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DonCoquixote

(13,990 posts)
44. this deserves a response:
Sun Sep 14, 2014, 05:30 PM
Sep 2014

"1. When you ask your server for your check, they ask you if you want dessert as if you didn't just answer their question already." Answer, because if the server did not do that, the manager might fire her/him.

"2. When your server leaves BEFORE you get a CHANCE to ask for everything you want and/or only ask ONE person, not EVERYONE if they need something? " Because the owner probably under hired staff and is running them ragged.

"3. When your server doesn't do as you asked. You ask for a box, they bring you a bag. You ask for a to-go coke, they bring you an empty cup to pour your coke into." Again, said restaurant has a policy set, which is run by some person who never wanted to be a manager in a restaurant, but had to take the job, so they mindless say stuff like "we do not use boxes."

"4. Servers that decide everything for you without *ASKING YOUR PERMISSION FIRST BEFORE DOING THE THINGS*." because one of the main thing means customers get angry about is that they even had to ASK for things, and that is what fills the yelps of the world.

"5. Servers pour new iced tea into old iced tea that's watered down. If I wanted a glass of watery tea, I'd be home. It's not iced tea anymore if it's mostly water, is it? " And then said customer will complain "hey you took my tea away"

I did consider doing the full 44 page mess, but honestly, that would be stopping to her level. I will say this...most of the time, the servers are doing what the managers are telling them, and the manager does not give a damned about tips, because he/she knows that they can steal them from the worker regardless. Said manager has to answer to the owner, who many times is someone who has no clue or care about the restaurant business, but just had some money to burn, but yet will gladly oppress everyone just to save 5 cents. And the whole mess is kept up by people who think that they have a right to be RUDE, because the way America hides that fact that people are working class is to let them play at aristocrats for an hour at a restaurant, where a bunch of retirees and young spoiled punks get to oppress people who in many cases, are paid far less than Minimum wage, and have whatever tips they make stolen.

Enjoy your damn dinner. Don't be surprised if your retirement plan flops, and you wind up working it the places you used to treat people bad at.

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Context? SheilaT Sep 2014 #1
shame that the post was deleted Mosby Sep 2014 #2
wish I'd copied the now deleted op cali Sep 2014 #5
Thy will be done: arcane1 Sep 2014 #13
Sounds like someone needs to stick to the drive-thru Scootaloo Sep 2014 #31
Let me give you a piece of advice, okay. VScott Sep 2014 #65
Wow Spirochete Sep 2014 #41
I'm a world-class anal-retentive nitpicker Blue_Tires Sep 2014 #112
Yes, that poor person Spirochete Sep 2014 #119
this deserves a response: DonCoquixote Sep 2014 #44
Another quite astonishing thing SheilaT Sep 2014 #118
Another "entitlement mentality" spoiled brat. Cook your own food at home, Brat! Dont call me Shirley Sep 2014 #61
You're briliant. kudos and thanks. I can't stop laughing. cali Sep 2014 #62
I guess I don't eat out enough to have these complaints. mackerel Sep 2014 #68
lolol - someone needs decaf. nt TBF Sep 2014 #69
Library Girl went out to eat, apparently. NuclearDem Sep 2014 #73
i would strongly suggest to this person to never eat out again-- niyad Sep 2014 #80
what the hell are you bringing this shit back for? TorchTheWitch Sep 2014 #89
By popular request, of course arcane1 Sep 2014 #94
OMFG. Up your meds! I missed the original thread, thanks for copying it, arcane! catbyte Sep 2014 #93
Your awesome for providing again yeoman6987 Sep 2014 #95
DAMN. Somebody's mommy must have finally kicked her out of the house! nolabear Sep 2014 #98
a dissertation Liberal_in_LA Sep 2014 #105
Jesus fucking christ. Warren DeMontague Sep 2014 #107
DUZY!! KT2000 Sep 2014 #115
Thanks! Lilyhoney Sep 2014 #108
This sounds like a joke to me. Blue_In_AK Sep 2014 #116
Holy Shit! Epic is right! SomethingFishy Sep 2014 #121
46 things, 46 was "serving appetizers without appetizer plates". I saved the whole thing. NYC_SKP Sep 2014 #16
Here it is, cali. I'm still reading that whole mess, didn't even know that it's gone... countryjake Sep 2014 #38
Almost reads like a satire by a server treestar Sep 2014 #57
No server would write #10 of that list, even as satire. countryjake Sep 2014 #64
They only said "sorry", not "so sorry". Seriously, that person is just nasty. uppityperson Sep 2014 #88
this person needs to smoke some pot! LOL passiveporcupine Sep 2014 #74
Thanks for preserving this.......... wandy Sep 2014 #91
Well, she was probably trolling the innertubes when she first found this... countryjake Sep 2014 #106
It does tammywammy Sep 2014 #3
Indeed, the effort was almost phychotic in its abundance and determination. arcane1 Sep 2014 #4
THAT was who this reminded me of, thank you. I wonder if he just realized he had another uppityperson Sep 2014 #22
A post count of around 20 but registered in 2009. lpbk2713 Sep 2014 #6
Began upping its post count in the Lounge this morning pinboy3niner Sep 2014 #14
Just as well they blew their cover. lpbk2713 Sep 2014 #26
Someone posted a post of theirs from DU2 about going to Outback arcane1 Sep 2014 #78
One bizarre individual for sure. lpbk2713 Sep 2014 #84
Well how about that. Thanks! arcane1 Sep 2014 #86
He was probably doing time somewhere Skink Sep 2014 #34
But mercuryblues Sep 2014 #48
Well, I just hope it was served on the right plate. Jackpine Radical Sep 2014 #54
I hope it was more dumped on the putz's head mythology Sep 2014 #103
DUZY! n/t DebJ Sep 2014 #122
to be fair hfojvt Sep 2014 #117
OK cali, give us a tip! adirondacker Sep 2014 #7
Yeah, I'm kind of sorry the OP got removed. The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2014 #8
I was sad to see it go for a couple of reasons. Jackpine Radical Sep 2014 #52
I wish they would've let us play with him longer NightWatcher Sep 2014 #9
Did someone capture their manifesto for posterity? LOL hlthe2b Sep 2014 #10
Google cached version here, if you want it... SidDithers Sep 2014 #11
Thanks. I saved it for posterity as a Word document. The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2014 #17
I was wondering if maybe it was a cut and paste job... SidDithers Sep 2014 #19
I suspect that is the original work of "Spring1" The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2014 #25
I immediately reposted it at DU2, link: NYC_SKP Sep 2014 #29
That's what I thought, too. Nothing from it came up anywhere but here. countryjake Sep 2014 #43
Yeah, that's what I was doing too... SidDithers Sep 2014 #58
Ya, I never dreamed that she'd be using that same moniker elsewhere... countryjake Sep 2014 #71
MIRT ran him off before I could post MohRokTah Sep 2014 #12
Mine too LeftishBrit Sep 2014 #21
Awaiting the jury results on this. Bet it goes 7-0 to leave. Kaleva Sep 2014 #15
And here are the results Kaleva Sep 2014 #24
lol. I can't believe anyone alertedon this. oh, wait a minute. yes I can. cali Sep 2014 #66
If someone is bored enough to write that manifesto upthread Warren DeMontague Sep 2014 #110
Google "Pet Peeves" and Springs1 , you'll see they have tried that rant on several boards over the pkdu Sep 2014 #18
Really? I must not have done a very good search... SidDithers Sep 2014 #23
Well, just googled... Scootaloo Sep 2014 #35
Google spring 1 journal. It got me to his/her blog. n/t Cleita Sep 2014 #36
..and it looks like she's been hung up on this for going on 10 years... ScreamingMeemie Sep 2014 #99
springs1 also has issues with lines at Bed Bath and Beyond! NYC_SKP Sep 2014 #37
eg: muriel_volestrangler Sep 2014 #39
Same MO on these sites. The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2014 #45
*How to Be a GOOD Server in a Restaurant* Lisa0825 Sep 2014 #70
I think she's just a generally mean person. Another blog she's responded to... countryjake Sep 2014 #87
That's a boatload of multiple personalities. nt littlemissmartypants Sep 2014 #90
Wow LeftishBrit Sep 2014 #20
I suspect that one is blackballed by all the local restaurants pinboy3niner Sep 2014 #27
I certainly would not touch any food that poster might have sent back to the kitchen DrDan Sep 2014 #49
yes I saw that one. drray23 Sep 2014 #28
He got an award, pizza it came in under 20 minutes too Kalidurga Sep 2014 #30
heh. PeaceNikki Sep 2014 #32
DUZY! muriel_volestrangler Sep 2014 #40
Seconded! arcane1 Sep 2014 #79
lol Soylent Brice Sep 2014 #85
spring 1 has a blog and I believe is Cleita Sep 2014 #33
This is like the hate the teachers campaign. must be due to the fast food strike. grahamhgreen Sep 2014 #42
My son is a server and I bet he would love to respond to each of those, but rhett o rick Sep 2014 #46
As someone who has also waited, I considered responding with my own list... countryjake Sep 2014 #56
Yep. One should hold it against the poor server if they ask "do you want fried with that," rhett o rick Sep 2014 #72
I wish it had not been deleted - there are a lot of DUers who did not get a chance to enjoy it DrDan Sep 2014 #47
Where do people get the TIME? LisaLynne Sep 2014 #50
football Sunday - laptop on lap, Chiefs-Broncos on DrDan Sep 2014 #51
The person is clealy mentally ill. BlindTiresias Sep 2014 #53
Proof that Sheldon Cooper is real chrisa Sep 2014 #55
that person obviously forgot the get their meds refilled notadmblnd Sep 2014 #59
That was an amazing rant. Think of how much spit she must have eaten over the years. Shrike47 Sep 2014 #60
That was a classic. TheCowsCameHome Sep 2014 #63
After all that they missed my own pet peeve. pa28 Sep 2014 #67
More issues than the National Geographic sarge43 Sep 2014 #75
I learned one thing a long time ago... yallerdawg Sep 2014 #76
Where I come from we ate what was on the table-period KrazyinKS Sep 2014 #77
This message was self-deleted by its author ann--- Sep 2014 #81
living proof that some people have wayyyyyyy too much time on their hands. niyad Sep 2014 #82
A blithering whack-job Plucketeer Sep 2014 #83
Yikes! Olive Garden must really be going down hill! n/t RufusTFirefly Sep 2014 #92
Maybe she'll return pinboy3niner Sep 2014 #96
Clearly the margaritas, long-island iced teas and white Russians aren't working.... Moonwalk Sep 2014 #97
Here's a Trolly, in honor of our fallen... Dr Hobbitstein Sep 2014 #100
This message was self-deleted by its author ScreamingMeemie Sep 2014 #101
I know a woman who thinks/talks like this in restaurants. It's the 9th circle of hell. Divernan Sep 2014 #102
The list, distilled, as a public service: Duer 157099 Sep 2014 #104
Thanks. nt Lilyhoney Sep 2014 #113
I was wondering if anyone had actually read all 46. LiberalAndProud Sep 2014 #114
Good Lord. Manifestor_of_Light Sep 2014 #109
She must bring a large bottle of antacid tablets to restaurants marzipanni Sep 2014 #111
Stephen Colbert's Brass Balls award? Initech Sep 2014 #120
I wonder how she reacts at the DMV or other similar ventures? n/t DebJ Sep 2014 #123
finally, someone to go with these restaurateurs (mildly NSFW) MisterP Sep 2014 #124
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