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By NathanA - 08/07/2013 23:54 - United States - Los Angeles

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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Same thing different taste

By Anonymous - 25/06/2011 20:39 - Switzerland

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

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Words is hard

By purpletulip - 21/10/2016 01:35 - Canada - Mississauga

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

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By Anonymous - 03/07/2018 15:00

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

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Karen strikes again

By Ihateithere - 13/07/2021 16:01

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

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Yelp

By Anonymous - 12/10/2019 13:00

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

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By Irobot - 15/03/2017 22:00

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

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Sweet, my ass

By Anonymous - 31/01/2021 15:30 - Canada - Cambridge

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

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By anonymous - 30/09/2012 05:32 - Canada - Edmonton

Today, I got yelled at for providing horrible customer service, in a store I don't even work for. FML

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By heretoserve - 27/09/2014 04:22 - United States - Winchester

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

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By Gross - 21/07/2013 23:20 - United States - Houston

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

Tuesday 9 July 2013 9:08

I think Captain Obvious should stop going out in public.

B5B0N35 18

Tuesday 9 July 2013 9:09

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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HowAreYouToday 34

Tuesday 9 July 2013 9:08

I think Captain Obvious should stop going out in public.

B5B0N35 18

Tuesday 9 July 2013 9:10

Totally

alstbv12 13

Tuesday 9 July 2013 9:21

While it doesn't justify the verbal abuse.. Bad fish can smell and taste extra fishy...

tjv3 10

Wednesday 10 July 2013 5:44

Maybe they thought the catfish was supposed to smell like Fluffy

evilplatypus 38

Friday 4 October 2013 5:19

Fish and eggs should never smell like what they are.

B5B0N35 18

Tuesday 9 July 2013 9:09

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

nightowl713 25

Tuesday 9 July 2013 16:55

While the customer being mean to OP wasn't called for because it obviously wasn't his fault, she had a legitimate complaint. I LOVE fish, but if not cooked correctly or under cooked it can still have a live fish taste to it. Very unappetizing.

expertsmilee 26

Tuesday 9 July 2013 9:11

Something seems fishy about this fml.

rfid_fml 13

Tuesday 9 July 2013 9:11

I'm sorry OP, but people are sometimes special that way.

Lexilulu44 13

Tuesday 9 July 2013 9:12

Personally, I would kick them out. You shouldn't have to deal with people like that.

CallMeWindSock 24

Tuesday 9 July 2013 9:13

Something seems fishy about this FML... I'll just show myself out.

cuppycakeslove 20

Tuesday 9 July 2013 9:19

Someone already beat you to it.

Danielle7994 18

Tuesday 9 July 2013 10:08

7, I did think your pun was sort of cheesy. But I thought it was funny how you added, "I'll just show myself out" at the end haha.

Nordrag 26

Tuesday 9 July 2013 10:19

The phrase "ill show myself out" was funny for a while. But now it's just a common copout for bad jokes.

expertsmilee 26

Tuesday 9 July 2013 11:06

This fml ain't fishy enough fer the both of us

cuppycakeslove 20

Tuesday 9 July 2013 9:13

Some people are just so stupid it's incredible.

usernameunkn0wn 18

Tuesday 9 July 2013 19:38

I don't think there's anything "incredible" about being stupid. You must think your duck face is incredible too.

NobodyImportant0 10

Tuesday 9 July 2013 9:20

Maybe she didn't expect her fish to be so fishy. The stupidity of some people never ceases to amaze me.

Ayanpatel95 7

Tuesday 9 July 2013 9:23

People are just getting stupider these days

SuperDanielNL 23

Tuesday 9 July 2013 9:32

*more stupid. Just sayin' to get your point across better.

JimmyRustle25 6

Wednesday 10 July 2013 6:15

The irony....it hurts!

year2015 11

Tuesday 27 January 2015 0:34

"Stupider" is actually a word.

SuperDanielNL 23

Tuesday 9 July 2013 9:23

The one thing I learned on FML is that stupidity is endless.

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