Guy Rudely Orders For Table, Gets Mocked By Server

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Eric Lund
Nov 2, 2021 10:00 AM EDT

Having dinner with the parents can go a lot of ways, but it narrows your odds of success when you interrupt mom and insist on being the server's only point of contact. Lo and behold, the server complied. Out of some misaligned sense of responsibility or self importance, this guy made himself a target right out of the gate. At least it's better than having to defeat a Karen. And at least nothing happened to the food.

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    Font - Posted by u/batkevn 1 day ago 4 3 36 e33 3 40 38 Smug guy wants to order for the table, so I make sure he gets his wish. oc M I worked as a server for a small brand new family- owned restaurant. The place was one step below white tablecloth and had a bar on one side with the restaurant on the other. The owners were awesome and provided industry professionals to train us on how best to treat a customer and maximize our tips. As an example of how effective this training was, on opening day
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    Font - One technique we were taught was to establish who was paying from social cues and make sure they are happy. If a couple comes in and you believe the man is paying, make the woman feel like a queen. When it's time to pay, she'll likely encourage a higher tip. Incredibly effective.
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    Font - As I finish taking an order I notice a family of four being sat in my section and stop by immediately to introduce myself. My assessment is this: husband and wife (very nicely dressed), their beautiful early- 20s daughter (my age), and what I gather is her boyfriend wearing a suit and tie. Dad is very clearly paying, but aspiring businessman here interrupts mom when she's ordering her drink to inform me he'll be ordering for the table. If looks could kill, the father would have taken out
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    Font - Every time I returned to the table I would face him, only look at and talk to him, turning my back to the father. Daughter asked for something, I don't remember what, and without ever acknowledging her, I asked him, "May she have that?" He barely stammered out a "yes". When I brought the bill, I set it right in front of him. They hung around for a while and I continued to check in and refill drinks while the bill remained untouched. I think dad was making him sweat. Eventually, dad grabs
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    Font - I was returning from another table when they were getting up from the table and the young guy moved to the door at a speed that made lightning look slow. The other 3 were all smiles and the dad looks across the dining room and mouthed, "Thank you." I gave him a smile and a nod and continued on my way. The tip amount is a number I don't remember, but I know it was good. Really good. It must have been a small wedding because I never received an invite.
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    Font - Edit: I am trying to keep up on replies, but I'm a bit overwhelmed at the moment. Thank you everybody for the kind words and awards. They have been fun to read. From the comments and a few PMs I would like to make a few comments: 1. "You were rude." Yes, absolutely. This situation could have blown up in spectacular fashion. I took a chance, not thinking of the potential downsides, and came out just fine. 2. "In my culture, this is expected." I am aware of that, and had the young man been
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