Work & Money
28 Screenshots Of Infuriating Things That Put Food Service Workers On The Verge Of Quitting
1. This server had to issue and process…37 separate checks:
2. This server waited on a table who had a gender reveal party and didn’t clean up:
3. These servers learned they would lose their tips if they were caught using their phones:
4. These servers were told there would be a 3% commission fee on their tips:
5. These baristas were literally forced to do emotional labor or they’d be fired:
6. This server was left a $6 tip on a bill that was more than $100:
7. This barista’s benefits were threatened to be taken away if they unionized:
8. This barista had to make this super complicated order:
9. This server was left a tip of a fake $1 million bill:
10. This server served a customer who super-spread his germs.
11. These baristas constantly try not to mix up the white chocolate sauces with the chocolate sauces due to the new color of the bottle:
12. This barista’s boss expected them to work without a running sink:
13. This server wasn’t given a tip because they asked the customer’s kid not to throw sugar at other customers:
14. This barista revealed the headaches of paying it forward:
15. This server was pressured to work while grieving:
16. This coffee shop was asked for free coffee by so many customers, they had to put up a sign:
17. This server got negative feedback for not acting excited enough:
18. This server was left with seven “tips” on the back of the bill:
19. This server wasn’t given a tip because they called a customer a term of endearment:
20. This barista was struggling at a short-staffed Starbucks:
21. This barista was fired after making one mistake:
22. This barista’s life wasn’t seen as valuable to a customer:
23. This coffee shop had a day where they gave away free drinks, and a customer felt they should also bring the drinks to their cars:
24. This barista made another drink for a customer who expected to get it for free because they dropped it at home:
25. These servers were being seriously micromanaged:
26. This person inquired about a barista gig and found out it had ridiculous requirements:
27. This barista came across people dropping their empty sugar packets back in the napkin holder instead of the garbage:
28. And lastly, these coffee shop employees had to separate 10,000 roasted and unroasted beans by hand after their boss accidentally mixed them:
