Today, after I explained to my waitress that I have an allergy to butter, she nonetheless put some on my baked potato. When I had her get me another, without butter, she came back with one and then asked if I would like butter with it. 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, while waiting tables, I watched a woman pull the bacon off her roast beef melt and eat it. She then called me over and spent several minutes complaining about the our chefs' inadequacy because they didn't put bacon on her sandwich. FML
Today, a customer had an allergic reaction to the almonds in the sundae I made for her. We're supposed to put the almonds on unless the customer asks otherwise. She complained to my boss that I'd poisoned her. FML
Today, I had a violent allergic reaction to some bread I ate at a restaurant. How did they apologize? By sending me a free basket of bread. FML
Today, at my work in a self-service chinese restaurant, a lady came up to me, pointed to the plate she loaded with honey king prawns, and yelled at me because she was allergic to seafood. She demanded a refund and another plate. Everything is clearly labeled. FML
Today, I spent a good deal of my afternoon preparing a nice dinner for my girlfriend. When I finally served the meal, I proudly presented her with a beautifully arranged plate of salmon. She looked at it and said, “You know I’m allergic to fish, right?” We had cereal for dinner instead. FML
Today, I was on a blind date with a girl my friend set me up with. We went to a fancy restaurant and she ordered the shrimp. I told her, "I'm allergic to shrimp, so you shouldn't order it in case I want to kiss you later." She looked at the waiter and said, "I'll have the shrimp." FML
Today, a woman threw a sandwich at me, told me to go back to "fucktard island" and demanded to see my manager. All because the mayonnaise sandwich she ordered, shockingly enough, had mayonnaise in it. FML
Today, while working, a woman complained that she didn't ask for sauce on her sandwich. After examining the sandwich, I realized it was just melted cheese. When I told her, she threw the sandwich at me. FML
Today, at work a customer bitched me out for not explicitly telling her that our peanut butter pancakes contain real peanut butter. She's threatening to sue because she's allergic to peanuts. FML
Today, I got a client who ordered ice cream. She seemed really nice and I thought maybe she was into me. When I asked if she wanted peanuts for an additional 50 cents, she said no. Trying to be nice, I added them anyway free of charge. I later had to call the ambulance. She was allergic. FML
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Nordrag 26
some people are a bit thick headed.
CommonSenseKarma 17
It was probably just a mechanical response. When you deal with customer service it tends to happen.
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Comments (138)
Sal_G_63 5
Waitresses don't put butter on potatoes...cooks do. I always tell them to tell the cooks these sorta things to avoid crap like this.
Steffi 26
The waitress should have told the cook without OP has to ask her to.
Sal_G_63 5
I was mostly referring to before she asked for another one. Plus we don't know if it was busy or not because trust me, when it gets extremely busy in a restaurant, there's bound to be a mistake here and there. Asking if OP would like butter, however, was stupid on the waitress' part.
Enslaved 38
#12 yes, mistakes happen (busy or not) but it's the server's job to make sure that the person's food comes out correctly. Especially when they say they are "allergic". The cooks aren't the ones getting tipped, you are. :P
Enslaved 38
Not in the many many bars and restaurants I've worked in. None of the cooks/chefs got any of our tips. I have however bought them a few drinks after a hard shift. (:
ViktoriaaKills 13
if you're in Canada, its standard in most places to tip out 1-5% of your tips to the cooks/hostess
iluvpeanutbutter 22
I get that all the time when I ask for burgers/sandwiches/salads etc with no tomato. I think it's just an automatic reaction.
iSativa 24
Would you like some butter with that?
glamorous18 10
NO TIP!!
sykokitti 15
If you can't tip, then go to McDonalds...
toalysium 15
I agree. The tip is supposed to pay for good service, and it is EARNED not automatic!
amDes 11
Oh they have the ability to tip, however, they shouldn't tip if you have an allergy and it seems like you aren't being heard from your waitress.
Nurd4lyfe 7
52- It's not about whether they could afford to tip or not. But I would probably choose not to tip someone who keeps trying to kill me
DinosaurTacoTime 18
Sadly I've seen worse on Not Always Working. I guess there are just some people that don't care too much about their jobs and don't bother to remember important things.
xxsakuraxx 29
What an idiot!
perdix 31
Tell her that she's cute -- you've got to butter her up to get her to listen to you. Her intellect is not going to help you, butter vanity will.
aintlifeapain 21
Oh, hello Casanova. You have the most impossible ideas.
DrownedMyFish 18
You sound like a slick man, Perdix. I bet there is no margarine for error with that plan. OP is sure to have a smooth success.
Wizardo 34
She probably can't believe you're allergic to butter...
aintlifeapain 21
Well now you came to know which side of the bread is buttered...or in your case, the potato!
perdix 31
Please do an experiment for us: Try a potato with "I Can't Believe It's Not Butter." See if your immune system can believe it's not butter, or if it cannot NOT believe it's not butter and freak out with an allergic reaction. Your results can go to a medical journal and TV ads.
OverFlash 15
I was going to make an "I can't believe it's not butter!" joke, but you beat me to it.