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r/antiwork•
PilotingGeese

Cracker Barrel fired me today....

Never in my life have I worked anywhere else more disorganized and unprofessional than Cracker Barrel. They rushed to hire me in time for Thanksgiving (their BUSIEST holiday of the year) and gave me all of 1 day to be trained (virtually) and be prepared. The only formal training I received was an orientation video. No employee handbook, no menu to study at home, nothing. They would just ask whichever cook was working at the time to "help our new cook", which apparently just means ignore me as I either fumble to keep up or stand awkwardly trying to figure out where I was needed most. If I wasn't constantly asking questions or asking for direction, I was on my own, and even when I was asking, I was either ignored or talked to like an inconvenience.

Despite this, I actually managed to figure out the entire menu and most of our other procedures by myself and I kept up with the pace. All of the kitchen staff made sure to tell me I was doing fine, that I'm kicking ass, that I handled my first Thanksgiving like a pro, etc. But the MANAGEMENT.... Jesus christ, I've never met more miserable pricks in my entire life. I got constant sighs, eyerolls, warnings for things I either wasn't doing or didn't know I was doing wrong, and not once did any of them pull me aside to coach me on proper procedure or rules or to ask how I'm doing in my first week.

You know what they did do, though? Today, my 6th day, they WAITED FOR ME TO SHOW UP, called me into the office, and they fired me. When I asked why, I was given a long list of super minor nitpicks and misinterpretations of my behavior.

Yes they pay well, but it's absolutely NOT worth it. I let the GM, Guido, know that I hope he didn't feel like I wasted as much of his time as he did mine.

So if you don't mind fending for yourself and being constantly criticized for it, in the busiest, most chaotic kitchen I've ever worked in during my 11 years in the industry, then go ahead and apply at Cracker Barrel . Oh yeah, but I hope you know they search your belongings after each shift. Oh, and there is a zero-tolerance-no-tobacco-policy on property, and you'll get absolutely no breaks whatsoever.

THIS IS WHY NOBODY WANTS TO WORK. IT HAS ZERO TO DO WITH FUCKING "HANDOUTS"

Posted Nov 28, 2021, 1:30 AM UTC

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gamingdevil•

Sounds like they planned to hire a temp for just the thanksgiving rush then get rid of them; that was, unfortunately, you.

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palmbeachpilot1967•

can't upvote this enough

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glebe220•

If this specific location has a Glass Door, that's what the site is made for. Warn off the next person they try this on

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Sweet-Advertising798•

Bingo!

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kerkula•

This!

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seamuswasadog•

This was the first thought to cross my mind as I read the story. Have a well-deserved upvote.

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gamingdevil•

Thanks!

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[deleted]•

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SheeshPalpatine•

damn am i glad brads wife got outta there after 11 years of service

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Minimum_Coffee_6527Squatter :squatter:•

Still not over what they did to Brads wife

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LaneThePlane•

Neither am I

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PatchThePiracy•

I demand justice.

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MrPotatoSenpai•

I was scrolling the comments to make sure someone discussed brads wife. Thank you.

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Macabre_Master•

I'm glad that we remembered Brad's wife. 11 years

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KidenStormsoarer•

JUSTICE FOR BRAD'S WIFE!

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Guckalienblue•

What lol

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SeagullProphet•

https://youtu.be/vZlmUG00OrI Here's a lovely internet history lesson for you.

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Guckalienblue•

thank you lol

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DogButtWhisperer•

Was this real?? If so I’m surprised I never heard of it.

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siproguy•

Yes it really happened, and their Facebook got trolled so hard over it for quite some time

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Guckalienblue•

Oh but I thought they were soooo desperate for employees and no one wants to work? Shucks it’s almost like they fucking suck.

I bet the Sunday crowd there is a nightmare too.

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Otterly-adorbs•

That tips in Bible verse tracts that looks like money.

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el-cuko:ancom:•

You get that true Jim Crow era feel both in the front of the house AND the back of the house . I feel all that wretched is missing a “whites only” drinking fountain

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P8ntballa00•

I heard it referred to once as a “Jim crow themed Applebee’s.” Lol

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vetratten•

😂

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Wablekablesh•

They don't call it Cracker Barrel for nuthin

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Dacoops321•

I used to work there too. It was my first actually real job, I was lucky to have a guy who was very kind to train me and take me under his wing.

Since it was my first job, I just thought you were just suppose to work 6-8 hour shifts with no break

I learned quick and was even promoted to shift leader (which was just more responsibilities with no pay increase) but after a year there i started a new job and it got too much working 7 days a week between both jobs. So I quit Cracker Barrel and after a few years of working at other places I can easily say that it was easily the worst environment to work in, people were scummy, mangers sucked, servers treated the dish pit like shit. Before I quit they were talking about promoting me to the grill line. After seeing what you had to say I am glad I turned that down

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Metzger4•

I worked overnights doing their “night maintenance” position.

After close to a year a new general manager came in because the store was performing so poorly because it’s a Cracker Barrel, and I was on his shit list from his first day.

Why? Because he didn’t personally pick me for the job. He constantly told me I was doing things wrong and when I asked him to show me how to do it the way he wanted it done he would say “you should be doing it the way you were trained”

I was. He even went so far as to send me back to his old store to be trained by “the best” they had. He had nothing to teach me because I was doing the job right.

I knew I was on borrowed time, as he was just waiting for me to fuck up. I met the district manager for a contractor working with Cracker Barrel over night, asked if they were hiring and peaced out so fast there was blurry images of me flying out the door.

Cracker Barrel is a shit show, and corporate only feeds them the tools they need to be autocratic slave drivers.

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FatherPyrlig•

I’d rather starve to death than eat at a shitty chain like Cracker Barrel.

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grumpi-otterMemaw•

No tobacco for a restaurant? HAHAHAHA

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captobliviated•

Inhospitable hospitality industry strikes again. ...Wish I was surprised but after 27 years and almost as many bars, restaurants, lounges, clubs, etc nothing surprises me. Stay strong get out if you can.

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Amelioratory•

If they made you come in for your shift to fire you, depending on where you live they owe you a minimum of like two hours pay or something for that day since you showed up to work

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PilotingGeeseOP•

Is that a thing? Because those bitches had me drive 30 miles round trip for some shit they could have told me over the phone.

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Amelioratory•

It is where I live at least.

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bbates024•

Dude, no one's searching my stuff. You want to go through my bag you can call a cop an accuse me of stealing. We'll all go through the bag together, and you can explain to the officer why you wasted his time, and I'll grab an hour or two of overtime while we wait for them to show up.

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MaskOfReality•

Cracker Barrel tastes like shit anyways.

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new_to_this789•

Sounds like they only wanted you for a few days. In places I’ve worked (in Ireland) they do trial shifts for potential new employees so cover busy shifts. Then pay them 10 an hour cash and say we will be in touch but never get back to them we had a constant supply of trial staff in a busy cafe I worked in manager thought this was ok to do.

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PerpetuallyDisplaced•

You were just Thanksgiving help.

Yet another shitty practice by employers.

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gregsw2000•

They steal wages nonstop too.

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Bassmaster741•

Friend if mine volunteered to come in and help out on her day off. She was “late” but she assumed that since it was technically her day off and volunteering it would be ok. Well, it was not.

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mosinderella•

That’s such BS! I’m sorry that happened to you.

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mvf52427•

My husband worked at Cracker Barrel for a year. I worked there a couple months. It sucked.

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mydmtusername•

Wait.......

Cracker Barrel pays well???

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nosecandyrandee•

I worked for cracker barrel like ten years ago, ending up winning employee of the month my second month. They tried not to give me my plaque thing because I put in my notice.

Jokes on them, I used it for my nose candy.

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