Food and Work: Slip up

Slip up

By clumsyandhungry - 15/09/2010 04:24 - United States

Today, we were closing the restaurant early. I begin mopping as a couple walks in. The lady slips and falls, and to avoid a lawsuit, we offer them free food. After they left, I slipped on the freshly mopped kitchen floor with dishes in my hands. I didn't get free food. FML

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By eun - 09/04/2009 01:42 - Canada

Today, at lunch I was running to my group's table with my friend. She accidentally tripped me, and I slid across the café floor face first on my belly. The whole cafeteria was silent. They then broke out in hysterics when the head janitor ran up to me and yelled 'SAFE!' like a baseball umpire. FML

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katelynjoy 0

Wednesday 15 September 2010 12:19

maybe you should put up a "cation-wet floor" sigh next time. ydi

venusvsmars 2

Wednesday 15 September 2010 12:18

awwww poor baby

Comments

swimmerstud 7

Wednesday 15 September 2010 15:43

Well no duh u didnt get free food. u work there!!!

darkmis1 17

Wednesday 15 September 2010 15:52

That's your fault-you work there, so you should've noticed that the floor was being mopped.

michabailey 8

Wednesday 15 September 2010 16:34

Lol... Major Spongebob reference there.

disney_blonde 16

Wednesday 15 September 2010 17:09

I thought non-slip shoes were required in all restaurants?

Bloeduwedd 0

Wednesday 15 September 2010 18:25

So did I. I know they're required in mine.

Bloeduwedd 0

Wednesday 15 September 2010 18:23

YDI for not wearing non-slip shoes. Where do you work that they aren't required? If you had been smart and worn them, you would have been fine. You get no sympathy from me.

5upernova 3

Wednesday 15 September 2010 19:00

You are lucky that the restaurant got away without being sued, or you and the other staff members did not get into trouble. You should not be mopping when the restaurant was not officially closed yet - as in the doors were still opened and customers could still enter. You should always lock the door before proceeding with cleaning!

bigredmonkeybutt 28

Wednesday 15 September 2010 19:24

It's part of your job to deal with wet floors. You failed. You should pay the restaurant to keep your job.

FarSide 22

Wednesday 15 September 2010 19:25

Awww, you didn't? Well then I guess just FYL.

RedTriceratops 0

Wednesday 15 September 2010 19:42

Two things: 1. Put out a damn 'caution' sign. Every restaurant has one. They HAVE to have one for that exact reason. 2. Non-slip shoes, dumbass. Anyone who works in any sort of food service should be wearing them.