July 18, 2025 at 2:48 pm

Waitress Doesn’t Like It When Customers Stack Plates At Their Tables For Her

by Matthew Gilligan

woman talking about her job

TikTok/@brooke.roderick

I’ve always been under the impression that servers liked it when you stack plates to help them out…but I guess I’ve been wrong the whole time!

A waitress named Brooke posted a video on TikTok and got real with viewers about how she feels about this subject.

woman talking about her job

TikTok/@brooke.roderick

Brooke said that when customers stack plates to have their tables cleared, it only makes her job more difficult.

woman complaining about her job

TikTok/@brooke.roderick

In the video’s caption, she wrote, “I hate it. I have my very specific way I clean off the plates.”

Well, now we know!

woman yelling about her job

TikTok/@brooke.roderick

Here’s the video.

And this is what folks had to say on TikTok.

This individual weighed in.

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Another TikTokker asked a question.

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And this viewer shared their thoughts.

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I bet you thought servers like when did you this, didn’t you?

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