Waiter Loses It When Teens Tip Him $3, Learns Valuable Lesson Days Later

Serving people is a grueling, underrated job in which the employee often depends on the kindness of strangers to make ends meet. However, the customer doesn’t always understand what the server is going through on a daily basis.

They must make sure the customer is happy enough to come back, but keeping them satisfied is no easy feat, making it a thankless job.

Servers often go above and beyond to ensure that every customer’s needs are met, but some things are simply out of their control. That’s one thing the server who shared his story is used to, but on this day, it bothered him more than he expected.

Restaurant Jobs

In restaurants there are many sections that have to deal with different things. Waiters serve, chefs cook, barmen make drinks… But it’s the communication between the waiter and chef that are crucial, and chefs often don’t want to hear what the customer has to say when they mess up.

The server on the other hand has to listen and make sure the problem is solved.

So it’s understandable that some waiters feel frustrated when the customer doesn’t tip them fairly. This server was left a mere $3 as a tip and it caused his frustration to shoot through the roof. But was so much more to his story than he could see.

Trying To Stay Positive

Seminole, a Reddit user, was already used to the industry he was in, and- like many others- he knew the trials and tribulations that came with working in hospitality.

It’s easy to sympathize with the people who depend on the long hours, the split shifts, the minimum wages, and bad-mannered customers that the industry is known for.

The work was difficult, but Seminole ensured he would always go in with a positive attitude. Until that faithful day when he decided that he’d had enough.

Must Keep Smiling

Like many of us, Seminole had his problems, like struggling to pay his rent, but he still tried his best to make the customers in his section laugh.

He felt lucky during his shift one day. The time flew by, and he didn’t have any confrontations with customers. While cleaning up one of his tables, he noticed a note, and his mood instantly changed. If the customer had an issue, they could’ve told him.

But as soon as he saw what was scribbled inside, he ran to his phone.

A New Addition

Seminole was relatively new to Miami, Florida. He’d moved in a few years prior and had even met his girlfriend there. Things were moving quickly between them, and before he knew it, they were ready to add a new addition to their little family.

They had decided to adopt a puppy, so Seminole went to the kennel. As he reached the back of the kennel, he was entranced. There was a lonely quiet pup waiting to be taken to a new home. When Seminole laid eyes on the pup, he would never have predicted the trouble that would come with it.