Everyone who has worked in fast food, whether in high school or during college, knows the struggle of the work behind the scenes in a restaurant. It takes patience, multi-tasking skills, and a good attitude, but some things just make employees go nuts. I have worked in fast food for three years now and I feel like I have seen it all, but customers always find a way to surprise me. If you work in fast food, you will probably relate to these situations and amazing Spongebob memes.
1. When you finally get a chance to clean the lobby, then three giant family's walk in, looking ravenous.
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2. When you sit down to finally take your break, and then a whole group of people walks in and you just kinda sit there hoping that your manager doesn't call you up to help.
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3. When you say, "maybe today will be a slow day', and then the apocalypse of customers happens.
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4. When your manager asks you to stay and extra hour and it's a decision between another $8.25 in your paycheck, or going home and watching the next episode of Shameless.
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5. When you explain something to a customer five times and they still do not understand.
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6. When you go above and beyond for a customer and they tip you 12 cents; like you couldn't round it up to a dollar? I'm poor.
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7. When you are cleaning the lobby and you notice some old pervert checking you out; seriously, I am working here.
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8. When people come in 5 minutes before closing, knowing that you are closing, order a crap ton of food, eat in the restaurant, leave a mess, and don't tip; thats when you know it's a bad night.
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9. When you are the only experienced employee working a lunch/dinner rush, and you are running around like a chicken with your head cut off because no one knows how to do anything.
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10. When your manager makes you pay for the food you ate.
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11. When a customer pays for their meal with change and you have a giant line of people to ring out.
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12. When your coworkers are talking about their personal lives and you're sitting there minding your own business, wondering when they are going to shut up.
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13. When you take a double shift and you've worked 11 hours in a row, but you're thinking of the money you're making.
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14. When you just got done with a three-hour lunch rush and the front door opens up.
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15. When you are serving people you know, but you act like you don't know them and hope that they don't recognize you.
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16. When you realize you should be getting $300 in your paycheck but then taxes took away most of your hard earned money.
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