who stole my pen

Enforcing a dress code on employees is a tale as old as time. And in some cases, I get it. You knew what you were getting into when starting working there. Other times, I don't get it. That is, when managers are inconsistent in terms of their expectations. One day they say this, the other day they say that… Who is to know what is right? This server was completely at a loss after being kicked off shift for not complying with the dress code… Even though two weeks prior, they had been told that th…

If you survived working New Year's Eve and then opening New Year's Day brunch... You're stronger than most people.

Corner!

Despite what you might hear, sometimes being a waiter can actually be fun!

Tipping 25% on this meme list

Everyone should be required to work a service industry job at least once in their life.

“At one restaurant, it was actually part of our training.”

It's a thorny topic

Mind your own business

I've never quit a job . Perhaps it has something to do with the fact that I can endure a situation far longer than is healthy for me. Lord knows I've spent years in relationships that didn't serve me. I slogged through the toxicity because change is scary. I once stayed at a job for seven years even though they only gave me a single raise, and forced me to work in a non-heated, building with no electricity in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. I want to be more like the people who throw in the t…

A fine revenge

“POV you go into your besties work with wigs/dressed like hippies and act like weirdos the whole time and she never realizes it's you.”

Imagine if Karen was your boss.

Heard.

With its long hours and temperamental pay, working in hospitality is not the easiest job at the best of times. Working in the middle of a pandemic has only made it that much harder. When you don’t work in this kind of environment, it’s easy to be oblivious to the worst of these working conditions . One customer received an unwelcome shock when they witnessed their stressed out server bear the full force of a rant by an angry café Karen. @kkillen My first wild Karen ##karen ##waitress ##okaykare…