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« Reply #15 on: June 18, 2009, 05:13:06 PM » |
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I worked in a restaurant called "Beefsteak" and we were allowed free drinks and received a discount on any food from the menu. The discount wasn't that much, but employees ate the food regardless.
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ktweeden
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« Reply #16 on: June 18, 2009, 07:59:37 PM » |
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At the restaurants I've worked at we were only aloud to eat when we had a double shift. Although, that didn't stop me from having a cheeky slice cake now and then! (Oh the joys of being friends with the desert chef!)
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« Reply #17 on: June 19, 2009, 04:44:34 PM » |
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My sister works in a hotel in housekeeping. The hotel also has a restaurant and the employees are given an allowance towards a meal. Meaning you can eat something, but only a certain amount. I don't know if you can go back in the line for more food.
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Bob
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« Reply #18 on: June 23, 2009, 01:06:06 PM » |
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If I worked in a fast food chain I doubt I'd also want to eat there for lunch. Do me a favour.
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Robin Tetley
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« Reply #19 on: June 25, 2009, 12:01:11 AM » |
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Why?
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Bob
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« Reply #20 on: June 27, 2009, 05:11:19 PM » |
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I think I'd be sick of the food if I was preparing and cooking it all day.
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Robin Tetley
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« Reply #21 on: June 29, 2009, 03:34:58 PM » |
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That's true I used to know somebody who worked in a fish and chip shop and she said it put her off fish and chips for life.
Though I'm not sure why but maybe you have to work there to understand.
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Bob
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« Reply #22 on: June 30, 2009, 03:29:23 PM » |
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Maybe they saw the secrets of what actually goes on and it put her off the food?
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ktweeden
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« Reply #23 on: July 15, 2009, 01:26:43 AM » |
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I used to work every Sunday at a hotel restaurant serving roast dinners all day, and having seen them and smelt them it really put me off. They were made beautifully, I was just sick of the sight of them by the end so it was the last thing I wanted to eat. Luckily I don't work there anymore so I can enjoy brilliance of Sunday roasts once more!
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Bob
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« Reply #24 on: July 15, 2009, 03:37:54 PM » |
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I love a Sunday roast myself  . |
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« Reply #25 on: July 16, 2009, 02:11:36 PM » |
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I don't see why you should get a free lunch just because you work in a fast food chain. What's so special about that? We all have to pay so they should too. Some people might get a job in a fast food place just for the free food. That's not right.
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Robin Tetley
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« Reply #26 on: July 17, 2009, 06:25:51 PM » |
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I see what you're saying but it's down to an individual employer surely? When I worked at BT we could make free phone calls to landline numbers on our breaks. That's just a "perk" they decided to give to their employees and great it was too. I think that's the same as a fast food chain offering a free lunch to an employee.
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Gota
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« Reply #27 on: July 18, 2009, 12:21:18 PM » |
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I don't see anything wrong with an employer giving it's staff whatever bonuses it sees fit. Some offer a Christmas bonus. Some don't. As somebody here said some offer free phone calls, some offer free lunches, some offer flexible working and flexi-time patterns. Whatever works for you.
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Robin Tetley
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« Reply #28 on: July 18, 2009, 01:40:00 PM » |
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Exactly. Many bosses offer perks and bonuses and I don't think there's anything wrong with that. If I worked in a Subway for example it would probably be the last thing I'd want after serving people all day. A bit like kt said in reference to Sunday roasts.
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