This Server's Viral TikTok Shows Some of Their Customer Pet Peeves
Some customers can be really difficult.
Lizzy’s TikTok went viral for a reason, she’s not roasting servers, she’s calling out the exact customer behavior that makes their shift miserable.
In the first clip, she points to the moment someone snaps to get a server’s attention, like the staff are interruptible vending machines. Then it gets messier, because customers argue over who had the chicken, and later they spiral into a full-on debate about who should pay the bill.
And the cherry on top, she’s also got a customer who refuses to accept the restaurant doesn’t serve sweet potato fries.
Seriously, don't be afraid to speak up if your server asks, “Who had the chicken?” But this server’s pet peeves were just beginning.
@c0_0l__Lizzy rips into customers who snap to get their server’s attention in the second clip.
@c0_0l__It’s incredibly rude and disrespectful.
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In the third video, Lizzy is with customers who won't stop arguing over who should pay the bill.
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That “Who had the chicken?” moment is where Lizzy starts, because the second customers start pointing and snapping, the whole table’s vibe turns ugly fast.
Then comes the bill standoff, the same group that can’t agree on chicken suddenly can’t agree on money, and Lizzy watches it happen in real time.
The point of the videos is to show that servers shouldn't be treated rudely; they're just trying to do their job. Lizzy's videos went viral, with the first receiving over 3 million views. A 2003 survey from Ohio State University showed that nearly half of restaurant workers expressed low levels of job satisfaction.
However, servers have a tough job. People commenting agreed with her, and some shared their own experiences with terrible customers.
"I was surprised by how low satisfaction levels were among the employees we surveyed," said co-author Thomas George. "I expected to have more employees who were at least in the middle range of satisfaction."This is similar to the vegan chef whose disastrous dinner turned a colleague’s party into chaos.
She also portrays a customer who refuses to accept the fact that the restaurant doesn’t serve sweet potato fries.
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To make it worse, she also shows the sweet potato fries refusal, where one customer acts like the menu is personally attacking them.
By the time you remember the millions of views on her first post, it’s clear these pet peeves are not random, they’re the same disrespect playing out across tables everywhere.
We should all be more polite with service workers because their job is not easy. They have to deal with a lot of people, and they are not always treated with respect.
We can make their job easier by being more polite and understanding. So let's try to do that.
It can't be that hard, right?
Nobody’s working for free, and nobody deserves to be treated like an annoyance.
For more “who pays” blowups, read what happened when someone refused to split an expensive bill.
