By pabj208 - 06/03/2015 00:07 - United Kingdom - Cardiff

Today, during a meal out with my team and bosses, I wasn't drinking. The waiter complained, "If you're not ordering alcohol, how am I supposed to take advantage of you later?" I'm not sure what's worse, the rapey pre-dinner joke or the awkward silence as my colleagues looked on. FML
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pabj208 23

OP here. Thanks for the comments everyone, you'll be pleased to hear that today I did phone up the restaurant posing as 'a member of the girl's team' (which is technically true), as I didn't want to identify myself. I can take a bit of banter as much as the next person, and although I'm sure it was meant as a joke, it certainly crossed a line. I thought I'd say something to his manager in case he repeated his actions to someone less capable of standing up for themselves than me! You never know who he might try it with again... The (female) owner was horrified and said she was furious with the waiter, who had apparently worked there for 20 years. She'll be having a chat with him later on and offered me and 'the girl' (also me!) a free pizza each. I don't think I'll be taking them up on the offer! Oh, and my team were lovely about it- after the shocked silence they all agreed that he crossed a line and were very supportive :)

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Top comments

peceout 29

You should tell the manager. Thats not acceptable behavior from the waiter.

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dractheripper 11

I would have notified management. Anyone who works in any type of customer service knows that shit like that isn't cool.

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ScooperScribbles 10

The fact that people are saying that it was clearly just a joke angers me. Sexual assault or rape is never funny. Its a serious issue that many people have had to live through. perhaps he wasn't serious about it, but that doesn't change the fact that he should not have said it to a complete stranger while at work. No one should joke about doing that, ever. Do people not care about how their words may be taken anymore?

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ODST_Panda 12

Many people would consider flirting unprofessional but that was straight frightening.

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GamerPerson 19

Is it possible to sue for harassment or report him to his superior?

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unique_freak 17

honestly that was my thought too... i think that this is one case where he's held at a disadvantage for being a man. While using that line at work does in fact seem a touch inappropriate, I really don't think that calling him "sick" and "****** up" is a bit much. I think that if as a female waitress (which I am) if I used that line on most of my male customers, they would have found it funny and it probably would have brought my tip up. What that waiter is guilty of is not being able to read a room, not rape by proxy.

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ByeTech 10

Wow. I would have punched him in the face and reported him. People who make rape jokes are literally the worst and deserve to die.

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millsjoshua949 12

I would have complained to the manager. That is not ok.

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