One time I went to Cheesecake Factory with my best friend (we go very often) now this is important to the story. Despite my love for Cheesecake Factory I’m not the biggest fan of cheesecake. So I never really order dessert. But we had this waiter who I swear was the hottest man I’ve ever seen. He had jet black hair and shining blue eyes. He asked us if we wanted dessert, and I didn’t say yes but I didn’t say no. He then gets eye level with me and looked at me the whole time while giving the best monologue about what cheesecakes they had. The best pitch ever to the point where I ordered cheesecake. I’ll never forget him.
I worked at Jimmy John’s when I was 18. First job other than babysitting. Anyways one day a lady ordered a sandwich online. You can customize the hell out of your sandwich that way because there are buttons for “extra peppers” or “less mayo” etc. This lady pushed “extra tomatoes” SIX TIMES for a 6” sub. We were like ?? Okay and I watched my coworker put - no less than - SIXTEEN tomato slices on her sandwich just as a joke. We sent it out for delivery and she CALLED THE STORE complaining that her “sandwich was too wet and there weren’t enough tomatoes on it”. Funniest story I ever heard because lady??? 16 tomatoes are pretty wet
"I'd rotate the plate away from them... 'One... Two... Three... FOUR'... And then I would gaslight the manager" Would've made me laugh SO hard. That's the kind of quality service that I expect when I walk into ANY restaurant.
Garrett I've been in bed in a depression for weeks and some of those days your content has kept me going. It feels like I have a friend with me. Thank you for being you and coming out with great content.
hostess when the customers r leaving: how did you guys enjoy your meal? customers: Uhhh… my waiter rotated my dish. he rotated it. idk. everything else was fine.
Lol as a server, I feel the pain in this comment 😂 You're supposed to present an entree "protein forward/facing guest" but when you're holding multiple scalding hot plates it can be hard to properly deliver this. So you put the plate down, then try to awkwardly rotate it which puts you like *right* in their personal space 🤣😬
So I worked at JCPenney for my first job at 16 years old. One day, as I was cleaning out fitting rooms, I found a *pew pew* that was definitely like loaded and everything, and so I picked it up ever so carefully and put it in our safe, contacted my manager, and then like 10 minutes later, a cop walks in and says they forgot their pew pew. It was one of the scariest work days ever, my mind was RACING over the possibilities. I also wondered if the cop got in trouble for that or not. 😂
Oh my gosh, when I worked at JCPenney we had a guy forget his loaded piece in the dressing room too! After we called the cops, I was at the front of the store when the guy came back and RAN towards the dressing room after he realized his mistake. The best part was the state troopers having to come in to take it, because the guy’s carry license was expired. That, and probably the fact that he forgot an actual firearm in a dressing room I guess…
I can't help but notice a shift of energy here, Garrett! very personal and bubbly and I appreciate it. I feel like im facetiming a friend. miss u always
My first job was at Dunkin Doughnuts.. The night crew was the best since the management left and it was a bunch of unsupervised teens. We would have munchkin fights, throwing the powder ones across the store at eachother like snowballs. At the end of the day there would be this elderly couple that I'd give free doughnuts to so they could feed the neighborhood critters and the little old lady would bring me pictures of little foxes and raccoons :)
I've been fired from a few places, but I was a dog walker when I was 14 for a lady from Hungary who had a wolf dog named Queen! One time, we were walking, and a huge truck came barreling at us at 60 mph. Queen saw it before I did and yanked me out of the way, saving my life. I miss that sweet furbaby 💙 now I'm a pet sitter/house sitter/ dog walker and a certified dog trainer and have my own small business.
I’m so sick with the flu, a tired mama taking care of her sick kids, and I’m at my wits end. Missed 9 days of work, which are now unpaid. I snuggle into my bed, ready to finally sleep. And I see Garrett’s sweet face with a 30+ minute video. Right when we needed him.
I was fired from my job of 4 years over the weekend! (Dishwashing/Cook/ Pastry Chef over the years )😵💫😅 Hearing your wacky stories made me feel so much better. Thanks for being you Garrett!
unironically this is the best video ive ever seen, as someone with adhd who worked as a server this is the exact kind of energy i would exude with my tables and i was definitely the "quirky" server of our somewhat fancy burger restaurant, this really is so fantastic
i’m a waitress at a steak house and my first day out of training a little kid was running around and he jumped like right under me while i was carrying our heaviest plate and he started crying because it hurt his head really bad i guess. so i dropped off the food and went in the back and told my manager and started crying because i thought i was gonna get fired. people who have been servers before are my favorite people to talk to because they always have the CRAZIEST stories. i have more but you talking about your high chair anxiety reminded me of that little kid.
me knowing a lot of these stories from the podcast and still nodding along like you're my friend retelling me a story you've already told me multiple times before because i treasure hearing about your life:
This boosts my spirits about looking for another job after almost a whole year of giving up. So thank you, Garrett💖✨ My 1st job was for this Chinese place I loved eating at. One of the funniest parts was I was working a double shift one time, one of the owners did NOT like me (she seemed a little fat phobic) but she told me I could “take a break and eat something” so I thought I could have food from the buffet (since we did that at night shifts anyway). So I take a plate, I eat in the back and she comes in asking me “WHAT ARE YOU DOING??” I tell her “I’m on my lunch break…?” She tells me “why are you eating the food? I meant like going out to take your own lunch w/ your own money 🤦🏻♀️,” she sighs in a disappointing way and tells me to just finish up and leave for my break. I’ve never felt so awkward and unwanted before lmao. Ended up quitting to do Office work in a different city w a family member. Til this day, her brother (another owner of the place) keeps asking me to come back n work for them haha.
Garrett your timing is impeccable! Literally just got fired today 😂 but it was one of those instances like you at the cheesecake factory where they definitely made the right decision. I’m not mad but I do need to start applying for jobs now.
I worked at a Dairy Queen in high school and suffer from chronic clumsiness. I was bringing a dessert order to a large family with small children, when the serving tray got off kilter. This resulted in me literally dropping a milkshake on a baby. Large strawberry milkshake. Face down. On a baby’s head. Absolutely mortifying. The poor thing was blinking incessantly and was in shock. It’s been 7 or 8 years and it still feels like it was yesterday in the worst way.
My first job was at a grocery store. Within three months I was having nightmares about the groceries coming down the conveyor belt, but the last straw was the manager telling me he was 'proud of me' after he did a little inspection of the bathrooms I had just cleaned and found them to be satisfactory. I don't know what it was about that that made me nope out, but that was it for me. Thrived at the fabric store, that was much more my speed. Apparently I respond better to the manager calling me 'just some idiot who works here' than to positive reinforcement.
You should totally do a segment with your brother teaching you and Andrew Siwicki how to bake something and then you guys do a Bake-off and we vote on who’s looks the best and he can pick which tastes best!!! I think that would be a good fun thing and you’ll get to learn something new!! 👨🏼🍳🎂🧁
my current job is working as a cashier at a regional thrift store chain, and i think about you sometimes because people buy the WEIRDEST little things. so many tiny dolls, ceramic knickknacks, wooden trinkets, hand-painted art, signs from weddings that did not last long, etc. i love it there! we have some regulars, most of whom Steal Our Stuff, but they are all delightful. you could hear about Ronnie or Donna or Cheryl or Carmen :3
I’m so glad/excited that you made this video because I remember you mentioning it on Sweet Boys and but you didn’t go in full detail and I find these stories so funny and intriguing!
garrett i bet you have so many stories this is so good 😭😭😭 i could listen to you talk forever. never stop being you u are so awesome and inspire me to be more authentic and brave in experiencing the fun of life
Going through a bit of a rough patch and have been emotional all day, and this video just made me laugh so hard! 😂 I needed this. Thank you for being you, Garrett. You're hilarious and bring so much joy to people!
Thank you so much for posting this Garrett. I’ve been a fan for a long time now, you got a special part in my heart. I just got fired for the first time and I’ve been on a constant battle with depression for years now- so it hit super hard being unemployed. You made this video at the perfect time. Thank you
Hey just wanted to say you're not alone my friend💙 I've been talking on my channel about my struggle with keeping jobs and a two year deep depressive episode where I was unemployed. It was heart wrenching, I felt so useless. It was so difficult to pull myself out of it and get back into work having panic attacks every week or every day, and I'm still trying to find sustainable work for myself. Hoping for nothing but the best for you love 💙💙
never aplogize for Vash! I love hearing your take on CF! This was great! You're the type of waiter I always loved having at work and was always sad to see fired...any managers reading this, keep 1 fun waiter for the morale of your other staff!
you are the type employee that i am- i match energy. There was these group of super young cheerleaders there and they legit started meowing at me. And i got annoyed so i snapped in the most polite way saying 'if you want to meow, meow correctly" then topped them and they all left happy, but i was told i was too immature. I was in a loose loose situation cause my mouth moved faster then my brain
My first job was at McDonalds when I was 16. Soo much happened there but one of the funniest things was when I was told by all of the managers that if I ever needed something done to my car the Firestone (auto shop) right next door gave all the McDonald's employees a discount. I ended up needing my car fixed so I took it there, got the discount, and went on my way. I found out like a year or two after I quit that there was no real discount....one of the female managers of my store was sleeping with all the men at Firestone. Anyways... thanks for getting me a discount Christy, she was lowkey a great manager!
We need you too! You're one of my favorite youtubers of all time, and you make me smile all the time- btw if I worked at a cheesecake factory I would eat everything and get fired Cuz of that
i got my first ever job last year in between uni semesters and i was working in a 7ELEVEN!!! hey garrett, i truly believe youre never too old to work there, so if you still have a dream to do that, go for it, its not bad but as a person who likes to interact with strangers, i sooo can see you making friends with customers, its fun!!
First ever job was in 2007, I was 15 at the local Denny's. I was in way over my head, prepared with so little social experience and plenty of anxiety. As a 5'2" socially awkward emo kid, my security was further compromised when I was told I needed to clip my bangs out of my face to be presentable to customers. Denny's staff had no time to train me, and I was SOOOO green. They sent me to a back room unsupervised to walk around in circles with a tray to practice keeping drinks from spilling. I did this for 20 minutes one day and only that one day. My skill didn't really improve before I was thrown into the next task--waiting tables. The first time I actually served a customer, I was being spotted by a seasoned employee. It was the first time I was properly supervised, and the pressure was on. I took the order of the two women and it went well enough. When I brought the two ladies their meals and began setting the table, still spotted by my somewhat judgemental supervisor, the customer's ranch cup slid off the trey, a scene that instantly became slow-motion as it tipped upside down in mid air. Below the falling cup, I could see the woman's foot was sticking out from beneath the table, her black dress shoe directly beneath the descending threat. No one spoke. No one moved. The cup clapped the shoe where the upper part of the toebox met the laces (yes, I looked up shoe anatomy for this), and I could see the ranch sauce begin to seep in between the laces. The cup stayed in place, miraculously, and the victim moved to survey the crime scene. I of course apologized extensively. The customers said nothing. My coworker instructed me to "Clean it up." I ran back to the kitchen to grab a wet rag and back out to the table where the three remained completely silent as I wiped down the woman's shoe. The social dynamic bolstered the experience, as I already had been skeptical of how prepared I was for waiting tables, and was then psychoanalyzing my situation while I literally cleaned the shoe of a woman who had yet to acknowledge my existence once. I felt less than a peasant. The following day I went in; a Saturday morning. Upon arrival to work, I was instructed to perform host duties. I let my coworker know that I'd never trained as a host, to which she said, "Well, you're gonna learn," and left me to my own devices at the front podium as the morning weekend breakfast rush flooded in. I had no idea what I was doing, I was extremely anxious and unprepared. (Side note, I seated my middle school choir teacher that morning, which was neat! She was a very sweet woman who really loved Elvis and that's all we sung until she introduced The Eagles. lmao) By 9AM, I was brought to the kitchen and fired for how incompetent I was. First job, first firing, all in a matter of 3 weeks. I asked what I was supposed to do next, because my only way home was scheduled for when my shift ended. I was told to just finish my shift... even though I had just been fired??? Salt in the wound! But the entire working experience was new and all I had was the guidance of those around me, so I swallowed my tears, disassociated, and finished my shift. I was so broken for the rest of that shift. I remember deeply contemplating how I was set up to fail and how I couldn't keep a job, and how overall awful the whole ordeal was. HOWEVER, I've grown a lot since then, and if anyone's young and reading this, these kinds of experiences may happen, but it is NOT like this at every job, and it's certainly not every staff that's like this. There are so many places where your coworkers properly train you and answer your questions and HELP you learn. Don't give up! I know now that I wasn't the only problem in this situation, but that a diner's training/organization can also be largely flawed. I learned how to better adapt and absorb information at future jobs and didn't run into same degree of issues anywhere else I've worked. [: If you have a bad experience, don't let yourself believe that it's all there is out there. Sometimes we just need experience or to grow, and sometimes the job is the wrong fit. There are much better opportunities and environments out there to help support you as a successful employee. Don't give up!
Lol I sure love your videos Garrett. Thank you for the smiles I sure need them during this rough time of year for me. Soon however, I will have 6 years clean from meth!
my first job was at pizza hut as a delivery driver, our restaurant was haunted and we used to have snowball fights in the back and lock our manager in the bathroom lmao. honestly my fav job ever
I work at Red Robin as a server and I can confirm that the POS system is a universal angry machine. And as a server, I loved hearing your stories because I can relate so much! Like I also get SO scared when I see a baby and I just hand everything to a parent so I don’t accidentally drop something on a baby
Pausing the video (and stopping my vacuuming) to say yes, life should be 300 years long, I feel so seen watching these videos bc. this is exactly how my brain works, and secondly it’s a hand vacuum cleaner so I’m literally vacuuming my bookshelves rn. This video getting me through it 👌
love this video! keep it up garrett! but most importantly take care of yourself and dont force yourself to do anything! i would hate for you to get burnt out! love your content so much, always have always will
lol!! i love food service stories from people who are no longer in service bc it truly does suck! I've been in food service as a supervisor for 6 years and i cant wait for the day i can look back on it like this and be like "wow i can't believe I had to do that for so long and put up with the horrible things we had to do
Omg! Just the other day I was searching RUclips for Garrett… 😆 miss Garrett videos! And the Cheesecake Factory way you described how everything looks so magical when you first walk in… I felt the same way!!!😊 I remember I first went to it, everything looked soooo good the food! Oh and the people walking around the service, everything! I was amazed xD
We love you Garret please never change ❤ also my first job was at a bagel shop with a really old cash register and I put in an extra zero one time and almost gave the customer $100 extra change 😅 I was 14
I am so happy that you found a job where you can have fun and express your personality! We love you Garrett! I also would have loved to have you as a waiter!!
Garrett! I love you 🥹🫶🏻 You’re such a lovely person and your heart is pure gold. Your videos never fail to warm my heart ❤ I’ve been fired before too. We’re just too creative and fun to be constrained by these corporations 🤷🏼♀️
Garrett seems like the perfect friend. Tons of stories, always positive, super friendly, could talk for hours while keeping your interest the entire time, won't judge you, and he 100% gives amazing hugs. I need a Garrett in my life.
youtube is the perfect career for you. your personality and thoughts are so interesting...i don't know, i don't think i'll ever get tired of your videos :)
My first job was teaching rough diamond grading at a diamond cutting school-it was very intimidating at first being upfront multi-millionaires as an 18 year old trying to not only teach the skill but have them respect me. Ended up helping my speech skills a lot and made me more confident.
The way you felt awe and mystified when you went into a cheesecake factory is how I feel when I watch one of your videos. Thank GOD you ended up getting fired from all these jobs and ended up on RUclips! ❤
I started working in the 5th grade when my mom bought a rundown retail plant nursery just outside of our tiny, rural, unincorporated community in NW Oregon. I hated for pretty much the entire time I worked there, but I did end up developing a knowledge of plants in general & of various particular kinds of plants that eventually surpassed that of my mother's & I eventually cultivated a great passion for ethnobotanical plant species, permaculture, & sustainable agriculture. I also discovered my natural talent for healing sick plants & came away with several useful skills.
My best friend is having a Star Wars themed wedding on May 4th. Will you come be her DJ? 😂 Also you’re such a great storyteller. I would love more videos like this (and more in general. Your content always makes me smile)
I have ADHD too (dr diagnosed) and that's part of why I watch your videos. I love how I can relate to you ❤❤❤ Everything you say makes sense to me haha ❤
Oh my goodness Garrett!!! The stock/drone video you used when you were talking about the cheesecake factory is the actual Cheesecake Factory at my local mall!!!! What a small beautiful world we live in !!!!!!
Worked at the Cheesecake Factory for a couple months in the bakery and you really captured the vibe of the place! Also blew my mind that it was designed to look like edible because it totally does! P.S. The POS doesn’t yell at you anymore lol
All I wanna say is thank you for suggesting using ebay in your last video, honestly dont know why I've never used it, already bought myself the first 3 indiana Jones films on VHS, 2 cute bags and a top I've wanted forever but has been sold out
Love how your first job was at a haunted house because so was mine. Only it was volunteer work because I was too young, but whenever I ran the register I would get tipped like $20 the end of night. One of my favorite jobs.
I LOVE THE RING YOU MADE THATS SO COOL ALSO THANK YOU FOR MAKIGN ME LAUGH IT ALWAYS FEELS LIKE IM JSUT HANGING OTU WITH A FRIEND WHILE I WATCH UR VIDEOS ESPCIALLTY TTHE GARRETT UNHINGED ONES ILY THANKS OK BYE
My first job was a farm hand at a horse barn and I got aggressively chastised for putting a hose away wrong 😅 was a great job though. All I can say is I feel like Garrett has endless story time supplies because there just seems to be so much Garrett Lore… I need more 24/7
"...I wrote down all the jobs I've had..."
Garrett wrote a resume 👏👏
Lol right!!!
One time I went to Cheesecake Factory with my best friend (we go very often) now this is important to the story. Despite my love for Cheesecake Factory I’m not the biggest fan of cheesecake. So I never really order dessert. But we had this waiter who I swear was the hottest man I’ve ever seen. He had jet black hair and shining blue eyes. He asked us if we wanted dessert, and I didn’t say yes but I didn’t say no. He then gets eye level with me and looked at me the whole time while giving the best monologue about what cheesecakes they had. The best pitch ever to the point where I ordered cheesecake. I’ll never forget him.
I want to thumb up this comment a million times because you're so real for this
How would you ever forget that!! 🫠
I'll never forget him either.
Goddamn 🫠
Hehe
I worked at Jimmy John’s when I was 18. First job other than babysitting. Anyways one day a lady ordered a sandwich online. You can customize the hell out of your sandwich that way because there are buttons for “extra peppers” or “less mayo” etc. This lady pushed “extra tomatoes” SIX TIMES for a 6” sub. We were like ?? Okay and I watched my coworker put - no less than - SIXTEEN tomato slices on her sandwich just as a joke. We sent it out for delivery and she CALLED THE STORE complaining that her “sandwich was too wet and there weren’t enough tomatoes on it”. Funniest story I ever heard because lady??? 16 tomatoes are pretty wet
Hahahaha oh man people really be peopling sometimes hu
Lmao!! I had a tomato guy at SUBWAY 😂😂 but he’d always want more, like damn, just take the whole container 😂
@@garrettunhingedpeople be peopling is one of the most wise garret quotes
You don’t know stupidity until you work in food customer service
If she were smart she'd asked for the extra tomatoes on the side 😂
The rotating of the plate four times had me in actual tears 😂
I'm sorry you rotating the plates is the funniest freaking thing I've ever heard
"I'd rotate the plate away from them... 'One... Two... Three... FOUR'... And then I would gaslight the manager" Would've made me laugh SO hard. That's the kind of quality service that I expect when I walk into ANY restaurant.
22:43 "baby displays" has me cracking up 😭💀
I was wheezing lol 😂 never herd anyone say that before , I mean he isn’t completely wrong 😭
Hahahahahahah😂😂😂😂😂
Dude Garrett literally seems like the best person to be friends with bc he has so many strange stories about the most random things lmao
100% agree!!
my first job was at a potato factory and an old woman threw a potato at my head..she was actually lovely
Incredible 🥔
😂 sorry for laughing but wth 😅
real ones remember that Garrett was a DJ because of the sweet boys podcast
It's been 2 years since the last episode 😢
i miss it so much
@@ZeldaAndIkeLove I know it’s so depressing!! I hope they bring it back one day :(
@@princesspooh4137 same !!
If your brother starts a RUclips channel he can call it "Watts Baking?"
YEA OMG 😭
Thissss
Garrett I've been in bed in a depression for weeks and some of those days your content has kept me going. It feels like I have a friend with me. Thank you for being you and coming out with great content.
THE PLATE SPIN THING IS SO FUNNY LMAO. I would die laughing if a server did that to me 😭
hostess when the customers r leaving: how did you guys enjoy your meal?
customers: Uhhh… my waiter rotated my dish. he rotated it. idk. everything else was fine.
Lol as a server, I feel the pain in this comment 😂 You're supposed to present an entree "protein forward/facing guest" but when you're holding multiple scalding hot plates it can be hard to properly deliver this. So you put the plate down, then try to awkwardly rotate it which puts you like *right* in their personal space 🤣😬
So I worked at JCPenney for my first job at 16 years old. One day, as I was cleaning out fitting rooms, I found a *pew pew* that was definitely like loaded and everything, and so I picked it up ever so carefully and put it in our safe, contacted my manager, and then like 10 minutes later, a cop walks in and says they forgot their pew pew. It was one of the scariest work days ever, my mind was RACING over the possibilities. I also wondered if the cop got in trouble for that or not. 😂
Cops definitely get in trouble for this yes.
calling it a pew pew is iconic
Oh my gosh, when I worked at JCPenney we had a guy forget his loaded piece in the dressing room too! After we called the cops, I was at the front of the store when the guy came back and RAN towards the dressing room after he realized his mistake. The best part was the state troopers having to come in to take it, because the guy’s carry license was expired. That, and probably the fact that he forgot an actual firearm in a dressing room I guess…
@@gracesanmiguel49 😎
lol that’s scary but it sounds like you handled it safely (literally!)
“I’m like a goldfish, and that’s my superpower” I have never related more
“They have a LOT of personality!” seems like something they would write on my report cards to send to mom at school. Lol
I read the “seems like” part in his 💁🏻♀️💅🏻 voice and the lol as the close mouth chuckle sound🤭 heeeelp
I can't help but notice a shift of energy here, Garrett! very personal and bubbly and I appreciate it. I feel like im facetiming a friend. miss u always
My first job was at Dunkin Doughnuts.. The night crew was the best since the management left and it was a bunch of unsupervised teens. We would have munchkin fights, throwing the powder ones across the store at eachother like snowballs. At the end of the day there would be this elderly couple that I'd give free doughnuts to so they could feed the neighborhood critters and the little old lady would bring me pictures of little foxes and raccoons :)
I guess the management team was kind of asking for it by leaving a bunch of teenagers alone on a late shift
I've been fired from a few places, but I was a dog walker when I was 14 for a lady from Hungary who had a wolf dog named Queen! One time, we were walking, and a huge truck came barreling at us at 60 mph. Queen saw it before I did and yanked me out of the way, saving my life. I miss that sweet furbaby 💙 now I'm a pet sitter/house sitter/ dog walker and a certified dog trainer and have my own small business.
This comment was so wholesome and made my day!
When he was talking to his brother, such a wholesome sweet moment ❤
I love him so much he’s the coolest. We been Best friends for life.
@@garrettunhingedgarret you’re such a sweetie pie 🥹
this feels like we're on facetime
I love how Garrett can tell us 12 different stories in the telling of 1 story. Lmaoooo
You're amazing garrett!! I love your videos
Sir I was on the edge of my seat through that whole video.
I’ve never been to a cheesecake factory and I really want to.
Yeah we don't have them in my area in MI. They always looked fun.
I would love a waiter like how Garret described himself. His energy lifts my mood every time.
I’m so sick with the flu, a tired mama taking care of her sick kids, and I’m at my wits end. Missed 9 days of work, which are now unpaid. I snuggle into my bed, ready to finally sleep. And I see Garrett’s sweet face with a 30+ minute video. Right when we needed him.
I hope you and the kiddos are feeling so much better now ♥️
@@IfYouMeetAWolf aw thank you! We are!!! ❤️
@@IfYouMeetAWolf we are! Thank you!
please do more story-ish time videos. Love them so much, feels like peak Garrett energy which i need more of in 2024
I was fired from my job of 4 years over the weekend! (Dishwashing/Cook/ Pastry Chef over the years )😵💫😅 Hearing your wacky stories made me feel so much better. Thanks for being you Garrett!
Dude that sucks! Good luck on the job hunt.
The fact that you had Vash the Stampede on your badge just makes me so happy. Trigun is so underrated.
unironically this is the best video ive ever seen, as someone with adhd who worked as a server this is the exact kind of energy i would exude with my tables and i was definitely the "quirky" server of our somewhat fancy burger restaurant, this really is so fantastic
the blinking chihuahua puppy in your intro is my favorite thing, I always rewatch it a bunch of times
Me tooooo hahahahhaa
i’m a waitress at a steak house and my first day out of training a little kid was running around and he jumped like right under me while i was carrying our heaviest plate and he started crying because it hurt his head really bad i guess. so i dropped off the food and went in the back and told my manager and started crying because i thought i was gonna get fired. people who have been servers before are my favorite people to talk to because they always have the CRAZIEST stories. i have more but you talking about your high chair anxiety reminded me of that little kid.
me knowing a lot of these stories from the podcast and still nodding along like you're my friend retelling me a story you've already told me multiple times before because i treasure hearing about your life:
This boosts my spirits about looking for another job after almost a whole year of giving up. So thank you, Garrett💖✨
My 1st job was for this Chinese place I loved eating at. One of the funniest parts was I was working a double shift one time, one of the owners did NOT like me (she seemed a little fat phobic) but she told me I could “take a break and eat something” so I thought I could have food from the buffet (since we did that at night shifts anyway). So I take a plate, I eat in the back and she comes in asking me “WHAT ARE YOU DOING??” I tell her “I’m on my lunch break…?” She tells me “why are you eating the food? I meant like going out to take your own lunch w/ your own money 🤦🏻♀️,” she sighs in a disappointing way and tells me to just finish up and leave for my break. I’ve never felt so awkward and unwanted before lmao. Ended up quitting to do Office work in a different city w a family member. Til this day, her brother (another owner of the place) keeps asking me to come back n work for them haha.
Oh, my.....I would have rinsed my dish, and walk out of the (propped open for airflow and/or for the cook to have a pull on his cigarette?) back door.
Garrett your timing is impeccable! Literally just got fired today 😂 but it was one of those instances like you at the cheesecake factory where they definitely made the right decision. I’m not mad but I do need to start applying for jobs now.
You’ll be fine 😏
I worked at a Dairy Queen in high school and suffer from chronic clumsiness. I was bringing a dessert order to a large family with small children, when the serving tray got off kilter. This resulted in me literally dropping a milkshake on a baby. Large strawberry milkshake. Face down. On a baby’s head. Absolutely mortifying. The poor thing was blinking incessantly and was in shock. It’s been 7 or 8 years and it still feels like it was yesterday in the worst way.
New series: Garrett works at a different place for a day/week every episode 🤣 i would watch
Also, I would love the stories of all of your jobs/firings and why you got kicked out of your schools lmao
My first job was at a grocery store. Within three months I was having nightmares about the groceries coming down the conveyor belt, but the last straw was the manager telling me he was 'proud of me' after he did a little inspection of the bathrooms I had just cleaned and found them to be satisfactory. I don't know what it was about that that made me nope out, but that was it for me. Thrived at the fabric store, that was much more my speed. Apparently I respond better to the manager calling me 'just some idiot who works here' than to positive reinforcement.
You should totally do a segment with your brother teaching you and Andrew Siwicki how to bake something and then you guys do a Bake-off and we vote on who’s looks the best and he can pick which tastes best!!! I think that would be a good fun thing and you’ll get to learn something new!! 👨🏼🍳🎂🧁
You being a ghost writer for internet fashion reads makes the wine lady commentary in your vids make so much more sense to me now holy crap
my current job is working as a cashier at a regional thrift store chain, and i think about you sometimes because people buy the WEIRDEST little things. so many tiny dolls, ceramic knickknacks, wooden trinkets, hand-painted art, signs from weddings that did not last long, etc. i love it there! we have some regulars, most of whom Steal Our Stuff, but they are all delightful. you could hear about Ronnie or Donna or Cheryl or Carmen :3
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I’m so glad/excited that you made this video because I remember you mentioning it on Sweet Boys and but you didn’t go in full detail and I find these stories so funny and intriguing!
garrett i bet you have so many stories this is so good 😭😭😭 i could listen to you talk forever. never stop being you u are so awesome and inspire me to be more authentic and brave in experiencing the fun of life
Oh my god i started choking on my ice cream a bit when his brother also brought up the rotating plates, that shit is SO funny 🤣🤣
Going through a bit of a rough patch and have been emotional all day, and this video just made me laugh so hard! 😂 I needed this. Thank you for being you, Garrett. You're hilarious and bring so much joy to people!
Thank you so much for posting this Garrett. I’ve been a fan for a long time now, you got a special part in my heart. I just got fired for the first time and I’ve been on a constant battle with depression for years now- so it hit super hard being unemployed. You made this video at the perfect time. Thank you
Hey just wanted to say you're not alone my friend💙 I've been talking on my channel about my struggle with keeping jobs and a two year deep depressive episode where I was unemployed. It was heart wrenching, I felt so useless. It was so difficult to pull myself out of it and get back into work having panic attacks every week or every day, and I'm still trying to find sustainable work for myself. Hoping for nothing but the best for you love 💙💙
@@lovekoe aw you’re so sweet. At least we are in this together :)
@@bavvrry aye to that my friend 💙
Oh my gosh please make this a series!!! I would love to hear about every job you’ve had in detail 😂
never aplogize for Vash! I love hearing your take on CF! This was great! You're the type of waiter I always loved having at work and was always sad to see fired...any managers reading this, keep 1 fun waiter for the morale of your other staff!
you are the type employee that i am- i match energy. There was these group of super young cheerleaders there and they legit started meowing at me. And i got annoyed so i snapped in the most polite way saying 'if you want to meow, meow correctly" then topped them and they all left happy, but i was told i was too immature.
I was in a loose loose situation cause my mouth moved faster then my brain
My first job was at McDonalds when I was 16. Soo much happened there but one of the funniest things was when I was told by all of the managers that if I ever needed something done to my car the Firestone (auto shop) right next door gave all the McDonald's employees a discount. I ended up needing my car fixed so I took it there, got the discount, and went on my way. I found out like a year or two after I quit that there was no real discount....one of the female managers of my store was sleeping with all the men at Firestone. Anyways... thanks for getting me a discount Christy, she was lowkey a great manager!
We need you too! You're one of my favorite youtubers of all time, and you make me smile all the time- btw if I worked at a cheesecake factory I would eat everything and get fired Cuz of that
Your space is so cute. I really love the border (my heart is telling me it’s vegetables but I’m not sure) around the fireplace and the green tile.
i got my first ever job last year in between uni semesters and i was working in a 7ELEVEN!!! hey garrett, i truly believe youre never too old to work there, so if you still have a dream to do that, go for it, its not bad but as a person who likes to interact with strangers, i sooo can see you making friends with customers, its fun!!
First ever job was in 2007, I was 15 at the local Denny's. I was in way over my head, prepared with so little social experience and plenty of anxiety. As a 5'2" socially awkward emo kid, my security was further compromised when I was told I needed to clip my bangs out of my face to be presentable to customers. Denny's staff had no time to train me, and I was SOOOO green. They sent me to a back room unsupervised to walk around in circles with a tray to practice keeping drinks from spilling. I did this for 20 minutes one day and only that one day. My skill didn't really improve before I was thrown into the next task--waiting tables. The first time I actually served a customer, I was being spotted by a seasoned employee. It was the first time I was properly supervised, and the pressure was on. I took the order of the two women and it went well enough. When I brought the two ladies their meals and began setting the table, still spotted by my somewhat judgemental supervisor, the customer's ranch cup slid off the trey, a scene that instantly became slow-motion as it tipped upside down in mid air. Below the falling cup, I could see the woman's foot was sticking out from beneath the table, her black dress shoe directly beneath the descending threat. No one spoke. No one moved. The cup clapped the shoe where the upper part of the toebox met the laces (yes, I looked up shoe anatomy for this), and I could see the ranch sauce begin to seep in between the laces. The cup stayed in place, miraculously, and the victim moved to survey the crime scene. I of course apologized extensively. The customers said nothing. My coworker instructed me to "Clean it up." I ran back to the kitchen to grab a wet rag and back out to the table where the three remained completely silent as I wiped down the woman's shoe. The social dynamic bolstered the experience, as I already had been skeptical of how prepared I was for waiting tables, and was then psychoanalyzing my situation while I literally cleaned the shoe of a woman who had yet to acknowledge my existence once. I felt less than a peasant.
The following day I went in; a Saturday morning. Upon arrival to work, I was instructed to perform host duties. I let my coworker know that I'd never trained as a host, to which she said, "Well, you're gonna learn," and left me to my own devices at the front podium as the morning weekend breakfast rush flooded in. I had no idea what I was doing, I was extremely anxious and unprepared. (Side note, I seated my middle school choir teacher that morning, which was neat! She was a very sweet woman who really loved Elvis and that's all we sung until she introduced The Eagles. lmao) By 9AM, I was brought to the kitchen and fired for how incompetent I was. First job, first firing, all in a matter of 3 weeks. I asked what I was supposed to do next, because my only way home was scheduled for when my shift ended. I was told to just finish my shift... even though I had just been fired??? Salt in the wound! But the entire working experience was new and all I had was the guidance of those around me, so I swallowed my tears, disassociated, and finished my shift. I was so broken for the rest of that shift. I remember deeply contemplating how I was set up to fail and how I couldn't keep a job, and how overall awful the whole ordeal was.
HOWEVER, I've grown a lot since then, and if anyone's young and reading this, these kinds of experiences may happen, but it is NOT like this at every job, and it's certainly not every staff that's like this. There are so many places where your coworkers properly train you and answer your questions and HELP you learn. Don't give up! I know now that I wasn't the only problem in this situation, but that a diner's training/organization can also be largely flawed. I learned how to better adapt and absorb information at future jobs and didn't run into same degree of issues anywhere else I've worked. [: If you have a bad experience, don't let yourself believe that it's all there is out there. Sometimes we just need experience or to grow, and sometimes the job is the wrong fit. There are much better opportunities and environments out there to help support you as a successful employee. Don't give up!
Lol I sure love your videos Garrett. Thank you for the smiles I sure need them during this rough time of year for me.
Soon however, I will have 6 years clean from meth!
Would love to see that video of you talking about your previous jobs! Had an absolute blast watching this!
my first job was at pizza hut as a delivery driver, our restaurant was haunted and we used to have snowball fights in the back and lock our manager in the bathroom lmao. honestly my fav job ever
I work at Red Robin as a server and I can confirm that the POS system is a universal angry machine. And as a server, I loved hearing your stories because I can relate so much! Like I also get SO scared when I see a baby and I just hand everything to a parent so I don’t accidentally drop something on a baby
Pausing the video (and stopping my vacuuming) to say yes, life should be 300 years long, I feel so seen watching these videos bc. this is exactly how my brain works, and secondly it’s a hand vacuum cleaner so I’m literally vacuuming my bookshelves rn. This video getting me through it 👌
Every time I see a high chair now I’m just gonna think about you calling it a baby display😂
love this video! keep it up garrett! but most importantly take care of yourself and dont force yourself to do anything! i would hate for you to get burnt out! love your content so much, always have always will
I sooooo needed this today! 😢 You made today so much better! 😅
lol!! i love food service stories from people who are no longer in service bc it truly does suck! I've been in food service as a supervisor for 6 years and i cant wait for the day i can look back on it like this and be like "wow i can't believe I had to do that for so long and put up with the horrible things we had to do
Quitting & saying you have a better opportunity when you know they’re gonna fire you is such a slay! 😂 literally me at my last job! 💕
I would love more videos like this from you, this was so nice & comforting!
Omg! Just the other day I was searching RUclips for Garrett… 😆 miss Garrett videos!
And the Cheesecake Factory way you described how everything looks so magical when you first walk in… I felt the same way!!!😊
I remember I first went to it, everything looked soooo good the food! Oh and the people walking around the service, everything!
I was amazed xD
We love you Garret please never change ❤ also my first job was at a bagel shop with a really old cash register and I put in an extra zero one time and almost gave the customer $100 extra change 😅 I was 14
I love videos like this when you just talk about yourself is much fun for me ❤
I am so happy that you found a job where you can have fun and express your personality! We love you Garrett! I also would have loved to have you as a waiter!!
Garrett! I love you 🥹🫶🏻 You’re such a lovely person and your heart is pure gold. Your videos never fail to warm my heart ❤
I’ve been fired before too. We’re just too creative and fun to be constrained by these corporations 🤷🏼♀️
Please do more videos about your former jobs! You are the best! The plate rotation is hilarious!
i loved this video so much 🥺 thank you for sharing funny stories 😂
I love your videos!! Your laugh is so contagious 😁
Garrett seems like the perfect friend. Tons of stories, always positive, super friendly, could talk for hours while keeping your interest the entire time, won't judge you, and he 100% gives amazing hugs. I need a Garrett in my life.
youtube is the perfect career for you. your personality and thoughts are so interesting...i don't know, i don't think i'll ever get tired of your videos :)
My first job was teaching rough diamond grading at a diamond cutting school-it was very intimidating at first being upfront multi-millionaires as an 18 year old trying to not only teach the skill but have them respect me. Ended up helping my speech skills a lot and made me more confident.
The way you felt awe and mystified when you went into a cheesecake factory is how I feel when I watch one of your videos. Thank GOD you ended up getting fired from all these jobs and ended up on RUclips! ❤
I love this channel so much it brings me so much joy lol
Idk why this was in my recommendation, but I’m glad it was. Subscribed! 😊
I started working in the 5th grade when my mom bought a rundown retail plant nursery just outside of our tiny, rural, unincorporated community in NW Oregon.
I hated for pretty much the entire time I worked there, but I did end up developing a knowledge of plants in general & of various particular kinds of plants that eventually surpassed that of my mother's & I eventually cultivated a great passion for ethnobotanical plant species, permaculture, & sustainable agriculture.
I also discovered my natural talent for healing sick plants & came away with several useful skills.
bro this video had me cackling. i love you garrett dont worry we are always gonna watch ur vids
I just have to say i LOVE that ring design! Lovely stone, decorative scrolly thingys on side...id buy one!
My best friend is having a Star Wars themed wedding on May 4th. Will you come be her DJ? 😂
Also you’re such a great storyteller. I would love more videos like this (and more in general. Your content always makes me smile)
I have ADHD too (dr diagnosed) and that's part of why I watch your videos. I love how I can relate to you ❤❤❤
Everything you say makes sense to me haha ❤
Oh my goodness Garrett!!! The stock/drone video you used when you were talking about the cheesecake factory is the actual Cheesecake Factory at my local mall!!!! What a small beautiful world we live in !!!!!!
I haven’t laughed at a RUclips video so hard in such a long time I wish you would do daily vlogs in just want to watch you 24/7 lol
Worked at the Cheesecake Factory for a couple months in the bakery and you really captured the vibe of the place! Also blew my mind that it was designed to look like edible because it totally does!
P.S. The POS doesn’t yell at you anymore lol
All I wanna say is thank you for suggesting using ebay in your last video, honestly dont know why I've never used it, already bought myself the first 3 indiana Jones films on VHS, 2 cute bags and a top I've wanted forever but has been sold out
Dude, your hair is so neatly bedhead. Like I haven't been able to listen to what you're saying 😂 just lost in the motion of your coco waves ❤
The fact you had a Vash the stampede sticker warms my heart!!🥹❤️✨💫
Just giving you a comment to support you! Here when you started and here when you end!! 💛💛
As someone who loves Trigun with all my heart and had never heard anybody mention it makes me happy hearing that Garrett knows about Trigun 😭😭😭❤❤
I WILL NEVER STOP WATCHING YOU.
Also my first job was at a biglots next to a homeless encampment. We got quite a few characters.
Love how your first job was at a haunted house because so was mine. Only it was volunteer work because I was too young, but whenever I ran the register I would get tipped like $20 the end of night. One of my favorite jobs.
I LOVE THE RING YOU MADE THATS SO COOL
ALSO THANK YOU FOR MAKIGN ME LAUGH IT ALWAYS FEELS LIKE IM JSUT HANGING OTU WITH A FRIEND WHILE I WATCH UR VIDEOS ESPCIALLTY TTHE GARRETT UNHINGED ONES ILY THANKS OK BYE
Thanks for the video, it's just in time to de-stress before a big track meet while my nerves are a little crazy :')
LMAOAO I always wondered about this there seems to be so much lore behind it feel like we’re back in the podcast era
I haven't laughed this hard in a hot min, thanks Garrett!
My first job was a farm hand at a horse barn and I got aggressively chastised for putting a hose away wrong 😅 was a great job though.
All I can say is I feel like Garrett has endless story time supplies because there just seems to be so much Garrett Lore… I need more 24/7
I wish that ANY time I was eating out Garrett would wait my table...I would literally pay for that 😂❤