As a society, we're beginning to cotton on to the fact that restaurants don't really do the whole customer service thing right anymore. Somewhere along the way in trying to make things affordable and being a recognisable brand, a lot of them have picked up what we'll politely call "bad habits".

One mom has called for a boycott of IHOP after her three-year-old son was refused service because he eats with his feet. Outraged Alexis Bancroft said the general manager at IHOP restaurant in Hot Springs, Arizona, told her that her son William was not allowed to sit on a table or touch syrup containers because it was "unhygienic".

Bancroft said that she took her son to the bathroom and washed his feet as soon as they arrived at the restaurant. The manager, however, was not happy with this.

"For the first time in three years my little precious boy was discriminated for not having arms and having to eat with his feet!"

Bancroft told local news: "When we got there, I carried him in, took him to the bathroom and washed his feet so he could eat. I asked her, 'Do you ask all of your customers if they washed their hands before they touch them (syrup containers)?'"

The mom had earlier shared the experience on Facebook, along with a call to boycott IHOP.

"As a protecting mother snapped back quick and asked what the difference was from hands to feet. She told me that she worked at first step and wasn’t trying to offend us, what does first step even have to do with the situation, just cause you work there doesn’t mean you understand children with disabilities or care for them. She proceeded to ask me if he walked. Yes my son walks you idiot! [sic]"

"There was lots of words passed back and forth about the situation! Then the whole staff proceeded to talk about how my kids straw wrappers where on the floor and talk about my son. [sic]"

Bancroft continues: "He is a three year old innocent child that does things different. Big shout out to the veteran that was there with two women that left when we did and stood up for my son, there food had just got to there table and they left. [sic]"

After the incident, Bancroft and her family left without eating, and did not pay for their drinks. Local also reported that the manager is now on leave, and said IHOP has vowed to retrain staff and raise disability awareness.

A spokesman said: "IHOP and our franchisees do not tolerate actions that are or allude to discrimination of any type. The franchisee at this location has been in touch with the guest to express his sincerest apologies and will continue to be in communication with her to resolve the issue."

It's becoming more and more apparent the service/food industry needs to work on more than just the food it serves.

Starbucks literally just finished racial bias training - we've been told time and time again that discrimination against anyone for essentially existing and doing all the crap people seemingly do every day is not right (you shouldn't have to be told anyway, it should be instilled upon you from birth) yet here we are again with another clown.

Footage has emerged of a man racially abusing a worker at a fast food restaurant for not honoring his burger voucher.

The man launches a vile tirade against the server at the Jack in a Box restaurant in Manvel, Texas where at one point he threatens to send her "back to Mexico."

The original video by Lupita Rangel, was posted here by Wolfie Hernandez, the original post translates to, "I buy you a ticket back to #Mexico", so threaten this man to a Latina employee in a #jackinthebox, apparently the man got upset because he didn't make a coupon that was already beaten, the facts happened to #south From #Houston."

Lupita herself posted: "Never thought i'd experience racism so close."

Another member of staff steps in to try and identify what the issue is. The man responds "She lied her a** off. She thought she could get away with it." While the member of staff tries to tell the man that he will be getting what he had asked for, the man interjects, and claims he had seen the woman dropping food.

He then asks the woman's name and says "goodbye Maria. I'm going to buy you a ticket back to Mexico." The man then storms out of the premises. The video has been viewed over 86,000 times, with many people sharing their outrage at the footage.

Jason Steinberg wrote: "Another day, another angry racist." Christopher Green wrote: "That's horrible. People go through life angry about the smallest things and that talk such hatred ... karma will get him."

Hopefully, a similar fate befalls the unnamed man as it did New York lawyer, Aaron Schlossberg. His racist rant lead to some rather delicious just desserts.

People posted so many negative reviews on his law firm’s Yelp listing that Yelp themselves had to intervene. The company says its policy for news making businesses is to remove posts “that appear to be motivated more by the news coverage itself than the reviewer’s personal consumer experience with the business”.

New reviews about the law firm that apparently slipped through the filtering range from ironically helpful—like how concerned New Yorkers can lodge complaints—to tabloid headline-like condemnations (and subtle sketch show references) such as: “Ya done messed up now, A-a-ron!!”

Schlossberg is no longer welcome in the building where he rents office space. This is probably the result of critics quickly locating Schlossberg’s office listing on Google Maps.

Not only did this include changing the business category to “Mexican Restaurant” and swapping a photo of the attorney for an image of a dog being hit in the face with a frisbee, they also created a GoFundMe page raising “$500 to send a Mariachi band to cheer up the staff and attorneys at The Law Office of Aaron M. Schlossberg Esq. after a difficult day”.

Unsurprisingly, Schlossberg has a history of being a complete a**hole. Internet sleuths and activists dug up dirt on Schlossberg, including video of him calling someone an “ugly f**king foreigner” and photos of him in the company of noted pro-Trump trolls not to mention berating Jewish people for going on marches for Palestine. Talk s**t, get hit...with the scorn of millions of Americans, united in their total disgust of you. Your time is coming, blue t-shirt man.

Customers can be total jerks. It's no secret, especially if you've worked in retail. Customers are often not the most socially enlightened when it comes to etiquette and often behave in manners uncouth and down-right wrong towards waiters, bartenders, retail workers and many, many more. Sometimes though, people behave in such a way that some form of retaliation is inevitable and most of the time, it's very amusing. Case in point... [post_page_title]#1 Pet Supply Store Gets Real[/post_page_title] Pets are such a part of contemporary life that getting the kids used to furry little friends ahead of purchasing one is safe-bet. Most of the time that is... [caption id="attachment_4541" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Credit: Reddit / s1s2g3a4[/caption] It is until those who really should act with a little more civility and maturity ruin it for the rest of us. Shame on them, think of those poor puppies and children looking forward to a little play. [post_page_title]#2 This Woman Who Stole The Shop Cat From A Local Flower Shop[/post_page_title] Stealing is universally considered to be wrong regardless of whatever the item is. That said, there are definitely some examples where the act of fiver-finger discount is taken way further than what is already bad enough. [caption id="attachment_4542" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Credit: Reddit / criminalwines[/caption] Just read that caption for a second and let that sink in. Despicable. [post_page_title]#3 Risque But An Effective Shaming Tool[/post_page_title] Ah, alcohol. I've was a bar manager until recently, and the things I've had to tell people to stop doing in the places I've worked would shock you and so, it is with that in mind that I give this excellent entry on this list. [caption id="attachment_4543" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Credit: Reddit / Speedwizard106[/caption] Perhaps a little risqué as the title suggests but still, well played to the person who put this sign up. [post_page_title]#4 A Wall Of Notoriety At My Favorite Gas Station, There's About 35 Of These Covering The Front Of The Store[/post_page_title] This one is perhaps one of my personal favorites on this compilation of feels and laughs, laughs and feels. [caption id="attachment_4544" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Credit: Reddit / cheddarbobbin[/caption] You really cannot go wrong with such a simple shaming and calling-out method. The jerkerey here is well under control and what the excellent part of this is, is the fact that this is only a small part of the window. Hats off to you and your anti-jerk ways! [post_page_title]#5 Blunt-Force Shaming[/post_page_title] Stealing is wrong, we have established that, but stealing the tips of those working long hours, for low wages and having to deal with people such as those who populate a list such as this is nothing short of abhorrent. [caption id="attachment_4545" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Credit: Reddit / Southernboyj[/caption] Working in service is hard and takes its toll. Tips make it better, remember that. I do like a side order of shame with my tips, especially if it's directed at people like the above. [post_page_title]#6 Lying Customer Caught With Their Image Search Down[/post_page_title] Ah, the complainers of this world. Some do it well and admirably, others less so and simply just because they can or have little meaning in their lives. Either way, working in the food and service industry has taught me how commonplace this really is. However, some people truly underestimate us simple workers... [caption id="attachment_4546" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Credit: Toasty_eggos-[/caption] Excellent. [post_page_title]#7 Cafe Provides Boardgames Free Of Charge To Customers; Customers Destroy It In Less Than A Week[/post_page_title] Today on: "This is why we can't have nice things". [caption id="attachment_4547" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Credit: Reddit / Unknown[/caption] This. Imagine getting something for free and not only ruining it for the next person but throwing the gesture back in the faces of those kind enough to do so and then just leave in blissful ignorance. [post_page_title]#8 It's Hard To Argue Sometimes...[/post_page_title] This next entry is one of those you can't really dispute the annoyance towards. I mean, this must have had to happen an innumerable amount of times before this sign went up! [caption id="attachment_4548" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Credit: Reddit / vacationbeard[/caption] Today on: "Discoveries to revolutionize human-kind - Pockets". [post_page_title]#9 A Customer Wanted To Return Some Produce Because "It Was Too Ripe." I Asked Him If He Had Already Tried Eating It Anyway And He Said "Does It Look Like I Touched It?"[/post_page_title] This is... [caption id="attachment_4549" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Credit: Imgur / nakedlynutricious[/caption] Incredible. What thought process would lead to the justification for even A) attempting this and B) convincing yourself post-surgical procedure to take it back to the store in the first place. The mind boggles. [post_page_title]#10 Wandering Through The Store, When Suddenly I Smell Piss. Stay Trashy Salt Lake[/post_page_title] In most nations of the world, where large stores are prevalent, it is a legal requirement that toilet facilities are made available to customers. [caption id="attachment_4550" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Credit: Reddit / tritops2018[/caption] Or perhaps not... Or maybe, this was simply the perfect spot. Who knows? [post_page_title]#11 When Parents Let Their Kids Destroy The Thrift Store[/post_page_title] On a personal level, whenever I have had to serve families, I expect the worst. It is common enough that tiny-humans make a little mess and for the most part it is excusable. However, sometimes, that isn't the worst part of this all-too-common equation. [caption id="attachment_4551" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Credit: Reddit / Unsafeturtle[/caption] Control your kids, parents, and if they do get somewhat out of hand - CLEAN. IT. [post_page_title]#12 Store Clerks Had To Lock The Freezers After The Recent Trashy Trend Of People Going Around Stores, Opening Containers And Licking The Top Of The Ice Cream Before Putting It Back[/post_page_title] I can understand really wanting to try things, really, but this next entry takes food shopping to a new level. [caption id="attachment_4552" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Credit: Reddit / HaseebM1[/caption] The new level being, not actually shopping, rather ruining the days of others and costing businesses money for no more than a few near-non-beneficial moments of pleasure on the taste buds. Get in the sea. [post_page_title]#13 This Is Amusing But Still. This Would Be About $2![/post_page_title] Much like the person from which this image is sourced, I did partake in a chuckle. [caption id="attachment_4553" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Credit: Reddit / BlueberryPuffy[/caption] That said and light-humor aside, all you are really doing is depriving a child and/or setting a bad example for one. Shame on you! [post_page_title]#14 Girl Wants Some Company To Go And Steal From The Dollar Store[/post_page_title] This next one is utterly incredible in its epitome of everything that is wrong with the developed world. [caption id="attachment_4554" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Credit: Reddit / je_suis_un_negre[/caption] Today on: "I can't believe this is actually real". [post_page_title]#15 Ripping Off The “Bad” Lettuce From Each Head Until She Finds One With Enough Left Over To Keep[/post_page_title] Fresh fruit and veg are almost never perfect, and if on the off chance they are, then great but some people have some interesting methods on how they find such perfected nutrients. [caption id="attachment_4555" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Credit: Reddit / heavymetal7[/caption] Another incredible attitude on show - captured and adequately shamed for all to see and learn from. [post_page_title]#16 Just Chillin At The Coffee Shop[/post_page_title] Coffee shops are a modern delight. Catch up with friends, get some work done or just get away from it all with some tasty caffeinated beverages, put your feet up, FIGURATIVELY. [caption id="attachment_4556" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Credit: Reddit / geekaz01d[/caption] It was meant, FIGURATIVELY. [post_page_title]#17 People Testing Spray Paint At Ollies[/post_page_title] Fun is fun but being a moron is as thus! [caption id="attachment_4557" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Credit: Reddit / Madsuperninja[/caption] Imagine caring little about others enough to make their day hell. I bet they didn't know the person who had to clean that up. Cameras exist and I hope they were caught. [post_page_title]#18 Customer Throwing Cup He Peed In At Me Because I Didn't Let Him Use Our Employees Only Bathroom[/post_page_title] Letting people use the toilet one of those things that if possible, most people would allow in most businesses and places of work but employees-only areas are there for a reason. A reason this next human-being clearly could not fathom. [caption id="attachment_4558" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Credit: Reddit / GrimmReaper[/caption] The fact that this person took the time to not only pee on sight but to hurl at the poor person just doing his job speaks volumes. Karma comes around, and it has been said that it's made of waste fluid. [post_page_title]#19 How People Leave The Aisle In Forever 21...[/post_page_title] "But it's someone's job, so why does it matter?" [caption id="attachment_4560" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Credit: Reddit / eherschend[/caption] "Disgraceful" is the title of today's episode of - Entitlement: Story Of Shaped Fabric. [post_page_title]#20 People Keep Stealing Little Buddha Figurines From This Store At My Local Mall[/post_page_title] Post act, the people who thought that a little free shopping would bless them would come back to a simple yet effective shaming. [caption id="attachment_4562" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Credit: Reddit / wtfkritonimo[/caption] I mean, it's a little paraphrased, but it's still profoundly correct. [post_page_title]#21 Spotted Some Opened Up, Upside Down Nail Polish Bottles At Our Local Target[/post_page_title] Make the world pretty again. [caption id="attachment_4563" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Credit: Reddit / Iwantyourtacos[/caption] Said no one ever when talking about nail varnish and such. I mean, they're even reduced so people will buy them, what's the point here what has been achieved? I DEMAND ANSWERS! [post_page_title]#22 This Is How A Table Left The Tip For One Of My Servers[/post_page_title] Tipping in some cultures is expected, and in others, it is simply encouraging to varying degrees. Either way, it's a nice gesture and affirmation of hard work, totaling up to help with modern living costs. In short, it's a simple pleasant gesture. [caption id="attachment_4564" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Credit: Reddit / LightsSoundAction[/caption] This person decided that the hard work of the kitchen, servers and all clearly wasn't enough and chose to leave a gauntlet ahead of those who dared. [post_page_title]#23 Nothing Screams Parenting Win Like Letting Your Kid Stand On The Bar And Play With The Taps For A Half Hour[/post_page_title] This... [caption id="attachment_4565" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Credit: Reddit / verucasallt[/caption] is... ...way too real. [post_page_title]#24 Bringing Your Kid With You To An Adult Toy Shop[/post_page_title] I am astounded. Not only do people not want to imagine anyone they know taking part in carnal pleasures, but when it's your parents, it really takes the biscuit. Usually, it's a simple "ewwwwww, shut up!" and all is defused. However... [caption id="attachment_4566" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Credit: Reddit / theorangehorns[/caption] ... things such as this also happen. *shudder* [post_page_title]#25 Someone Put Out Their Cigarette In A Dog Dish Outside This Local Shop...[/post_page_title] It's a nice touch when businesses leave water bowls for our four-legged furry life partners. [caption id="attachment_4567" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Credit: Reddit / MonsterThumb101[/caption] This, however, is just ignorant, and I should think what makes this worse, is that there was a cigarette bin just out of shot. Shame, shammmmeeeee, SHAAAAAMMMMEEEEEE! Poor woofers! [post_page_title]#25 Decided They Didn’t Want Their Bag Of Frozen Chicken Breasts So Why Not Leave Them Here To Drip Over Everything Below It[/post_page_title] Food hygiene is a must in the modern world, and it's something that more and more people are aware of now. It's only beneficial really. [caption id="attachment_4568" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Credit: Reddit / JuliusTweezer[/caption] Or, as it happens, apparently not. Mmmmm, tasty stomach quivering oatmeal cremes, you can really taste the meat protein, just how I like them! [post_page_title]#25 Customer Left This Note Instead Of Tip[/post_page_title] Once again, the service industry is an absolute institution in the modern world and an industry myself and many others have absolute open respect for! The key and operative word there is "many", a word that implies "not all". [caption id="attachment_4569" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Credit: Imgur / BallsackHippo[/caption] I'm calling it! It's time to reinstate conscription! I've had enough! Three years of compulsory work in food and service! Humour and deserved shaming and calling out aside, this would teach people like this smug individual some manners. [post_page_title]#26 When You Steal A Bra From The Store, But Replace It With Your Old One[/post_page_title] Of all the resources I have at my disposal for this list of absolute astonishment and resulting solidarity, it is here that near the end, I have chosen to "step it up a notch" - sorry! - size. [caption id="attachment_4570" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Credit: Reddit / AngryLittlePhoenix[/caption] Yes, what you are seeing with your naturally-grown ocular devices is exactly what you have established it to be. [post_page_title]#27 A Customer Tried It On Their Dog And Put It Back On The Shelf[/post_page_title] Some people see the world through "try before you buy" spectacles. [caption id="attachment_4571" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Credit: Reddit / NotAnotherGummyBear[/caption] It is said that the new line of "try-specs" also comes with an engraving that reads: "Don't fret, someone else will sort that for you". [post_page_title]#28 Customer Leaves Dirty Diaper On Restaurant Table For Waitress To Dispose Of[/post_page_title] Once again, this one strikes a little personal resonation, of which I will tell you why once your disbelief at the title has dissipated post-scroll. [caption id="attachment_4573" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Credit: Reddit / thirdcoastgirlll[/caption] A customer at my previous bar did nearly the very same, putting a used diaper filled to bursting in the dry-waste bin nested in a central location. I wonder how they deal with this occurrence in their own home? My sense of smell curious... [post_page_title]#29 Someone Just Made This Mess, Dropped A Few Napkins On It, And Then Left...[/post_page_title] Yet another example of disregard, recorded to shame and educate. This is your trigger-warning! Scroll away... [caption id="attachment_4574" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Credit: Reddit / illicitz[/caption] What makes this even worse is not only the mess itself, but the overtly sub-par manner in which the person in question has hastily and very, very poorly thrown some napkins down and made a quick exit. You'd just go up and say something surely?! No? Just me? Urgh. [post_page_title]#30 What Is It In Your Cleavage... At The Grocery Store?[/post_page_title] Scroll down slowly for this one and prepare yourself. Had I not ended this list of ten multiplied by three with this image, I would have failed you all, let alone myself. In all honesty, I had to stare at this one for far more than I would have liked, simply take it all in before pondering (again, for far too long), HOW this has even happened?! [caption id="attachment_4575" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Credit: Reddit / yourmomak[/caption] Once I had ascertained that this indeed WASN'T baguette or parsnip and settled on the reality of its phallic nature, it only served to propagate more and more questions. I've seen some things in my time working behind bars and in restaurants, but this list has been an interesting read. Don't be like these people.

I don't know about you, but I think that everybody should work a job in retail at some point. It's not the most glamorous or lucrative of jobs, but it keeps you grounded, and allows you to pick up some underrated people skills, not least the ability to handle all kinds of people, and all the entitled insanity that working with customers brings.

It's hard work, folks. You'd think that taking orders and flipping burgers doesn't sound like too much work, but when you consider the number of fights and other crazy things constantly going down in restaurants, you'd be surprised. Not only that, but many people take these jobs on as a side hustle to help keep the lights on.

So when you come across a fast food employee asleep, you should always try to be sensitive to their specific plight, and employ all of your empathy in helping them get through the rest of the day. Don't - to think of a random example - take your phone out and make a recording, then upload that recording to Facebook. That's not a good look.

Funnily enough though, that exact thing happened earlier this week in Cheektowaga, New York, and the manager of this particular Burger King had to step in and defend his employee.

Angelo Butera is the man behind the camera on this occasion. He was next door with his roommate at the 7-Eleven when they came across the as-yet-unnamed employee, and speaking to the Cheektowaga Chronicle, he tried to explain that he was just concerned for her safety.

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"I wasn’t trying to make fun out of her, I just drove by and seen this girl lying face down on the concrete, so I was making sure she was okay, and the video happened," he said, but the way that he compassionately said "this b*tch crazy as f*ck" might throw that particular theory into doubt.

Either way, Butera's video has been shared over 4,000 times since Sunday, and a manager's been forced to explain what actually was going on in this video. Also wishing not to be named, the manager stood by her employee, and told all of her critics on social media exactly where to go.

"We don’t have outside seating, so she was sitting on the sidewalk trying to take her break which she is allowed to do under the Labor Law,” the manager said.  “Social media is completely blown out of proportion, and people take pictures of stupid things just for their own likes."

"She’s a teacher, and she’s trying to pay off her student loans and everything by working several jobs, and this is not the media she needs.… People need to mind their own business and find out the real story before they go posting crap on social media."

The manager also revealed that the employee in question is working extra jobs to help pay bills, and is pretty upset that she's unwittingly going viral. Well, folks, there you go - this is a case of someone online posting a video to Facebook, and everyone immediately jumping to conclusions and trying to publicly shame someone just trying to get by.

I'm sure that next time, everyone'll have learned their lesson, and take the time to find out all of the information before they start forming opinions on social media. I bet they're doing it right now for this article!

Sometimes a small act of kindness can help restore your faith in humanity. It would be fair to say that, in general, the world we're currently living in is one of hatred and hostility. America is potentially at war with North Korea, the UK is completely divided and the Middle East remains stricken with political and social unrest. But while it can be hard to see the good in the world, little acts of kindness such as the one below, help you realise that all is not lost. An unnamed woman was understandably devastated to find out that her boyfriend is married and went to her favourite coffee shop to take a break from things. The staff in the shop were happy to listen to her problems and took it upon themselves to offer her a free drink. Obviously taken back by their actions, the woman wrote them a heartfelt letter to say thanks. The letter was written on seed paper, meaning that once it has been planted, it will flourish into a flower. The note, which was posted on Reddit by a staff member at the shop, read: “To the Tues. Sept. 5th morning staff, you are all too good for this world. “Imagine finding out that your boyfriend has a massively pregnant wife that you knew nothing about. Imagine getting zero hours of sleep because you know you have to work with him and see his stupid, cheating, lying, stupid freaking face - all day. “You’d probably just want some coffee to get through that, right? “Now imagine going to your favourite coffee spot, ordering your favourite drink, having the team listen to your stupid problems, tell you that you’re sure as shit too good for f**kboys like that, make sure that your drink is the best damn white coffee kicker you’ve ever had, then tell you it’s free. “I ugly cried the whole way to work. That was literally the most you have done for me and I am so grateful for your kindness. “I am sorry I busted out the tears when you were nice to me. Please accept this seed paper as an apology and grow love with it.” Hundreds of people have commented on the Reddit post, with plenty of people saying that the note should act as a trigger for other small acts of kindness. One user said: “Proof that, so often, it’s the little gestures that can mean the most.” Another user agreed, adding: “Wow, that’s really special. I hope everything turns out alright for her. Whenever you perform an act of kindness, however small, you never know how much it might affect other people. Good on you and your coworkers.” As the commenter says, it's often the small acts of kindness from strangers that go the furthest. If we all partook in offering up little gestures such as these more often, the world would undoubtedly be a better place.