Real Stories Shared By Women Who Once Worked At Hooters

This former Hooters girl shares that her interview at the establishment was far from normal, as she was asked to hula hoop in front of everyone, and was then hired on the spot with no additional questions asked.

Apparently, many Hooters’ girls have been fired after secret shoppers noticed that they weren’t following all the steps they were supposed to on busy shifts, which failed to impress them. No second chances here!

Apparently, she used to make $100 for peeling an elderly man’s shrimp for him whenever he’d come in, always with the same request. How disturbing…

According to a former waitress, college students have to submit their grades at the end of each semester, and after taking GPA tests, work hours, and course hours into consideration.

One Hooters regular actually told this Hooters waitress that he had an entire album with photos dedicated to himself and Hooters girls all over the country. That’s some hobby.

Afterward, they will offer their customers some Hooterade and will do their best to sell them one of the restaurant’s appetizers. Consistency is key.

Instead, Hooters waitresses get to eat either wraps or salad every single day, yum!

A former employee claims to have hated singing for customers, but unfortunately, they never really get much of an option to choose whether or not to sing.

Former Hooters girls have claimed to pose for photographs with children and even with babies, while their parents excitingly snap several shots.

This also means that Hooters staff may not wear their uniform outside of work and they can never land it to anyone either, not even for Halloween. Bummer.

According to a former employee, this guy used to look up Hooters girls on Instagram, draw portraits of them, and then give it to them as a present. How disturbing is that?

They even offer special bundles for the largest games of whatever sport was on. According to a former employee, UFC fans were always the most fun and generous sports fans to host and serve.

This former employee used to play weird games while working at the restaurant, including pickle races. Never heard of it? Now you have.

One time, a customer walked in and began spraying the restaurant’s wooden furniture with acid. A server was actually severely burned after they sat down on one of the stools. Thankfully, the police arrived to handle the strange situation.

One former Hooters girl claims that during her job interview, she felt like the manager treated her like a piece of meat. He gave her a uniform that was too small on purpose, and took a photo of her, and threatened to use it if she became less attractive after she started working there.

Everything has to be a certain way when it comes to their looks, including the nail color, how their hair is styled and the list goes on.

However, these sizes are actually XS, S, M, and L, only labeled differently. We honestly wonder why they still do this in this day and age.

One former Hooters employee actually claimed that she didn’t get the job when she applied for it with dark hair, and ended up getting it right away when she applied again as a blonde.

And what’s worse is that she was expected to look flawless even while scrubbing and cleaning off mold. According to her, it is quite difficult to maintain an impeccable appearance when you’re scrubbing toilets all day.

According to this ex-employee, the chain has its own justice system where employees serve as a jury and get to assess all cases.

That film certainly comes to mind when you read the story of this next Hooters girl. She shared that a former regular, nicknamed “Candy Man,” would come in offering candy to girls who agreed to hug him. We wonder if some actually agreed.

According to a former employee, some waitresses chow down wings during their break and end up struggling with gas the rest of the night while serving patrons.

They would run around and have a nice time, and whoever won the game would get to choose their section first. Apparently, though, those who didn’t want to participate in the game could be punished for it.

According to this former employee, a server who gains weight is given two warnings before they are officially fired. However, they also shared that if a Hooters girl gets pregnant, she gets a special uniform to work with.

If a waitress gets their pantyhose ripped before a shift, she unfortunately has to for a new pair herself. If they tear during a shift, she gets a new pair for free. They even have special vending machines stocked with pantyhose.

In fact, staff who wear the uniform tights are advised to stay away from the grill at least ten feet or more. Now isn’t that a health and safety nightmare!

As a matter of fact, it might be really awkward for some customers if Hooters girls are constantly trying to sit and chat with them, but they are obligated to.

At some point at one Hooters branch, the staff decided to start a “Wall of Shame” in the kitchen for everyone to share their creepy encounters and notes left by clients to laugh together about them.

This former Hooters waitress pointed out that many men come in with their children to the establishment to have a “family bonding experience.” While that certainly makes some people uncomfortable, apparently, some people find it completely normal.

So if you love that wing sauce and you’d like to have some at home, you can actually buy it. And obviously, management really incentivizes its staff to advertise it to customers.

Sadly, many customers only go there because of the women. Some actually have favorites and request a specific person to serve them, which doesn’t really work hand in hand with having tables assigned.

A former employee has claimed that the company forbids Hooters girls from eating in front of customers because they believe that “the ideal woman” is never to be seen eating. What do you think about that?

But who would have thought that having your hair up is also a big no-no at Hooters? Considering this is the food industry, most places actually demand the opposite from their waitstaff.

For example, if a Hooters waitress shows their paycheck stub at a location where they don’t work, they may actually get themselves a t-shirt. Each location has its own city printed on their t-shirt, which means Hooters staff can have a nice collection of T-shirts.

While this was their way of taking safety measures, it’s pretty alarming that Hooters customers will actually wait around for the girls to finish their shift. While the company seems to have a policy in place, it seems like approaching the root problem could be more efficient.

According to this former employee, Hooters girls would sing a song called “Weenie Man,”  to whoever had a birthday, while doing a ritual that involves a hot dog, a bucket, and a little public humiliation. We hope they liked it!

She even added that serving customers on a daily basis made her feel a little bit like her customers’ psychologist. In the end, she only had good things to say about the chain, and even mentioned that in her particular branch, all body types were welcome.

According to her, servers under the age of 21 have a white name tag, those over 21 wear an orange tag, and trainers wear gold tags. We have no idea why they would differentiate between their staff’s ages, but well, we’re just going to accept that that’s how they work.

She liked her uniform so much, she couldn’t bear to part ways with it and even refused cold, hard cash for it.

In order to work at Hooters with a tattoo, one has to cover it to the point where no one can ever imagine that a tattoo exists.