Okay yeah but most third wave coffee shops take their shit very seriously. Most of the baristas who are chosen to work at a place like this are rigorously trained in flavor profiles, the differences in mouth feel by variances in extraction times, roasting procedures etc etc etc blah blah blah. It's work they take…

I work at a bar that allows people in the well-to-do mostly-20's-and-30's neighborhood to bring in their own food (we don't have a kitchen [praise be] and there are a few decent take-out places within shouting distance). Reminder, it's a bar, a bar in a neighborhood with a bevy of young families.

So I work at a reputable, upscale restaurant in a major metropolitan area.

When I worked at a mid-range family dining chain, there was this one guy who would come up to the ice cream counter, order soda water with lemon, and just sit there and drink it for a half hour on the stool. Of course, soda water and lemon is technically free, so there would never be a charge. He was there almost…

I can't believe I made it this far down the thread before a reference to this movie.

cooking of steak in the microwave

I order two cocktails at a time if I am in a big, busy place. Sometimes servers get a little irritated at first but I will tell them, I'm in the industry too, I just drink really really fast and don't want to take up all your time.

Ugh, I once had a customer order a grilled salmon salad and request "no greens." Fine, just a piece of salmon then. He then berated me for 10 minutes because of a parsley garnish the chef had placed on the side of the plate. "I said NO GREENS! Doesn't that look GREEN to YOU?!" I politely offered to remove the garnish…

When I first started dating my husband and moving out of my parent's house, I ordered all my meats well-done. I couldn't imagine them any other way. Then, my husband introduced me to medium-well and rare steaks. I learned something that day: meat has flavor. I learned that my mom's overcooking of steak in the…

Customer: "I'll have the BLT please."

Upcharges are a thing, obviously he would know this by now if he keeps going there. If you are going to order a whole fucking bowl of semi-expensive shit, and the restaurant QUITE REASONABLY charges you for it, you are not being treated "horrendously."

SOOOO many, but here's two:

At Coldstone Creamery, I once overheard someone order a Gotta Have It (extra large cup) of Watermelon Sorbet mixed with Oreo Icing Icecream. My gf and I just stared at each other. How would that even be mixed, what with the major difference in consistencies.

Back in college, a friend of mine worked at the on campus…

white lady in her late 20s comes into out brunch/lunch restaurant: I want a chicken Caesar sandwich with no bread. Instead of melting the cheese on the sandwich, I want it on the side. Instead of chips I'll have raw veggies.

People can be so weird. All of those would drive me nuts, but definitely the "you get paid to put cream and sugar in my coffee" guy. Yeah, fuck you. Nobody gets paid to act like your mom.

I think I found the corollary to asshole coffee guy: I found myself recently in an independent coffee shop so up its own ass that they did not put cream or milk out anywhere for customers to use and only grudgingly handed me a carton of half-and-half when I asked. I think the idea is that true coffee lovers either…

I had this miserable crazy woman come every week when i worked at Starbucks and I quit because I fantasized about assaulting her. I still regret not doing something to her. God . HATE. " You did not count my ice cubes! I like 15 ice cubes! YOU HAVE RUINED MY DAY!" She was insanely controlling and personally offended…

Working at papa john's I had a customer order a 60 dollar pizza. It had every topping, double meat, and 4x cheese. I had to run it through the oven 5 times.

A friend, AN ADULT MALE, turned to his wife in a restaurant and asked "What do I like here?" I will never, ever, let him live that down.

when I worked at showboat, this one ass would come in and demand a half scoop of sorbet. But I couldn't give him a small scoop. It had to be scooped and cut in half.