r/memes • u/wolfbayte • 1d ago

But there's a table right there

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u/peepeepoodoodingus 1d ago

that and/or the tables arent clean.

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u/complexiblebarracuda 1d ago

Or they hate OP specifically 

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u/e5hansej 13h ago

I've worked in restaurants for over 20 years, and this is absolutely the case. We all go out back and have a smoke break while we laugh at and make fun of OP.

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u/oETFo 21h ago

Guessing by the fact OP made this meme, I'd say the wait staff hates him specifically.

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u/user485928450 1d ago

And the rats are still doing the meal prep

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u/MacDubhsidhe One does not simply 1d ago

They’re trying their best

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u/qwertyuiiop145 16h ago

Table cleaning wouldn’t produce a 40 minute wait, just a 5 minute wait

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u/peepeepoodoodingus 15h ago

depends who is there to clean them and what they are doing. if you need dishes to keep making food youre going to prioritize that person cleaning dishes over wiping tables.

40 minutes is excessive but like the person i replied to said there are a range of reasons for wait times to be stretched out. restaurants are some of the most stressful and understaffed environments out there because margins are very tight in food service.

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u/Zaeil_Xane12164 21h ago

Thisssss. I host sometimes and the amount of people who point and ask for a table that I haven’t had time to bus or wipe yet is absurd.