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By send help - 07/03/2017 02:00

Today, at the Japanese restaurant I work for, we have 95 reservations and three servers. FML

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By Danielle22291 - 29/04/2017 17:27 - United States - Indianapolis

Today, as a waitress at Denny's, I had a 25 top table. Only 3 of them spoke English. FML

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By Capitalism - 15/06/2023 06:00

Today, it's a long weekend and our restaurant is severely understaffed, with a record number of customers and 6 staff doing the work of the 10 who would usually be there. Other restaurants would have 14 staff on with those numbers. There is no chance in hell that will be reflected in our wages, however. FML

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By Chefinblack - 19/10/2015 22:13 - Australia

Today, at my prestigious sous chef job, I was preparing to plate up expensive entrees for a function of 150 people. After arriving to work 2 hours early to finalize finishing touches, they call the restaurant 5 minutes before their booking stating, 'We can't be bothered anymore, sorry.' FML

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By Bandgeek - 16/03/2017 20:00

Today, at work, 5 minutes after I'd sent my help home, we got an 83 dollar order. I'm the only cook. FML

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By Talented73 - 20/07/2016 02:54 - United States - Brooklyn

Today, I went to a local Asian restaurant where this adorable Japanese girl works as a server. We had formed a friendship and I was hoping for something more, but I decided to play "hard-to-get" for the last couple of weeks. When I went there today, the place was closed. Permanently. FML

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By slickboy0023 - 16/03/2010 15:30 - United States

Today, I learned that in Japan there are monkeys that wait tables and work at a tavern. Literally, I have a job a monkey can do. FML

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By workworkwork - 27/05/2017 20:00

Today, my boss asked me to pick up more waitressing shifts because we are short-staffed. I already work seven days a week. FML

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Make it stop

By Dr No - 08/07/2022 01:00 - United States - Monterey Park

Today, I work at a medical practice with over 30,000 Patients. Due to staff sickness and vacations, we only have 50 appointments available. I work on the phones, taking appointments. FML

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Panic buying? What panic buying?

By Paul Rushing - 19/03/2020 15:00

Today, at the supermarket where I work, we had at least 40 people waiting outside for us to open our doors at 7:00 a.m. FML

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By WaitedOut - 03/10/2012 08:07 - United States - Saukville

Today, at work, I got to wait on one of those tables where everyone had very complex orders, and some of them sent their food back. When the time finally came for me to bring them their check and receive my well-earned tip, I returned only to discover that they'd dined and dashed. FML

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Top comments

sweetbliss3 37

Tuesday 7 March 2017 2:24

all you can do is what you can do. good luck and hopefully the managers/owner helped out.

RichardPencil 30

Tuesday 7 March 2017 2:26

If they can pull it off, the servers stand to make great tips!

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boshbish 14

Tuesday 7 March 2017 13:40

Joys of working for asians. Im in the same boat, with weeks of no time off, an abusive owner, with below nat. min. hourly wages and money taken off you if any of the overworked staff make a mistake that costs. Speak up, you will be worked like a dog. Unfortunately mine consistently falls on deaf ears so im jumping ship.

jnugzzz 6

Tuesday 7 March 2017 15:25

You should report that. You could potentially sue for violations. They can't charge you for stuff

PennyLane27 32

Wednesday 8 March 2017 1:14

Need an update: You still alive, OP?

WardenWolf 26

Wednesday 8 March 2017 3:41

That's where you panic and call everyone whose day off it is and beg them to come in in exchange for another day.

mullet3388 16

Thursday 9 March 2017 19:41

get a real job

Ikaika Mossman 2

Saturday 18 March 2017 3:08

i can totally relate with that lol

Ikaika Mossman 2

Saturday 18 March 2017 3:09

i can totally relate with that lol

peterblackmer91 12

Friday 19 March 2021 19:49

Are they all coming at exactly the same time?

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