12 Servers Who Could Easily Win The "Worst Server Award" For Their Incredible Failures

Unless they fail that also...

Damjan

• Published in Interesting
• June 23, 2022

Making a few missteps along the way is a common part of getting the job done. Accepting your hiccups and making amends for your shortcomings, on the other hand, stops them from haunting you and transforms them into amusing anecdotes you can tell to make people laugh.

After quarantine and this pandemic nightmare, the first thing we wanted to do was go to a restaurant. We wanted to experience what it's like to be greeted, seated, asked 'what would you like to order?', congratulated on a 'great choice,' and handed a glass of Chardonnay.

The only thing we wanted to worry about is what to get for dessert. But then the reality hits.

We have romanticized nights out and forgot all about things that can go wrong. Whether it's the inability to find parking, waiting in line at the restaurant, awful food, or the service - so many things can go wrong.

And they usually do. Since we do most of our interaction with the servers, their failures are the most noticeable.

Working as a server is extremely difficult, especially in the post-covid era. Most restaurants are understaffed and servers have to cover more tables and work longer shifts.

In addition, they have to serve customers who were finally free after a long series of lockdowns and have pretty unrealistic expectations (romanticized ideas of a perfect night out). This creates so much stress, and it is only natural to expect the poor staff will start making mistakes.

We have collected some of the most interesting posts about server fails, and we know you will find them interesting. We also know that you will show some understanding for all of their work challenges (yes, us).

Take a look:

Working as a server is tough

1. The unusual spelling of the word "squash" on this server

2. This server, who received a poor customer rating:

3. This server spells "birthday" in an rather unusual way:

4. Here is your dish. Enjoy!

5. One server dropped a bunch of espresso packets:

6. This server handed this ticket to the chef with the expectation that they would comprehend it:

And why wouldn't they?

7. This server spilled sugar and left a long trail behind him:

8. Planter down. Well, accident do happen...

But the funny thing is that they almost always happen to the same people...

9. Customers were charged $2.29 for "sluts" (???):

I would love to see the menu in this place...

10. Well, no use crying over spilled ketchup

There is, however, use in cleaning it...

11. The bill was unintentionally divided into 20 instead of two by this server.

12. And this server dumped a tonne of cutlery on the floor:

91% of workers say that a stressful working environment adversely impacts the quality of work. And can you imagine a place more stressful than a restaurant packed with demanding (sometimes entitled) guests?

Sure, it’s not like they are fighting in a war of putting out fires, but being a server is a very stressful job. Let’s not make it even more stressful for them.

Do you agree?

Damjan