I almost snapped on my mom today when we had brunch at a local diner - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

TVFactFan · 08-29-2015, 05:59 PM

I treated my mom to brunch because my job gave a thank you bonus so we went to a local diner, So the waitress that showed up looked like she didn't want to be there and had a "****ty demeanor" so I decided to no longer look her in the eyes. Then when she gave us our food I noticed my moms toast and my english muffin was on the same plate. So I asked the lady with a irritated look. "can you put this on another plate please"

So my mom was wondering why I was looking like that and I told her because I don't her attitude and she didn't separate the toast and english. Then my goes on to say that maybe the woman is going through something at home and I was like........"who cares this is her job"

So I felt myself about to explode on my mom at the diner over a stupid ass waitress and then I quickly had to change the topic lol But I cannot believe she was making excuses for a ignorant ass waitress who needs to quit.

BTW: I gave her a $2.00 tip

Wawwie · 08-29-2015, 06:42 PM

Did the waitress with the crappy attitude get a separate plate for the toast and the English muffin? It makes no sense that she would put them on the same plate. Sounds like her brain was out to lunch.

TVFactFan · 08-29-2015, 06:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Wawwie

Did the waitress with the crappy attitude get a separate plate for the toast and the English muffin? It makes no sense that she would put them on the same plate. Sounds like her brain was out to lunch.

No and that's why I had a look of irritation when I asked for a separate plate

Wawwie · 08-29-2015, 07:47 PM

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No and that's why I had a look of irritation when I asked for a separate plate

She's lucky you gave her any tip at all.

Dude111 · 08-30-2015, 01:30 AM

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So my mom was wondering why I was looking like that and I told her because I don't like her attitude and she didn't separate the toast and english. Then my goes on to say that maybe the woman is going through something at home and I was like........"who cares this is her job"

I know how ya feel!!!

Me and a friend ran into a waitress like this the other day @ a diner..... She was GREEK and didnt speak english very well,not friendly @ all!!!!!

I said the same thing to my friend as your mom said to you FBJ but really YOU ARE RIGHT!!!

Why do ppl work DEALING WITH THE PUBLIC and have crappy attitudes like the customer did something to them??

1960'sTVfan · 08-30-2015, 10:48 AM

Perhaps there is a reason why the waitress served your mom's toast and your muffin on the same plate. Maybe the diner has a policy and the waitresses serve items on one plate whenever it's possible. Dry items like bread, for example. Whoever owns the diner might be trying to conserve water and reduce the number of dishes that need washed. Restaurant owners are always coming up with ideas to conserve and save money on business expenses.

Schmoopie · 08-30-2015, 10:53 AM

That's really weird anyway. Why would you put food for two different customers on the same plate and then get irritated when the customer asks for separate ones?

My husband and I were at Denny's really late last night because we had been stuck in the house with no power. This group of five guys let us go in before them and when we got to the front, the woman was really rude to the guys behind us, telling them basically that she didn't want to serve them and that it would take 45 minutes for them to get their food. I think they were troublemakers anyway but still. And then she led us to our table and threw the menus down like she was ticked at us. We didn't' stay in there long. We got up and left and went to another Denny's. I don't mind slow service as much as I do servers who have attitudes.

1960'sTVfan · 08-30-2015, 11:14 AM

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That's really weird anyway. Why would you put food for two different customers on the same plate and then get irritated when the customer asks for separate ones?

My husband and I were at Denny's really late last night because we had been stuck in the house with no power. This group of five guys let us go in before them and when we got to the front, the woman was really rude to the guys behind us, telling them basically that she didn't want to serve them and that it would take 45 minutes for them to get their food. I think they were troublemakers anyway but still. And then she led us to our table and threw the menus down like she was ticked at us. We didn't' stay in there long. We got up and left and went to another Denny's. I don't mind slow service as much as I do servers who have attitudes.

I think it's just a sign of the times. So many people are rude and disrespectful nowadays. Any job in public service is the worst type of job to have. The employees have to put up with crap from the customers, which puts them in a foul mood and it just goes on from there. It's just bad everywhere. I'm at the point now where I mostly keep to myself and seldom leave the house, only leave when I have to, like grocery shopping for example. The less interaction with other people, the better.

TVFactFan · 08-30-2015, 01:27 PM

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Perhaps there is a reason why the waitress served your mom's toast and your muffin on the same plate. Maybe the diner has a policy and the waitresses serve items on one plate whenever it's possible. Dry items like bread, for example. Whoever owns the diner might be trying to conserve water and reduce the number of dishes that need washed. Restaurant owners are always coming up with ideas to conserve and save money on business expenses.

No matter what diner I went to, the waitress always separated the toast or english muffin from the actual meal and put it on a different plate

HuntingtonM15 · 08-30-2015, 02:00 PM

There was no excuse for her behavior, but she probably wasn't the one who plated the food. She just brought it out. But after you made the request, she should have promptly brought another plate without question.

It's always irritating to get bad wait staff. When someone is good, I always tip 20%, no question. I only lower it when they are terrible. I agree that even if it's a personal problem they are dealing with, they need to leave it at home and not bring it to work. They are working for tips, so they need to earn them.

TVFactFan · 08-30-2015, 02:09 PM

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There was no excuse for her behavior, but she probably wasn't the one who plated the food. She just brought it out. But after you made the request, she should have promptly brought another plate without question.

It's always irritating to get bad wait staff. When someone is good, I always tip 20%, no question. I only lower it when they are terrible. I agree that even if it's a personal problem they are dealing with, they need to leave it at home and not bring it to work. They are working for tips, so they need to earn them.

And brought the waffle to the table with no syrup

1960'sTVfan · 08-30-2015, 04:28 PM

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No matter what diner I went to, the waitress always separated the toast or english muffin from the actual meal and put it on a different plate

Well, maybe the waitress thought it was OK to serve the toast and muffin on one plate instead of two. Look at the bright side. At least your main meals were served on individual plates. If the waitress had served the main meals on one big plate, and expected the two of you to have your meals and share the same plate, then yea I guess that would be considered bad service and reason to complain.

Then she forgot the syrup for the waffle? I doubt she did it on purpose, maybe she was having a problem that day and her mind wasn't fully on her work. Or maybe she thought you were good looking, she got distracted and forgot to bring the syrup.

TVFactFan · 08-30-2015, 04:33 PM

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Well, maybe the waitress thought it was OK to serve the toast and muffin on one plate instead of two. Look at the bright side. At least your main meals were served on individual plates. If the waitress had served the main meals on one big plate, and expected the two of you to have your meals and share the same plate, then yea I guess that would be considered bad service and reason to complain.

Then she forgot the syrup for the waffle? I doubt she did it on purpose, maybe she was having a problem that day and her mind wasn't fully on her work. Or maybe she thought you were good looking, she got distracted and forgot to bring the syrup.

That;s the 3rd time I been to that diner with my mom because they have such good food but they have stupid waitresses

biffbronson · 08-30-2015, 04:43 PM

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I think it's just a sign of the times. So many people are rude and disrespectful nowadays. Any job in public service is the worst type of job to have. The employees have to put up with crap from the customers, which puts them in a foul mood and it just goes on from there. It's just bad everywhere. I'm at the point now where I mostly keep to myself and seldom leave the house, only leave when I have to, like grocery shopping for example. The less interaction with other people, the better.

Usually the problem is bad management, resulting in poor training, lousy pay, etc. I just had a situation today, where one of my grocery items rang up at more than twice the shelf price. When I pointed it out to the cashier, he said I was wrong (and made up a lame reason -- which I pointed out if it were true, it would've affected some of my other stuff).

At no point did he apologize for the error, which had been clearly made: There were lots of that exact item on the shelf, in perfect agreement with the shelf tag (except for the price coming up higher). I had to tell him to take them off my order, when actually he needed to call for a price check. So I came off looking like a cheap idiot who was wrong -- but I was 100% accurate. The manager will be getting a call from me.

AB · 08-30-2015, 05:27 PM

The kitchen staff usually prepare the plates and the waitress brings them out. If there's a problem we're supposed to take the order back to the kitchen to be corrected. You could always speak to the manager if you're not satisfied with the way your order was handled. I work weekends as a waitress and we have days when things are not going right but in order to get decent tips we have to make sure the customer is satisfied with their order. Sorry your order wasn't handled better.

08-29-2015, 05:59 PM	#1
TVFactFan Member Forum Junkie Join Date: Aug 17, 2002 Posts: 99,154	I almost snapped on my mom today when we had brunch at a local diner I treated my mom to brunch because my job gave a thank you bonus so we went to a local diner, So the waitress that showed up looked like she didn't want to be there and had a "****ty demeanor" so I decided to no longer look her in the eyes. Then when she gave us our food I noticed my moms toast and my english muffin was on the same plate. So I asked the lady with a irritated look. "can you put this on another plate please" So my mom was wondering why I was looking like that and I told her because I don't her attitude and she didn't separate the toast and english. Then my goes on to say that maybe the woman is going through something at home and I was like........"who cares this is her job" So I felt myself about to explode on my mom at the diner over a stupid ass waitress and then I quickly had to change the topic lol But I cannot believe she was making excuses for a ignorant ass waitress who needs to quit. BTW: I gave her a $2.00 tip

08-30-2015, 10:53 AM	#7
Schmoopie Keep Calm and Love Snoopy Forum Star Join Date: Jul 13, 2008 Location: Lynnwood, Washington Posts: 15,696	That's really weird anyway. Why would you put food for two different customers on the same plate and then get irritated when the customer asks for separate ones? My husband and I were at Denny's really late last night because we had been stuck in the house with no power. This group of five guys let us go in before them and when we got to the front, the woman was really rude to the guys behind us, telling them basically that she didn't want to serve them and that it would take 45 minutes for them to get their food. I think they were troublemakers anyway but still. And then she led us to our table and threw the menus down like she was ticked at us. We didn't' stay in there long. We got up and left and went to another Denny's. I don't mind slow service as much as I do servers who have attitudes.
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08-29-2015, 06:42 PM	#2
Wawwie Member Forum Star Join Date: Jul 26, 2006 Location: New York Posts: 14,376	Did the waitress with the crappy attitude get a separate plate for the toast and the English muffin? It makes no sense that she would put them on the same plate. Sounds like her brain was out to lunch.

08-30-2015, 10:48 AM	#6
1960'sTVfan Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Sep 30, 2009 Posts: 6,172	Perhaps there is a reason why the waitress served your mom's toast and your muffin on the same plate. Maybe the diner has a policy and the waitresses serve items on one plate whenever it's possible. Dry items like bread, for example. Whoever owns the diner might be trying to conserve water and reduce the number of dishes that need washed. Restaurant owners are always coming up with ideas to conserve and save money on business expenses.

08-30-2015, 02:00 PM	#10
HuntingtonM15 That Bothers Me Moderator Forum Star Join Date: Jun 20, 2003 Location: Metro Detroit Posts: 11,062	There was no excuse for her behavior, but she probably wasn't the one who plated the food. She just brought it out. But after you made the request, she should have promptly brought another plate without question. It's always irritating to get bad wait staff. When someone is good, I always tip 20%, no question. I only lower it when they are terrible. I agree that even if it's a personal problem they are dealing with, they need to leave it at home and not bring it to work. They are working for tips, so they need to earn them.

08-30-2015, 05:27 PM	#15
AB Member Eternal Member Forum Icon Join Date: Dec 26, 2006 Location: The South Posts: 59,429	The kitchen staff usually prepare the plates and the waitress brings them out. If there's a problem we're supposed to take the order back to the kitchen to be corrected. You could always speak to the manager if you're not satisfied with the way your order was handled. I work weekends as a waitress and we have days when things are not going right but in order to get decent tips we have to make sure the customer is satisfied with their order. Sorry your order wasn't handled better.