homer eats whopper takes 75 action if you've never worked at burger king there are a few things you
may not know about the fast food restaurant here are 10 bizarre rules burger king employees must
obey the rules are there are no rules overtime rover time do keep overtime due overtime tends
to be an optional thing at a lot of workplaces but at burger king overtime is not optional
at least according to the general employee handbook released for burger king employees
the employee handbook states that all employees are expected to work overtime whenever it's
scheduled for them and if they refuse to work it they are subject to disciplinary action up to and
including termination meaning if you're scheduled for overtime that you're unable to work you may
be punished which could include losing your job entirely this is a bit of an unfair rule as not
everyone has the capability of working overtime some employees have to schedule their work hours
around transportation availability or childcare availability oftentimes it's students who work
at places like burger king i can't tonight i got to start stark internships yes and adding overtime
to their already overwhelming schedules can be way too much for them so if you're a student
someone with a second job or someone with other obligations to attend to outside of your regular
work hours burger king may not be the place to work for you if you're hoping to work some
extra hours and have no other obligations that the overtime hours can interfere with burger king is
the perfect place i am and email chunkyliver53 theyolf.com bk's company policies about using
instant messengers and company email are pretty strict it's important for employees to be careful
what they send over the instant messenger and email all companies that provide access to email
and im usually have rules on how they can be used though they tend to not be as strict as
burger king seems to be with theirs the company monitors all communications sent and received
on these platforms and any content that they deem inappropriate or not professional can get
you disciplined so if you send an im to your work friend thinking that something is just a joke you
could get in trouble if the company doesn't think it's appropriate if you want to send your work
friends a funny joke that you heard or anything along those lines you're better off either doing
so through texting phone call or in person and avoiding the company communication methods while
it's understandable that certain things could lead to you losing your job including jokes that could
be considered offensive what what agree it must be nerve-wracking to know that if someone misreads
or misunderstands a message you send you could potentially lose your job if you work at burger
king it's best to keep all your communication within the company as professional as possible
and don't try to lighten up emails with a joke at will employment i'm gonna fire you faster than
you can say yo mtv raps one of the oddest things found in the employee handbook is the fact that
employees are considered at will employees unless they're upper management employees
for those who don't know what at will employment is it means that no matter how long you've worked
for the company they can terminate you at any point whether they have a cause to do so or not
there is no protection at your job at all even if you've worked there for multiple years you could
be fired simply because a new manager comes in and they don't like you they wouldn't need an actual
performance-based reason to do so stanley hudson you are fired most jobs have a probationary period
where you can be fired for any reason during that time but after the probationary period the company
has to have a valid reason to get rid of you if a company wants to fire you after your probationary
period they have to typically follow a sequence of warnings and discussions before they can do so or
they have to pay you severance if they let you go without warning these guidelines are put in place
to make sure employees are not being gotten rid of for no reason and they're given a second chance
to improve their performance rather than just being fired without any type of extra training
at burger king they don't allow for a probationary period instead they can get rid of you for any
reason without warning at any time dating pdas are totally superfluous to a happy healthy office
romance having a policy on romantic relationships especially those between superiors and their
employees is nothing new or out of the ordinary basically every company has one these policies
are in place to protect the company should the relationship turn sour and the employees decide
that somehow the company was at fault for what happened this isn't the bizarre part of bk's
rules that employees have to follow the part that is bizarre is the fact that if a relationship is
not reported properly via filling out paperwork and talking to management the employees could
lose their jobs it's hard to tell when you should report a romantic relationship as they usually
start at different levels and can involve romantic feelings and actions without it being considered a
relationship what did you say how beautiful so how can someone determine whether or not
the relationship was reported in a timely manner this is something that is completely subjective
and while the employees who are romantically involved may have one view on whether they're
in a relationship of any kind or not management may have a completely different view so it seems
as if employees who are or may become involved either have to jump the gun and report anything
immediately or they risk potentially losing their jobs if management determines that they were in
a relationship earlier than the employees said they actually were customer complaints
look at this sorry miserable squash thing many companies prefer that their employees attempt
to resolve customer complaints on their own before going to management about it this saves
a lot of time for managers if they don't have to respond to every single customer complaint
burger king wants employees to go directly to managers with any customer complaint big or
small they prefer that their employees don't even attempt to resolve any complaints and they expect
their management team to handle even the simplest issue with any customer this seems like a bit much
as there are many small issues that employees should be trusted to resolve themselves without
having to get management involved you can't sell hamburgers here this is a burger king it makes
it feel like bk doesn't trust their employees to handle something that may have a simple solution
and it puts more work on management who may be busy elsewhere while employees may not be equipped
to deal with all situations and may not have the authority to offer certain customer appeasement
items they should at least be trusted to deal with the more basic complaints some customer complaints
simply need something cleaned something remade and a quick apology and those are things that
any employee can handle without having to bother management it's extremely bizarre that burger king
does not want their employees dealing with issues that customers bring forth exchanging shifts deal
deal burger king encourages employees not to trade ships with each other and if they really have to
for reasons such as doctor's appointments or other important obligations it has to be approved by
management and there's a chance they'll decide not to approve it in theory it shouldn't matter
if employees choose to trade shifts with each other as long as they let their manager know
when they've decided to trade and as long as both employees are equally trained in their specific
job roles anything you can do i can do better i can do anything better than you now you can it
makes sense to let them switch shifts on their own rather than having to have management's approval
every time someone wants to switch shifts most employees are competent enough to make sure that
the person they're switching shifts with is able to properly cover the shift they're taking over
switching shifts is an easy way to ensure that you're not losing work hours when taking time
off for important appointments if needed on top of this the handbook directs management to turn
down requests for switching shifts if the switch is happening simply because it's more convenient
for the employees attitude i'm sadness oh hello i i'm joy when working any job it can be hard to
keep a positive attitude all the time especially if there are issues with co-workers or issues at
home and it makes sense that a company wouldn't want an employee who's negative or talking trash
about co-workers customers or the company but the fact that there is actually a statement
in the burger king handbook saying that employees have to display a positive attitude towards their
job at all times is a bit much of course employees understand that they're not supposed to trash talk
the company or management at work and that they're supposed to put a smile on for the customers
but the fact that you can be terminated if your manager determines your attitude is not positive
enough is pretty bizarre while you may think that you're approaching things with a good attitude you
could be punished if your manager doesn't think the same it's completely subjective as to what a
positive attitude is and some people are naturally bubbly and excited while other people are a lot
more toned down and while they may not be as energetic it doesn't mean that they're not being
positive all jobs especially those that deal with customers directly require you to be personable
but being able to be fired if your manager doesn't think you're being positive enough is bizarre
inspections here we are surprise inspection burger king can choose to provide lockers or storage
spaces for employees to store their items while at work this is convenient for employees who bring
backpacks purses jackets or other items with them when they head to work employees have to provide
their own locks if they wish to be able to lock their belongings away while working and they have
to take them home with them when they're done with their shifts i gotta run i gotta run this is all
pretty standard and makes sense and these lockers seem to be a nice little thing that burger king
does for its employees that not all workplaces do the catch employee lockers are subject to being
searched at any time without any advance notice to employees which means at any time during the
employee's work day their management could be in the back digging through their locker without them
having a clue or knowing it was going to happen this policy extends to your personal bags as well
so if you store your purse in a locker at work management can choose to actually go through your
purse at any time they choose this feels like an extreme invasion of privacy and one that employees
may not even be aware is happening while they're working bereavement leave not yet if you're an
employee of burger king who is below the level of store manager you may be surprised to find
out that you are not entitled to paid bereavement leave bereavement leave are days taken off due to
the death of a direct family member including but not limited to parents spouses and children
for any employee that is below the level of store manager even if they work full-time hours they
have to take unpaid leave to deal with the passing of a family member this seems extremely unfair as
the employees who are below store manager level are typically the ones that are paid the least and
tend to be the people who can't afford to take any extra days off meaning their choice involves being
short the money they may need for bills rent or groceries or working while grieving a lost loved
one being expected to have a positive attitude the whole time while they're at work are you crying
no i just have something in both my eyes it can be up to the individual manager if they decide
to let you have unpaid time off to deal with grief and all the other issues that come along with it
but for a lot of people taking time off like that isn't an option as they can't afford it
locations go on get out out out out of the kitchen go on while you may be hired to work at a specific
burger king location they reserve the right to make you work at a different location at any time
as long as it's within 30 miles of the location you were actually hired at refusal to work shifts
at other locations can result in disciplinary action up to and including termination of
employment this is particularly unfair because some employees are unable to drive and rely
on their ability to walk bike or take public transport it's much harder for these employees to
get to locations that may be up to 30 miles away and they likely applied to and accepted the job
at the specific location because it's close and easy for them to get to for those employees who
can drive it's also unfair because it means they have to pay for their own gas and the wear and
tear it puts on their car in order to travel to a different location my car my car my car my car
in most cases with employers if you're hired to work at a certain location
that's the place that you will continue to work unless you put in for a transfer or you're offered
a promotion or transfer that you voluntarily take and move to a different location it's not
common for jobs to just expect their employees to work wherever they need them to at least they've
implemented a maximum distance and don't make their employees drive for several hours just to
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