For anyone who thinks they can be a d ick to people who work at Subway and not get their food messed with, think again.
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FeloniousPhunk — 15 years ago(April 28, 2010 01:10 PM)
@Jack2979
I feel you. When you have no responsibilities other than maybe a little rent, working in a restaurant is about the best job you can have. I was a cook in a casual dining place similar to the one in "Waiting" and, just like in the movie, there was plenty of beer to drink, weed to smoke and waitresses to bang. that's why I like this movie. It's not particularly funny or insightful and the plotwell, there is no plot. But it's sooooo true, and I lived it, so I can relate.
"If I'm not gonna be part of the greatest, I gotta be the greatest myself."- Busta Rhymes -
DarkRealityX — 15 years ago(April 26, 2010 12:13 AM)
I've always tried to show the utmost respect to those who handle my food, whether it's at Taco Bell or IHOP or Marabella's (a local Italian place) or anywhere in between. Not because they have that "over me" but because, they're people too, and it's just not cool to treat someone like crap.
Though I do have two relevant stories
Once when we were traveling, we stopped in a Denny's of all places, and my mother ordered extra hash browns. We got our order, and she got twice the usual amount, but she wanted more, and really tore the waitress a new one. I was glad I'd already gotten my food, but she got more hash browns, and we all advised her not to eat it, but she thought she'd intimidated that poor waitress. My mom looks like a trucker (so skip the usual mama jokes) and is mean as hell, but I doubt that saved her from getting her food messed with, if they were the type to do it to start with.
Second case, I have a cousin who worked for a Carl's Jr. (Hardee's on the East Coast) and he was carrying a box of the hamburger patties out of the freezer and into the kitchen. Well, they were mopping and they had that nasty floor cleaner stuff down he slipped and fell, and many of the burgers fell out. He started throwing them away, when the manager told him he was throwing away profits and demanded that he put them all back in the box. They ended up serving them the ones that stayed in the box, the ones that had hit the floor and mixed with the floor cleaning chemicals, and the ones he'd thrown in the trash. He quit and none of us have eaten there since.- Dark Reality
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dalejrfan01 — 15 years ago(June 17, 2010 12:09 AM)
I've never done anything too nasty to anybody, even if they were a huge ass hole. I might make sure they get charged for EVERY SINGLE THING they ordered, where I can cut corners for people who treat me like a human being. Little things like that. Most people can get another free order of bread if they want it, but ass holes get to pay for another side. Oops! That was regular, not decaf. You wanted that? Sorry, we're out. Those little things give me some satisfaction. If I did anything disgusting, I'd honestly feel bad. I heard of another server rubbing bread in questionable areas before serving it to a table, and that's the worst I've heard from my restaurant.
On another note, if there is a problem with the food and it is sent back, I don't see why anybody needs to mess with it if the person is polite about it. Mistakes happen whether its from the customer, the wait staff, or the kitchen. I've had customers afraid of this, but I don't see any reason why their food should be messed with in this case.
Bottom linetreat the wait staff like human beings. Do not talk down to them. Maybe we don't have the ideal job in your eyes, but you don't know the circumstances in which we live. -
foreignobjct — 14 years ago(August 26, 2011 10:54 AM)
Personally, if my order was wrong, unless it's life threatening I will accept it and eat it anyways. Call me paranoid, but a friend and me were discussing this sort of stuff the other day and she said that a cook at one of the local restaurants was known for messing with people's food, even if the customer was polite, and it was only returned one time. =/
I guess you take a chance even if you are polite and such, as some people have said that if they dropped food on the floor they'd put it back on the plate and give it to the customerbut you never know when you'll have an beep for a cook/waiter who messes with your food even if you're being politeand they can do a lot worse than just dropping your food on the floor. -
HaroldCarter — 15 years ago(June 26, 2010 11:07 PM)
I used to see this in the Navy all the time. Every low ranking enlisted person has to do a 3 month stint in the galley. Some are lucky enough to get assigned to the ward room, which is where the officers dine. Or the "goat locker", where chiefs, higher ranking enlisted, dine. There's less work, and the added bonus of eating better food than the rest of the crew is given. I actually worked in both at different times.
The chiefs and officers that were hard asses always got their food spat in, or chocolate pie might have a little fecal matter inserted. I once saw a guy piss in an officer's soup! I never did this stuff myself, mainly because I didn't have to, there was always somebody that was more than happy to jerk off into an assh*le officer's ice cream. If a petty officer got a harsh chewing out he/she felt they didn't deserve, they just made a call to a friend on their galley tour, and at the next meal, that chief or officer was dining on a meal that was at least half snot, or worse.
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FeloniousPhunk — 15 years ago(July 29, 2010 12:29 PM)
"On another note, if there is a problem with the food and it is sent back, I don't see why anybody needs to mess with it if the person is polite about it. Mistakes happen whether its from the customer, the wait staff, or the kitchen. I've had customers afraid of this, but I don't see any reason why their food should be messed with in this case
As I've said before, I used to cook, so I can speak to why food gets messed with. First off, I've never seen a server mess with food. It's always been cooks in my experience. As for why. First off, cooks have enough to do without having to make a meal over again. Getting stuff out in a timely fashion the first time is enough of a challenge without having to cook your steak again because it's not pink enough for you. Unless it's comepletly wrong or dangerous for you to eatdeal. Second, in my experience, the first time its sent back, it's ok. It's the second or (especially)third time that you might as well up and leave because you won't want to eat what is set in front of you. And politeness, well, doesn't really matter. Cooks don't have to deal with customers (thank God), so we don't care how rude they are. We just care that they're making our lives harder by asking us to cook the same meal more than once.
"If I'm not gonna be part of the greatest, I gotta be the greatest myself."- Busta Rhymes -
gwendolyn-stone21 — 15 years ago(August 01, 2010 08:45 PM)
Nah, it's pretty uncommon. I've never seen it happen. I'll admit I've touched people's food with my bare hands but I've never in my life, at three different restaurants, seen anyone spit, etc in someone's food. I've had people yell at me like that lady did in the film (I had a crazy lady last week actually) but I treat their food like anybody else's.
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FeloniousPhunk — 15 years ago(August 02, 2010 06:17 AM)
I'd agree that purposefully messing with food doesn't happen a lot. But things that most people don't wanna know about (touching with bare hands, picking stuff up off the floor, etc.) happens all the time. It all goes back to the same thingas long as it's edible, I'm going to do whatever I can to not have to cook it again.
"If I'm not gonna be part of the greatest, I gotta be the greatest myself."- Busta Rhymes -
SkylitFear — 15 years ago(August 06, 2010 07:19 PM)
Back in the day I worked at a great movie theater. There was this one lady that complained that our popcorn wasn't fresh enough so I went in the back and made her a new batch of popcorn. I put it straight from the popper bin into the bag and brought it to her. She took one bite of the popcorn and exclaimed that it was too cold for her liking and I must have just gotten it out of the bag. Sure enough, I went into the back room, got some more popcorn, Hawked a gigantic spitwad into it (Followed by some additions from a few coworkers) and then microwaved it. The lady seemed to give me no problem when I gave it to her and she walked away. Point is simple. There are a lot of customers waiting in line to get concessions. Don't try to make an employee look bad for no reason and not expect to get your food messed with.
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StaunchWoman — 14 years ago(August 26, 2011 06:47 AM)
My bf used to work in a restaurant chain almost exactly like Shenaniganz. Tacky crap on the walls etc There was a douchy employee every one disliked for good reasons.
After his shift which was very near the time the kitchen would close, he goes and orders a burger knowing very well how long it takes and the trouble associated with it at that time of night.
My bf didn't hesitate to rub the hamburger buns all over his sweaty balls
Some people deserve it, sone don't. Point being, don't beep with people who handle your food.
We've met before, haven't we? -
deadeternity000 — 14 years ago(September 09, 2011 11:51 AM)
I also worked at a Chain restaraunt almost exactly like Shenaniganz, we used to play pranks on eachother. On the main chef we would hide kitchen timers all over, go on break and watch him through the window go crazy as the entire kitchen was beeping.
I never saw anyones food intentionally get messed with there, BUT I have seen stuff dropped on the floor and put back on the plate, this one fryer used to drop it on the floor, re fry it for a second and put it back, but i've also see him do it without re frying it. Both nasty -
TequilaMockingbird5150 — 14 years ago(October 15, 2011 01:28 AM)
I was the assistant manager of a _______ Delivery back in the early ninties and I had sent my driver out to an address twice. He was an experienced guy who knew the area, but no one had answered the door. The customer whom I was on the phone with was a complete jerk. With his NY accent he was insisting on a free pizza which would not have been so bad, it was that he was really rude about it, and saying things like "I'm the customer, you are supposed to stroke me, stroke me." So apologized profusely like Monte and offered to send him out a free six pack of Pepsi. The pizza of course got some complimentary floor spices and I believe an extra helping of gravy. I also made sure that the six pack was clean by washing it with my underarms. That is the only time I have ever done anything like that, but I must admit that it felt good.
I would say that it does not happen that often, but like they said, never beep with the guy who brings you your food.
The sun shone, having no alternative, on the nothing new. Samuel Beckett -
social_moon — 14 years ago(January 18, 2012 03:59 AM)
I worked in a coffee shop/cafe for three months when I was a teenager. Never had a problem with the customers, but my boss was a sexist, xenophobic nightmare.
I spat in his tea a couple of times & 'got confused' between decaff & regular. Watching him try to make a moccha latte afterwards with the jitters was hilarious.
I got fired eventually, but that was because I didn't turn up for work.
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CrazyToaster — 14 years ago(March 09, 2012 08:41 PM)
This seems like an appropriate place for me to share this story. I always treat wait staff with respect because i'm not a douchebag.
Anyway, my and three of my friends traveled to the city for the weekend. We went to a restaurant on a Friday night when there was a pretty large number of patrons (so i assume the staff were quite busy). Our waitress was a really nice, polite girl who treated us very well and was great at her job. Unfortunately for her another customer whose table she was waiting was a real jerk. Something minor and completely out of her control was wrong and he felt it right to scream at her and make some pretty derogatory comments. After me and my group were finished with our meal i said too one of my friends 'make a distraction for me'. While the jerk was preoccupied with my friend pretending to be a long lost nephew i walked by the other side of the table, picked up the jerks drink, spat in it and set it back down. He never noticed, but a very grateful number of the staff did.
"I would give my life to be dead" Francesco Dellamorte -
owmybrain — 14 years ago(April 04, 2012 10:26 AM)
I've worked in bars, cafes, restaurants and tea rooms. Never known it to happen. Everyone would be too scared of getting caught - losing your job isn't fun when you rely on it to pay rent.
You get back at horrible customers in other, more subtle ways. One of my favourites was saving my farts for when I'd be walking past a table with some rude customers. As I passed, I'd let out a silent killer and carry on going. They never figure out where it came from, and suspect each other of being the one who let one go. It always made me feel better about having to smile and apologise for every little complaint and bitchy comment that was thrown at me. -
tbirdman-1 — 12 years ago(February 17, 2014 10:30 AM)
I remember back in 2009 when I used to work for Hooters Channelside
of Tampa, FL. One of the cooks had finished cooking a grilled
cheese sandwich and I bumped into him sending it onto the dirty
tile floor of the kitchen. I asked him what he was going to do
with the sandwich and he replied he would toss it into the trash.
Well I asked, "would he care if I ate it" and he said no, he
did not care. So I picked it up and it went onto a plate and I
gobbled up the sandwich and enjoyed it! Who said there's no
such thing as a free lunch!? LOL, HAAH!
Lorenzo Sunny Arizona
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mankillingshark — 12 years ago(March 07, 2014 03:03 PM)
I was working at TGIF's and some dudes came in, COMPLETELY high off their asses. Their eyes were half closed, and they were so mumbly, you could barely understand a single word out of their mouths. Rude has hell too. I handed them their menus, and they threw them on the table without looking at them (probably because they were too high to read) and were like, "Gimme a Chimichanga". Which was not even remotely an item on the menu at TGIF. One of my coworkers spit in, and wiggled their fingers in, their 7-Up. The dude took a sip and was like, "Something's up with this Sprite", so I had to bring him a new one.