Servers Share The Dumbest Things Customers Have Done Or Said (20 Images)

Working in the food service industry is well-known for being a difficult and unpleasant job. Long hours, low pay, and unpleasant supervisors may not be the toughest aspects of the job.

For many staff members, it's the nightmare of clients who believe they have the right to treat others poorly. These individuals deserve to be publicly chastised for acting like complete jerks, whether they are physically abusing servers, taking tips, or allowing their children to run around as if it's their playground.

Of course, there is also that second type of obnoxious customer—the ones who are just plain clueless and completely unaware of the world around them. They are not necessarily mean, but they have extremely odd requests and expect everyone to accommodate them.

And there is a third type of restaurant guest... Oh, there are simply too many types of awful restaurant guests—we can't list them all here.

Fortunately, most people are well aware of the challenges service workers face and treat them with the respect they deserve.

A few days ago, Twitter user Zu sent a well-deserved shout-out to all brave servers, and soon the thread was filled with service workers' horror stories.

Take a look:

Zu, a Twitter user, recently gave a well-deserved shout-out to all brave servers:

Twitter: @ghetto004 / Via Twitter: @ghetto004

Nida, a former server, shared a story a couple of minutes later that perfectly illustrated his point—and it went viral:

Twitter: @enidajahaj / Via Twitter: @enidajahaj

Other servers began responding with their own bumbling customer interactions almost immediately. Here are the best/worst of the bunch:

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1. The man needs halves...

Twitter: @jojoachew / Via Twitter: @jojoachew

2. I can tell it's not chicken; you can't fool me...

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3. The poster was obviously unclear about the portion and the price...

Twitter: @starrbeamz / Via Twitter: @starrbeamz

4. Much nicer than the last guy...

Twitter: @incogNietBRO / Via Twitter: @incogNietBRO

5. I don't care about promotions; I want my shake regularly colored!

Twitter: @Tackyandih8u / Via Twitter: @Tackyandih8u

6. I can already feel the difference...

Twitter: @marydaiiry / Via Twitter: @marydaiiry

There are several types of degrading and disrespectful behavior, according to Melanie Morrison, Ph.D., a psychology professor at the University of Saskatchewan. First, there's the issue of social dominance, which refers to people who believe they are entitled to be more powerful and dominant than others.

"There's still that belief that they have a socially dominant position, that they have more power over this individual, and that they'll treat them in a demeaning way because of that," she says of these individuals who are often leaders in an organization with subordinates lower on the hierarchical structure.

7. Nothing specific... just eating...

Twitter: @KayAngellle_ / Via Twitter: @lil_biiiitch

8. Dairy allergy and coconut milk...

Twitter: @___teraa97 / Via Twitter: @___teraa97

9. Want more hash browns...

Twitter: @eelizabethannee / Via Twitter: @eelizabethannee

10. Please, remake the food...

Twitter: @supertg11 / Via Twitter: @supertg11

11. What part is hard to understand?

Twitter: @EagleEye1906 / Via Twitter: @EagleEye1906

12. It takes some preparation to eat a meal...

Twitter: @jakelon8 / Via Twitter: @jakelon8

13. Garden not working today...

Twitter: @CervanteZyd / Via Twitter: @CervanteZyd

14. Just the shake I was asking for in the first place...

Twitter: @cestdarko / Via Twitter: @cestdarko

15. How does that work?

16. No barbecue in this coffee shop...

Twitter: @sublime_grey / Via Twitter: @sublime_grey

17. Yeah, you always want your salad warm...

And then there is the second type. It’s those small people who are afraid to speak out at their workplaces, in college, at the doctor's office, etc.

This creates a great deal of resentment in them. When they finally get the chance to speak to someone who has no influence on their lives and doesn’t pose a threat, they suddenly find their voice and start acting as if servers are their minions.