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The original was posted on /r/AmItheAsshole by /u/West-Witness-300 on 2023-09-18 02:38:47.

I(20m) used to work part-time as a cashier at a grocery store when I was in high school. I’d occasionally get customers that would crack a couple of jokes with me, and I’d appreciate it, especially if I was having a stressful day or if I had had a lot of rude customers that day so whenever I go to grocery stores or restaurants, I almost always crack a joke with the cashier or servers. I do it when I’m paying, so i dont hold up the line, and because they probably just want to get their shift over as quickly as possible. My goal is to make their days a little better.

We were celebrating my dad’s birthday today, and my family went out for dinner. As I was paying for my meal, I cracked a joke with the waitress. She smiled, and that was that. Afterwards, my stepbrother came up to me in the parking lot and told me I was just being annoying and that the servers don’t want to hear any jokes and just want to get their shifts over with. He ranted at me for a couple minutes before calling me an asshole and going to his car.

It’s making me think I am just being annoying, and they don’t want to hear it. So, AITA for cracking a joke with our waitress?

Edit: Here’s the joke.

what did the pillow say when it fell off the bed?

“Oh sheet!”