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‘Don’t come back ever’: Florida Cheesecake Factory server goes to the bathroom. Then a customer follows her in

By Apr 8th
NYC server is at her wits end after one diner wanted her ‘chilled lobsters’ HOT and another ordered an item that wasn’t on the menu — three times

By Mar 23rd
Server asks table if they have any allergies. One man’s response stuns her into silence—then it gets worse: ‘God forbid I do my job’

By Mar 11th
Woman experiences ‘awful’ service at Izzy’s Steakhouse in San Francisco. But it gets worse when she looks at other tables: ‘This woman hated us’

By Mar 6th
Server recounts the most chaotic day running a restaurant inside a Costco — then she realizes it was just a nightmare: ‘It never stops’

By Feb 25th
‘Did we just enter a wormhole?’: Woman witnesses the most hilarious conversation between a diner and server that has her going

By Feb 24th
New York server clashes with a senior citizen after 25 of them come in, throw a half-eaten burger, and refuse to pay the full bill: ‘Don’t come back’

By Feb 24th
Missouri server refused to serve a table during her 13-hour shift because of the way they called her over: ‘People are confusing server with servant’

By Feb 24th
Arizona server crashes out after three women walk in 20 minutes before closing and ask the most diabolical ‘is this vegetarian’ questions ever

By Feb 17th
Chili’s server eats a ‘mid salad’ that was going to get thrown out anyway. Then she gets fired for it: ‘He was looking for a reason’

By Feb 14th
Server gets a huge tip from customer. Then she goes and hides in the back of the restaurant: ‘They’re sending a message to you’

By Feb 13th
Orlando woman sees her fellow server leaving with $400 tips and asks her the secret — turns out she was committing felonies: ‘I didn’t snitch on her’

By Feb 12th
‘It doesn’t even feel real’: Boston woman goes to restaurant for birthday dinner. Then the server interrupts her to say she’s getting ‘a lot’ of food

By Dec 27th
‘I’m carrying 50 pounds of wet hot cheese’: Brewster Street Icehouse worker in Texas takes leftover cheese to the dumpster. Then she tosses it in

By Dec 23rd
‘All of this for a server position???’: Server gets hired at ‘popular New England restaurant,’ spends $100 on supplies before training. Then he shows up on day 1

By Nov 18th
‘She undermined your parenting boundaries. Not cool!’: Mom says server shamed her in front of family for ordering water at a restaurant

By Sep 3rd
‘What did HE do?!?’: Arizona woman goes to bathroom while on date with her fiancé. Then she returns, sees the server at her table

By Aug 27th
‘He made it up’: Michigan server jokes that she can’t wait to be someone’s ‘hot wife’ someday. Then a customer steps in

By Aug 24th