Just don't risk it everyone. Just give the person what he/she ordered. It's not worth getting into a lawsuit or worse killing someone just to try to prove a point.

I work as a barista, When I first started out I remember once I most likely gave someone full milk when they asked for skinny before I could even think about it they were out the door. Yep, im one of the a******s 😓 I remember feeling completely c**p and worried about it for the rest of the day and promised myself I would take more care, boy did i beat myself up about it and now think about the importance of it all the time. Food servers are humans too and make mistakes especially if they are young and still learning (you would be suprised how easy it could be), but to do that on purpose is just atrocious and inexcusable. If you have a food allergy please do not put your life in the hands of someone else who may just be starting, i guess its kind of like hoping on a plane with a pilot who has only done 1 hr flight time. No ones perfect, sometimes its not done on purpose and thats the concerning part. I was actually discussing the importance of this with my coworker today.

Not that I would do something awful like that but good thing to know when I get a job ( I am 14)

I get all the food fads are annoying, but for people with legitimate food restrictions for legitimate health reasons, it's important.

Have Coeliac Disease - Always always always ask if it's GF or made with flour etc. Been ignored so many times I got threatened with being fired from my work as they thought I was faking it as I had to take so many days off due to crippling stomach pains, having to 'use the facilities' every 20 minutes and basically being so weak from all that I cannot do my DESK job with the sheer amount of Brain Fog I suffer afterwards.

I have a lot of intolerance and allergy. Once had a waitress serve me a regular lasagne instead of veggie - I am allergic. She couldn't see the problem, Even when the manager explained it to her. The fork had been almost to my mouth before I noticed the smell. I'm also allergic to several of the chemicals in cigarettes, so smoke causes my skin to burn, go red and swell. You try getting smokers to understand that one!

I prefer the taste of Diet Coke. Regular Coke is too syrupy to me. If that's what I'm effing paying for, it had better be what I get.

I'm a barista and I have in the past accidentally made regular milk lattes for people (only if it's busy or if it was a large order of multiple regular lattes and only one in almond or soy or decaf) I have literally grabbed a cup from a customer once as they were about to take a sip as I suddenly realize my mistake and I will offer to make another​ proper one free of additional charge. People are understandably shocked at first but are usually very thankful that I took it seriously. Usually it's someone who is only slightly intolerant and they say it's no big deal and that they'll take the one they got but then I'll make it free. I'm so scared of being super tired one day and making a grave mistake. I've got IBS so I definitely understand.

When you have a medical issue with food (I do), it's risky to put your faith in total strangers who have no vested interest in your health. Even if they don't mean to be difficult, they can make mistakes. You have to take ownership of your own food preparation or live with the expectation that you could suffer a potentially catastrophic event.

Same with me once. I'm not allergic to tomatoes but I can't stand them. I ordered a sandwich I think and I said no tomatoes. I don't know if he didn't hear me or ignored me but what do you know, I took a bite and felt something like chewing gum, something really disgusting and I spat it out. I just cleaned them off and ate it but what if I was allergic? Bottom line, pay attention and make the order just like the person said.

I don't get why they would do it, even if the person didn't have an illness. Like, it's what they want. You're not them. If they want soy milk, just give them soy. Why is that so hard to grasp; besides, you're working right now, why the hell would you act like that at work?! Honestly!

people like this make me so mad

As a diabetic, not great at all!!! Luckily I can taste the difference!

I hope more people can understand this

How about you just give your customer what they asked and paid for? An allergic reaction could cause severe harm or even death...

I am a server in a large chain country restaurant and I absolutely freak when my guests say that one or more have allergies within the party. I will move a mountain into a stream to keep you safe. I am so afraid that I will cause pain that I walk every but of their order through the back of house to watch it. I had a family with 3 little sweet boys under 6 with a deadly but allergy. I almost had a breakdown but I kept them safe. I begged my manager to cook the food and he did because I would it let it go and I would have mouthed and cried and freaked until someone cooked things my way. The children were happy, parents relieved and I calmed down. They now ask for me when they come in. If I EVER SAW OR HEARD OF A COWORKER doing this s**t to someone I would lise my job and the coworker would be picking their a*s up of the floor nursing a black eye or a broken nose. I refused yo take a tray full of food out because the cook started to make snide little jokes about what he did to the food. I got a manager to come close and listen and the dumbass cook talked himself into a final written warning. You can kill someone. This is deadly serious..... I just do not understand being so arrogant with someone's life. If I saw a person doing this elsewhere I would call the cops. This is an assault on ANOTHER person and for that I feel that it is a horrible gesture intended to hurt, maim and even possibly kill. You should be arrested and prosecuted for attempted mude

Oh my gosh! This is an eye opener for me. I thought that it would be funny, but reading this really changed my mind. Its a good thing that Im still a kid and not working in a job, making this mistake. Thank you so much for bringing this to my attention.

I have no allergies at all, except I am somewhat allergic to throw up. I agree with ALL THIS it needs to happen when someone doesn't take into account what you have asked for they could kill you and they would be able to say, I didn't hear her/him very easily, almost as easily as not listening. that would be hell for many people, and just because they (example) 'she' is not allergic to anything does not mean 'she' can ignore their polite requests, I am at school, I have a very good friend with celiacs, she is off school sooooooo much, often for reasons of this, as I am guessing, even if it is a guess, it is a thing that could very easily happen

My daughter and I have sever food allergies.It is hard enough to find things we can eat and drink when out,without some upstart thinking they know better than the many , many doctors,specialists and in fact,our own bodies! These people could easily KILL us! And for what,to make themselve's feel superior? Just do the job you are paid for.

wow thats so mean

I have a very serious allergy to tomatoes. It's a very uncommon allergy, and it's extremely frustrating and embarrassing to try to order food with "no tomatoes, please. I have an allergy" So often, I'm given tomatoes anyway, or ketchup. So many times I have thrown away money driving back to restaurants after discovering tomato on my food. It clearly says "no tomato, no ketchup" on the receipt, but people just don't want to listen. The worst is when I bite into something with the tomatoes hidden halfway in, and end up throwing up on the spot. Why should I be forced to deal with this just because you don't want to leave the tomatoes out? And then deal with weeks of a horrible rash over my face, hands and neck, and dulled taste in my mouth due to the burns from the tomato? Sometimes these requests are done for a reason. Don't be an a*****e.

I am not fat or a b***h but people give me real coke. I have hypoglycemia and it causes my blood sugar to crash. I am sure Diabetics would not react well either. NOT COOL! 1.Shakiness. 2.Dizziness. 3.Sweating. 4.Hunger. 5.Irritability or moodiness. 6.Anxiety or nervousness. 7.Headache

As a manager at a fast food restaraunt, it always amazed me how people think that just because they prepare food in a certain way at home, or can eat certain things, its ok for everyone else. I've sent employees home because they did not understand this. I've written people up, and they thought I was just insane cause the s..t doesn't happen to them. I wish I had this while I was a manager. I no longer work in a food business. Getting out was the best thing I've done. Cooks and waiters can all be childish at times. The job is usually stressful, so its really easy to think that one guest is just being an a*****e. Simple solution if you work in the food business: do it according to procedure, and don't skimp on the orders just because you are tired or stressed out.

Relatable. Ever since I was 18 months old, I have been diagnosed with Coeliac Disease. I was being fed gluten for years, and I was tired, couldn't walk, wasn't growing, had weak teeth, couldn't breathe, and more symptoms. I still have problems with those today. I have been lucky with eating, but there have been times where I have been out with my friends at age 12, and been paranoid about ordering, and making it very clear that there MUST be no gluten, to have them just roll their eyes, and bring it back out with croutons on the top. I have had to send back the same dish 3+ times because it had croutons on it, and they just scrape them off and tell me it's a different dish. PAY ATTENTION TO CUSTOMERS.

Not that the movie guy is right here, but if I was living with these conditions I would stick with what my body really needs. Water.

Really bad behavior from these food vendors...not being insensitive or anything but I thank God for we in Africa...we most times don't come across these conditions being mentioned here...maybe a bit of ulcer and diabetes...but almost none of these scary ones....I wonder how we would've been able to cope with it judging from d very poor state of our health care system....we would just be dropping like flies daily....and some people say there is no God.....hmmmm...

My ex has a lot of food allegies and people think he's on a gluten free diet just because. No b***h, he can't eat that s**t or he'll be in constant pain, have migraines, and may have to go to the ER. He's also allergic to anything related to avocados, so I have cut out a lot of s**t out of my diet when we would go out to eat. People say I'm a b***h to begin with but when someone purposely screws with his, or anyone else's I know, order, you'd better believe I'll be a pissed off, protective b***h. I've watched him smile, knowing damn well he just got served gluten, then get mocked when he asked for gluten free. AGAIN. He's not scary, at all, and people tend to walk all over him. Funny how when I, the person over half a foot shorter than him, tell them to go remake it like he asked, especially after they make a jab at him, will f*****g run to the hills and get it remade. It's f*****g hilarious. It's 100% free to not be a c**t and do your job correctly. Don't be that person, it's hideous.