have any." FML
Today, while working the drive-through, a woman ordered a large coffee with four creams. I handed her the coffee, and she took a sip. She then hurled it at me, screaming, "I said four creams, not five!" and sped off, leaving me drenched in hot coffee. FML
Today, at work, I got to wait on one of those tables where everyone had very complex orders, and some of them sent their food back. When the time finally came for me to bring them their check and receive my well-earned tip, I returned only to discover that they'd dined and dashed. FML
Today, at work, I was trying to repeat an order back to this guy, when his drunk girlfriend started to interrupt me. Whenever I would open my mouth, she would say "Blah blah blah." Literally. Eventually, I gave up. I got his order wrong, and got yelled at by my manager for not repeating his order. FML
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RoyalBeast16 7
At least you're still getting paid.
SHAMUS_the_WITTY 18
This is why I avoid working in the service industry. I couldn't deal with that much stupidity on a daily basis.
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RoyalBeast16 7
At least you're still getting paid.
STOspartan 12
This is true. Money doesn't buy happiness, but it helps...
Bloink 25
no tip from her though :/
tiarnatargaryen 23
No one tips in Australia anyway so at least they're not getting punished for the customers stupidness.
iBanana 17
Money doesn't buy happiness? Sir, I've never seen anyone frown in a Lamborghini.
Jakob2255 12
actually we do tip in Australia if you het awesome service learn the facts. don't pull a blonde moment
Credibleskills 28
You can't "pull" a blonde moment
strapper88 6
Trust me 55 it's very rare tipping in Australia, I work in a restaurant also doing home deliveries for them as well. Many of my customers are repeat customers and even ask me to be their server or delivery driver and 1 in 20 tip.
tiarnatargaryen 23
@55 - Haha. How about YOU look at the facts? We don't tip unless it is exceptional service because our system isn't like in the USA where servers are expected to make up their wages with tips. Plus, the person above me corroborated what I said. So who's "pulling a blonde moment" now?
Tpracingkg 15
Some people are far to ignorant.
gracehi 33
The irony... It burns!
STOspartan 12
Lol before you comment on people being ignorant, you should check your grammar. Aka it's "too" not "to".
Nymeria_fml 25
9, you should get that burning checked. Could be the irony... or it could be herpes. Better safe than sorry!
BrickTamlandLamp 13
You're gonna need some aloe green for that burn from #9
mageepaigeee44 15
Not agreeing with the totally rude customer and if she hadn't ordered yet she was obviously confused if she was yelling about her food but she was probably waiting a long time for OP to take her order.. It's not really wrong of her to be angry because either way she was (probably) waiting for a while. Just an observation.
SHAMUS_the_WITTY 18
This is why I avoid working in the service industry. I couldn't deal with that much stupidity on a daily basis.
clrichmond2009 24
That's what makes it fun most of the time.
Patty410 11
#3 stupidity is when a customer asks if this scone is suitable for veggies, then goes on to ask the same about spaghetti. I was like "No, sorry our pasta is made from bacon"
EndOfSekrets 13
I wish I had a choice.
DanielleinDC 34
Some people don't have a choice and have to work in service. As for the scone/spaghetti thing, I'm sure those who ask wonder if the spaghetti comes with meat sauce or meatballs, which is a legitimate question for a veg*an to ask. As for you, OP, interesting that the woman didn't even wait for an answer as to why it was taking so long. But she probably would have gotten mad at a calm "You haven't ordered yet, ma'am."
Patty410 11
Nope, it was a cream sauce. They were asking about the pasta.
xNephilim 19
Pasta typically is made with eggs. Vegans don't eat eggs. Therefor, you're an ignorant douchebag and your customer was 100% right. And cream sauce isn't suitable for vegans either. It contains, at least hopefully, cream, which is a dairy product and not vegan.
TheGreatPotato 19
I work at a theater where I can easily get a hundred customers or more in a single hour. The ratio between polite, intelligent customers and rude, ignorant customers is truly frightening.
Patty410 11
1. It has nothing to do with what sauce it was. 2. Eggs are not common in pasta making, most dry pastas don't contain egg. Which includes spaghetti. 3. Please get all facts straight before, trying to back up retarded customers.
jtthegr8 26
Was she an older lady is what I want to know. Older people tend to forget easily
SMHsohard 22
I have a feeling you're at the age where 30 is "old".
jtthegr8 26
Old is generally 60+ and as far as I know it always has been. So before you assume for no reason, be sure you actually know the type of person you're talking to
woainishamu 21
What a nice orderly lady! *sarcasm
warsun 27
I believe the sarcasm was quite obvious. No need to add that last bit
Barlucic 5
It was with most FMLers Today, They tend to mistake Sarcasm as Seriousness.
vipirius 18
Why the randomly capitalized words 34?
sweetprettykitty 10
They probably capitalize FML when they write it, just as I do, so my phone automatically does it if I write it.
gracehi 33
"You're never coming back? Awesome! You promise?"
ohcheriecherie 20
good riddance.
TheMystery13 13
Where's the downside? Good riddance!
Rozay333 36
Could've been worse. She could've complained to your boss and gotten you fired, like all those other FML's you see.
STOspartan 12
This is true...
finch01 18
see you next week Tuesday.SSDD
Ki11erC 18
Yes Tuesday does happen once a week, every week, scary that!
DeeDeeJay 15
I'm curious as to what she was doing that made her forget to order.