I actually have two most embarrassing moments in my life......so far at least
But I'll tell you about one for now.
So it was 1986 or 87. I was working as a waitress in a small Mojave Desert town in California. The restaurant had a big "conference" room and employees from this big plant near town would come there at lunch, usually all at the same time and fill the room. One day I had the conference room in addition to my regular tables out front and all the workers from the plant came during the lunch rush. I was absolutely SWAMPED. So I'm taking the orders in the conference room and I've got customers out front needing attention and I'm feeling really rushed. I was used to guys flirting with me, and I usually didn't mind it but this day one of the guys in the conference room was being really slow to decide what he wanted, but he didn't want me to leave while he decided. So I'm standing there, really feeling frazzled cuz I'm wondering how many orders are in the window that need to be delivered and how many customers are ready to pay or want dessert, or more coffee......and finally the guy starts to order, and he's being slow.....and he's stuttering.
And stupid me...…...OMG I thought he was messin with me! Flirting by keeping me there...…..BOY was I mistaken!
So I have my pad and pen in my hand and I look at him and kinda loudly tell him to...….
"SPIT IT OUT"...……
YIKES! The room got quiet and all those eyes were on me. Immediately I realized he was a stutterer when he continued to try and give his order.....and I wished I could crawl under the table!
I was so humiliated that I actually ran out of the room and went into the kitchen and told the cook I was trading places with her. I grabbed the grill spatula and gave her my order pad and said I'm not going back out there, YOU wait those tables......lol
So she did. And I stayed in the kitchen and cooked the rest of my shift
I told a stutterer to spit it out. OMG I will never ever forget that.
Anyone want to share.......now that you've had a laugh at me?