Food Service Horror Stories | Art + Storytime

"I quit 8 years ago! What are they gonna do? Fire me?" is such a mood

Wow, that worker was really angry at you for saving yourself from being trapped in a freezer? And the manager being so blasé about a potentially dangerous design flaw with the freezer door? That’s a toxic work environment if I do say so myself.

Oh. I went to a Cheesecake Factory earlier today. For the first time. I don’t think I would’ve known what rhymed with bleese lake blactory if it wasn’t already on my mind.

Reminds me of the time I slipped and fell in the -20 degree freezer, got wedged in-between pallets of product, and had to yell for help for close to 10 minutes because not a lot of people were around that early in the morning. 😅 My hip bothers me every now and again after that but thank God for workman's comp!

Used to work as a frozen dairy manager at a gorcery store, and running into a situation like that has always been one of my low-key fears. Ik its too late now, but a good retort to your manager about the door could have been something along the lines of "Hopefully OSHA doesn't find out". They would have gotten that door fixed ASAP and learn to take you and other employees more seriously.

The reason kitchen staff uniforms are typically white is specifically because stains and dirt show easily. If you are unaware or forget that you spilled on your uniform the risk is that you contamine the food you're handling. While I commisserate with having to buy the clothes yourself and the other issues mentioned, the clothes being white is perfectly reasonable.

So because Im 5'9" I had to bend over to reach under the spit shield at Subway to reach anything besides the first row. Needless to say, I felt the "bend over, stand up, bend over, stand up. . ." bit in my SOUL. Literally listening to this while having a back spasm years after quitting. Food service, man.

Have to say, its kind of amazing that you were able to kick open that door.

One time me and my few friends at walmart had a clash royale tournament in the deep end of the freezer, forgot who won but management never caught us

I'm honestly a bit surprised to hear that you didn't leave your job at the Bees' Lake Phylactery sooner. I mean, I can understand that there are certain situations where leaving isn't really an option, but it certainly sounds like miserable work, and definitely not worth almost dying in the freezer ONCE over, let alone three times if I'm not mistaking your explanation of it. Still though, I am glad to hear that you're well and that no one got too seriously injured, and that you did eventually get to go on to do your dream job! Keep up the great work, Star!

That manager was secretly the lich of Bee's Lake Phylactery.

at my first(and currently only) job it took me weeks to figure out how I take breaks because no one thought to tell the person who had never had a job before how. Then a week or two after I finally figured it out by watching my coworkers and asking the occasional question, I learned that not only did I get an additional break no one again mentioned to tell me about, but the meal breaks I had been taking I was supposed to clock out for them. still better than when they said they'd call us to let us know when we were scheduled to go back and I learned when I was meant to go back by getting an email saying I missed my first day back. this was a bit more rant than I meant sorry

"what's the WORST job you've ever had?" Me: surviving life

One of my favorite restaurants is “Bee’s Lake Phylactery” seriously. I never knew that the workers there could get almost killed in a freezer.

I’m in food service now and I’m really happy here. I can vouch that this type of stuff is almost a daily occurrence and it depends entirely on the attitude everyone has towards it. Some kitchens respond very negatively like that cook with the freezer and some are nonchalant like the manager. The overall attitude really makes or breaks the experience.

food service is hell, and in my experience 90% of the hellish part is the people running the show. The customers aren’t nearly as bad as some people assume, at least compared to management

Is it bad that it took me forever to figure out what "Bees Lake Phylactery" was supposed to be XD

Ah the hell of food service.

Getting locked in a feezer is one of my biggest fears 😢

CHESE CAKE FACTORY 1:01