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Hey everybody. I'm new, this is my first post. I started a job at McDonald's a month ago. I worked for Arby's for a little more than a year previously, so I know the bullshit that fast food employees get from not only customers, but also from coworkers and their managers as well. I have plenty of stories to tell. I figured I would start off by giving a non-SC related story.
M: Me.
SM1: Shift Manager 1.
SM2: Shift Manager 2.
CW1: Coworker 1(employee of 20 years).
CW2: Coworker 2.
GM: General Manager(Store Manager).
Anyway, I had a shift that started at noon last week. So I came in and asked the shift manager what my position was, and she told me the grill. So I got over to the grill and started my day. So I had some patties that just got done(when the platen comes up) and I noticed there was 2 pieces of meat that still had quite a bit of red still in the meat. Note, this was my 2nd day on the grill, the 1st day was only for an hour with a trainer. Anyways, I flipped those 2 pieces of meat for 10 seconds on the other side so they could cook some more because previously I had seen CW1(employee of 20 years) flip pieces of meat that had also had a lot of red still left in them. Anyway, right when I did this, both CW1 and SM1 had seen me do it and a conversation started:
SM1: M, you're not suppose to flip the patties.
M: There were 2 pieces that still had a lot of red.
SM1: It doesn't matter, the pieces will always get cooked enough.
M: I saw someone else do it earlier and thought we flipped pieces that still had a lot of red still left in them.
SM1: Who was it?
M: CW1.
CW1: I flipped them because someone wanted their burgers well done. Just do what we tell you and you'll be okay. Trust me, I've been here 20 years.
M: Oh, okay, I won't flip them anymore.
Sounds good right? Fast forward 3 days later. I'm on the grill again and another batch of meat is getting done. I have a tray ready and season the meat and start putting them in the tray. Although there was a piece of meat that still had a lot of red, since I had been instructed not to flip patties previously, I went ahead and put it in the tray. CW2 walks by and notices this piece that I just put in the tray and another conversation starts:
CW2: That's too red, you have to flip it.
M: I was told not to flip the patties by SM1 and CW1(CW1 was right behind us).
CW2: It's too red, you have too flip it.
M: I'm going to do this the way I was trained to do it. I'm going to keep it in the tray. If you think I'm doing it incorrectly, then you should tell a manager.
CW2: SM2, this piece of meat still has a lot of red, will you tell M that he needs to flip it?
SM2: M, you need to flip that piece.
M: I was already told by 2 people that I wasn't supposed to.
SM2: It needs to be flipped.
CW1: You shouldn't question what she is telling you. The piece needs flipped so just flip it.
M:
CW1, even you told me that I shouldn't flip the pieces.
CW1 ignores me and goes back to what she was doing.
SM2: If it has too much red, then you flip it, that's the right way.
M: Well 3 days ago I was told by both CW1 and SM1 that I shouldn't flip them and now I have CW2 and you(SM2), as well as CW1 telling me that I should. I'll go ahead and flip pieces with a lot of red, but the next time I see GM I WILL be asking him what the right way is.
// End story.
I thought this was fucking dumb. 2 managers told me 2 different things and I will NOT be afraid to stand up for myself if I know for a fact that I am not being properly trained. I'll try to be the best employee I can be, but I REFUSE to let ANY of bosses blame me for something that isn't my fault. I don't care who you are. As long as you're not the owner of the company, I will raise hell if you're trying to pick on me. I'll talk to your boss, your boss's boss, all the way up to the owner of the company if I have to to make sure your ass is in line.
M: Me.
SM1: Shift Manager 1.
SM2: Shift Manager 2.
CW1: Coworker 1(employee of 20 years).
CW2: Coworker 2.
GM: General Manager(Store Manager).
Anyway, I had a shift that started at noon last week. So I came in and asked the shift manager what my position was, and she told me the grill. So I got over to the grill and started my day. So I had some patties that just got done(when the platen comes up) and I noticed there was 2 pieces of meat that still had quite a bit of red still in the meat. Note, this was my 2nd day on the grill, the 1st day was only for an hour with a trainer. Anyways, I flipped those 2 pieces of meat for 10 seconds on the other side so they could cook some more because previously I had seen CW1(employee of 20 years) flip pieces of meat that had also had a lot of red still left in them. Anyway, right when I did this, both CW1 and SM1 had seen me do it and a conversation started:
SM1: M, you're not suppose to flip the patties.
M: There were 2 pieces that still had a lot of red.
SM1: It doesn't matter, the pieces will always get cooked enough.
M: I saw someone else do it earlier and thought we flipped pieces that still had a lot of red still left in them.
SM1: Who was it?
M: CW1.
CW1: I flipped them because someone wanted their burgers well done. Just do what we tell you and you'll be okay. Trust me, I've been here 20 years.
M: Oh, okay, I won't flip them anymore.
Sounds good right? Fast forward 3 days later. I'm on the grill again and another batch of meat is getting done. I have a tray ready and season the meat and start putting them in the tray. Although there was a piece of meat that still had a lot of red, since I had been instructed not to flip patties previously, I went ahead and put it in the tray. CW2 walks by and notices this piece that I just put in the tray and another conversation starts:
CW2: That's too red, you have to flip it.
M: I was told not to flip the patties by SM1 and CW1(CW1 was right behind us).
CW2: It's too red, you have too flip it.
M: I'm going to do this the way I was trained to do it. I'm going to keep it in the tray. If you think I'm doing it incorrectly, then you should tell a manager.
CW2: SM2, this piece of meat still has a lot of red, will you tell M that he needs to flip it?
SM2: M, you need to flip that piece.
M: I was already told by 2 people that I wasn't supposed to.
SM2: It needs to be flipped.
CW1: You shouldn't question what she is telling you. The piece needs flipped so just flip it.
M:
CW1, even you told me that I shouldn't flip the pieces.CW1 ignores me and goes back to what she was doing.
SM2: If it has too much red, then you flip it, that's the right way.
M: Well 3 days ago I was told by both CW1 and SM1 that I shouldn't flip them and now I have CW2 and you(SM2), as well as CW1 telling me that I should. I'll go ahead and flip pieces with a lot of red, but the next time I see GM I WILL be asking him what the right way is.
// End story.
I thought this was fucking dumb. 2 managers told me 2 different things and I will NOT be afraid to stand up for myself if I know for a fact that I am not being properly trained. I'll try to be the best employee I can be, but I REFUSE to let ANY of bosses blame me for something that isn't my fault. I don't care who you are. As long as you're not the owner of the company, I will raise hell if you're trying to pick on me. I'll talk to your boss, your boss's boss, all the way up to the owner of the company if I have to to make sure your ass is in line.
However, if I did that, and the *main* boss showed up, I got into trouble. He insisted that the rear door was to be kept closed. Again, if I did that, I got yelled at.
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