20 Of The Worst Fast Food Worker Experiences That Prove Just How Customer Service Jobs Can Be Awful
From having to clean an entire restroom filled with waste to having to stand in place while people yelled at them, fast food workers have a lot to endure.
Fast food jobs can look simple from the outside, but the stories workers share tell a very different story. Between rude customers, messy situations, and managers who do not help, the job can turn stressful fast.
These experiences show just how rough customer service work can be, especially when people treat workers like they are invisible. The pressure does not come from one place, either, because coworkers, managers, and customers can all make a shift harder.
Here are some of the worst fast food worker experiences people have shared, and they are hard to forget.
1. Some people really go out of their way to be horrible to other human beings
Whovianna ·2. Sometimes, restaurant policy can be ridiculous, but customers can often be more ridiculous
blatently_bluntSome customers really do make a bad shift even worse.
3. Who would think it was still worth it to not quit in this situation?
UsedPickle
4. Playing nice and just trying to laugh off their rude behavior isn't equivalent to a much-needed apology
semichaels
5. This person's manager is what you call a top-notch manager
Trinkers
That manager clearly made things harder than they needed to be.
Trinkers
6. Did the customers notice that their burgers were just a little extra smoky that day?
7heJoker
7. No, soda does not just automatically clean the soda machine nozzles
EatSleepCryDie
8. Of the two of them, it's clear who has more manners, though
Saltwaterblood
Some people act like basic manners are optional.
And if you think family is bad at respecting boundaries, a vegan showdown has someone debating boycotting family dinners.
9. Those people's stomachs must have become immune to two-week-old shrimp
seeseanyawn
10. Oh, that poor child will have a lot to learn when she grows a little older
internet_czar
11. This makes us believe that some people who work there have had their souls sucked out a long time ago
digg_survivor
12. Hopefully, someone cleaned that stuff up before using it to serve ice cream again?
SillyBronson
That is the kind of thing nobody wants to see near food.
13. Sometimes, you just can't please the customer no matter what you do
Jovian8
14. This lady was just caught red-handed, and it's delightful
red_foreman121
15. That's food contamination, isn't it?
Anonymous
16. This is the reason we lose a lot of faith in humanity sometimes
Badassgypsy
It is hard to believe people leave messes like that behind.
17. They know how dirty their floors are, and they just don't care
snowiehair
18. Seriously, don't people think before they speak?
yoyotman
19. How is that shop not shut down? And how are they not caught doing that kind of stuff? Somebody could get really sick.
Lovecraft42
20. How bad do things get at fast food restaurants that they actually have hazmat bags prepared just in case?
PolloPicante
Well, some of these stories were quite something. They really take a moment to digest.
Seriously, fast food workers really deserve a raise. Just from those stories, we can already say that their job is one of the hardest to do in the world, or at least to endure.
We hope people will start treating them with more respect. That's the least they deserve for dealing with the worst of humanity.
Some shifts really do leave a mark.
Want the office version of “don’t touch my food,” read about someone hiding their lunch in the office microwave and sparking coworker tension.
