'We had a great laugh afterwards': 20+ Waiters who made huge mistakes at work

Waiters seem to effortlessly carry those big heavy trays, but every now and again, they slip up. Some of these waiters are strong enough to carry 6-12 meals at once! It never fails to impress me when they carry a huge tray or balance a bunch of plates on their arm.

However, no one is perfect, and mistakes do happen. Sometimes the waiter will drop an entire tray of food, leading the customers to either clap (sarcastically) or groan, because now their food will take another 20 minutes or so to get to their table. It's a massive mess that the staff needs to clean up… and that's not even the worst thing that can happen to a customer, as these waiters revealed.

A few people accidentally dropped food on a child, which is mortifying. I keep thinking about the waiter who spilled olive oil on a dude's head, which must've taken ages to wash out! Other people spilled drinks all over women wearing light-colored dresses. It's an entertaining read, and you can check out the tea these waiters spilled down below.

Next, read about some employees who'd rather quit than deal with their working conditions any longer: '2 weeks later I get a call… He's begging me to come back."

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"What's the most embarrassing mistake you've ever done in front of the customers?"

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Oh yikes, the kitchen staff will need to hear about this one

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Oh no... that must've taken forever to wash out of his hair!

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$Key-Current-3653 i dropped a skillet plate full of hot eggs & sausage on someone's lap my very first day of food running. i apologized profusely, then went to a bathroom stall to cry when she came in otp with someone talking about how i burnt her legs :\$

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Being kind to the staff can really pay off

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