There was a really bad incident where a dishwasher broke down during a rush. Plates and utensils piled up quickly. The kitchen staff had to wash things by hand as best they could, but it was a slow process. The servers couldn't get the clean dishes in time for new customers, and it caused a lot of delays and unhappy customers. It took a long time to fix the dishwasher and get the operations back to normal.
A restaurant worker once found a cockroach in the salad they were about to serve. It was a very close call. If it had been served, it could have led to serious consequences for the restaurant's image. The staff then had to double - check every single ingredient for a long time after that incident to make sure nothing like that would happen again.
Sure. There was a case where the dishwasher in a restaurant was malfunctioning for weeks. The dirty dishes were piling up, and the kitchen had to reuse some plates that were not properly cleaned just to keep up with the demand. This was a serious hygiene issue.
There was a situation where a server accidentally spilled a whole tray of hot soup on a customer. The customer was furious and the server was so embarrassed and scared of getting fired. It was a chaotic scene with the customer yelling and the server trying to apologize profusely. After that, the restaurant had to deal with the customer's complaints and also support the server who was really shaken up.
There was a restaurant where the owner was cutting corners on food safety. They were using expired ingredients to save money. Some customers got sick as a result. When the health department found out, the restaurant was shut down immediately. It was a nightmare for the employees who lost their jobs and for the customers who got ill.
The makeup for horror - themed shows can also be an issue. It takes a long time to apply, and removing it at the end of the day can be a pain. There have been cases where the makeup caused skin irritations to the workers because of the products used. Also, if the makeup gets smudged during the show, it can look really unprofessional, and the workers can get blamed for it.
Sure. There was this one time at a fancy restaurant. A customer got food poisoning and threw up right on the table in the middle of their meal. It was so gross and the other diners were horrified.
I once found a hair in my Subway sandwich. It was so disgusting. I immediately lost my appetite and had to ask for a refund.
A customer once had to wait for over an hour for their order at a Subway during a busy lunchtime. The staff seemed disorganized and unconcerned about the long wait. The customer was frustrated and left with a negative impression of the store.
There was a story about a restaurant where the cook was seen not washing his hands after using the toilet and then handling food directly. This is a major hygiene issue and could potentially spread all kinds of diseases to the customers.
Sure. One horror story is when there was a huge sale and the store was understaffed. I had to deal with dozens of angry customers all by myself. They were shouting, complaining about the long queues and the out - of - stock items. It was really a nightmare.
A friend of mine worked at Walmart and had a horror story about inventory. They were doing the annual inventory count, and the system kept crashing. They had to start over multiple times, and they were stuck at work until really late at night, like 3 in the morning. It was a nightmare because they were so tired but couldn't leave until the inventory was done right.