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By isuckasawaitress - 12/12/2011 17:08 - Singapore

Today, it was my first day at work as a waitress. The day ended with me owing my employers money, after I accidentally smashed an expensive bottle of wine on the floor. FML

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By ojskyguy - 11/10/2014 23:04 - United States - Pearl

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By workworkwork - 03/11/2017 05:00

Today, at the winery, my boss proudly made a spectacle of the new, high quality bottles. After over a year of employment without breaking a bottle, I shattered 3 before lunch. FML

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By Anonymous - 28/06/2009 18:43 - United States

Today, I went into work to waitress on a table of 40 guests. They were my only table for the day and the bill came to over 700 dollars. After they left the busser was cleaning the table and threw out the credit card receipt which had my tip on it. FML

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By mandieee - 15/06/2017 20:00

Today, I had my first shift as a server at a restaurant after getting stuck behind an accident and arriving late, apologizing profusely. Apparently no one knew I'd been hired but I was still yelled at for tardiness. They then made me clean a fridge for 4 hours and paid me in pizza. FML

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Tuesday 13 December 2011 0:34

Maybe u should try a different career...

forthepainx3 0

Tuesday 13 December 2011 0:37

NAILED IT.

Comments

DocBastard 38

Tuesday 13 December 2011 1:47

My first day on the job I dropped a spleen and two stomachs. Oopsy.

FYLDeep 25

Tuesday 13 December 2011 1:48

Did you get them on the first bounce though?

Mendara_fml 0

Tuesday 13 December 2011 2:10

Five second rule? Just dust 'em off, they're fine... (Also, to the OP: that sort of thing is why I don't want to work as a waitress... I -know- I'm clumsy, and it's worse for about three days out of each month, if ya know what I mean)

FMtechL 0

Tuesday 13 December 2011 5:15

Haha.. Funny thing is you're probably not joking.

KiddNYC1O 20

Tuesday 13 December 2011 1:53

Doesn't seem like sarcasm.

AndysFancy 6

Tuesday 13 December 2011 1:53

I worked at a liquor store. As long as a bottle was broken but the neck and seal were still intact, the owner could get credit from the supplier. There's no reason why you should have to pay for it.