Today, during a meal out with my team and bosses, I wasn't drinking. The waiter complained, "If you're not ordering alcohol, how am I supposed to take advantage of you later?" I'm not sure what's worse, the rapey pre-dinner joke or the awkward silence as my colleagues looked on. FML
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pabj208 23
OP here. Thanks for the comments everyone, you'll be pleased to hear that today I did phone up the restaurant posing as 'a member of the girl's team' (which is technically true), as I didn't want to identify myself. I can take a bit of banter as much as the next person, and although I'm sure it was meant as a joke, it certainly crossed a line. I thought I'd say something to his manager in case he repeated his actions to someone less capable of standing up for themselves than me! You never know who he might try it with again... The (female) owner was horrified and said she was furious with the waiter, who had apparently worked there for 20 years. She'll be having a chat with him later on and offered me and 'the girl' (also me!) a free pizza each. I don't think I'll be taking them up on the offer! Oh, and my team were lovely about it- after the shocked silence they all agreed that he crossed a line and were very supportive :)
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peceout 29
You should tell the manager. Thats not acceptable behavior from the waiter.
dakatabg 31
What a creep
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Comments (69)
Vestin 18
I think the worst part is "rapey" existing in OP's vocabulary...
Evfan101 13
You should report her. That's very unprofessional of her and is also harassment.
amileah13 26
And calling 911 in 3... 2... 1...
Priyaroshni 40
Not sure the good in calling 911 is. I don't think the U.S. emergency phone line is set up to deal with creepy waiters in the UK.
arich6210 22
My first instinct when I read this was that he wanted to take advantage of you being drunk so you order even more drinks and tip more.. That's what I first thought
middlenamefrank 8
If it had been one of my colleagues, I'd have said to the waiter, "Hey, watch your mouth. That's my co-worker you're making rape jokes to."
SchlomoTheGrinch 18
Who ordered the Creepy Colada?
alkolaali 7
Comment moderated for rule-breaking.
It was a joke lighten up. And it's not about rape. He meant that how is he gonna take advantage of you by over charging or so.
zykrithium 22
No tip
KChubs 12
I hope you didn't give him any tips.
crazzzy_man1 11
Although that came across in pretty bad taste, I think the waiter may have meant taken advantage in terms of buying expensive meals and tipping big. Unless they really just were a creep.