'The GM was an unbearable human': Server takes as many customer orders as possible before quitting and walking out

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Brad Dickson • Managing Editor
Dec 19, 2023 7:00 AM EST

One thing's for sure: there's no greater relief than quitting a bad job, especially when you already have another one lined up and ready to go. 

Everyone, at one point or another, has dreamed of doing this—preferably in explosive fashion. One day, walking and just letting your honest feelings fly before walking out—never to be seen again—while everyone is still sitting there stunned and processing what has just occurred.

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  • The reality is that most of us will never get this opportunity, and even if we actually did, we probably wouldn't take it. Word of mouth is important when it comes to progressing in your career, and in small industries within even smaller communities, burning bridges is incredibly counter-productive and may cost you jobs down the line. 

    That's why it's always better to take the high road and submit your resignation without providing even the barest of feedback to your employer (chances are they won't listen anyway.) But, sometimes, you're left with no choice… like this waitress was when she was dealing with her terrible general manager.

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    Posted by u/No_Sir1863 9 hours ago I quit a job in the pettiest way possible. TLDR: my GM made me work after I had just gotten drenched with a dish machine hose and wouldnt give me a new work shirt. I took a bunch of orders and never rang them in and pulled as many service well bar tickets and threw them away without making them before I walked out. So, I've worked in the service industry for a decent amount of time and in a few different cities. I landed a job in one of these new cities at a
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    restaurant that has a few locations across the state and is moving to expand to a couple other states. When I applied I specifically stated I would prefer to work mornings, a night or two a week would be fine if necessary but prior to getting this job I had been physically assaulted when leaving work at around 1am. I didn't give the full story during the interview but I did make it clear that I was looking for a schedule that didn't involve late nights and the manager I interviewed with said tha
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    I got a call a day later saying I had gotten the job (I was bartending) and went through training and everything seemed fine. This place was open from 8am to 2am everyday. The busiest times were for brunch everyday and then the late night bar crowd. My first schedule out of training was all closing bar shifts. I was a bit put off because of the schedule conversation during the interview but I went with it and gave them the benefit of the doubt, especially knowing when you're bringing in 6 new hi
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    More time went on and I was still working mostly nights, maybe one morning shift sprinkled in every so often. I brought it to the hiring managers attention and he said they would try to get me more morning shifts. I went along with it for a while without seeing any change. Eventually I brought it to the GM's attention and let him know that when I was hired I was given the impression that I would be a daytime bartender and I had been stuck working shifts where leaving at 3am was getting out of th
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    little bit of an attitude and told me that all employees were required to work any shifts assigned to them. Obviously I knew that but it was incredibly irritating that I was told one thing before I actually accepted the job and now I'm working the opposite schedule. The GM was an unbearable human. Incredibly sexist, thought he was always the smartest and best looking person in the room and so on. He was constantly belittling the employees in the guise of "training".
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    Fast forward to a couple weeks after my conversation with him. I had finally been scheduled a brunch shift on a Saturday morning. This place didn't take reservations and people are lining up outside of the door at 7:30 in the morning. I was bartending with two other people behind a pretty small bar, it maybe sat 15 people but in a circle, so not a lot of room for three people to be back there. We open and it's incredibly busy but everything is running smoothly. A couple hours into the shift one
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    machine gets loose and just starts spraying water all over that side of the bar. I, of course, was the one on that side and it completely drenched me before we could grab the hose and shut the dish machine off. My face and hair were soaking but the real humiliation came from the fact that the uniform shirt I was wearing that morning was white. I immediately headed to the bathroom to dry my face and one of the servers followed me in to make sure I was okay. You could obviously see
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    everything through the shirt and after I had composed myself I went to the GM to get a new shirt to get back to work. He told me he "didn't have the time to get the keys and go through the bins to get one". I was shocked. It took me a minute but I got back behind the bar and was incredibly upset and knew that this would be my last shift.
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    I "worked" for about another 30 minutes. I took orders from bar guests and pulled as many service well tickets as I could. We were in the heat of service at that point and every spot in the restaurant was full. Every service well ticket I pulled I crumpled up in my hand and every order I took I never wrang in. After that half hour I excused myself to the bathroom, grabbed my things and left. I knew that everyone who complained about things taking too long would have their food/drinks comped.
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    A part of me felt a little bit guilty for doing what I did only for the guest's sake. The larger part of me felt good because that disrespectful was going to have to apologize to everyone and let them know they would be taken care of. I've never been humiliated in that way at any place I've ever worked for. Looking back on it I have no regrets. To the people that put up with , DON'T DO IT. management or ownership's Find a place where you're treated with respect. They do exist. The GM was fired a
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    Rick, if you're on Reddit I know you'll remember this story. you. Edit: Hahahaha! I was wondering why everyone was running with the you Rick comment. I now understand it's a Rick and Morty reference? If I'm wrong I'm so sorry! I haven't seen the show but my partner was laughing about the post and mentioned it. The GM was actually a Rick so this all feels very fitting!
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    Mighty MightyMag. 8 hr. ago P-Rick 239 Reply Share No Sir1863 OP. 8 hr. ago I wish I would have thought of this on the day I left!!!!!! 99 Reply Share
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    Mighty MightyMag. 7 hr. ago It was a nickname of somebody I knew in college. I was always disappointed that I didn't come up with it. What a difference one little letter can make. I've lived a whole lifetime since then, and I've never encountered another Rick who was worthy of it. I'm sorry you went through all that with yours. It to be pushed around. 40 Reply Share
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    No_Sir1863 OP. 7 hr. ago I'm sorry for your experience as well. It's sad to encounter people who think it's okay to act in such horrible ways. The great thing is we can move on while they're stuck being the miserable people they choose to be. I wish only the best personal/professional relationships for you. And thank for the nickname I can keep in my back pocket now! 29 Reply Share
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    morons_procreate · 9 hr. ago you Rick! You worthless piece of ! 115 Reply Share AJRimmer1971. Rick's a 16 7 hr. ago maggot! Reply Share
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    justaman_097 . 8 hr. ago Well played. I'm amazed that you hung around as long as you did. I'm hoping that they had to comp a lot of things to make customers happy. And Rick can go himself. 82 Reply Share No_Sir1863 OP. 8 hr. ago I'm sure they did. I remember coming back behind the bar and guests were horrified. I was completely upfront with them as well. When they asked if I was okay I just told them the GM was too busy to get me a new shirt. I hope some of the people he had to apologize to for
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    JekennaRogers. 8 hr. ago Rick is probably short for Richard, and Richard can also be shortened to. In a roundabout way, he should stop being such a Richard. 33 Reply Share No_Sir1863 OP. 8 hr. ago Honestly!!!!! 14 ↓ Reply Share
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    Wild Replacement8213 7 hr. ago I hate maggot managers Rick is a prime example of a maggot manager. you Rick 63 Reply Share
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    TheExaspera. 7 hr. ago How do these jerks get to be managers? Bribery probably. Blackmail? ↑ 63 Reply Share No_Sir1863 OP. 6 hr. ago I've worked for a lot of managers that have ZERO idea what they're doing. The common denominator was always a hospitality degree and no previous service industry experience.
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    This man was in his 40's, proudly sporting his hospitality degree and had no faith in his staff who had been doing this for years. I remember him following me to go change a keg one night and he watched me the entire time while micromanaging me through the entire process. My guy, I've changed so many kegs in my life and you look like you're incapable of even moving one, let alone changing it. 12 Reply Share
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    Bigstachedad. 8 hr. ago Mmmm, okay for the revenge against the crappy GM, but you also did a dirty to the two remaining co-workers who had to deal with the bar traffic after you walked out. ↑ 17 17 ↓ Reply Share
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    No Sir1863 OP. 8 hr. ago I did feel bad for them and later on in the evening I reached out to apologize. The other woman behind the bar that morning said it was "badass". She had also been belittled by the GM and absolutely hated him. The other bartender was the lead and was surprised I even came back in the first place. I wasn't close with any of the staff really. There was a decent amount of high turnover because of how poorly run the place was. The two bartenders I worked with that morning bo
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    apopka 777 7 hr. ago Loved your P.S. hahaha 3 Reply Share No Sir1863 OP. 6 hr. ago It felt really appropriate, hahahaha! Reply Share 3
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    femiwhat1 6 hr. ago I love how you call your GM an "unbearable human" like you really wanted to say something else, but the nastiest word you could think of that you were sure you could type on Reddit was "human." 1 Reply Share
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    No Sir1863 OP. 6 hr. ago I knowwwww!!! I feel like maybe the YouTube TOS has made me really tone down what I actually want to say while commenting It honestly did take me a second while typing this to find something not as awful to say....and then I end it with telling the guy to off. This comment made me laugh, thank you for that! 3 Reply Share
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    EfficiencySuperb2208 · 8 hr. ago I've been a server for 33 years, and that has always been my fantasy way of quitting a job! Good for you. Reply Share 183 No Sir1863 OP. 8 hr. ago It felt really good in the moment. When I got home and had some time to think I was feeling guilty for the other two bartenders. I did end up reaching out and they were all for it. I'm just tired of people in management/ownership positions taking advantage and mistreating the people that work for them. ↑ 78 ↓ Reply Sha
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    msiynot 9 hr. ago Our last gm was lazy and too, me and some coworkers made his job harder then it needed too be, he got fired in like 6 months and most of the coworker quit lol 424 Reply Share
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    pinky2184 5 hr. ago My boss is as well. She is a bully and expects to be able to throw out rules she wants to enforce when someone she don't like does it. I'm hoping to go out in a blaze of glory like you did! Reply Share No_Sir1863 OP. 5 hr. ago DO IT! When the time is right. There are so many other places out there where you don't have to deal with the that comes with a job that can already be stressful. Don't ever feel belittled by a boss or co-worker. I've gone through my fair share of years
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