Welcome back to Need Not Apply, where this week we're diving into the fire — and dragging some nightmare customers with us. This episode is all about the food service industry: stories from servers, line cooks, and fast food workers that’ll have you screaming “YES, CHEF!”... or maybe just screaming.

• A couple who sat past closing, refused dessert... and tipped $5

• A nightmare customer custom-ordering “pre-al dente” vegan pasta

• A brutal first shift on the grill that ends in smoke, shame, and respect

• A Chick-fil-A employee’s tell-all on toxic management and man-baby directors

• Gina loses her wedding ring (but finds out who had it)

• Gary nearly styles his hair with a dehumidifier

• The cursed world of fart jars and bathwater sales

• AI gone rogue, radioactive rhino horns, grass-eating pets, and the animal extinction stories that broke our hearts

  
  

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🍴 Stories this week include:

1. ⁠Nice Guys Always Finish Last...Unless They're Eating at a Restaurant [Wall of Text] [Storytime]⁠
2. ⁠An Unexpected Journey, or So Long and Thanks To All The Fish: The story of my first stage.⁠
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