Most people don’t take a job thinking it’ll fall apart in just two weeks. But for one Florida woman, her time at a Twin Peaks restaurant ended just as quickly as it began.
In a now-viral video, TikTok creator Drew (@drew.alexus) opened up about why she quit her job at the popular sports bar chain less than 14 days after starting.
What Went So Wrong At Twin Peaks So Fast?
Drew stitched the new video with an older clip where she was about to walk into her Twin Peaks interview, full of excitement. Then the clip jumps into the current update.
“So here’s why I quit Twin Peaks after working there for less than two weeks,” she begins.
Drew explains that from the beginning, things felt disorganized. Even though they hired her, they didn’t schedule her to start until two weeks later—on her birthday.
She says she had told them about her birthday in advance but agreed to work anyway. “No big deal,” she says. “I don’t live near my family, so I didn’t really care.”
But once she arrived, the vibe was off.
“There were maybe like two girls there that were actually nice,” she says. “Everybody else seemed miserable. They were all talking about how broke they were.”
Drew says she started to wonder what that meant for her. She liked the managers, whom she called “nice” and “cool,” but says the training setup made no sense.
Every day, she says she was paired with a different person. Only one trainer let her actually use the POS system. And unfortunately, that same girl was also, in Drew’s words, “kind of being a f—– b—–.”
“She acted annoyed that I didn’t have everything figured out,” Drew says. She explains that this was her first serving job. And while she had worked in fast food and retail, she still needed hands-on experience with the menu and ordering system.
Other trainers didn’t help her much because they were constantly overwhelmed. “They were running around like chickens with their heads cut off,” she says.
The lack of structure made her feel unprepared and unwelcome. She says, “I didn’t feel like I was properly trained whatsoever.”
Training Wasn’t The Only Problem
During one shift, Drew says a regular customer asked how he could tip both Drew and her trainer. He said Drew did a great job and wanted to make sure she got something, too. But the trainer shut it down.
“She said he couldn’t tip me because our pay is different,” Drew says. Since she was still in training, she wasn’t allowed to accept tips and instead received an hourly wage.
This didn’t sit right with her. “That is quite literally the entire point of serving,” she says. And even if the rules said no, she thought the trainer could’ve let the customer find a workaround, like giving her cash directly.
She also says the trainer treated her poorly, making condescending comments and giving her dirty looks. At one point, Drew says she took a table of eight on her own and got a bit confused as they swapped seats.
“I asked for a little help, and she acted like I was being annoying,” Drew says.
Drama Outside The Job Crept In
According to Drew, someone she had previously dated had a child with a woman who was close friends with another worker at Twin Peaks. Gossip started to swirl.
“People were talking about me and what I do,” she said. “It was a horrible f—— environment.”
In the end, Drew walked away. “I’m not saying every Twin Peaks would be like that,” she says. “But the one I was at… I just couldn’t do it.”
What Do Other Twin Peaks Workers Say?
Twin Peaks has over 100 locations across the U.S., and not everyone’s experience lines up with Drew’s.
Some say the money is good and the work is simple. “I used to work at Twin Peaks for several years,” one Reddit user wrote in r/restaurant. “I was never really harassed… I really enjoyed it. It was the easiest job in the world.”
Still, even they admitted that not everything was perfect. “The downside for me was the self-image problems you develop from running around with half-naked 90lb 18-year-olds all day,” they added.
Another current worker on TikTok mentioned the self-image issues too, explaining how much appearance matters in that environment and how much “upkeep” the girls go through just to keep the job.
Another Redditor shared that while she loved most of her coworkers, the competitive nature between the girls could be exhausting. “Especially in that type of environment where it’s basically girls competing against each other… it gets annoying,” they wrote.
On Indeed, over 600 workers rated Twin Peaks a 3.4 out of 5. While many found the tips and overall pay to be good, others noted issues with management and stated that trust, belonging, and inclusivity were severely lacking.
Commenters Shared Similar Stories
In the comments under Drew’s video, people shared their own experiences.
“The service is soo bad at TP,” one person wrote. “This is exactly how ours operates as well. The girls seem so confused and angry.”
@drew.alexus #stitch with @Drew🖤 Story time #twinpeaks #twinpeaksgirls #server #serverlife
Another said, “OMG you’re literally explaining my exact situation. I heard at my location they don’t even get training pay. They just get a free shift meal.”
A third added, “Girl yes. This was literally a day ago. Hello, I’m going through it rn.”
Why Do People Quit Their Jobs?
According to a 2024 iHire survey, the top reason Americans quit their job in 2023 was due to a toxic work environment, followed closely by poor leadership.
The American Psychological Association defines a toxic workplace as one where infighting, intimidation, and other harmful dynamics prevent people from being productive.
And these environments take a toll. As Dr. H. Murthy told the APA, “Chronic stress from workplace abuse can lead to depression, heart disease, cancer, and other illnesses.”
BroBible has reached out to Twin Peaks via contact form and Drew via Instagram messages for comment.