Summer "Holiday (very long)

[Captain Trips]

First off, what the hell is this person doing bringing children to a pub?!

Secondly, well it's your own damn fault you didn't feed your kids-and if you let them go without eating all day, then that counts as negligence, does it not? Now where did I put the phone number to child services...

Well, you have to remember - a pub in Britain is NOT like what they call pubs here in the U.S. Here, it's a British-themed bar. There, it's actually what the word is short for: a PUBlic house, kind of like what local coffee shops are here, but they sell beer and wine also. You can go there to get drunk, yes, but you can also go there to eat, play darts, or just hang out and read the paper. A "true pub" is quite different than a "bar."

Given that, yeah - if the pub's kitchen is closed, does that mean you are a complete failure as a parent? Or do you just go down the street to another eatery and feed them or (gasp!) take them home and COOK DINNER FOR THEM YOURSELF!

[Mr Hero]

He didn’t get served.

I beg to differ.

[Moirae]

If I remember right, anyone is allowed in a pub in Britain. They can drink at age 16 provided they are also having a meal. And 18 will let you drink without a problem. Its why JR Rowling had the kids go into the Hogs Head in Hogsmeade. That was a pub. So was the Three Broomsticks.

[PepperElf]

I'm betting no matter how you did the mushrooms it wouldn't have been right.
but it's an easy way to get a discount right?

[XCashier]

CW: Hi, I have a request from a customer. They would like the mushrooms on their meal to be skinned and have the stalks removed.

What kind of mushrooms do you use that have skins?! I have never heard of skinning a mushroom! And the stalks don't really taste any different from the caps. That customer was a freaking drama queen.

SC: YOU KNOW NOTHING OF CUSTOMER SERVICE! IF YOU WORKED FOR ME YOU WOULD BE SACKED!

"If I worked for you, I'd have quit five minutes into my first shift!"

SC: I WANT BETTER CUSTOMER SERVICE RATHER THAN HAVING TO DEAL WITH TWO GAYS WHO HAVE NOTHING BETTER TO DO THAN GOSSIP!
Me: So that’s a no then.

BURN!!!

Me: Nope, you have broken the law. Jane Janeson will have to collect this from the local police station in the morning.
SC: But she’s going to kill me!
Me: Aw.

Should've thought of that before stealing your friend's ID. Sucks to be you.

MG: Can I order a breakfast please?
Me: I’m sorry, but breakfast finished two hours ago.
MG: Awww.

He then returns to his table, and orders off the regular menu. He has done this on pretty much every single shift I have worked.

Why the doesn't the freaking idiot try showing up two hours earlier?! Einstein described insanity as doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result. This guy proves that theory!

SC: A little heat never hurt anyone!

"You're more than welcome to go in there and cook your meal, sir."

SC: I have three starving children who haven’t eaten all day!

So, why don't you try taking the money you were going to spend on pub food and, say, buy several days' worth of groceries!!! Then your children won't be starving! Stupid ass.

SC: You can’t just decide you aren’t going to provide food! You can’t! You just can’t!

"But we diiid..."

SC: Do I have to go in there and cook it myself?

"As we told the other fellow, you are more than welcome to."

Sheesh, and they're calling you drama queens?!

[Geek King]

What kind of mushrooms do you use that have skins?! I have never heard of skinning a mushroom! And the stalks don't really taste any different from the caps. That customer was a freaking drama queen.

Well, with whole sauteed mushrooms, if you fiddle around with them in your mouth, there is something I guess you could call a skin that will peel off the cap. And, yes, I do that sometimes because I like the texture.

Don't you dare judge me.

I don't have the first clue how you would pre-skin a mushroom, though. It was a silly request, and the customer should have been told you don't do that at your pub from the get-go.

[Seraph]

Me: And that’s why I never give the customers an inch, because they will take a mile.

This. This should just about be short of a mantra burned directly into any manager's brain. 1% of customers will respect the fact it was a one time thing, but 99% of them will grab the bit and run.

...But of course if it was the other way around, it wouldn't be the human race. -.-

[EricKei]

This. This should just about be short of a mantra burned directly into any manager's brain

Well, at least this particular manager learned her lesson, and quickly, at that

[Andara Bledin]

Me: So that’s a no then.

I took CW and we returned to the end of the bar.

This made me giggle.

Me: Nope, you have broken the law. Jane Janeson will have to collect this from the local police station in the morning.
SC: But she’s going to kill me!

Should've thought of that before stealing your friend's ID.

Beat me to it.

SC: I brought eight people here especially to eat your food and show them how good you are! Well, I am never coming back again! You have made me look like a fool!

SC: It is my grandmothers birthday and now she cannot eat because of you!

SC: I have three starving children who haven’t eaten all day!

SC: What ever happened to going above and beyond for your customers?
CW: If we sent anyone into that kitchen, they would most likely die.
SC: Pfffft!

SC: You are so selfish!

SC: You can’t just decide you aren’t going to provide food! You can’t! You just can’t!

SC: Do I have to go in there and cook it myself?

The entitlement was thick in the air that day. Then again, you knew it would be, which is why you chose your position with such care and likely a bit of a chuckle knowing the sorts that you'd get to chronicle.

I wouldn't stay in a kitchen for even 5 minutes if it was 125 degrees. That's far too hot to be working in & that can cause serious health problems. SC's oughta be shoved in there & see how they like it.

My boyfriend actually passed out from being made to work in a kitchen that was too hot for safety. So they fired him and put him on a blacklist so he could never work there again because the only person to be able to take someone off a blacklist is the person who put them on, and in this case, it's believed said person is deceased.

^-.-^

[XCashier]

My boyfriend actually passed out from being made to work in a kitchen that was too hot for safety. So they fired him and put him on a blacklist so he could never work there again

Small loss. Who wants to work for an employer who doesn't care about their safety? What a bunch of jerks.

[Stryker One]

Free labor

SC: Do I have to go in there and cook it myself?

HEY! EVERYBODY! This guy just volunteered to make everyone's meal! For FREE!

[Seraph]

Well, at least this particular manager learned her lesson, and quickly, at that

Yep, hopefully that's her "branding"

[EricKei]

My boyfriend actually passed out from being made to work in a kitchen that was too hot for safety. So they fired him and put him on a blacklist so he could never work there again

Can you say "Wrongful Termination", boys and girls? I knew you could ~_~ How about "OSHA Complaint"?

Yep, hopefully that's her "branding"

Hrm...Trial By Fire? ...What, too soon?

[chainedbarista]

He asked Alice. When he wasn't talking backwards he said: School's out for summer

jefferson airplane 'white rabbit' and alice cooper 'school's out...'

yes, never give a customer an inch; pretty soon, they'll take a foot, then the other foot, then an arm, etc. pretty soon, you have nothing left to give and that's BAD CUSTOMER SERVICE.

[Sleepwalker]

Well, with whole sauteed mushrooms, if you fiddle around with them in your mouth, there is something I guess you could call a skin that will peel off the cap. And, yes, I do that sometimes because I like the texture.

SHELDON, to the white courtesy telephone, SHELDON to the white courtesy telephone, please.