First, some background info about me. I am 23 years old and am working as a cook in a smoked meat restaurant. I started working there in May, making me THE new guy in the restaurant. English is also not my first language so I will do my best to translate everything that was said in English. Today, a little 'adventure' happened to me...
Everything started when one of the waiters asked for someone to get 4 packs of ice from the nearby grocery store. I volunteered as I had nothing better to do (I may be skinny but I can handle 4 packs of ice, dammit!). If only I knew what nefarious plan they were plotting against me during my absence...
When I returned with the ice needed, my boss then asked me to get some Cold Steam* from another restaurant next to us (let's call it Restaurant 1). He then gives me a big bucket and tell me to fill it until it's half full. Since I never heard of Cold Steam before, I ask what it is and my boss replies something like : "Just ask them, they'll know what it is." So, being the nice perfect employee that I am, I obey and do so, assuming Cold Steam is some sort of beer.
Once at Restaurant 1, I approach a girl and ask for Cold Steam. At first, the girl just stare at me and go : "You want what?" Seeing that, another employee approaches and tells me they are out of Cold Steam and that I should try Restaurant 2. I thank them and leave. Oh, if only I had noticed the other employees giggling in the background...
Restaurant 2. Once again, I approach a random employee and ask them for Cold Steam. They tell me they are out too and to try Restaurant 3. Bah.
Restaurant 3. Same thing, same crap. "We're out, try Restaurant 4." Double bah!
Once at Restaurant 4, I approach the first waitress I see and ask for Cold Steam, she tells me to ask the cook and he will give me some. Finally! I ask the cook and he tells me to ask the guy with a cap, sitting outside. I do so and the guy runs inside to check if he has any to spare. Of course, since Fate decided to be a bitch with me, the guy returns and tells me they are out. Hearing that, the cook goes "WHAT?! Dammit, that stuff sells too much. I suggest you try Restaurant 5, they -will- have some. We have a deal with them about the supplying of this product." I thank them and go on my merry way...
Restaurant 5. Approach a random waiter, ask them and he replies they are out (GAH! For God's sake!) and that I should try Restaurant 6, which is located right next to them, down some hall.
Restaurant 6. I no longer care about this damn errand and decide to give up if they don't have any. I approach the waitress and ask her, she first replies that they don't sell any since their restaurant is too small. Another girl then ask what is Cold Steam, I reply I have no idea, that I was told to ask any employee and that they would know. Conveniently, they do not point me to another restaurant. I decide to return to my restaurant.
Back at my job, I then proceed to tell my boss that I couldn't get any, ignoring his big, large smile in his face. His smile getting even larger, he tells me to think about it, what does Cold Steam translate into. I do so but still don't get it. "We got you good! That doesn't exist!", he exclaimed. "WHAT?! But every restaurant pointed me to another, it has to exist!", I replied, trying to save what little is left of my dignity. "Yeah, it's a running gag between all the restaurants on the street. Hahaha!" Of course, all the other cooks and waiters/waitresses were there to watch that moment and they were all laughing their asses off.
"GAH! MOTHER
", I exclaimed, "Did you know you made me go through 6 friggin restaurants before coming back?!",I added making them laugh even more
"Haha, then you only had one left before completing the loop", said a waiter.
Not long after, I learned they pull that prank on every new employee they get. I admit that it was a pretty good prank and it made me laugh too. I never saw it coming despite the subtle clues
One day, I SHALL HAVE MY REVENGE!
Anyone else got pranked at work?
*That isn't a translation. They actually asked for Cold Steam.
Everything started when one of the waiters asked for someone to get 4 packs of ice from the nearby grocery store. I volunteered as I had nothing better to do (I may be skinny but I can handle 4 packs of ice, dammit!). If only I knew what nefarious plan they were plotting against me during my absence...
When I returned with the ice needed, my boss then asked me to get some Cold Steam* from another restaurant next to us (let's call it Restaurant 1). He then gives me a big bucket and tell me to fill it until it's half full. Since I never heard of Cold Steam before, I ask what it is and my boss replies something like : "Just ask them, they'll know what it is." So, being the nice perfect employee that I am, I obey and do so, assuming Cold Steam is some sort of beer.
Once at Restaurant 1, I approach a girl and ask for Cold Steam. At first, the girl just stare at me and go : "You want what?" Seeing that, another employee approaches and tells me they are out of Cold Steam and that I should try Restaurant 2. I thank them and leave. Oh, if only I had noticed the other employees giggling in the background...
Restaurant 2. Once again, I approach a random employee and ask them for Cold Steam. They tell me they are out too and to try Restaurant 3. Bah.
Restaurant 3. Same thing, same crap. "We're out, try Restaurant 4." Double bah!
Once at Restaurant 4, I approach the first waitress I see and ask for Cold Steam, she tells me to ask the cook and he will give me some. Finally! I ask the cook and he tells me to ask the guy with a cap, sitting outside. I do so and the guy runs inside to check if he has any to spare. Of course, since Fate decided to be a bitch with me, the guy returns and tells me they are out. Hearing that, the cook goes "WHAT?! Dammit, that stuff sells too much. I suggest you try Restaurant 5, they -will- have some. We have a deal with them about the supplying of this product." I thank them and go on my merry way...
Restaurant 5. Approach a random waiter, ask them and he replies they are out (GAH! For God's sake!) and that I should try Restaurant 6, which is located right next to them, down some hall.
Restaurant 6. I no longer care about this damn errand and decide to give up if they don't have any. I approach the waitress and ask her, she first replies that they don't sell any since their restaurant is too small. Another girl then ask what is Cold Steam, I reply I have no idea, that I was told to ask any employee and that they would know. Conveniently, they do not point me to another restaurant. I decide to return to my restaurant.
Back at my job, I then proceed to tell my boss that I couldn't get any, ignoring his big, large smile in his face. His smile getting even larger, he tells me to think about it, what does Cold Steam translate into. I do so but still don't get it. "We got you good! That doesn't exist!", he exclaimed. "WHAT?! But every restaurant pointed me to another, it has to exist!", I replied, trying to save what little is left of my dignity. "Yeah, it's a running gag between all the restaurants on the street. Hahaha!" Of course, all the other cooks and waiters/waitresses were there to watch that moment and they were all laughing their asses off.
"GAH! MOTHER
", I exclaimed, "Did you know you made me go through 6 friggin restaurants before coming back?!",I added making them laugh even more"Haha, then you only had one left before completing the loop", said a waiter.
Not long after, I learned they pull that prank on every new employee they get. I admit that it was a pretty good prank and it made me laugh too. I never saw it coming despite the subtle clues
One day, I SHALL HAVE MY REVENGE!
Anyone else got pranked at work?
*That isn't a translation. They actually asked for Cold Steam.
QUOTE(Navaryn @ Jul 22 2005, 11:57 PM)
First, some background info about me. I am 23 years old and am working as a cook in a smoked meat restaurant. I started working there in May, making me THE new guy in the restaurant. English is also not my first language so I will do my best to translate everything that was said in English. Today, a little 'adventure' happened to me...\\
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Wait, what. English isn't your first language? I didn't know this?!?!
QUOTE(Veonira @ Jul 23 2005, 12:28 AM)
Wait, what. English isn't your first language? I didn't know this?!?!
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Eh? Didn't I tell you before over AIM? I thought so. Anyway, I'll take that as a compliment
. English is my second language.QUOTE(Veonira @ Jul 23 2005, 12:46 AM)
Dude. D:. I feel so deceived. I should have left you in Achaea!
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Heh, cold steam. Sounds like water to me. 
The people where I work really aren't determined enough to pull something that complex. The best prank they've managed so far wasn't pulled on me. One guy set all the clocks ahead 20 minutes, and a person went home early, and didn't realise what happened until he was 15 minutes into the drive, and had to call the owner and explain what happened. The same guy would cut a little bit off of a cheap throw carpet every day, until is became completely useless. Then there was the guy that told me a phone number from a famous song (it was something that ended in 5309 I think. Guess thats why he got me, I dont know the song
) instead of the fax number I asked for, and actually sent the fax. Not the best job in the world, but we have some fun sometimes.
The people where I work really aren't determined enough to pull something that complex. The best prank they've managed so far wasn't pulled on me. One guy set all the clocks ahead 20 minutes, and a person went home early, and didn't realise what happened until he was 15 minutes into the drive, and had to call the owner and explain what happened. The same guy would cut a little bit off of a cheap throw carpet every day, until is became completely useless. Then there was the guy that told me a phone number from a famous song (it was something that ended in 5309 I think. Guess thats why he got me, I dont know the song
) instead of the fax number I asked for, and actually sent the fax. Not the best job in the world, but we have some fun sometimes. They could have asked you for striped paint or elbow grease
QUOTE(Acrune @ Jul 23 2005, 08:57 PM)
Heh, cold steam. Sounds like water to me.Â
The people where I work really aren't determined enough to pull something that complex. The best prank they've managed so far wasn't pulled on me. One guy set all the clocks ahead 20 minutes, and a person went home early, and didn't realise what happened until he was 15 minutes into the drive, and had to call the owner and explain what happened. The same guy would cut a little bit off of a cheap throw carpet every day, until is became completely useless. Then there was the guy that told me a phone number from a famous song (it was something that ended in 5309 I think. Guess thats why he got me, I dont know the song) instead of the fax number I asked for, and actually sent the fax. Not the best job in the world, but we have some fun sometimes.Â
The people where I work really aren't determined enough to pull something that complex. The best prank they've managed so far wasn't pulled on me. One guy set all the clocks ahead 20 minutes, and a person went home early, and didn't realise what happened until he was 15 minutes into the drive, and had to call the owner and explain what happened. The same guy would cut a little bit off of a cheap throw carpet every day, until is became completely useless. Then there was the guy that told me a phone number from a famous song (it was something that ended in 5309 I think. Guess thats why he got me, I dont know the song
) instead of the fax number I asked for, and actually sent the fax. Not the best job in the world, but we have some fun sometimes. 156494
JENNYS NUMBER!
867-5309!!!
How do I know that off the top of my head?...
