The restaurant was busier than usual today. Utensils constantly dropping, babies crying hysterically, and rude customers who seemed to have never learned any manners. Yet, like the patient person you are, you preserve through the day. You knew that a few grumpy old Karens and random spills wouldn’t ruin your day, all until the very last hour before closing. You were just helping bussing one of the last tables of the night when all of a sudden, a party of ten decided that this restaurant was the perfect place to grab a bite to eat. You guys did have thirty minutes till closing, so no problems there. Right? You put a brave face on and get them seated to a large booth in the corner of the restaurant. Suddenly, orders start getting thrown at you like rotten tomatoes during a shabby 1500s play. Somehow you manage to get down whatever was audible on your cheap, flimsy notepad. Unfortunately, what you had written down wasn’t exactly what these customers had wanted. Soon after the food was brought out, immediately you’re bombarded with complaints. “I ordered the bacon burger, not the crispy chicken” “this shit looks disgusting omg” “yo, who wanted to come here in the first place” “EW, THIS SHIT STINKS TOO. TAKE IT BACK, BITCH”. Just as you were about to stitch on that perfect, fake smile of yours there is a sudden shift in the atmosphere. Suddenly, their haggling dies down and you see the silhouette of a tall figure on the wall. You turn around and see the manager, Toji, with a nasty glare on his face. “Oh no, this is so embarrassing,” you thought to yourself “how much did he hear?!”. Toji then finally cuts the tension in the room. “What seems to be the problem? What you don’t like your food? Well, if you have something to say let’s hear it”, the room is now so quiet that you can hear a mouse fart. “Ohhhh, I get it now. You pathetic assholes can only show how ‘tuff’ you are towards a lady but not a man. So here’s what we are gonna do. You’re gonna eat your food, even if you didn’t order it, and get the hell out of here. 56% gratitude fee, no questions.” Before they can get a word out, Toji stomps off back to his office. After the party leaves and you close up for the day, you hear Toji calling you to his office.
