Isn't that *ILLEGAL*?!?!?

[captain_slinky]

Today was my first day working at Subway. Now I know a bit about restaurant management and the different laws/health code regulations, and saw enough going on today to have this Subway shut down!

The two biggest violations I saw were:

-I am scheduled for 4 and 1/2 hours every day, Monday through Friday, with no break. Washington State Law requires a 10-minute break for every 4 hours worked, plus a 30-minute lunch break for shifts over 6 hours. I was informed today that they justdidn't give breaks at Subway because they couldn't predict when customers were coming in.

Bullpucky. It's the LAW.

-Secondly, today was my very first day. They put me to work IMMEDIATELY, with no Food Handler's license. Also, they didn't have me fill out a W2. Both of these are pieces of paperwork are the types of things that not only result in getting shut down, but ALSO result in some very hefty fines!

So now I have to decide... get the restaurant shut down (cutting off my only form of income), or just go with it? What would you do?

Comments

[opaleyes.livejournal.com]

::grins, winks, and throws you a thumbs up::

Well, in my mind they're just not that big of issues. At least not enough to ethically quit over. I've worked at two fast food places and neither have required me to do any sort of food handler's license thing. Also, I currently work anywhere between 3-5 hours a day at a fast food place of similar type to Subway, and I don't get a break. And it's really no big deal. As long as you eat and go to the bathroom before work you should be fine. I definitely get hungry by the end of my shift, but I just eat as soon as I clock out. I don't feel it's anything worth fighting over, especially if you need the money. And it's true, you don't know when it's going to get busy, so it's hard to "schedule" a break. If the restaurant traffic clears up enough and you're not doing anything I'm sure they'd be fine with you getting a sub or a drink or something. Heck, my manager will give me free cookies. Just start off on the right foot by being super nice and not pressing the issues. Then they will eventually fall into place. If you're nice to them I can't imagine why they wouldn't be nice back and let you have an unscheduled break.

[captain-slinky.livejournal.com]

It's the Food Handler permit that scares me, though. See, we're dealing with meats, both hot and cold. If the peopl working here don't know the proper holding temperatures for this stuff, people could get very sick and/or DIE. I don't like to think that little Suzy is going to be throwing up all night long because the pimply-faced kid behind the counter didn't know to NOT wipe the sweat from the crack of his ass then pick up the meats for the Cold Cut Combo.

[opaleyes.livejournal.com]

Ah got ya. Well, are you going to be working solely in the kitchen? Perhaps the people who will be did get those? Try causually asking about if they use them if you haven't already. I would hope that they require people who would be working with raw meat to know how to deal with it. It's true that every food that I've had to deal with for a customer has already been cooked, or is something that's hard to screw up. (Like frying chips and cooking beans)

[captain-slinky.livejournal.com]

It's a Subway in a strip-mall. The entire area behind the counter is the Kitchen. It's so tiny! Plus, I'm the guy sticking my hand down the back of my pants and then handling the Colcd Cuts!

[opaleyes.livejournal.com]

Dude. Cut that out. Stop scratching your cold cuts.

[captain-slinky.livejournal.com]

But they ITCH!