r/TalesFromTheFrontDesk is a subreddit with 1.1M members. The most common kinds of discussions are pain & anger and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses hate, guests, annoying, tired, and people.
A place where people in a front desk / reception position (usually hotels, but others are acceptable) can come and share their stories of the things our guests do and say that make customer service the hated job that it is.
Popular Themes in r/TalesFromTheFrontDesk
#1
Pain & Anger
: "Well maybe your kids shouldn't play in our water fountain!"
19 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "Advice for dealing with AI callers?"
2 posts
Popular Topics in r/TalesFromTheFrontDesk
#1
Hate
32 posts
#2
Guests
17 posts
#3
Annoying
15 posts
#4
Tired
15 posts
#5
People
12 posts
#6
Worst
11 posts
#7
Shift
8 posts
#8
Work
7 posts
#9
Front Desk
: "Guests getting angry at me because I didn’t answer the Front Desk phone during a fire alarm."
7 posts
#10
Guest Behavior
: "A Rude and Stupid Dumbass of a Guest"
6 posts
Flair Used in r/TalesFromTheFrontDesk
#1
Short
: "This speech I just had to give a guest…"
52 posts
#2
Medium
: "Well maybe your kids shouldn't play in our water fountain!"
21 posts
#3
Long
: "In which guy with anger issues gets evicted on concert night"
12 posts
#4
Epic
: "My final hotel story, and my greatest"
5 posts
Member Growth in r/TalesFromTheFrontDesk
Yearly
+41k members(4.0%)
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Last updated: October 1, 2026