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    Secrets Of...

    We've all probably had a job of some kind at some point. And sometimes things happen on those jobs that you wouldn't necessarily broadcast to the world...

    UNTIL NOW.

    What are some secrets of jobs you've had, that a customer/client/etc may not know about?


    As a waitress I can say these things:

    -Don't go out to eat if you don't want a stranger to touch your food. Sometimes we're in a rush, and we don't have time to use gloves or tongs. I'm not going to spend an extra 3 minutes on 6 salads using tongs when I was just double sat. I'm just gonna grab a handful of lettuce.

    -Sometimes we shortchange you. If you order something late at night, and we're almost out, we'll give you less than what you're supposed to get. Why? Because it's easier than having you bitch at us.

    -If you are rude or mean, we will avoid your table like the plague. You will just get troutty service, plain and simple. Oh, and we tell each other when you're a crappy customer.

    -If you're a bad tipper, we'll remember. And you will get crappier service next time you're in. Oh, and we tell each other when you are a crappy tipper.

    -Yes, when we go in the kitchen we bitch about you.


    What are some secrets of your job?
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    Jinx you are absolutely smurfing insane. Never change.

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    From 2005-2007 I worked at UPS. Pack your package in the best possible way and/or order the best insurance you can afford because when you have 3000 packages coming at you an hour, no one there cares how carefully you get your job done. They only care if you keep the back up bell from going off so packages don't have to cycle around the bay anymore.

    I have seen people steal minor stuff too, but from major corporations. A middle aged woman opened up a box of Fruit Rollups and scarfed one down as she was loading.

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    When I was working at Taco Bell years and years ago I once climbed up to the roof late one night and peed on a car as it went through the drive-through. They probably just thought it was raining :/
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    If you're a jackass and I know you're a jackass, I'm definitely grading you more harshly. Ass.


    The people touching food doesn't really bother me. That was standard operating procedure at the one restaurant I worked at since the owners thought that people would keep their own hands cleaner than they'd keep disposable gloves

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    You forgot this one fiery

    -It takes you mo fos longer to wait on my table for my family because we're black and because you lot assume we don't tip. Next time I tip I'll make sure to rub my ass with the money. Merry Christmas!

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    - People working in retail play games, such as "Find the Munter", "Who has the Worst Taste?", and, for Valentine's Day, "They're Definitely Having Sex Tonight". If you see staff laughing at you, it's probably because you've been chosen. My personal favourite was the simpler, but no less fun, "Dance Like A Reject Behind A Customer and Don't Get Caught".

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    This was many moons ago but the rule still applies.

    DON'T visit a Macdonalds where your ex-girlfriend/boyfriend works at.

    A young man was unfortunate enough to come through the drive-thru and order a cup of tea. His ex-girlfriend (the shift manager, no less!) decided to make the tea herself but with an extra ingredient. She deposited a healthy gob of spit into the bottom of the cup before pouring the tea. She made sure she gave it a healthy stir so there was a minimum amount of 'stringy bits' then gave it to another female colleague to present to him.

    It's quite simple, if someone is going to be serving you food or drink. Be nice!

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    Quite shocked to read some of the stuff here in this thread.

    Makes me realise how utterly boring and mundane my entire existence is.



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    Quote Originally Posted by Shiny View Post
    You forgot this one fiery

    -It takes you mo fos longer to wait on my table for my family because we're black and because you lot assume we don't tip. Next time I tip I'll make sure to rub my ass with the money. Merry Christmas!
    I actually don't do this. When I have a table, I will give them good service (initially) no matter what colour they are. I can grin and bear a lot of crap (you have to be REALLY troutty to me for me to give you troutty service. And it does happen.) One time I had a table with a "ghetto" chick with three kids. She had a $70 check. Which at my restaurants is a LOT of food. But I treated her with respect the entire time, and guess what? She handed me a $20 bill and said, "This is for you, baby." We got to talking, and she's a nurse. So aaaaactually, you never know. So I'm nice to everyone.

    But some people do racially profile about their service in regards to tips. If our management hears you say anything about someone being a bad tipper because they're a certain race, you'll be fired.
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    ....i can't say most of the secrets

    I will say I know how to make chili thanks to Wendy's but if I told you the recipe none of you will eat it.

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    I don't eat Wendy's chili anyways, so I'm game.
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    Jinx you are absolutely smurfing insane. Never change.

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    Quote Originally Posted by fierytempest View Post
    I don't eat Wendy's chili anyways, so I'm game.
    okay here goes

    ingredients:

    - frozen vegetables
    - can of beans
    - tomato sauce
    - chili powder
    - wendys (tm) hamburger patties

    step one:
    cook hamburger patties.
    cook them a long time. like 15 minutes-half an hour. they should be overcooked
    after you have overcooked a pile of burgers, scoop them up and fill with water. boil. yeah you heard me. boil that hamburger patty for several hours. Drain. Store overnight

    still reading? It's now day two. Take out your day old hamburger patties and mix all the ingredients in a big pot. Boil for 6 hours. Scoop and serve.

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    That's really not that bad. I work at McDonald's for a year, so I know all about freshness of food and trout.
    Quote Originally Posted by Fynn View Post
    Jinx you are absolutely smurfing insane. Never change.

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    I worked as a waiter/bar tender for a while so I picked up a few things.

    1. Never send back food. I watched a girl I was working with ask one of the hotel porters for a few of his pubic hairs & watch as a rude customer ate pubes! Another time I was told food was cold, brought it back 5 mins later, never heated it & the customer thought it was great.

    2. People who are jerks to bar tenders get served pints of beer or bottles of beer poured or opened by mistake. A guy was a dick to me once when the bar was busy & I served him a pint of beer which had been under the counter for 4 hours. I blamed the temperate on the fact the glass just came out of the dish washer because the bar was busy.

    3. Beware of drinks promotions in bars. One time I was instructed to scratch the dates off 2 cases of Bud Lite & sell them for €2 a pop. And I did so. Every time I get a cheap bottled beer on promotion now I check for a date or lack there of. I've got a few free drinks in my time by complaining about such.

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    It is tradition at olive garden to rub your wang on the first fruit salad ordered each day.
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