Chris Wahl
Entitled customers? Oh, they’re real and they’re spectacular… at ruining days. I swear, my stint in the service industry was like a daily test of my will to keep smiling. Practically every shift, you meet someone who thinks the world revolves around them. They snap their fingers, they sneer at your friendly ‘hello,’ and don’t even get me started on the tips—or lack thereof. It’s a wild ride of who can top the ‘Worst Customer of the Day‘ chart.
There was the time during a busy dinner shift when a guy threw a fit because his steak was ‘too cooked’—mind you, he ordered it well done. After causing a scene fit for a soap opera, he demanded a new steak, free desserts for the whole table, and, get this, a discount on his bill. The audacity, right?
Let’s not even get started on the nightmarish holiday shifts. Long lines, short tempers, and you, in the middle, trying to keep the peace and your sanity. These are just a peek into the treasure trove of tales we servers carry with us after Kayla, an employee of a sushi restaurant shared a personal horror story on X and proceeded to ask “who else has dealt with horrible customers.”
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