Customers and Work: Don't laugh - FML

Don't laugh

By PaneraSucks - 19/02/2014 06:24 - United States - Londonderry

Today, a customer at work pronounced the word "Asian" as "Ah-See-Awn" when ordering a salad. I wasn't allowed to say anything. FML

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Same thing different taste

By Anonymous - 10/02/2017 09:00 - United States - Waunakee

Today, at work a lady asked for a burrito, large coke, and hot sauce. While repeating back the order, the words got stuck and I accidentally said large cock. I got written up for being inappropriate. FML

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By ChickenBallsPlease - 28/01/2014 11:16 - United Kingdom - King's Lynn

Today, I was eating at a Chinese restaurant, when I stopped the waitress to tell her that even though I am of Chinese heritage, I can't understand a word of Chinese. After an awkward silence, she told me she was actually speaking English. FML

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Red flag

By NormalName - 19/08/2017 13:00

Today, a new coworker asked me how to pronounce my name and made a dismissive remark that, "all Asian names are so hard to pronounce and they all sound the same." My name is Christopher. FML

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By Anonymous - 25/11/2012 00:25 - New Zealand - Christchurch

Today, at work, I took an order from a stuck-up sounding lady over the phone. She said her last name was "duckling, but with an F". Bemused, I wrote her name on the order. When she arrived to pick it up later, she told me she'd said "s", not "f". FML

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By mustabeendrugs - 14/10/2013 01:14 - United States - Tucson

Today, a customer called me "chink eyes", "dog eater", "bloody Chinese communist" and "ching chong." I'm black. FML

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Don't mess with Texas

By Anonymous - 17/10/2013 21:36 - United States - College Station

Today, my boss gave me a verbal warning. My crime? Calling people "Hon'", "Darlin'", and the like. I work at a Texas diner. FML

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Differences

By Anonymous - 17/06/2014 15:28 - United States - Saint Louis

Today, I almost got written up for insubordination by my boss. All I did was explain to him that I couldn't help a tourist out because I speak Japanese, not Korean, and that it's not in fact "the same Asian shit" as he seemed to think. FML

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Misheard

By Anonymous - 20/12/2010 05:02 - United States

Today, while registering at the grocery store, a customer came into my lane with a 100 piece boiled shrimp platter. Feeling hungry, I muttered, "Nom nom" under my breath. The old man called my supervisor. Apparently I called him a moron. FML

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Casual something

By lukey101 - 14/02/2021 18:30 - Australia

Today, I went to the Asian Grocery. I politely smiled, bellowed, “Hello!” and kind of waved to the cashier as I walked in, to which he gave me a blank, scared-for-his-life kinda look. Turns out he was actually just another customer. FML

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By Ugh - 13/12/2016 14:39

Today, at my work in a self-service chinese restaurant, a lady came up to me, pointed to the plate she loaded with honey king prawns, and yelled at me because she was allergic to seafood. She demanded a refund and another plate. Everything is clearly labeled. FML

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Top comments

Jseldi 10

Wednesday 19 February 2014 11:45

Better to leave it rather than to start crap and lose your job. Someone else will eventually deal with him

JellyBalls 18

Wednesday 19 February 2014 11:47

Here's your Saw-ooo-Lad.

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kfmichaela 6

Wednesday 19 February 2014 12:08

lol

JMichael 25

Wednesday 19 February 2014 12:21

There's always going to be ignorant people out there. Blow it off and enjoy the rest of your day.

ber4fun13 10

Wednesday 19 February 2014 12:30

That sounds more like an F their life. I wonder how they will take it when someone finally does tell them.

rikkidi 20

Wednesday 19 February 2014 12:31

Well I don't know, at least if that was a foreign person I could see it happen? I don't know why anyone would pronounce things in a wrong way on purpose anyway

hulopro 16

Wednesday 19 February 2014 12:45

At least he didn't sound out every word longer than 4 letters...

clrichmond2009 24

Wednesday 19 February 2014 12:46

I've always just corrected people very subtly. like at the end of the order, "alright I've got one Asian salad, can I get you anything else tonight?"

achilds23 6

Wednesday 19 February 2014 12:59

What world do we live in where you get in trouble for correcting someone's mistake?

buenhombre 9

Wednesday 19 February 2014 13:05

In some Spanish speaking countries it is pronounced like that, maybe they weren't perfect on their English.

bobak_can_ani 7

Wednesday 19 February 2014 13:06

FYI Asia is pronounced Aah-see-aah in many central Asian languages. ey-zhaah is the American pronounciation. Now who's right and who's not?

Goblin182 26

Wednesday 19 February 2014 13:08

Some people over think things. Maybe it was a fancy resturaunt and he thought it was a fancy new salad with a fancy name. Or, stupid.

jesustitts 20

Wednesday 19 February 2014 14:32

OP put it as PaneraSucks so it's safe to say its at a Panera.

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