TREATMENT OFF STAFF AT K.F.C. RESTAURANT

October 5th, 2004

I LEFT MY POSITION AT A K.F.C. RESTURANT DUE TO THE POOR MANAGEMENT AND BAD HABITS OF THE STAFF. NEW CREW MEMBERS WERE EITHER RIDICULED, IGNORED OR SLAGGED OFF BEHIND THEIR BACKS. IF YOU DIDNT FIT IN IMMEDIATLEY WITH A CLIQUE OR YOU WERE NOT RELATED TO THE MANAGERS BEST MATE YOU HAD NO CHANCE OF EVER FITTING IN.

STAFF MEMBERS DID NOT CARE ABOUT ANYBODIES FEELINGS AND REGULARLY HUMILIATED, BELITTLED OR MADE FUN OF PEOPLE. THIS INCLUDED BEING SQUIRTED WITH MAYO, HAVING GREASY, DIRTY WATER THROWN AT YOU, ICE CUBES PUT IN YOUR CLOTHES AND BEING SKEWERED WITH CORN STICKS.

A CERTAIN SHIFT MANAGER (THE GENERAL MANAGERS BEST MATE) GOT AWAY WITH EVERYTHING ON HER SHIFTS, WHILE THE OTHERS IF CAUGHT DOING SOMTHING A BIT WRONG GOT THE STAFF ON THEIR SHIFTS DOWNSIZED. THEY THEN HAD TO WORK HARDER WHO MISSED OUT MOST? THE CUSTOMER.

I ONCE GOT CALLED A RUDE, OFFENSIVE NAME BY THE ASSISTANT MANAGER, IWAS UPSET AFTER JUST RETURNING TO WORK AFTER DEPRESSION AND WHEN I COMPLAINED TO THE MANAGER WAS TOLD TO 'STOP BEING SILLY IT'S HIS PERSONALITY.

THE OTHER ASSISTANT MANAGER IS THE OWNERS DAUGHTER SO IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT SHE SAYS OR DOES TO STAFF YOU DONT STAND A CHANCE. OH AND THEN THERE ARE HER SUCK UP MATES WHO RUN AND TELL HER EVERY SNIPPETT OF INFO TO PULL OTHERS DOWN AND MAKE THEMSELVES SHINE.

THEN THERE IS THE FRANCHISEE WHO WOULD RATHER WAIT FOR A STAFF MEMBER TO GET ASSAULTED RATHER THAN STOP IT HAPPENING IN THE FIRST PLACE…. PREVENTION IS BETTER THAN A CURE… BUT HE TOOK HIS OWN DAUGHTER OF HER ONLY NIGHT SHIFT BECAUSE HE WORRIED ABOUT HER!!!
WE ARE ALL SONS,DAUGHTERS WIVES AND HUSBANDS OF SOMEBODY YET HER SAFETY IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN ANYONE ELSES.

DUTY MANAGERS RUN NIGHT SHIFTS, THEY ARE HARD WORK YET WE GOT TOLD HOW TO RUN THEM BY PEOPLE WHO HAVE NO EXPERIENCE OF WORKING A NIGHT SHIFT LET ALONE COOKING ON A NIGHT SHIFT.

ALL THE BEST STAFF WERE ON DAYS LEAVING ALL THE TRAINEES ON NIGHTS.

I DO NOT REGRET LEAVING MY JOB AT ALL I DO NOT MISS IT AT ALL I FEEL I HAVE HAD A WEIGHT LIFTED OFF MY SHOULDERS