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Man oh man, proceed with caution, because this little AITA thread has an innate ability to stir up some fiery emotions. It sounds like it was a rather inconsiderate, senseless day at the workplace for the folks involved in this story. Hopefully everyone learned their lesson, and that restaurant cleans up its act ASAP. 

Anyone who has ever worked a gig in the service industry knows that the job is most unfortunately stuffed to the brim with entitled customers that all seem to be on a war path towards creating as much emotional distress as possible, over a whole bunch of nothing. Because of that unfortunate and frequent predicament, many members of the service industry end up perfecting their very best "customer voices." This can get very, very exhausting after awhile.

If you're looking for more gold from the world of Tumblr check out these Tumblr gems to rifle through like a goblin. 

Anyone who has ever worked a customer service job knows that the gig can come with many a rude customer who seems bent on making your day nothing short of absolutely miserable. It's as if some people are conditioned in the worst way possible, to turn the part of their brains off that's responsible for being a decent human being, as soon as they enter a restaurant/bar. Well, this guy got put in his place, in glorious fashion. 

At the start of this tumultuous tale it does seem as if we're about to read something very gnarly. Like, maybe some kind of stomach bug situation from a salad never meant for human consumption. But alas, things don't shake out nearly as bad as you might think. Just a panicked waitress fielding the daunting realization that she'd consumed a customer's salad, that was actually going to return. 

This entertaining Tumblr post brings people together to bond over the strange brain farts that can occur as a result of such intense mental conditioning from jobs. If you've ever muddled through a gig in the service industry you're probably very familiar with how deeply rooted those different mandatory, totally manufactured, social niceties can be. The infamous to-go order instances as an example. 

These kinds of customers are the absolute worst. It's as if they're dedicated to making hard working and honest employee's lives miserable. In this case we have what sounds like a ferocious Karen leave a scathing review/complaint that ultimately inspires the server to quit. Honestly, it's worth it at that point. Can't put a price on peace of mind, and there's always another opportunity out there. 

Oh boy, this is just beautiful. Karen the customer came in to a restaurant ready to stir up all kinds of trouble with her toxic stance of ferocious entitlement; but she met her match. Yes, turns out the best medicine for dealing with an angry Karen is to meet the entitlement with pure and unwavering kindness. It's as if the wholesome kindness counterbalances the negative Karen energy. 

Check out some more Karen content with this work Karen who made everyone get up for a 4AM meeting.

What a beautiful take on getting back at a testy customer. For whatever reason (ignorance), some customers think it's alright to turn up at establishments and stink up the atmosphere with toxicity, entitlement, and aggressive rudeness. In this scenario, Karen meets her match in a server who decided to approach Karen's unpleasant cloud of negativity with excellent customer service, and theatrical apologies to the point that Karen actually seemed to wake up. 

Check out another time that Karen lost, with this tech support employee who called Karen's bluff.

Sometimes customers throw out an order that seems to escape the very definition of logic. It's like the customers just threw a bunch of random foods together, and decided to surprise the waiters with pure nonsense. I mean, hey, everyone has their thing, and sometimes people enjoy a particular food combination like ice cream and ketchup. Yes, let that settle. Ice cream and ketchup. 

Waiters, waitresses, and baristas are sharing their unexpected overheards that they've experienced while working on the job. Nothing quite like just trying to muddle through your work day, while you're also playing third party to what could be the ending of a relationship, or some other kind of emotional blowup between a couple people eating a meal. 

This quick Tumblr thread explores the artificial niceties provided by people working in the service industry. Don't let those smiles fool you for being a reflection of the employees' honest mood. People can really flip a switch when it comes to how they treat customers and what they're like outside the confines of the job's rules of conduct. 

This server shares a story about trying out the honest approach with some awful customers. If anything it's impressive and encouraging that this server actually got through to them. They did not sound like the kind of people that would approach much of anything with an open mind. 

This guy was getting exasperated with the customer service at a restaurant, and after having enough of what he took as a "surfer attitude" from his waiter, he decided to return what he thought was a hang loose sign. This is where the fail presents itself in all of its terrible glory. Turns out the waiter in fact didn't have any fingers, and was absolutely not flashing a "hang loose sign." How about that for a big old-fashioned whoops. 

Waiters and waitresses have that outside-in perspective when it comes to you entering their domain, to take a chance at meeting someone for your first date. Those sporadic conversations you have with your date, consisting of information you'd already know if the other person was a consistent part of your life, are a giveaway. But at the same time, things aren't always as they appear. Maybe you're reading this as someone who's in a loving relationship, and realizing you might look like you're on a first date with your partner, every time you guys go out! 

Every time you've had an awkward meal, your server has totally picked up on it. And if you're lucky, they tell that story about you all the time. Also, quick tip: it's probably a good idea to not propose at Olive Garden.

People in the customer service industry should pay close attention here.