Having worked in a coffee shop, as all writers must do at some point in their lives or so I have been led to believe, I know that customer service isn't always as straightforward as it seems. Customers can have some odd and unexpected requests some days.
But really, it's not all that hard. You pour the coffee, you pour the waffle batter in the waffle iron, you try not to burn yourself, and you serve it when it's done. Nothing to it. Anybody can do it. But they really shouldn't have to.
And who can blame them? Waffles + wildin’ just feels so right. Plus, we all know you’ve gotta carb up before any major shenanigan-having —whether you’re the customer or the employee.
Shaw acted bravely after deciding to get waffles following a Frat party a few miles away. He was grazed by a bullet, but made it out alive.
Now that’s just outright humiliating, and done in poor taste.
When hungry, hammered, and handy meet up, we end up with stories like this, and it's sort of amazing — at least for this guy it is.
He couldn't sleep and had maybe had an extra drink or two that night, and he decided to get his feed on somewhere —anywhere. What's the perfect spot to fill the gap in the middle of the night?
For others, we scour the empty midnight streets for any pizza place willing to sling us a slice of that good-good.
And waited. And waited. Not for a lineup, mind you, but for a cashier. Or a cook. Or a busboy.
Really, anyone in a Waffle House uniform who might be able to take his order.
He didn't see anyone outside or inside, not even another diner let alone a waffle slinger, one of whom happened to be napping in a corner booth.
So, he did what all heroes do and took matters into his own hands.
Alex walked right into the kitchen and went to work for himself.
"When I was done I cleaned the grill, collected my ill-gotten sandwich and rolled on out." Bowen said to WISTV.
He posted them all to Facebook, including the napping employee after he found the poor exhausted fellow. It was a bold move, but something that Alex admits he wouldn't do often.
"I give all the credit to my good friend vodka," he said. "I wouldn't normally have done that."
That's an excuse we've all heard before — hell, it's even a meme! To be fair though, liquor logic does NOT align with sober logic.
He slipped one of the employees $5 for the trouble, but apparently the store's managers were pretty displeased with Alex. "I guess old Waffle House gonna have to take an L on that one," he said.
And they said that they were trying to learn from Alex's adventure in making his own food, and weren't as unhappy with him as the store made it sound.
Considering the sound logic in this tweet, it makes sense to have two on duty — what if something happens, or there's an emergency? For example, what if — and stay with me here — a customer shows up?!
"For safety reasons, our customers should never have to go behind the counter. Rather they should get a quality experience delivered by friendly associates. We are reviewing this incident and will take appropriate disciplinary action."
Now he has a fun story to tell people at a later date, when he's inebriated at a party, or grabbing breakfast with some friends...at Waffle House.
h/t WISTV
