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Arizona bartender wears 2 braids during her shift. Then she sees what happens to her tips

By Feb 22nd
‘We didn’t do anything wrong’: El Paso waitress tells veteran that they don’t serve what he ordered. Then he catches her giving it to another table

By Feb 20th
California woman says manager followed her out of the restaurant after she didn’t leave a 20% tip: ‘I would have asked for the $50 back’

By Feb 16th
Chili’s server waits on married couple. Then she pulls out a tactic to make sure they know she’s a ‘girls’ girl’: ‘I’m insecure but not this insecure’

By Feb 15th
Are Dutch Bros. workers tipping themselves? Oregon customer reveals real reason baristas don’t ask for tips: ‘20% is crazy’

By Feb 1st
‘Something weird is going on here’: NYC woman says server told her sushi restaurant doesn’t sell alcohol. Then she takes one look around

By Jan 31st
Ruby Tuesday fired a manager after he worked Christmas Day. A month later, the decision is still haunting them

By Jan 25th
New York bartender serves table of 6. Then they tell her to go home: ‘They wanted drinks and appetizers’

By Jan 24th
New York server overhears a couple at dinner. It’s a nice date at first—then she freezes: ‘Are you OK?’

By Jan 16th
Server asks large table what they are celebrating. She wasn’t ready for their response. Now she’s issuing a warning to other servers

By Jan 14th
Michigan man worked at Ruby Tuesday for 19 years. Then he was fired after a shift on Christmas day: ‘I never missed a day of work’

By Jan 13th
Woman gets to restaurant 30 minutes early. Then she tries to use excuse to get them to let her in: ‘OK? Congratulations’

By Jan 4th
Woman says server interrupted her to tell her she’s ordering ‘too much food.’ Then she shows what she got: ‘Now I see why they were concerned’

By Jan 2nd
‘The most embarrassing moment of my life’: London server takes table’s order. Then something catastrophic happens

By Dec 24th
‘I had no idea!’: Tennessee server issues warning about those 5-in-one restaurant gift cards

By Dec 19th
‘Where did they even go?’: Phoenix server brings $400 bill to empty table. Then the mom returns and punishes her for assuming they dined and dashed

By Dec 11th
‘They someone’s husband, dad or even grandpa’: Beverage cart girl records day in the life on job. The golfers don’t realize they are on camera

By Dec 5th
‘They were my last straw’: Server gets tipped $3 on a $132 bill. Then she follows table out to the parking lot

By Dec 3rd
‘I just felt bad for her’: Waiter serves couple on first date. Then the man orders queso, margarita before doing something unexpected

By Nov 30th
‘People are so weird’: Server doesn’t wear makeup during shift. Then she sees how much she makes in tips

By Nov 29th