Eat Deal

Pimp Stain asked:


I could go on and on about how loopy this guy is, but I’ll try to keep it short.

I work at Panera Bread. There is a man who’s been coming in for a few weeks now. He never buys anything; he scams free drinks by telling the cashiers that he lost his cup; he argues with other, paying customers and accuses them of stealing his table. He has multiple personalities and leaves change at numerous tables, claiming them all as “his”. When his personality changes, he changes seats. He’s Arabic, and speaks in that language when talking to himself or arguing with someone. Every 10 minutes or so, he goes into the bathroom and somehow gets soap, water and paper towels EVERYWHERE. The list goes on…

My job at work is to maintain the dining room, which includes the restrooms. I spend a large portion of my time mopping up his swill water in the men’s restroom, and clean up the messes he leaves at the four tables he uses, which are ofen nowhere near one another.

Recently, he started getting upset with me for clearing his “belongings” (four pennies wrapped in a napkin and some sugar packets) off one of his tables. I have to keep the tables clear for customers; his “belongings” are garbage, and he’s clearly seated at a different table. He said “You will learn, you ignorant b*tch” and started speaking to me in Arabic. After work, I was walking to the bus stop, and I saw him start to circle around the parking lot in his car, so I had to get a ride from a manager to a different stop.

TODAY, I upset him once again by clearing his trash from an empty table. He started to mutter in Arabic, then headed towards the bathroom. Once he came out, I went to clean up his mess in there, and THE GUY HAD CRAPPED ON THE FLOOR. Guess who had to clean it up?

On top of all that, I found out that he’s been harrassing the girls on the night staff and asking them on dates. Most of them are high-school age.

All my managers are aware of this guy and his antics, as well as the fact that he threatened me and crept up on me in the parking lot (I doubt it was coincidence he was driving by as I left work). He NEVER buys anything, and intimidates other patrons, yet they will not kick him out.

I snapped today, and told my boss that I refused to work in the dining room until something was done about him. She told me I had to. I don’t know what to do…I’m not picking up a crazy person’s sh*t again, and I’m not putting myself at risk of angering him by arguing with him about his trash all day.

I apologize for the ramble. Any advice? Any ideas as to why my managers don’t see this as a big deal?

Oops…one more thing: This guy gives me the creeps right down to the bone. Not the “eew, he’s kinda weird” creeps, but the creeps that make me want to take my kids and go hide.

Thanks so much, phat woman. I don’t have a cell phone, though. I’m thinking mace might be a wise investment.
He’s an Arab, not an Arabic. He speaks Arabic when he’s going nutty.
He’s an Arab, not an Arabic. He speaks Arabic when he’s going nutty.

Ty