CuriositiesAUG 14, 2022

35 Passive-Aggressive Ways These Customer Service Workers Have Gotten Revenge On Rude Customers

Viktorija Ošikaitė and Adelaide May Ross

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Most people don’t need to be reminded to have good manners. Treating people with respect and kindness should be second nature, as we were all taught the “golden rule” at a young age. But even the most rude individuals usually know not to mess with people who are bringing them food, beverages or helping them make a purchase. Why even tempt someone to spit in your coffee or overcharge you for a flight? Yet somehow, there are still entitled people out there who play with fire and treat customer service employees poorly.

To bring to light all of these impolite customers and show how employees can retaliate against them, Darron Cardosa, or Officialtbw on TikTok, shared a video detailing one of his favorite ways to get back at rude customers and invited others to do the same. Below, you can read all of the best tactics workers have for dealing with disrespectful customers, as well as an interview we were lucky enough to receive from Marlon Joseph, host of The Modern Waiter podcast. Be sure to upvote your favorite revenge ideas, and then let us know in the comments if you have ever responded to a customer in a petty way. Then if you’re interested in learning even more ways employees retaliate against customers, you can check out Bored Panda's last piece on the same topic right here.

#21

So my buddy worked for a pizza place. And he used to tell me that if customers were rude to them, they would do this thing called a "phantom cut", where they would cut the pizza ever just so that if you try to rip a piece off, you tear the whole pizza to shreds. I'm like, "Oh, that sucks". One time, my friend was ordering a pizza. And he was very rude to the pizza person. And I was like, "why?" And then when the pizza got to my f*****g house, they "phantom cut" the s**t out of that thing. I tried to take two pieces and I tore the whole f*****g pizza up. So I got a fork and a knife and I went to f*****g work and I was eating that pizza regardless. I looked at my friend and I said, if you were ever rude to another pizza person again, I'm gonna steal your f*****g turtle. I swear to god

jordan_the_stallion8

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Brooke goes on to explain that most diners expect that their only task is paying for a meal at the end of the evening, assuming that nothing before that matters. But respecting a server, showing up for a reservation on time, abiding by restaurant policies and agreeing not to steal any property are just too much for some guests to handle. “Is offering basic human kindness really all that difficult? Is civility really too much to ask for?” Brooke begs. If someone came to your home and you served them a meal, wouldn't you expect them to follow your house rules and respect you and your home? Why should dining in a restaurant be any different? Just because someone is a stranger who you may never see again does not mean they don't deserve equal treatment.

#22

I had a customer tell me I have an awful speaking voice and should not be allowed in public so I spoke louder and more nasally.

chrxmxtica

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#23

35 Passive-Aggressive Ways These Customer Service Workers Have Gotten Revenge On Rude Customers

I work at Walmart in the pickup department. Let’s just say never honk or yell at us or else your order will be the last order we take out.

alyssasalazar19, Mike Mozart

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#24

I worked in a college bookstore and whenever someone was rude I would get them the used copies in the worst condition.

mairzy.doats, Pauline Loroy

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“I’ve heard the argument before—most waiters don’t act like true professionals and therefore shouldn’t be treated with respect—but the truth is, professionalism isn’t the real issue here,” Brooke explains. “There are plenty of proficient and skilled wait staff in the world–I count myself as one of them—that are just as prone to being treated poorly by guests, simply because of our position. The world is filled with tons of angry and unhappy people that have no use for words like civil, kindness, and respect. They’re too busy perpetuating misery in their lives by spreading as much hate and anger as possible. Who am I to expect something more than payment (which is easily denied) in return for my services?”

#25

If someone throws their card/money payment at me I throw their card/change back at them when I’m done and throw the pen at them when they need to sign.

souleske

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#26

Ex Dunkin employee here: decaf, no questions asked. But when the frosting in the donuts was melty, I would put it in the bag upside down

kaitlynmsprague, Mike Mozart

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#27

Put them on hold for 15 minutes instead of 2.

kyledimetri

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Everyone deserves to be treated kindly, and even if these patrons are extremely selfish, they should understand that the nicer they are, the more they will benefit as well. Insulting a server will not make your meal come out faster or your soup taste better, but it might get you a spoonful of spit in your cocktail. I can’t say I condone throwing away a customer’s car keys or intentionally giving someone food poisoning, but if a petty reaction is harmless, I say, let the employees have their fun. Keep upvoting your favorite responses, and then let us know in the comments if you have ever dealt with a customer in a petty way. We would love to hear your most devious (yet harmless!) reactions to rude customers!

#28

I was filling a sample & she asked me “Do you even know what you’re doing?” So I left it half open in her bag so she could see I really didn’t know.

chlown_

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#29

Gone to the back to look for the shoe size on the clearance shoe I knew we didn't have for 10mins playing on my phone before my shift ended and then walked past her and leaving while she stood there waiting the whole time.

tree1993

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