In a now-viral TikTok, a popular content creator revealed what restaurant hosts would actually like to say to customers checking in for a table. The video was uploaded by TikTok user Robin Jordan (@imjustrobb), who typically posts skits about life in the restaurant industry. In this skit, she shared what hosts would really like to …
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‘Customers do know servers aren’t cooking their meals, right?’: Server calls out customers who refuse to tip because they didn’t like the food
A former server’s clip went viral on TikTok after she shared her feelings about customers who don’t tip because of the quality of their food. The video featured TikTok user Karen (@karen.deanda) who typically posts server skits. In the clip, she reenacts a situation whereby a customer decided not to tip despite receiving excellent service …
‘You like cornbread? You’re Cornbread Carl’: TikToker says servers have nicknames for all regular customers
A TikTok user and comedian recently shared a PSA to frequent restaurant visitors: If you’re a regular customer, you might be wearing a nickname you’re not aware you have. The video by Ely Kreimendahl, a comedian and host of the Shame Spiral podcast, has garnered more than 1.9 million views. In it, she shared some …
‘As a restaurant manager myself, lord them kids stay telling stories to their parents’: Server’s mom shows up at work when manager takes her off the schedule—after 2 no call, no shows
A restaurant manager shared the frustrating experience she had in handling an employee’s schedule after the young woman told her that she had a death in the family. Kellie (@ambryae) has gone viral on TikTok in the past for sharing her stories of working in the food service industry and this time, her story time …
Restaurant Servers Post TikToks of the Most Annoying Customer Habits
Source: TikTok | @bobbiswan Restaurant servers went viral on TikTok after exposing the things customers do that drive them mad. Working in the foodservice industry can often be a thankless job, especially when it comes to servers. From not getting tipped by customers, relying on that gratuity to make a livable wage, to downright irate …
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‘It’s the whistle or hand waves for me’: Servers mock customers who try to get their attention by ‘staring’ at them
The moment you need to get the attention of a server at a restaurant can be a pretty daunting one. What’s the best etiquette? Should you yell their name? Wave them down? The situation is full of uncertainties and any misstep lead to an uncomfortable situation. TikTok user @Georgeyonan wants to make one thing clear: …
Server’s Decision to Not Show Up to Monday Shift Sparks Debate
Source: TikTok | @gangsta_gramps A restaurant manager’s post about criticizing an employee for not acknowledging a schedule change has sparked a viral TikTok debate. Human beings are routine-based creatures that constantly seek patterns and some kind of structure to their lives. This is a fact of life that’s even ingrained in the types of songs …
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‘It doesn’t matter if you make $0 in tips’: Former Chili’s employee slams chain for requiring servers to tip out minimum wage co-workers
An “ex-Chilihead” took to TikTok to complain about Chili’s system for paying employees based on tips and sales, with hashtags highlighting “restaurant industry problems,” and stating more broadly, that “capitalism sucks.” TikTok user Clara B. (@thoseawkmoments) created the video as part of a conversation about tipping at restaurants. In response to a server who commented …
Servers Carry Huge Sign Telling Customer Their Card Was Declined
Source: TikiTok | @calibeachclub It’s hard to argue that there are bigger scams people get roped into believing are worth the money than bottle service at an expensive bar. With massive mark-ups on liquor, you could pretty much buy anywhere else, dumping thousands of dollars into getting a table with servers running up to you …
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‘We’re all gonna be making $10’: Logan’s Roadhouse server says restaurant scheduled 14 servers in one night
A Logan’s Roadhouse server says that the restaurant they work at scheduled 14 servers for the same shift in a now-viral TikTok. In the video posted by Jae (@babymamajae) on Feb. 3, three servers stand in front of the camera with their arms folded. Text overlay reads, “When they schedule 14 servers tonight so we’re …
‘The restaurant game is wild’: Former Alamo Drafthouse employee says servers used to commit fraud to make more money
A former server for movie theater chain Alamo Drafthouse recounts in a recent TikTok video the moment higher-ups learned that some employees were allegedly committing fraud at the location he worked at. In a recent video, user @biggie_boi_q says that when he used to work at a specific Drafthouse location, “everyone on the morning shift …
‘They put an insane amount of servers on the floor’: Bombshells server says she only made $6 working for 6 hours on Super Bowl Sunday
A Bombshells server says the oversaturation of servers at her restaurant job on Super Bowl Sunday and location of her section left her with only $6 for a whole shift after tip share. In her video, poster Jenina (@jeninaaxoxo) says she was required to stay in her outdoor dining section while wearing her short uniform …