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fresnelly · 03-17-2009, 05:24 AM

When I was in highschool I worked as a busboy at RedLobster. The food deal there for employees was that we could order anything from the menu besides the lobster for 50% off. Garlic Bread and Salad were free so all in all this was a pretty good deal and nobody abused it - there was only so much garlic bread one could eat.

At the end of the night however there was always about 20-30 leftover baked potatoes that nobody chose for sides. They were destined for the garbage yet the Managers were adamant that you couldn't have them for free, no matter how late it was.

I understand this sort of rule and why it's in place and despite the temptation, never took one. But if I did, I can't imagine I'd be fired for it.

Reprimanded sure, but I'm betting the Wholefoods Management was looking for an excuse to fire the guy or perhaps just a certain number of guys and this was convenient timing. Unless he had a documented pattern of violations and this was the final straw, I think Wholefoods has over-reacted and the manager played the douche-card.

This can't be good for employee morale.

03-17-2009, 05:24 AM	#8 (permalink)
fresnelly Functionally Appropriate Location: Toronto	When I was in highschool I worked as a busboy at RedLobster. The food deal there for employees was that we could order anything from the menu besides the lobster for 50% off. Garlic Bread and Salad were free so all in all this was a pretty good deal and nobody abused it - there was only so much garlic bread one could eat. At the end of the night however there was always about 20-30 leftover baked potatoes that nobody chose for sides. They were destined for the garbage yet the Managers were adamant that you couldn't have them for free, no matter how late it was. I understand this sort of rule and why it's in place and despite the temptation, never took one. But if I did, I can't imagine I'd be fired for it. Reprimanded sure, but I'm betting the Wholefoods Management was looking for an excuse to fire the guy or perhaps just a certain number of guys and this was convenient timing. Unless he had a documented pattern of violations and this was the final straw, I think Wholefoods has over-reacted and the manager played the douche-card. This can't be good for employee morale. __________________ Building an artificial intelligence that appreciates Mozart is easy. Building an A.I. that appreciates a theme restaurant is the real challenge - Kit Roebuck - Nine Planets Without Intelligent Life Last edited by fresnelly; 03-17-2009 at 05:26 AM..