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
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
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
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, while working my shift at the grocery store, we ran out of muffins. I'm a little overweight, and I guess that's the reason an irate customer accused me of eating all of them. 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, while I was working at Starbucks, a customer spilled her drink all over the counter. After I cleaned up her spill and remade the drink (for free), she exclaimed, "Thanks! I should really tip you!" Then she turned around, walked directly past the tip jar, and left the store. FML
Today, I got a write-up because I told my boss that it was impossible to have pies, which have a bake time of 1 hour, ready for a customer who wanted them in the next 15 to 20 minutes. Then, when the customer got there and the pies were still in the oven, I got a second write-up for wasting time. FML
Today, at the restaurant I work at, my own mom refused to give a tip and complained to my boss. 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, at my place of work in a fast-food restaurant, a customer called in and bitched at me that her warm food was weirdly cold. That is, after she drove 45 minutes from the restaurant to her house. FML
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
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Top comments
PenguinBitch 44
What a lying bitch.
allison12197 23
It's sad how rude some people can be even when you try and do something nice for them.
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Comments (81)
LennyComa 39
No Cutsies! That customer pulls that shit everywhere to get to the front of the line I bet.
orientalwhisker 6
She didn't say she put her ahead and skipped the other customers. She said she 'rushed' her order, which means she asked that the womans order be prepared in a more rushed matter, while still preparing the other customers orders.
vikky538 29
bitch..as simple as that...
weveallbeenthere 30
barista, ok so your a server at starbucks. you pour someone's coffee for them, like a waitress? just checking. curious though, what is tip on a cup of coffee and muffin, did you bring it to her table or hand it to her like the Dunkin donuts employees do? they don't usually get tips.
dont_doubt_me 29
Where exactly does it say OP works at Starbucks?
Liiiiiiiiike 15
Well 1 hour is pretty short.......
worldclassrager 41
You can't please everyone
mkcherry 14
They probably tipped you because she was an asshole. I always overtip my severs and leave a note if I notice another table being rude. I try to speak up for them since I've worked retail. I never hated the general public more than after my first two jobs. people can be ruder and more vile than I had ever imagined.
Jghaugland 6
People in the service industry are actual people. Nobody seems to remember that. I ALWAYS treat them with respect. It is one of the shittiest job categories ever.
Axel5238 29
Can't agree more. Most people think if you work there you are stupid which is unfortunate. It's like any other job it pays and most fast food jobs or companies like walmart give benefits. Most people that complain about customer service people would be horrified if they had to deal with people like them on a daily basis and would choke or do something stupid and get fired.
Spadoinkle 10
I completely agree! Working with the public is usually a thankless and demeaning ordeal, especially in the food and drink business. You'd think that people would be more inclined to be nice to them because they do, in fact, handle your food. I used to work in fast food, and let me tell you, it is not easy. The work itself isn't hard, but dealing with the customers and the other employees is where the stress level kicks in.
RoseS1977 8
The customer sounds like a complete jerk... But it should have been basically implied that you weren't going to get a tip since she "had" to complain to get quicker service. I will also add that not all people tip, so you'd be better off not expecting one and then be surprised when you get one. How much would a barista get tipped anyhow? Change from the five dollar bill or something like that?
SatinsNightmares 17
-__-. I hate the customers that don't know how to wait and act like complete assholes
silverkaast 9
a barista is an over glorified fast food rep. if you think you deserve a tip for kissing a customers ass ocer a muffin, ydi.
katebond 16
smartass