For me, it was just like you said in your other response - like the fact that he thinks this is somehow an example of extreme incompetence is a good example of how irrational otherwise normal people become where food service is concerned. I really feel like their is some instinct-based response to FOOD or the people…

Fair enough as logic but in reality, amongst our own you know all gay people say dyke and fag to each other and don’t get upset about it. That said I guess she used it as an insult so that doesn’t shake out.

Oooooh. Yeah context is everything.

No, I don’t see how it’s the same thing. I think it’s a stretch. Coupon users are not an ethnic group, nor do they tend to be a generally low-income group, as you may be assuming. Plus, nothing I took issue with in the post had to do with the groupon. Other people railed about groupon stuff, I did not. As far as I can…

You won’t see me making that argument! Just trying to help that weirdo find what they’re clearly looking for.

No I wasn’t saying it was ok, just that it’s not that remarkable. Plus the server getting upset about the groupon is not actually what happened here - the server was rude way before that. Pretty sure I never advocated for racial prejudice in service but great leap.

How bizarre. Now that’s a genuinely upsetting experience ;)

I don’t think that’s what happened. Also I’m not saying the server was good. And I don’t see why you’re so upset.

Haven’t read the review so I don’t know the specifics but I’m glad to hear that nobody got fired. That can really hurt someone in many ways - people threaten all the time to get servers fired and they don’t realize how seriously cruel that is.

Seriously, I wasn’t being belligerent, all I was trying to express was my surprise at the fact that the chef decided how we liked our food. This has not happened to me once, either before or after, so I do feel entitled to at least a little indignation.

the user has been removed! is it the TF04 guy? Brief synopsis?

Exactly. I’d love a series of one-acts where like, someone recorded restaurant interactions and then they were reenacted in a home environment, so that the server is the mother or father or wife or whatever and the people just straight BERATING them are their family members. I think it’d shine a pretty clear light on…

Are you talking about TF04 or someone else? And who got a waitress fired?

wait what?

Yeah it’s out of control, and you are not the fucking devil so let’s put a period on it. Your takeaway should be: servers do not enjoy, nor do they deserve to be taken to task by customers over things that are out of their hands. They may not all react like this one, but put yourself in their shoes and imagine how…

I’m not saying he was a good server, he fucked up your order right off the bat - I AM saying that none of these transgressions sound terribly noteworthy to me, I mean we’ve all had plates come out at the wrong time and gotten the wrong dish/no dish at all. At most I would have laughed about it with my friends. You say…

Yeah I started to feel like I was going in on him a bit hard so I felt the need to make my reasons known, even though it seemed like a lot of typing... Then I read his yelp review and I didn’t feel quite as bad but still hopefully he learns a little something.

Well of course they do. You know there’s a lot of people that just don’t tip period. A lot of people don’t know much about the industry and that the base pay is literally pennies, and then when you tell them, they say “well that’s not MY fault!” blah blah blah. People man. They expect you to lick their boots and take…

I must say, that really boggles my mind. The stories I’ve shared here simply do not even place in the contest of best/worst among my own experiences, let alone among the experiences recounted in this column, so like, where on earth were you working?? Allergies are serious and everywhere I’ve ever worked has taken them…

Yeah for sure I don’t think anyone’s saying this waiter did an exemplary job - I’m certainly not. What got my attention is just someone feeling that this is such a terrible experience that it stands out and bears re-telling. Like, yeah, not a great server but really nothing to see here. If he thinks this stuff is like…