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‘Work smarter not harder’: Server says he used to anonymously reserve large tables during his shift so it wouldn’t be busy while he was working​

https://www.dailydot.com/irl/server-reserves-tables-during-own-shift/

'They were always so irritated when the table didnt show up lol.'

A former waiter is sharing his trick for ensuring that his shift wouldn’t be too busy—and all he needed was a few minutes and a phone.

In his video which has drawn over 4 million views as of Saturday, @iamjcowell writes that he would call and reserve large tables to save himself the hassle of having to serve anyone at them.

“When I worked as a part-time waiter I would call the restaurant with no caller I.D. and book large group tables so that it wouldn’t be busy when I was working because I hated the job so much,” a text overlay on the screen reads.

The Daily Dot has reached out to @iamjcowell via Instagram direct message regarding the video.

Some viewers wrote that they did similar things at their restaurant jobs to either reduce their workload or get free food.

“When I was a host and my manager simply made me mad I called the restaurant and set up a party of 26,” one commenter wrote.

“I was a host & would call and place big orders on food I wanted to try,” another viewer wrote. “no show orders were given to workers to eat for free.”

“I used to lie and say our late tables were booked so I could leave early,” a user said.

Viewers outside of the restaurant industry also shared their creative workarounds for getting out of having to do real work.

“I called my own cell phone on repeat when I did telemarketing for three months,” one user claimed. “no regrets lol.”

“When I worked retail I used to tell customers that we were closing due to unprecedented reasons,” another viewer shared.

“Me scheduling appointments at my job so no one comes up when I’m at a certain station,” a commenter wrote.

 

[Wodanaz]

shit like this is only acceptable at massive corporations who are making so much money they cannot even pretend to care

 

[Florch]

"Haven't they replaced you with a coin-operated machine yet?"

 

[Criticallacitirc]

Work smarter not harder would mean you've come up with a way that's easier to get the same outcome/outputs, this dude is just lazy and working less.

 

[WhatInTheActualFuck]

I hate the "spoons" assholes so much, this pussy-ass pansy-ass generation is so lame. "I don't have enough spoons" - bitch, here's a knife, go slit your wrists and shut the fuck up.

...and remember to go down the road, not across the street.

 

[Doseferatu]

Whenever someone tells me to think kindly of those in the service industry for all the shit they catch, I think back to all the times those people in the service industry were lazy, stupid, and didn't care.

Thanks for adding yet another example.

 

[Super Guido]

All the stuff these short-sighted manchildren are doing is going to cause customers to act like those "Karens" they dread so much. Now the customer has no reason to believe you when you say you can't do something, and they'll have a damn good reason to think you're just a lazy sack of shit.

 

[Steam Deck Verified]

Whenever someone tells me to think kindly of those in the service industry for all the shit they catch, I think back to all the times those people in the service industry were lazy, stupid, and didn't care.

Thanks for adding yet another example.

Because it started as well-meaning advice about treating minimum-wage workers with a modicum of integrity and not chimping out at a teenager hostess over a 15-minute wait for a table. But of course, antiwork dead-ends acted as the loudest voices on social media and co-opted it to try to convince society that life as a barista or cashier were among the hardest and most stressful jobs in America, and you're a piece of shit unless you lick their nonslip boots.

And it worked. There's an alarming number of people I've met who are under 35 and are afraid to send cold/wrong orders back, won't scan coupons, won't correct a customer service rep and become apologetic when they request anything, so entitlement along younger service workers like this asshat can flourish.

Why didn't he just fucking quit? I'm sure there was some single mom or guy trying to afford his benzo addiction that would have killed for those missed tips. But I guess commies queefing in solidarity didn't bother to think of that.

 

[Megaton Punch]

This reads like the 85 IQ zoomer version of a greentext. Obviously fake, obviously designed to acquire (You)s. But on 4chan they'd call this kid a broccoli-haired faggot and tell him to kill himself, because unlike TikTok, 4chan has class.

 

[IAmNotAlpharius]

Congrats. You suit yourself in the foot since you rely on tips. Idiot.

Great fucking plan, except that fake party of 26 is 26 people worth of tips you aren't getting you fucking dipshit.

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I hope he loses job opportunities because of this.

 

[Alligator Alcatraz]

Great fucking plan, except that fake party of 26 is 26 people worth of tips you aren't getting you fucking dipshit.

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Real talk, why the fuck are zoomers obsessed with this ugly-ass hairstyle?

 

[TV's Adam West]

Great fucking plan, except that fake party of 26 is 26 people worth of tips you aren't getting you fucking dipshit.

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I've worked in kitchens. We'd get pissed off at a party of 6. If we had a party of 26, we'd be fucking livid, and I doubt we'd be happy if the party decided to "not show up "
This is why front of house always is at odds with the back.

 

[Absurdist Laughter]

And people want servers to have a minimum wage of 15 dollars while employees pull this shit. I've noticed a steep decline in work ethic among coworkers over the last decade or so that it is mind boggling.

 

[AN/ALR56]

I worked at a supermarket, i laugh at people in this thread thinking this is a bad thing to do, maybe don't treat your employees like shit or when a 60 year old lady threatens to call the cops on you because you didn't had 5 cents to give her as change for 8 hours straight and you might start thinking about pulling shit like this.

 

[SSj_Ness (Yiffed)]

Pretty smart, ngl.

 

[Long Tongue Silver]

I don't get it. You deliberately screw yourself just to make a point about a job you hate?

Just change jobs. Find something that's better than what's currently making you miserable as shit. Besides, it's only a matter of time before you get thrown out on your ass anyways.

Great fucking plan, except that fake party of 26 is 26 people worth of tips you aren't getting you fucking dipshit.

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Literally has a face hewn from a single blob of soy.

 

[Jason Wynn]

I find it funny all the NEETS here negrating everyone who suggests you should *gasp!* actually do the work you’re paid to do. Sorry some of us have enough pride in ourselves to earn our own living, Some of us would be fucking ashamed still mooching off mommy and daddy in our 40s while collecting welfare bucks. But hey, you stick it to those evil capitalists while mom brings you your tendies and choccy milk, sure showed us.

 

[Cpl. Long Dong Silver]

https://kiwifarms.st/threads/munchausens-by-internet-malingerers-munchies-spoonies-etc.29936/

I guess a Spoonie is sort of a "trope class" of modern 18-30 year old (usually a woman) who just malingers throughout their whole life and is basically just a lazy, useless piece of shit who relies on men to take pity on them and prop them up. Everyone has encountered someone like this. the Terminally Lazy who fall back on "muh PTSD" from being "almost raped" because a guy looked at them weird at night one time, or maybe some other possible complete fabrication of an event from their past. The name comes from the concept, likely created by some woman on tumblr, about having a limited amount of "spoons" (energy) for the day, and each activity taking away one of their "spoons" ("I can't do it because i don't have enough spoons left"/"I am a lazy piece of fucking shit").

Women really are the niggers of the human race

 

[Still Exceptional]

Any place that I hated enough to think about sabotaging is some place I left. It’s a job, do your work and bitch later. Look at the contract for responsibilities and either agree or don’t.

I fucking hate the coddled commies who think it’s exploitation if you don’t get a free lunch waiting tables. Most places give you a discount so you can try stuff, most of my bosses when I worked service would give me free shit to push it.

I used to work at a place where the boss was cool enough to give us free lunch. Anything on the menu (excluding "premium" items like steak, veal, ribs, crab, shrimp, or lobster) was half off, or you could have soup and salad, or rice and veggies, or eggs and pancakes/toast for free. It was actually a good bonus and saved me lots of money while working there.

Man also constantly gave us free lunch when we had excess that was getting near throw out, or when a customer sends something back. While working there I constantly got free shit like steak sandwiches, veal parmesan, chicken pot pies, Belgian waffles, apricot cream cheese stuffed swedish pancakes, and liver and onions.

We could also discretely take the old batches of soup if we brought a Tupperware.

And ya know what? We were fucking GRATEFUL for it. The free lunch provided by the owner saved us valuable money he knew we needed at his own expense.

 

[The Foxtrot]

I used to work at a place where the boss was cool enough to give us free lunch. Anything on the menu (excluding "premium" items like steak, veal, ribs, crab, shrimp, or lobster) was half off, or you could have soup and salad, or rice and veggies, or eggs and pancakes/toast for free. It was actually a good bonus and saved me lots of money while working there.

Man also constantly gave us free lunch when we had excess that was getting near throw out, or when a customer sends something back. While working there I constantly got free shit like steak sandwiches, veal parmesan, chicken pot pies, Belgian waffles, apricot cream cheese stuffed swedish pancakes, and liver and onions.

We could also discretely take the old batches of soup if we brought a Tupperware.

And ya know what? We were fucking GRATEFUL for it. The free lunch provided by the owner saved us valuable money he knew we needed at his own expense.

Your boss sounds like a cool guy. My old boss was really chill, as long as you were putting solid effort into meeting your production quota, she didn't get on your ass too hard if you were a little slow while working.

That being said, I've worked retail and food service when I was a teenager as well, but I was also dependable and honest in my work. Sure, maybe some people don't notice you busting your ass, but being known for doing a good job all the time pays dividends later. Slackers like this retarded Zoomer will find it harder and harder to find decent employment as they get older.

Something else to keep in mind? HR Departments talk to each other, even across industries and career fields, and they note almost everything you do. So believe me, you might not think you're being watched, but you most certainly are. Especially when, like this retarded Zoomer, you post your bad work behavior on social media for everyone (including your boss and HR) to see. You apply for a job? You'd better believe they'll look up your social media.

 

[mold]

I used to work at a place where the boss was cool enough to give us free lunch. Anything on the menu (excluding "premium" items like steak, veal, ribs, crab, shrimp, or lobster) was half off, or you could have soup and salad, or rice and veggies, or eggs and pancakes/toast for free. It was actually a good bonus and saved me lots of money while working there.

Man also constantly gave us free lunch when we had excess that was getting near throw out, or when a customer sends something back. While working there I constantly got free shit like steak sandwiches, veal parmesan, chicken pot pies, Belgian waffles, apricot cream cheese stuffed swedish pancakes, and liver and onions.

We could also discretely take the old batches of soup if we brought a Tupperware.

And ya know what? We were fucking GRATEFUL for it. The free lunch provided by the owner saved us valuable money he knew we needed at his own expense.

out of curiosity was this guy arab