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12 Things Patrons Do To Annoy The Hell Out Of Restaurant Staff

Alyssa McBeth
Mar 24, 2016
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12 Things Patrons Do To Annoy The Hell Out Of Restaurant Staff
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Working in a restaurant definitely has its ups and downs. For the most part, it's easy, quick money if you're a waiter, waitress, or bartender. Depending on where you work, the hours aren't terrible and your coworkers make the shifts bearable. For a college student, it's a great part-time job and a way to make extra cash. However, working in a restaurant requires you to interact with customers and cater to their ridiculous demands every shift (even on the days where you would rather crawl in a hole than be social). This is a list of things us restaurant employees are incredibly tired of hearing.

1. Waiter: "Hey guys how are you doing today! My name is --"

Customer: "Water."

Thank you kindly for interrupting me!

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2. *Taking customer to table to be seated*

Customer: "Ummm actually can we have that booth over there?"

Sure! It hasn't even been cleaned off yet and I would love interrupt rotation for you.

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3. Customer: "So what comes on that?"

Well you see we have these handy things called menus that you're actually looking at right now that tells you "what comes on that"... nifty right?


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4. Customer: "Hey can you make my drink stronger next time?"

You want a double shot? You pay for a double shot.

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5. *After finishing drink/food*

Customer: "Yeah, I actually didn't really like that... can I have something else?"

Well, seeing as you finished your entire meal, it couldn't have been that bad.


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6. *Party comes in 10 minutes before close*

Customer: "Can we have a table for 20?"

You are an awful human being for making us stay longer than we need to. We do have lives!

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7. *Bill is $49.46*

*Customer hands waitress a $50*

Customer: "Keep the change!!"

Really, you shouldn't have.

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8. *Brings check to table*

Customer: "Ha ha ha! You're paying for my bill right! Ha!"

Ah yes, because that one never gets old.

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9. Snapping, screaming, whistling to get a our attention.

Just no. Don't do that. I am not your dog.

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10. Your children yelling, crying, and running amok.

I would really appreciate if your kids didn't throw french fries and grind them into the carpet.


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11. Customer: "What is your cheapest drink/item on the menu?"

Leave.

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12. Waiter: "We have pepsi products."

Customer: "Ok, I'll have a Coke."

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