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HAYABUSA-FMW-
12-17-2005, 03:46 AM
The restaurant thermostat read 50-51 degrees today.

The heater is either broken or has never worked in the first place. Co-workers said last year around Winter the heater didn't work either.

The front door doesn't close at all and the wind blows straight into the store all the way into the kitchen. YAY windchill!

The stupid fan is circulating the cold air around due to the thermostat only having a fan feature for on or auto, and for some reason AUTO and ON both do the same thing without stopping. No OFF function.

Manager/bosses won't fix it or even care to.

We wear sweatshirts/beanies/etc. at work all day, and today I felt like I needed a winter coat and gloves. My hands hurt especially when I had to run into the walk in fridge or freezer both at under 40 and -10 respectively for a second to grab something.

Standing next to something that we use to cook that generated heat made little difference. Eating/drinking something hot you can only do so many times a day.

Gah, what kind of cruel and unusual punishment is this. 9 or 11 hours of this crap a day, even when I never asked for this kind of schedule.

I know we're the "red headed step child" store when it comes to the amount of workers, amount of resources, and attention due to the bad area and slow business, but c'mon. Who is even going to want to come in and eat in a place that is 51 degrees, considering its just about as cold OUTSIDE!

Oh screw it, I only have one day left at this retarded place where nobody thinks for themselves, cleans up after themselves, or stands up for themselves.

And it doesn't get nearly as cold around here as it does in many other places in the world in Winter, so some people might think I'm bitching, but this is still bad a business practice and even my cheapo parents who won't turn on the heat keep the house at a steady 65 degrees.

Oh yeah, and while I'm at it, some bastard kid came in the other day- used a water cup for soda right in front of me and another worker("Water only." "It's water, brown water." (pepsi), stole money out of our tip jar when we weren't looking, left a mess with the food he did buy, and sweared at me for looking in his direction when I saw him staring into the tip jar(after he stole the money, but I didn't know it was stolen yet).

On the plus side, one co-worker thought he was James Brown and said these lyrics while spinning and dancing today:

"OWWWWW! I feel good, dunna nunna na, I feel good, I can't sing, can't sing, bump bump bump, OWWWW!" http://pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif

That, sorta makes up for all that other crap.

Rion772
12-17-2005, 11:14 PM
Standing outside in -2 degrees isn't much fun either...

James Brown co-worker guy = hilarious.

InfinityXXX
12-17-2005, 11:29 PM
Aww, I'm sorry you got to be in the cold, I don't see how you do it either. The cold is like cryptonite to me. That co-worker reminded me, I remember when we were younger, my brothe did the whole James Brown "I feel good" dance in then broke out with Mc Hammer "Stop, Hammer time! Uh Oh, Uh Oh!"

HAYABUSA-FMW-
12-18-2005, 12:05 AM
On 2005-12-17 21:14, Rion772 wrote:
Standing outside in -2 degrees isn't much fun either...

James Brown co-worker guy = hilarious.


Understandable, but I doubt your restaurants are 51 degrees and you have to stay there 9 or 11 hours a day and hurt your hands when you have to submerge your hands in water- or even wash your hands. Both of which you have to do multiple times a day.

We can't wear winter gloves at work since we're making food.

Its not like the lyrics are hard to remember either.

I feel good, I knew that I would.
I feel nice like sugar and spice.
Soo good, soo good.
Etc.

I said "OWWW!" like Conan O' Brien and his audience do during the opening of his show. It made this guy think of James Brown's "I feel good" for whatever reason. http://pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_razz.gif

KaFKa
12-18-2005, 07:52 AM
So, where do you work?

I'm sure theres some kind of law against having a door that does not close.

Rion772
12-18-2005, 11:10 AM
On 2005-12-17 22:05, HAYABUSA-FMW- wrote:

On 2005-12-17 21:14, Rion772 wrote:
Standing outside in -2 degrees isn't much fun either...

James Brown co-worker guy = hilarious.


Understandable, but I doubt your restaurants are 51 degrees and you have to stay there 9 or 11 hours a day and hurt your hands when you have to submerge your hands in water- or even wash your hands. Both of which you have to do multiple times a day.

We can't wear winter gloves at work since we're making food.

Its not like the lyrics are hard to remember either.

I feel good, I knew that I would.
I feel nice like sugar and spice.
Soo good, soo good.
Etc.

I said "OWWW!" like Conan O' Brien and his audience do during the opening of his show. It made this guy think of James Brown's "I feel good" for whatever reason. http://pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_razz.gif


Yeah well...try making a snow angel on your stomach...naked.

Derek0660
12-18-2005, 01:38 PM
quit complaining and put on a sweatshirt http://pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_razz.gif

HAYABUSA-FMW-
12-19-2005, 01:13 PM
On 2005-12-18 11:38, Derek0660 wrote:
quit complaining and put on a sweatshirt http://pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_razz.gif



On 2005-12-17 01:46, HAYABUSA-FMW- wrote:
We wear sweatshirts/beanies/etc. at work all day


Well the door doesn't shut completely when wind is blowing. Otherwise it can stay somewhat closed.

Basically its flimsy and we had one side in the locked position with a sign to "use the other side" in the window.

60 degrees the other day, a lot better than 50ish due to it probably raining all day. My last day at that crappy place, and man I was sick all day, but I didn't want to get a bad rep as a person who called in sick on their last day of work.

Even if I don't need the reference, its good to know I can get it.

Sinue_v2
12-19-2005, 08:28 PM
If you want to add insult to injury, I believe it's a fire-hazard to wear excessive clothing (such as long sleeve shirts/sweaters) around open flames - if you have any open flames around your resturaunt kitchen. That's an OSHA violation I believe, and your manager could require you to remove all excessive articals of clothing until you meet standards.

I'm not sure though... but I believe that was what I was told when working at Noble Romans a number of years back. It could just be an Indiana state law. *shrug*