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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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
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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Top comments
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)
tehdarkness 21
Sometimes I think that all of us who were bad in our past lives get stuck in customer service jobs in this one.
WildWonder808 14
People are soo stoooopid.
Erery 16
I totally feel your pain people can be highly stupid.
avapaige1234 19
It's not like it's your fault that fish grill restaurants serve too much fish.
lax52389 4
Fish can smell and taste worse when it isn't fresh...maybe OP should learn that it's part of waiting on people and earn his tip!
MARINE2181 12
Was she blonde by any chance
ladybuglet 22
Fish that is not fresh does have a particular fishy smell/taste. If you are the waiter, then you should be doing everything possible to make her happy. It sucks, but that's what happens when you work in the service industry.
amisenho 11
Shewanella strikes again!
fantasyworld 39
Waiters and cashiers get blamed for everything, mostly things they have no control over.
satiricalthomas 10
Umm, mam you ordered the fish:/