Today, I was verbally abused by a customer because her entrée was too fishy. I'm not the chef, just the waiter, and I work at a fish grill. FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, my family went out to dinner at a seafood restaurant. While we were eating our food, my grandma demanded to see the manager, and loudly complained that her fish was "too fishy". FML
Today, my customer complained to me that there were no scallops in her dish when it was "clearly stated on the menu." Finally, after she ran out of breath, I had to show her that the menu said scallions. She didn't understand, screamed at me and then walked out on her bill. FML
Today, I was verbally harassed by a customer because I wouldn’t give her special treatment after her meal was incorrect. I offered her a refund and a coupon for a free meal, which she refused before calling me a stupid kid who wouldn’t do anything to help her. FML
Today, I was reduced to tears and called a "useless fat bitch" by a customer I was serving. She didn’t realize that the steak fajitas she’d ordered had steak in them. She said she was a vegetarian. She failed to mention it, but apparently it was "my fault" because I “should have known." FML
Today, I was fired from my job as a waitress, all because someone complained there was too much seasoning in their food. As I said, I'm a waitress. This happened the same week I was hired. FML
Today, working at a fast food restaurant, I was berated by a customer for a good two minutes. It's okay though because she ended with, "Sorry, I forget you all are real people." FML
Today, I worked with a sweet old lady. She refused to cook most of the food on the menu, and the food she did cook was super oily. When she received complaints about it, she blamed me for not draining the oil. When the customer defended me, she then told the customer it was her job to drain the oil. FML
Today, I got yelled at for providing horrible customer service, in a store I don't even work for. FML
Today, I got yelled, screamed, and cursed at by a customer until I was reduced to tears. This was all because I double-checked to make sure she wanted large fries. FML
Today, I got fired from my job as a seafood manager because an entire wedding group came in and started yelling at me, saying the shrimp was horrible and I ruined their wedding. They showed me the leftovers; they never cooked them. They fed raw shrimp at a wedding dinner party. FML
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HowAreYouToday 34
I think Captain Obvious should stop going out in public.
B5B0N35 18
What a dick! Have you told the person to go to a burger shop if she doesn't like fishy food at a Fish grill
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Comments (64)
azwethinkweiz87 11
Asshole customer... The joy of being in the service industry eh? There are nice people who make it worthwhile too though, in fact, sometimes I still miss being a barista :)
simsgirlgem 25
hope she didn't send it back because if scenes from movies and shows of this exact thing have taught me anything is the cooks are a-holes and spit on your food
perdix 31
That's a legitimate complaint. Once you've tasted "fishy" fish, you'll know what I mean. Some say that it comes from fish that's not quite fresh when it finally gets cooked and you are tasting the products of decomposition. And, yes, waiters are the interface between the restaurant and the customer, so it makes sense that you will take the brunt of the complaints. On the other hand, you do get the tips!
AestheticGuy 21
What has the world come to these days when fish tastes like fish. And those Ethiopian children think they have it bad..
perdix 31
#34, there's a difference between fish and rotting fish. When you taste it, you'll know!
RedPillSucks 33
Garcon! Garcon! There's too much fish in my fish taco!
Kukua 5
I was wondering if anyone would post this among all the "people are stupid" comments. When your fish is fresh, it doesn't taste "fishy". That doesn't mean it doesn't take like fish - it just isn't a strong overwhelming fishy taste.
livewire1701 8
Yay an intelligent comment. The one place you don't want to smell fishy smell is a sushi bar. If you smell fish at a sushi bar you're going to spend the rest of the night throwing up.
misszombiexx 10
I think a lot of customers just want to find something to complain about. I work in retail and you'd be surprised by the amount of things customers blame on you that you had nothing to do with.
brittyboo123 35
People these days.
somecoolperson1 2
"Like your ******"
ownthebanks 8
I know your pain I also work at a fish restaurant. We have had people do the same thing.
bruins46 6
If all of you are used to eating really "fishy" fish, then I feel sorry for you. If seafood has a strong fishy smell/taste to it, it's not fresh. That taste is the result of decomposition and bacteria, not the actual fish. Eat a really good, fresh fish and you'll know what I'm talking about.
pattayarick 8
"No, that's your rotten twat that you're smelling"
RedPillSucks 33
so long, and thanks for all the fish.