San Antonio Server Reveals Which Profession Tips the Worst. Then He Proves It

A San Antonio restaurant server claims nurses make the worst customers, and he has an example to back his opinion up. Here’s what sparked his rant.

TikTok creator David (@daavviidd.__) is a restaurant server based in San Antonio. In a video posted recently, which has 3 million views, he declares, “Stereotypes are real. You know who I hate? The group of people I can’t stand the most? Nurses.”

What Prompted This San Antonio Server’s Nurse Rant

Evidently, David filmed the video after serving a table of nurses in scrubs during a recent shift, and it seems like this table’s behavior is indicative of other nurses he’s served in the past. First, the women at the table snapped at him the first time he asked for their drink order. Then, one of the women was upset that he suggested cocktails. And, of course, the woman who didn’t want wine—because she’s not an “alcoholic”---decided she wanted a glass after everyone at the table was served theirs.

That would’ve been annoying for any server, but the fun didn’t stop there. David says the woman asked for a glass of sauvignon blanc, which is a white wine made of grapes from Loire Valley, France. When he delivered the wine, however, she told him she wanted red wine.

The final straw for David was when it was time for the table to order entrees. All of the women decided on chicken alfredo, and David says he confirmed that they all wanted grilled chicken with their pasta. When the plates arrived, another of the nurses—not the sauvignon blanc one—insisted that she ordered crispy chicken instead. David returned the plate to the kitchen, and was rewarded with a $2.50 tip for his troubles.

At the end of the video, David reveals that he identified the women as nurses because they all wore their name tags into the restaurant. “So the ladies that work at the medical center right here?” David asks. “Monica, Samantha, and Ariel with the dusty weave in her hair? Man, I hope y’all get fired, because if that’s the future face of the medical field? Everybody’s cooked. I hope this video finds you guys.”

Viewers React to the San Antonio Server’s Nurse Stereotype Rant

In the comments section, viewers reacted to David’s nurse horror story and offered their opinions on his subsequent rant. Many speculated that David works at Olive Garden.

“I think servers should wear bodycams,” wrote one viewer.

“Do nurses realize that they’re just glorified servers?” asked a second person.

“They’re awful to DoorDashers too,” a third person said.

Another person argued, “This just further confirms the stereotype that at least 70 percent of people that become nurses were those bullies in high school.”

The Truth About Nursing and ‘Mean Girl’ Culture

Nursing is an extremely demanding profession that requires long hours, difficult interpersonal dynamics, health risks, and dealing with patient death and suffering. While it doesn’t excuse poor behavior in public, the fact that half of nurses report feeling depressed since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic might explain some of the problem. However, bullying among nurses is also a long-standing industry discussion.

Apparently, the bullying behavior doesn’t always end at the hospital. The internet is full of general complaints about the attitudes and behaviors of nurses. To the point where one student nurse even took to Reddit to discuss how the social media trend was impacting her life.

“I’m getting really tired of the stigma that this narrative creates for the nursing profession,” the woman wrote. “Not saying that nurses can’t be bullies, but I don’t think we’re any more prone to mean girl culture than any other field.”

In the comments, one nurse replied, “It doesn’t bother me in the least bit, because I stopped accepting responsibility for things that aren’t true about me.”

Patch reached out to David via TikTok comment and direct message for comment. We also contacted Olive Garden parent company Darden via email for comment.

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