No, You May Not: A Podcast About Working in the Service Industry

We have Rhiannon back to each give our top three cocktails! Fun fact recalled after recording: The first time T and Rhiannon met, Rhiannon made T an Aviation at her bar!

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Music: “Come Get Some” by Blank & Kytt

“Chase” by The Brothers Records

“Inspiration” by BoxCat Games

Disclaimer: The contents and opinions expressed on this podcast are ultimately drunken discourse and thus exaggerated (often wildly) for comedic effect. All opinions presented are for entertainment purposes only. Any statements seeming to refer to any specific person, place, institution, or event (though likely intentional) are probably not about you and almost impossible to prove legally, anyway. It might be you, but nobody cares. Especially you; Chad, Ashley, Tyler, Jessica, Karen, and potentially Stacey. It’s not always about you.

Brock is back to talk with us about getting injured on the job, soaking tiny cuts in lemon juice, and just sustaining industry wear-and-tear. (We're getting old, or rather, we're feeling old.)

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Music: “Come Get Some” by Blank & Kytt
“Chase” by The Brothers Records
“Inspiration” by BoxCat Games

Disclaimer: The contents and opinions expressed on this podcast are ultimately drunken discourse and thus exaggerated (often wildly) for comedic effect. All opinions presented are for entertainment purposes only. Any statements seeming to refer to any specific person, place, institution, or event (though likely intentional) are probably not about you and almost impossible to prove legally, anyway. It might be you, but nobody cares. Especially you; Chad, Ashley, Tyler, Jessica, Karen, and potentially Stacey. It’s not always about you.

Happy New Year, friends! We wanted to start it off with a bang, so we're sharing our new project with you! Film-to-Table breaks down the restaurant industry in film and tv, good and bad.

Travis joins us this week to talk about the first episode of Sweetbitter, where a small-town twenty-something gets her first big industry break in NYC. Possible spoilers!

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Music: "Dial My Number" by Benedek
"Rue Severine" by The Sweet Hots
"B-3" by BoxCat Games

Disclaimer: The contents and opinions expressed on this podcast are ultimately drunken discourse and thus exaggerated (often wildly) for comedic effect. All opinions presented are for entertainment purposes only. Any statements seeming to refer to any specific person, place, institution, or event (though likely intentional) are probably not about you and almost impossible to prove legally, anyway. It might be you, but nobody cares. Especially you; Chad, Ashley, Tyler, Jessica, Karen, and potentially Stacey. It’s not always about you.

This week we’ve got Derek back to talk about dark humour in the industry! Happy holidays to all of you!

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Music: “Come Get Some” by Blank & Kytt
“Chase” by The Brothers Records
“Inspiration” by BoxCat Games

Disclaimer: The contents and opinions expressed on this podcast are ultimately drunken discourse and thus exaggerated (often wildly) for comedic effect. All opinions presented are for entertainment purposes only. Any statements seeming to refer to any specific person, place, institution, or event (though likely intentional) are probably not about you and almost impossible to prove legally, anyway. It might be you, but nobody cares. Especially you; Chad, Ashley, Tyler, Jessica, Karen, and potentially Stacey. It’s not always about you.

This week we’re talking with Andrew about his transition from front to back of house, including wins, regrets, and trading up!

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Music: “Come Get Some” by Blank & Kytt
“Chase” by The Brothers Records
“Inspiration” by BoxCat Games

Disclaimer: The contents and opinions expressed on this podcast are ultimately drunken discourse and thus exaggerated (often wildly) for comedic effect. All opinions presented are for entertainment purposes only. Any statements seeming to refer to any specific person, place, institution, or event (though likely intentional) are probably not about you and almost impossible to prove legally, anyway. It might be you, but nobody cares. Especially you; Chad, Ashley, Tyler, Jessica, Karen, and potentially Stacey. It’s not always about you.

It's our twentieth episode! This week we're joined once again by Brock and Jed to talk about flaky co-workers, in every flavour!

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Music: “Come Get Some” by Blank & Kytt
“Chase” by The Brothers Records
“Inspiration” by BoxCat Games

Disclaimer: The contents and opinions expressed on this podcast are ultimately drunken discourse and thus exaggerated (often wildly) for comedic effect. All opinions presented are for entertainment purposes only. Any statements seeming to refer to any specific person, place, institution, or event (though likely intentional) are probably not about you and almost impossible to prove legally, anyway. It might be you, but nobody cares. Especially you; Chad, Ashley, Tyler, Jessica, Karen, and potentially Stacey. It’s not always about you.

We’ve been way too wholesome with our content lately, so we invited Jed back to talk about some unprofessional guest behaviours, as well as tell us some amazing topic-adjacent stories.

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Music: “Come Get Some” by Blank & Kytt
“Chase” by The Brothers Records
“Inspiration” by BoxCat Games

Disclaimer: The contents and opinions expressed on this podcast are ultimately drunken discourse and thus exaggerated (often wildly) for comedic effect. All opinions presented are for entertainment purposes only. Any statements seeming to refer to any specific person, place, institution, or event (though likely intentional) are probably not about you and almost impossible to prove legally, anyway. It might be you, but nobody cares. Especially you; Chad, Ashley, Tyler, Jessica, Karen, and potentially Stacey. It’s not always about you.

We're joined by Travis and Jo to talk dating in and out of the Industry and to compare server laughs!

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Music: “Come Get Some” by Blank & Kytt
“Chase” by The Brothers Records
“Inspiration” by BoxCat Games

Disclaimer: The contents and opinions expressed on this podcast are ultimately drunken discourse and thus exaggerated (often wildly) for comedic effect. All opinions presented are for entertainment purposes only. Any statements seeming to refer to any specific person, place, institution, or event (though likely intentional) are probably not about you and almost impossible to prove legally, anyway. It might be you, but nobody cares. Especially you; Chad, Ashley, Tyler, Jessica, Karen, and potentially Stacey. It’s not always about you.

G-Mo joins us this week to talk about working ridiculous hours on salary, why the angry chef trope is obsolete, hot sauce, and bridging the FOH/BOH divide.

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Music: “Come Get Some” by Blank & Kytt
“Chase” by The Brothers Records
“Inspiration” by BoxCat Games

Disclaimer: The contents and opinions expressed on this podcast are ultimately drunken discourse and thus exaggerated (often wildly) for comedic effect. All opinions presented are for entertainment purposes only. Any statements seeming to refer to any specific person, place, institution, or event (though likely intentional) are probably not about you and almost impossible to prove legally, anyway. It might be you, but nobody cares. Especially you; Chad, Ashley, Tyler, Jessica, Karen, and potentially Stacey. It’s not always about you.

It's that time of the year when we all give thanks. Derek joins us once again for a slightly more wholesome episode, where we clearly get super uncomfortable with the idea of being positive.

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Music: “Come Get Some” by Blank & Kytt
“Chase” by The Brothers Records
“Inspiration” by BoxCat Games

Disclaimer: The contents and opinions expressed on this podcast are ultimately drunken discourse and thus exaggerated (often wildly) for comedic effect. All opinions presented are for entertainment purposes only. Any statements seeming to refer to any specific person, place, institution, or event (though likely intentional) are probably not about you and almost impossible to prove legally, anyway. It might be you, but nobody cares. Especially you; Chad, Ashley, Tyler, Jessica, Karen, and potentially Stacey. It’s not always about you.

This week we talk about guest expectations versus entitlement, live from Chili's! What?!

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Music: “Come Get Some” by Blank & Kytt
“Chase” by The Brothers Records
“Inspiration” by BoxCat Games

Disclaimer: The contents and opinions expressed on this podcast are ultimately drunken discourse and thus exaggerated (often wildly) for comedic effect. All opinions presented are for entertainment purposes only. Any statements seeming to refer to any specific person, place, institution, or event (though likely intentional) are probably not about you and almost impossible to prove legally, anyway. It might be you, but nobody cares. Especially you; Chad, Ashley, Tyler, Jessica, Karen, and potentially Stacey. It’s not always about you.

Continuing our serious talk with Jed about house tip policy, and taking some extra time out for some racial self-deprecation.

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Music: “Come Get Some” by Blank & Kytt
“Chase” by The Brothers Records
“Inspiration” by BoxCat Games

Disclaimer: The contents and opinions expressed on this podcast are ultimately drunken discourse and thus exaggerated (often wildly) for comedic effect. All opinions presented are for entertainment purposes only. Any statements seeming to refer to any specific person, place, institution, or event (though likely intentional) are probably not about you and almost impossible to prove legally, anyway. It might be you, but nobody cares. Especially you; Chad, Ashley, Tyler, Jessica, Karen, and potentially Stacey. It’s not always about you.

A more serious chat this week. Jed stops by for a few beer and a chat about house tip policy. Part two coming next week!

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Music: “Come Get Some” by Blank & Kytt
“Chase” by The Brothers Records
“Inspiration” by BoxCat Games

Disclaimer: The contents and opinions expressed on this podcast are ultimately drunken discourse and thus exaggerated (often wildly) for comedic effect. All opinions presented are for entertainment purposes only. Any statements seeming to refer to any specific person, place, institution, or event (though likely intentional) are probably not about you and almost impossible to prove legally, anyway. It might be you, but nobody cares. Especially you; Chad, Ashley, Tyler, Jessica, Karen, and potentially Stacey. It’s not always about you.

This week we're continuing our conversation with Derek about weird things customers do in restaurants, in the bodily fluids edition of this topic! You asked and we delivered! We even threw in some bad accents, the disturbing and not-at-all hidden racism under the surface of KFC's branding, and other topic adjacent tangents.

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Music: “Come Get Some” by Blank & Kytt
“Chase” by The Brothers Records
“Inspiration” by BoxCat Games

Disclaimer: The contents and opinions expressed on this podcast are ultimately drunken discourse and thus exaggerated (often wildly) for comedic effect. All opinions presented are for entertainment purposes only. Any statements seeming to refer to any specific person, place, institution, or event (though likely intentional) are probably not about you and almost impossible to prove legally, anyway. It might be you, but nobody cares. Especially you; Chad, Ashley, Tyler, Jessica, Karen, and potentially Stacey. It’s not always about you.

This week we're talking about weird things customers do in restaurants. Our guest is Derek, in his first appearance on our show. From children to drugs (yikes, actually), from obnoxious number balloons that don't fit through the door to guests making demands before they're even inside the building, from meteorology to just getting thrown under the bus, believe it or not this is the PG portion. Part two, the bodily fluids edition, coming next week.

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Music: “Come Get Some” by Blank & Kytt
“Chase” by The Brothers Records
“Inspiration” by BoxCat Games

Disclaimer: The contents and opinions expressed on this podcast are ultimately drunken discourse and thus exaggerated (often wildly) for comedic effect. All opinions presented are for entertainment purposes only. Any statements seeming to refer to any specific person, place, institution, or event (though likely intentional) are probably not about you and almost impossible to prove legally, anyway. It might be you, but nobody cares. Especially you; Chad, Ashley, Tyler, Jessica, Karen, and potentially Stacey. It’s not always about you.

This week, we wrap up discussing what makes a standout FOH teammate, and find out that Justin has no idea what Cracker Barrel is. We also talk more about Australia, because the more you know!

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Music: “Come Get Some” by Blank & Kytt
“Chase” by The Brothers Records
“Inspiration” by BoxCat Games

Disclaimer: The contents and opinions expressed on this podcast are ultimately drunken discourse and thus exaggerated (often wildly) for comedic effect. All opinions presented are for entertainment purposes only. Any statements seeming to refer to any specific person, place, institution, or event (though likely intentional) are probably not about you and almost impossible to prove legally, anyway. It might be you, but nobody cares. Especially you; Chad, Ashley, Tyler, Jessica, Karen, and potentially Stacey. It’s not always about you.

This week, we're discussing what makes a standout FOH teammate, and plenty about our guest, Greg, being Australian. In fact, we ran long again, so we will be airing the second half of this topic next week! Weird, right? Almost as though giving a bunch of people who talk to people for a living a bit of booze and opening the floor leads to weird and wonderful places.

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Music: “Come Get Some” by Blank & Kytt
“Chase” by The Brothers Records
“Inspiration” by BoxCat Games

Disclaimer: The contents and opinions expressed on this podcast are ultimately drunken discourse and thus exaggerated (often wildly) for comedic effect. All opinions presented are for entertainment purposes only. Any statements seeming to refer to any specific person, place, institution, or event (though likely intentional) are probably not about you and almost impossible to prove legally, anyway. It might be you, but nobody cares. Especially you; Chad, Ashley, Tyler, Jessica, Karen, and potentially Stacey. It’s not always about you.

Brock is still here and we continue talking about the things you don't think about as being rude when inside the walls of our establishments.

We talk about self-seaters; antiquated (and not-so antiquated) gender-based requests and complaints; that guy who wears his modus operandi on his t-shirt, hat, and/or truck; sampling your way through the wine list; corkage; happy hour; your dietary restrictions (real and not); asking for items we don't sell; enlisting staff to steal for you; and being a sloppy human being.

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Music: “Come Get Some” by Blank & Kytt
“Chase” by The Brothers Records
“Inspiration” by BoxCat Games

Disclaimer: The contents and opinions expressed on this podcast are ultimately drunken discourse and thus exaggerated (often wildly) for comedic effect. All opinions presented are for entertainment purposes only. Any statements seeming to refer to any specific person, place, institution, or event (though likely intentional) are probably not about you and almost impossible to prove legally, anyway. It might be you, but nobody cares. Especially you; Chad, Ashley, Tyler, Jessica, Karen, and potentially Stacey. It’s not always about you.

On this episode we finally pop our guest cherry! We talk about mallwalkers, gate-hoppers, tasers, the viscosity of French dressing, obnoxious drink garnishes (meal with your Caesar?), and people who breeze past an obvious host.

We went super long on this one because we got overexcited to have someone to banter with. Tune in next week for part two of That Thing You Do (is Rude) with Brock!

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Music: “Come Get Some” by Blank & Kytt
“Chase” by The Brothers Records
“Inspiration” by BoxCat Games

Disclaimer: The contents and opinions expressed on this podcast are ultimately drunken discourse and thus exaggerated (often wildly) for comedic effect. All opinions presented are for entertainment purposes only. Any statements seeming to refer to any specific person, place, institution, or event (though likely intentional) are probably not about you and almost impossible to prove legally, anyway. It might be you, but nobody cares. Especially you; Chad, Ashley, Tyler, Jessica, Karen, and potentially Stacey. It’s not always about you.  

This week we talk about taxes, shopping for necessities in the dystopia of early afternoons on weekdays, calling in sick, calling in "sick", one-day weekends, and your girlfriend (who is definitely not hungry).

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Music: “Come Get Some” by Blank & Kytt
“Chase” by The Brothers Records
“Inspiration” by BoxCat Games

Disclaimer: The contents and opinions expressed on this podcast are ultimately drunken discourse and thus exaggerated (often wildly) for comedic effect. All opinions presented are for entertainment purposes only. Any statements seeming to refer to any specific person, place, institution, or event (though likely intentional) are probably not about you and almost impossible to prove legally, anyway. It might be you, but nobody cares. Especially you; Chad, Ashley, Tyler, Jessica, Karen, and potentially Stacey. It’s not always about you.

In this sequel to the previous episode, we talk about shoeless drunks, shameless unsponsored plugs for foot care, a lot of shit about Chili's again somehow, DINKs, middle-aged women squawking like pterodactyls, dropping our former coworkers' names like they're hot, and allergies (both real and imagined). We had to cut a large chunk of this out as T's recording device decided to tap out toward the end, so bear with us if she sounds a million miles away for a minute. You can find the missing content in our first Outtakes episode, on our Patreon!

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Music: “Come Get Some” by Blank & Kytt
“Chase” by The Brothers Records
“Inspiration” by BoxCat Games

Disclaimer: The contents and opinions expressed on this podcast are ultimately drunken discourse and thus exaggerated (often wildly) for comedic effect. All opinions presented are for entertainment purposes only. Any statements seeming to refer to any specific person, place, institution, or event (though likely intentional) are probably not about you and almost impossible to prove legally, anyway. It might be you, but nobody cares. Especially you; Chad, Ashley, Tyler, Jessica, Karen, and potentially Stacey. It’s not always about you. 

This week we try to get through ten common customer stereotypes, counting them down from best to worst.  We also discover that Justin doesn't like Toblerone bars, like a monster.

Ultimately we only had time for five, so this is going to be a two-parter. Next week we will be scraping the bottom of the barrel for the rest of the list.

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Music: “Come Get Some” by Blank & Kytt
“Chase” by The Brothers Records
“Inspiration” by BoxCat Games

Disclaimer: The contents and opinions expressed on this podcast are ultimately drunken discourse and thus exaggerated (often wildly) for comedic effect. All opinions presented are for entertainment purposes only. Any statements seeming to refer to any specific person, place, institution, or event (though likely intentional) are probably not about you and almost impossible to prove legally, anyway. It might be you, but nobody cares. Especially you; Chad, Ashley, Tyler, Jessica, Karen, and potentially Stacey. It’s not always about you.