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Stuck Serving
http://www.stuckserving.com/
Stuck Serving is a humor site where waiters submit funny stories that happen while you are waiting tables.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 138 )
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Always Cover Your Bases!
One of the worst things any server can battle is petty, needy obnoxious people that are out to run you ragged and then get you in trouble or fired over some... Read more
Posted on 11 April 2013 DIARIES, HUMOR, RANTS N' RAVES, SELF EXPRESSION -
Perks for Working in the Service Industry! Yes They Exist!
Hello all,After a birthday hiatus I am back! I went to an amazing hot springs resort in Calistoga, CA called Calistoga Spa Hot Springs. Read more
Posted on 05 April 2013 DIARIES, HUMOR, RANTS N' RAVES, SELF EXPRESSION -
Sometimes It All Pays Off!!
I have been in the food service industry for about 34 years now and I have to say every shift is an adventure. You never know, from one table to the next, how... Read more
Posted on 20 March 2013 DIARIES, HUMOR, RANTS N' RAVES, SELF EXPRESSION -
Coffee Problems
I work in a small breakfast joint, but were prety popular around town. So it gets fairly busy on weekdays and SUPER busy on the weekends. Read more
Posted on 20 March 2013 DIARIES, HUMOR, RANTS N' RAVES, SELF EXPRESSION -
Backlayer Party of 3
Seasoned Vet, here again…I just had a first…this past Sunday was a day that forever changed my faith in humanity. I get sat and the seater interrupts my... Read more
Posted on 20 March 2013 DIARIES, HUMOR, RANTS N' RAVES, SELF EXPRESSION -
An Open Letter to Kyle Smith
Dear Kyle Smith: I have been a server in various NYC restaurants for several years. I am college educated, with a Bachelor’s in English Literature. I am also a... Read more
Posted on 07 March 2013 DIARIES, HUMOR, RANTS N' RAVES, SELF EXPRESSION -
Response to the NY Post Article “You Got Served” by Kyle Smith
“I don’t even need to know your name. By the time you tell me about the specials, I’ve already forgotten it. You’re a servant. So serve. Read more
Posted on 05 March 2013 DIARIES, HUMOR, RANTS N' RAVES, SELF EXPRESSION -
Birthday Dessert…Free Or Complimentary?
A few weeks ago, I get sat a 6 top, mom, dad, grandma, aunt, 2 kids, one of which has a birthday. I hear about the birthday from the seater. So, I walk up to th... Read more
Posted on 01 March 2013 DIARIES, HUMOR, RANTS N' RAVES, SELF EXPRESSION -
Tactful Ways to Have Fun at Work!
I have been in the industry as a server and bartender either full or part time for 13 years now. I have seen and heard some amazing things in my time. I love th... Read more
Posted on 01 March 2013 DIARIES, HUMOR, RANTS N' RAVES, SELF EXPRESSION -
Help a Cornell Professor Get Realistic Data for His Study Online Survey of...
Dr. Michael Lynn is a professor of consumer behavior and marketing at the Cornell University School of Hotel Administration. He received his Ph.D. Read more
Posted on 01 March 2013 SELF EXPRESSION -
Hopefully More Services Like This Site Will Help Combat Poor Online Reviews and...
We all know Yelp and similar review based websites are super flawed and a few gentlemen reached out to us about their new website to help manage online... Read more
Posted on 01 March 2013 SELF EXPRESSION -
My First Hostage Situation
The cops talking to my mgr about the note…wish I had a picture dammit!!!! Today was a very sloooooow Sunday, one of the slowest brunches I have worked in weeks. Read more
Posted on 11 February 2013 RANTS N' RAVES, SELF EXPRESSION -
Managerial Misfires
Sometimes it isn’t even the customers that drive us crazy, it is our own co-workers. There is a specific manager at my restaurant the drives me up the wall. Read more
Posted on 07 February 2013 RANTS N' RAVES, SELF EXPRESSION -
Healthy SF Surcharge Good Or Bad?
If anyone has visited San Francisco in the last few years you may have noticed at several restaurants a surcharge of 3% on your check, this is what we know... Read more
Posted on 03 February 2013 DIARIES, HUMOR, RANTS N' RAVES, SELF EXPRESSION -
Speak Up!
This is a quick one! Four guys walk into the bar, order a bunch of wings and 2 pitchers of premium beer. They eat and drink everything. When the bill comes... Read more
Posted on 01 February 2013 DIARIES, HUMOR, RANTS N' RAVES, SELF EXPRESSION -
Update to the Godly No-Tipper
This story has been all over Yahoo News since I posted this morning. I guess Applebee’s has fired the waitress who posted the picture because said Pastor... Read more
Posted on 01 February 2013 DIARIES, HUMOR, RANTS N' RAVES, SELF EXPRESSION -
Person Claiming to Be Pastor Leaves Waiter Note: ‘I Give God 10%. Why Do You...
(Reddit via Consumerist) A person claiming to be a pastor apparently tried to stiff a waiter on a tip, explaining that their work for God absolved them of havin... Read more
Posted on 31 January 2013 DIARIES, HUMOR, RANTS N' RAVES, SELF EXPRESSION -
First of All…
For some reason I have served a plethora of snotty, rude, and condescending bitches this week. Today was excruciatingly slow at my work so the only way I was... Read more
Posted on 25 January 2013 DIARIES, HUMOR, RANTS N' RAVES, SELF EXPRESSION -
Privileged and Angry Non-Diner
So…I work in a historical landmark on the Embarcadero in San Francisco. It was a holiday weekend, when a middle-aged woman appeared to secure a table for two. Read more
Posted on 22 January 2013 DIARIES, HUMOR, RANTS N' RAVES, SELF EXPRESSION -
Sorry We’re Not a Hospital!
It was a fairly busy night at the upscale restaurant that I work at. I had a family of five come in one evening for dinner (2 adults and 3 children around the... Read more
Posted on 14 January 2013 DIARIES, HUMOR, RANTS N' RAVES, SELF EXPRESSION