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Close-up of a tray with a burger and fries, with a woman putting her fork into the fries and a man behind them.

Fast food restaurant hires employee, declines to contact them, and fires them within 2 weeks: 'Never went in or earned a cent'

A female server takes the order of a female diner sitting at a table with a coffee.

Food service employees and their most embarrassing mistakes on the job: 'Spilled 6 glasses of water on a girl'

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Restaurant server decided not to disclose the price of specials, but when customer was charged $65 for an entree, a problem arose: 'he was mad that I didn't say the price initially'

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Employee contacts his manager because of an important incident, boss forbids everyone from contacting her in her free time, but also requests things from employees in their free time: 'She will have to come in on her days off if she wants to talk to me'

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Restaurant owner takes free meals from servers after someone leaves the fridge open and lets food to get 74°: 'Bring your own food... this has happened way too often.'

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New-hire fast food worker told to stand in one place and not move, they comply, standing still and not helping customers for more than 30 minutes: 'I’m sorry, I would get that for you but I’m not allowed'

Restaurant charges customer twice after they ask to remake a dish because it had eggs in it, customer refuses to pay: ‘The menu did not list eggs’

Restaurant charges customer twice after they ask to remake a dish because it had eggs in it, customer refuses to pay altogether: ‘The menu did not list eggs’

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Pizza shop employee becomes whistleblower after kitchen discovery: 'Instead of fixing it, the managers... pretend nothing's happening'

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Cake decorator calls out employer, refuses to bring glitter or fondant to work: 'The store... expects [me] to use my own money to decorate a cake'

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15+ Retail employees who got even with their most entitled customers: '[I] told my boss that since he wouldn't let me quit, he had to fire me now'

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Restaurant site supervisor misconceives a manager's effective method of keeping their food service seamless, manager has them removed by the owner: ‘Game on’

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Manager lets go valued server at diner, then begs for her to come back after disastrous Thanksgiving week at the restaurant: 'I do not want to back'

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Café owner demands bakery lead order more product due to upcoming holiday, ignoring and overriding their knowledge and experience, they comply and then quit when they're blamed for the wasted product: 'So I did it. I doubled my regular order'

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16-year-old waiter assumes couple is tipping $40 on a $60 bill, prompting an awkward confrontation and math problems as they struggle to straighten out the misunderstanding: 'He just freezes, until he finally says "100 minus 61.99...." and trails off'

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20-year-old kitchen worker tells her 40-year-old coworker that she's not surprised his wife divorced him over his online gaming obsession, sparks disagreement dividing the workplace: 'She wanted him to spend time with her instead of playing video games'

Family of 8 demands hostess find a table for them at a fully booked restaurant, despite not having made a reservation

Family of 8 demands hostess find a table for them at a fully booked restaurant, despite not having made a reservation: ‘Guests sitting at the middle table got up and left’