When I worked at Bennigan’s (I know, I know) I would nuke the coffee, quickly take it out and put a coaster on top of it, and whisk it out to the old person, set it down, and remove the coaster to reveal their wonderful cup of still boiling coffee. This one old lady actually started clapping giddily when she saw the…

I've said it before, and I'll say it again (and again. And again): Managers who do not stick up for their employees and kowtow to assholes are the worst. Valid complaints aside, when people are complaining for the sole purpose of a discount (or just because they suck) should never be validated. It only encourages the…

Why is this still gray? This needs all the stars. Best comment in this thread.

And you are/will be a terrible parent. I have never laid my hands on a child. I like to think I never will (only Sith deal in absolutes). But if I laid down ground rules with clear consequences, and those rules are broken, then I must (and I always do) follow through on those promises. The children in my care know…

Sigh. I’ll explain to you like you’re a child.

You’re getting slaughtered out here, man. For catharsis, go to the article about giving boys “old man haircuts” and see how many of these same users thought it was battery and assault then? I disagree with the father videotaping the act, but if he straight up warned his daughter that the consequence of her actions…

She decided her own hairstyle when she chose to engage in whatever behavior her father warned her would result in a haircut. I don’t agree with it, it should never have been taped/published, but if he chose to use her hair as deterrent for unsafe behavior, she gave him no choice but to make good on his word, or lose…

It appears that no one watched the video or believes actions have consequences. The father can clearly be heard reminding the child of how many times he warned her. The child was told in no unclear language that if the undesired behavior was performed, she would lose her hair. She did it, and he had no choice but to…

Yes it is. That is exactly how “no" works. If you think you have reason to fear for your safety, say it with witnesses and a bodyguard, or say it with a restraining order. Don't ever say "maybe" when you mean "no". It really is that simple. If you're constantly terrified of other people reacting to you negatively,…

Never said the man in the story wasn’t crazy and stalkery. I am saying she should never have given him even the small window that she did, insincere or not. I have dealt with many people who didn’t react well to being told no. I made sure to tell them in a public place with many other people around who saw me saying…

Yes, really. Say "no." Say it again. Then say it with a restraining order. I made the mistake of not being firm and leaving room for interpretation of my non- interest once. Once. As hard as it is, you have to be upfront and honest. Do it in a well lit, public place with a trusted witness by your side, but do it, and…

Nope. You’re a creep who badgered a woman into marrying and conceiving a child with you. You should have left her alone after one ‘no’.

We can only go off what we have in the story. She supposedly told him she would go out with him, and he took her up on it. He’s a desperate creep for sure, but all we know for sure is, she offered the date, and he took it. He’s deluded, she’s disingenuous. There was not one mention of her telling him “Thank you for…

But she didn’t tell him no. She gave him a window of opportunity instead of just letting him down firmly. He decided to take her up on an offer she made, and if she regretted making that offer (she clearly did) she has no one to blame but herself. If she didn’t want him asking her out after 5 years in remission, she…

FWIW, I meant "the worst kind of person to wait on". I was speaking from a server's perspective, but I can see in hindsight that my words weren't chosen carefully. For that I am sorry. I have a few friends who are for the most part good and decent people, but just don't know how to act in restaurants. I have tried to…

My grandmother is also deceased. Also suffered from COPD, Lung Cancer, Emphysema, Skin Cancer, and congestive heart failure. Funny enough, it was a stroke that finally felled her, 3 years after her husband died, also from a stroke. Grandma was a product of old 1920's Baltimore: educated, hard working, generous to her…

I put myself through school as a server/bartender, so I love reading good people stories as much as the bad. The spilled wine story is great. I was out with a group of 7 other bar employees on a Monday night (restaurant employee Saturday) and we went to a nice upscale Italian place for a treat. We order cocktails and…

Your "Memaw" is the worst kind of person. All those hours spent in church and not a single lesson learned. Withholding a tip under suspicion that your server did not attend religious services of your liking is quite possibly the least Christian thing you can do. My grandfather taught me "Judge a person by how they…

I cannot wait until Randy Orton RKO's Hunter out of his chair. We all know it's coming, but it will still be "FROM OUTTA NOWHERE!" /jimross

This is...helpful. I have a friend who literally has panic attacks about what he eats, and I honestly didn't know there was a word for it. A couple of friends and I decided to lose the post-college early thirties paunches and whereas my wife and I hit the gym, and ate healthier, but still had our Sunday Brunches and…