Some restaurant customers are a nightmare for everyone around them, be it the waitstaff, other people wanting to enjoy a meal in peace, or poor passersby who happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. And no matter what aggravating behavior they engage in, arguably more times than not they don’t really care for the troubles they cause.
The internet is brimming with documentation of what such unforgettable customers leave behind, but you’ve likely seen them with your own eyes at least once. If you haven’t, scroll down to find some visual testimonies of their visits on the list below and see just how troublesome such customers can be.
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Caught A Couple Of Kids Coloring On The Banister In Our Outside Seating Section. Parents Just Sat There Watching Them Do It. I Asked Them If The Walls In There House Looked Just As Ugly And They Asked To Speak To A Manager
Sorry I Politely Asked Your Crotch Goblin To Not Throw Sugar At Other Guests. Lmao
Actually depending on what your kids were doing, the wait staff or manager has a right to ask you to leave...
Customer Leaves Her Baby’s Dirty Diaper On Table
What confuses me is that I never saw her use the restroom the entire time she was dining. She likely kept it with her before but it confuses me even more that she never even thought once to toss it in a trash can outside before she arrived
As a former waitress myself, I can attest that one customer can be enough to ruin the staff’s day, and they have hundreds of ways to do it. Obnoxious and entitled ones make it their life’s mission to see how much waiters can take before blowing up—be it cursing, yelling, or crying— ignorant ones force the employees to stay late, whether because the customers themselves stay long after the closing hours or because of the mess they make that has to be taken care of, and rude ones make the employees lose faith in humanity one order at a time. Long story short, the possibilities are nearly endless.
Having to deal with aggravating people might be one of the reasons why bartenders and waiters reportedly have low satisfaction in regards to what they do. Data shows that in general, more than a third of employees in the US—35%, to be exact—are not satisfied with their jobs, and only 20% are passionate about theirs.
Someone Decided To Have A Gender Reveal At The Table
What Do You Guys Think About This?
CareerExplorer delved deeper into how (un)satisfied servers are with their jobs, and, according to their survey, the situation is so bad, food servers fall into the bottom 3% of career choices in regards to happiness.
Using star ratings—with one being the worst and 5 the best—the waiters were asked to evaluate five different aspects of their jobs: whether or not they were happy with their salary, whether or not they found their job meaningful, how well they thought their personality fit the job, how much they enjoyed their work environment, and how well they could put their abilities to use at work.
How People Left Their Table At A Wendy’s Near Me Smh
Ignorance infuriates me. I can't help myself from tidying up hotel rooms before leaving lol
Yuck
If You Go To A Restaurant And Your Kid Makes A Mess And You Leave It Like This, It Says More About You As Parent Than Your Kid
In regards to the first of the five points—being happy with the salary—only 6% of food servers gave such a statement a 5-star rating, meaning that only a few believe they earn well in the position. (The overall score was 2.6 stars out of 5, with roughly a quarter of the surveyees choosing only 1 star, which means they’re not content with the remuneration, and equally as many choosing to rate their salary with 3 stars, meaning they’re neither content nor discontent.)
Even fewer servers—1.8/5—were reportedly happy with the meaningfulness of their profession. However, the majority of them believed their personalities fit well with what they did for a living.
Customer Came Into The Restaurant And Gave The Waiters This Allergy List
An Interesting Note A Customer Left On A Reservation Lol
This Is Evil
The evaluations of the other two out of five aspects of being a food server—how much they enjoy their work environment and how well they can put their abilities to use there—revealed that three-out-of-five people do like the setting they earn their daily bread in; fewer—two-out-of-five—feel their skills are properly utilized there.
Gen Z🤝boomers
If you're going to be s****y about tipping at least don't be a coward by leaving a fake tip so it looks like to others that you did. You're already shameless, so why the shame to feel the need to be performative about all this?
The Tip Line Said "Turn Over For Tip"
Next Time Please Just Stiff Me
Data USA revealed that, back in 2021, there were roughly two million people working as servers in the country, earning an average of $18,961 a year (roughly $40,000 less than the average national salary of $59,596).
Anyone who’s ever given the profession a go knows that a large part of a server’s income comes from tips (which might be the reason they are willing to put up with the annoying ways of some customers). But even despite their willingness to tip, quite a few customers don’t feel fond of the system where the livelihood of servers depends on the tips they leave.
Parents Who Let Their Child Make This Sort Of Mess In A Restaurant
Let the kid... not necessarily. Some kids will not be controlled/contained to straightforward eating. But parents who leave this and make no attempt to clean it up. Or bring a drop sheet/covering for the floor? They know they have this kind of chaos-goblin. The parents chose to be a******s when they didn't deal with the results
These Damn Atheists
Someone Left Me A Tiny Shirt As A Tip
According to Bankrate, two thirds of adults in the US have a negative view of tipping, the main reason for that being the belief that businesses should pay their employees better rather than have them rely on tips. Other things that annoy customers about tipping include pre-entered tip screens, tipping culture getting out of control, and the confusion about who and how much to tip.
Whether they do or don’t like the system, people seem to tip their wait staff nevertheless; but fewer of them every year do. In 2019, roughly 77% of Americans at restaurants would always tip their servers, compared to 75% in 2021, 73% in 2022, and 65% recently in 2023, Bankrate reports.
“Inflation and general economic unease seem to be making Americans stingier with their tipping habits, yet we’re confronted with more invitations to tip than ever,” Bankrate senior industry analyst Ted Rossman pointed out. “It’s a fascinating issue with few clear answers. There is one apparent certainty, though: Tipping doesn’t seem likely to leave American society anytime soon.”
Upvote Or Face 10 Shifts Bad Luck
How about you just invest in portable card machines? Everyone just puts their card in and pays right there at the table, takes about ten seconds, no writing in receipts and no taking cards away fromvtge customer.
Thanks?
This Is Why I, As A Restaurant Host, Hate Kids And The Parents Who Enable Them. This Is Just The Floor, I Had Already Cleaned The Table, The Chairs, And The Shattered Plate
Bankrate also revealed that people’s tipping habits were influenced by the pandemic; its 2023 survey found that roughly 14% of Americans started to tip more since then, while 9% did the opposite since the unsettling times.
Needless to say, for the wait staff themselves, the pandemic was far from the happiest moment in their professional lives. With the world coming to a halt and eateries all over the world shutting their doors—some temporarily, some, sadly, for good—they had to find a way to survive not only without tips, but without a job in general.
In the beginning of the lockdown, in 2020, over eight million restaurant employees were laid off or furloughed, Forbes reports. In 2021, hundreds of thousands people in the hospitality and the restaurant industries decided to put in their notices themselves, be it because of Covid-related concerns or other reasons.
$10 Would Have Been Preferred
Is Calling Costumers "Hun" Weird?
I Give You, The Eggless Omelette
Am I missing something because I dont see the problem with this...? They exchanged eggs, which they listed they're allergic to, for tofu...which isn't that weird.
Unfortunately, the worker shortage didn’t end in 2021; a year later, in 2022, more than 80% of restaurant operators were short in at least one position. To make matters worse, as much as one-third of restaurants lacked people in not only the server but the dishwasher positions, too.
Lol, Never Seen This Kind Of Tip Before
18 U.S.C. 331 makes it illegal to “alter, deface, mutilate, impair, diminish, falsify, scale, or lighten” any coin minted in the U.S. or any foreign coin being used as currency in the U.S. But for Jesus, we'll make an exception...
Someone Brought In Their Pet Monkey. How’s Everybody Else’s Saturday Night?
She Wouldn’t Eat Her Chicken Because It Is “Pretty Much Raw.”
With restaurants up and running again, servers, too, are back at their jobs. And it’s no surprise that the level to which they—as well as representatives of other professions, for that matter—love or hate their places of employment often depends on the people they’re forced to deal with.
Unfortunately for the servers behind the pictures on this list, they had to bear with some quite troublesome individuals. However, coming back to my first thought, the same way an aggravating customer can ruin one’s day, a nice one has the power to fix it; so, in order to even out the scale, consider this a gentle reminder to be polite to your waiter next time you’re at a restaurant.
My Co-Worker Got A Novel On Her Check
The Restaurant I Work At Makes Us Pay A ‘Tip Refund’ To Cover Credit Card Charges
It’s Always The Extra Nice Customer Who Asks For Extra Sides When You Check On Them
That One Table That Stays Past Closed, And You Can't Leave Until They Do
Someone Left Their Table At An Airport McDonald's Like This
I Miss My Line Cooks. I Don’t Miss My Line Cooks
reminds me about a visit to this wonderful restaurant around the block. It was for my birthday and we got the surprise 4 course menu. They ask you want you like, dont like, and allergies. And you a surprise meal. When the first came, I saw a piece of Tomato and told the man (very sacrasticly, we already were having a great time with our waither) I really disliked tomato, we laughed about it.. and he managed to get tomato on, or with everything with tomato! Even the drinks, and the icecream.. and the bill. Best birthday meal ever.
My First Mean Note!
15 Minutes After Close
Lady Hit On Me All Night, Wrote Down Her Work Address, And Told Me To Come See Her Sometime. Then I Saw The Tip. Definitely A First For Me Lmao
I Got Tipped A House Today
Some People Should Just Stay Home…
I’m so glad I don’t work in this industry anymore. ZERO on a $150 check would ruin my shift.
First Time This Happened To Me
I Was In The Weeds And Very Focused I Guess…
Joys Of Being A Server
Customer Was Raised In A Barn Apparently. Trash Can Is Right Behind Where They Were Sitting
My Coworker Had The Honor Of Waiting On A “Yelp User”
"Yelp Exec" aka "I leave a*****e reviews for minor issues on Yelp and don't tip"
The Bill I Received Today As A Tip:
From A Party Of 7 People And They Were There For About 2.5 Hours
Forgot About This One 🤣
My Tip Last Night
Sorry It Took 10 Minutes For Your French Toast
Nahhhh What Did I Do
I Work At A Restaurant In Indiana And Got This Little Note And $10 From A Guy Who Dined And Dashed
This Tip I Got The Other Day
The Note A Customer Left On My Table…
Pain
“Tip” From A Customer At A Restaurant Who Was A Tourist, Demanding, And Ordered Alcohol With Their Meal
Well, this is just thanks to the sucky tipping system and transaction system, period. People should be able to eat out, knowing how much they are going to pay in total (include any tax in the actual price, not as a surprise later), not have to think whether they then have enough for a tip (PAY WORKERS A FAIR LIVING WAGE!). Yes, I did shout that because I’m sick of the greedy system.
32 Separate Checks
Actually, How About You Don’t (Read The Note First)
This couple came in tonight, chatted it up with my bartender for over an hour. She even took pictures of them and gave them great recommendations. Then left this beauty. Lol actually how about you don’t come back?
Whole Table Of Boomers Just Sitting An Hour After Close
"Oh, I'm Gonna Need More Than That! A Lot More! Can You Just Bring Me A Bowl?!"
Earlier This Year. The Audacity Of This One Was Insane
Was Asked For An Application While Waiting On A Woman Today And Was Given This As She Left…
Best Non-Money Tip You’ve Received?
😀 I’m Going To Fucking Snap 😀😀😀
My former boss wouldn't have let me take a delivery this big unless the tip was at least fifty dollars.
My First Nasty Note
“Serving Teenagers Isn’t That Bad”
I gave horrible tips as a teenager, until my mom realized I had no idea how to calculate them. At least here it looks like there's some guidance.
Pretty Brave For An 8% Tip
Screw that show the number. The swine left it for any and all to see on the table.
Oh, Just Some Notes For The Customer
You’re Here Alone, Wyd
is that 300 a quantity or a product code? some restaurants have product codes next to items so people can order by item number... if not, then ignore. it's a prank.
Regular Who Has A Different Date Every Week
Came In 15 Mins Before Close And Left This
Throwback To A Guest Just Guestin’
Ridiculous How People Think This Is Even Remotely Acceptable. Service Was Great Too And Ran Me Around For Over An Hour. Help Me Feel Better, What’s Your Worst Tip?
All I Can Say Is Please Don't!
Tbh I don't make that much money either so if I lived in America eating out would definitely be a seldom treat
“We Want A Bunch Of Ranch”
Discovered This In Boh. Still Trying To Figure Out What Went Down Here
$39 Tip In Coins
Someone Left Me A $1 Canadian Bill As A Tip Today
"You Ruined My Mother's Birthday"
Horrible service and you still got a tip, albeit small. Whose the entitled one here?
Please Tell Me You're Kidding Me
I don't understand. They tipped 8 dollars on an 8 bill, so that's like a 100% tip? I think that's generous.
A few of these shouldn't be on this list, many of the rest absolutely and infuriatingly do.
Many of this is people dont tip or dont tip much. As a european i see a tip as a bonus and not an obligation.
It should be a bonus, but if you are in the US, tip to the American standard. It's basic wages here for many.
Load More Replies...It is incredibly rare but I have had such horrible service that I refused to tip. It does happen. Most recently I was at the airport and decided to get a drink while waiting. Watched the bartender water down my old fashioned after saturating it with simple syrup. If you are going to water down my over priced drink then I am not tipping for it, period. I typically do the standard 20% but I really hate the tip system in America, but if we are going to stick with it, then I am going to take advantage of that and not tip for bad service or being ripped off by a bartender.
A few of these shouldn't be on this list, many of the rest absolutely and infuriatingly do.
Many of this is people dont tip or dont tip much. As a european i see a tip as a bonus and not an obligation.
It should be a bonus, but if you are in the US, tip to the American standard. It's basic wages here for many.
Load More Replies...It is incredibly rare but I have had such horrible service that I refused to tip. It does happen. Most recently I was at the airport and decided to get a drink while waiting. Watched the bartender water down my old fashioned after saturating it with simple syrup. If you are going to water down my over priced drink then I am not tipping for it, period. I typically do the standard 20% but I really hate the tip system in America, but if we are going to stick with it, then I am going to take advantage of that and not tip for bad service or being ripped off by a bartender.