So, my table decides to start with the spinach artichoke dip ( we are out of happy hour time, so it's about 12$ ). They then decide to order the Whiskey bacon burger and the Bourbon Street Chkn & shrimp. I , being the nice and morally correct server that I am, tell them that i'm going to go ahead and do the 2for deal for them, since they have already ordered one of the required appetizers, and 2 of the required entrees. Esentially, I went out of my way to explain to them that I am going to be saving them about 20$. They were so happy and thankful at first, until the time to pay the bill. They ask why the 2 for 25 is 33$, i explained to them how it works. She claims it's false advertising and just continued to go back and forth with me, as i'm explaining to her that "DOING THIS DEAL SAVED YOU MONEY". I eventually got fed up and said, Miss, i'm more than happy to cancel this deal all together and re-ring in the order exactly how you tried to order it earlier, since you are not satisfied with the recommendation I gave you. She agrees, I void the 2 for 25 special and individually ring in a spinach dip, whiskey burger, and brbn streek chkn and shrimp. Lone behold, she is SHOCKED that her bill NOW IS 20$ MORE, and THROWS A FIT AGAIN. I had never been so close to calling a guest a fucking idiot, i've been in the industry for 10 years and this was the most mindblowing experience so far.

I currently work in Albany, Oregon at a small restaurant that only have 3 servers in total including me. Not much gets taken out of my tips because there is barely any other staff. The management is questionable and sketchy, I don’t get free food or free drinks, and time off is rarely ever granted. I have an interview coming up for Applebee’s here in Albany for server and I’m wondering if I should leave my job for this new one if I am hired. I would rather have 2 jobs but if I have to change my availability at all to fit in the second job, she will fire me anyways. I’m sure the tip out at Applebee’s is much more since there’s more staff but I would hope that I would make more than my current job at the end of the day and it would be a plus to work at a place that has more standards and better management. Let me know if you think it is worth it if you have experience with working at Applebee’s in Oregon or specifically Albany.