Adventures In Fast Food- The Subway Sting (Plus Sexy Winter Camwhore) (1261 hits)
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Submitted by S R (View user info) at 2006-02-10 10:19:11 EST
My post the other day about trying to get fired in a fast food joint got me thinking about when I had to fire this guy when I worked at Subway.
So today I will present you: The Subway Sting
After graduating University I became the manager of the Subway I worked at while I was looking for a 'real' job. By 'real' job I mean this job and boy I wish I could go back to my 'fake' job. I liked managing, my hours were great and my employees were awesome because I did most of the hiring. My good friend Big Steve was assistant manager and my boss (the franchiser) was somewhat pretty cool.
But come every September, it was always hard to find employees during the day. Most students were back at school and we usually had to hire retard drop-outs. Don't get me wrong, they weren't all idiots but we got a lot of people that applied that would think blow-drying your hair and washing it at the same time would save time. My boss hired this guy Jean-Marc. I thought he was a bit sketch but the first week or so went by pretty well. He worked hard enough to get by the invigorating Subway training process.
During the second week my boss asked me if I took $100 from the change box to change at the bank and forgot to put it back.
Since I was the model employee, of course I didn't (please void drinking on the job). See during the fast paced lunch hour our change box is right behind the counter for easy access. Employees can get to it, but you would have to be pretty stupid to take from it because it is counted every 2 hours or so. There were three other employees working that lunch hour, but we both suspected the same person.
The next night Big Steve was finishing Jean-Marc's training by showing him how to close, even though he was a day employee we needed another closer too. So after telling Steve our suspicions we set up a Sting operation. See my boss suspected it was him but he also wanted proof to cover himself in case he was wrong. We left the change box out during the evening (which is usually in the safe by now) and re-angled the back door camera towards the back counter area where it was.
My Boss was out of town, so it was just Steve and I. I left the restaurant before Jean-Marc came in for his 6pm to midnight shift and Steve took over.
Around 9:30pm, I get a call from Steve.
'$200' he says without saying hello.
'Ok, I'll be right there to check the tapes' I say while hanging up the phone at the same time.
When I arrive Jean-Marc was busy serving a customer and Steve and I go and check the tapes. We had a 20 to 40 minute window of tape to cover, so I told Steve to keep him busy in the front so he didn't know what we were doing. Plus the back office was an open area. Every time Jean-Marc would come near, I'd pick up the phone and recite our food order.
'3 boxes of tomatoes, 5 bags of lettuce etc...Steve come hear a second how many cucumbers do we need?' I say as I see him on tape reach into the change box and stuff some cash in his pants, as Steve was serving a customer in the front.
Bingo! Steve and I were so excited that it worked, we wanted to bring this guy down hard. Should we call the cops? Should we confront him ourselves? I've never fired anyone but I was really looking forward to this one, especially because we had proof.
Steve and I finally decided to confront him ourselves after he was done serving the customer he was with. We don't call Steve 'Big Steve' for nothing 6'4'' 220lbs and captain of the Junior Hockey team I coached as well, you don't mess with this guy. I wasn't sure what I was going to say but I know it was going to be good.
So as his ringing up his customer Steve and are waiting for him in the back, that's when Steve noticed something.
'The dishes! If we fire him now, I have to do the dishes' Steve whispers in my ear.
'Good call' I say as we split off and go back to work.
'Jean-Marc, do you mind finishing off these dishes?' Steve asks nonchalantly
'When you're done that, the front ovens need cleaning too' I add as if it was something a regular closer does each and every night.
It was 10:30pm and we had an hour and a half to run this guy ragged. We made him clean things that are on our monthly list.
'Yup, even the top of the fridge'
'Here's the gloves for the toilet'
'Don't forget the urinal cakes'
'All the baseboards'
'No really have to get down on your knees for that one'
'That filter is going to need a real scrub'
At about 11:45pm Steve and I confronted an exhausted Jean-Marc, got the $300 back and 96% on our inspection two days later from the Subway head office for cleanliness and sanitation. Which as manager and assistant manager got us a $200 and $100 dollar bonus respectively.
I never said this, but thanks Jean-Marc!
On a total unrelated note, here's a sexy cam-whore from my X-country ski trip a couple weeks ago.
Ain't Canada beautiful. Frozen Lac de la Pêche behind me.
User Reviews
Submitted by HighVoltage900 (user info) at 2006-02-23 10:34:03 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
*DING DING DING*
Ess-arr guessed right! The answer I was looking for was Beowolf! Though you BARELY get this prize by the skin of your teeth and the fact that I feel nice.
You win our fabulous prize of a worthless +2!
Submitted by Brian_Blessed (user info) at 2006-02-17 05:12:25 EST (#)
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FAST FOOD? YOU WOULD BE BETTER SERVING BEEF OR BOAR!! THAT IS WHAT A GROWING MAN NEEDS!!!!!!
Submitted by Nellypaal (user info) at 2006-02-15 08:20:45 EST (#)
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Ha - great story.
Serves him right for having a faggotry name.
Submitted by crazyaardvark (user info) at 2006-02-13 03:17:05 EST (#)
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Awesome story. I'm on my 'pretend' job right now saving money for overseas trips, and the stupidity of the people around me gives me facial twitches. Bring on the real job, it can't be much worse than this.
Submitted by JonnyX (user info) at 2006-02-10 17:45:21 EST (#)
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well, you're no RaineLark, but I'd still do ya
in the pooper
Submitted by matnotharry (user info) at 2006-02-10 16:58:46 EST (#)
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+2
Submitted by GodLovesALittleLovin (user info) at 2006-02-10 16:45:37 EST (#)
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Subway has good subs. Pretty obvious I had a lobotomy about five minutes ago.
Submitted by Yams (user info) at 2006-02-10 15:25:04 EST (#)
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Is it still winter?
Submitted by ess-arr (user info) at 2006-02-10 15:09:57 EST (#)
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loki- I tried getting out of the way but I was holding the camera...
Submitted by loki (user info) at 2006-02-10 15:07:08 EST (#)
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The scenery looks nice, but there appears to be a large dork standing in the way. I hate when that happens, you get a shot all nice and lined up and then zing dork in the way.
Submitted by boomslang (user info) at 2006-02-10 14:50:16 EST (#)
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Submitted by Caulaincourt (user info) at 2006-02-10 11:24:45 (#)
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Submitted by ess-arr (user info) at 2006-02-10 11:11:32 (#)
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he was actually english but I made him french just for you.
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I KNEW IT! hehe
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AHHAHAHAHAHA
Submitted by AshK (user info) at 2006-02-10 13:24:15 EST (#)
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Submitted by RamJetMax (user info) at 2006-02-10 13:23:55 EST (#)
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Submitted by G-prime (user info) at 2006-02-10 12:11:39 EST (#)
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Submitted by RamenNoodle (user info) at 2006-02-10 11:55:30 EST (#)
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Submitted by inion_de_trua (user info) at 2006-02-10 11:37:47 EST (#)
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sweet. fish lake? again creative naming...
Submitted by Caulaincourt (user info) at 2006-02-10 11:24:45 EST (#)
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Submitted by ess-arr (user info) at 2006-02-10 11:11:32 (#)
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he was actually english but I made him french just for you.
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I KNEW IT! hehe
Submitted by CaptainThorns (user info) at 2006-02-10 11:19:05 EST (#)
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I'll bet he smelled like ass from making sandwiches all night and scrubbing urinals, too.
Submitted by ess-arr (user info) at 2006-02-10 11:11:32 EST (#)
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he was actually english but I made him french just for you.
Submitted by Caulaincourt (user info) at 2006-02-10 11:06:05 EST (#)
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You tricked Jean-Marc because you're an anglo opressor. :-)
Submitted by RyuFu (user info) at 2006-02-10 11:02:37 EST (#)
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Sweet. FUCK CANADA. Except for Windsor, Ontario.
Submitted by redskieslookfake (user info) at 2006-02-10 10:58:10 EST (#)
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Aye
Submitted by TigerLilly (user info) at 2006-02-10 10:57:37 EST (#)
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So cute you are.
Submitted by dove666 (user info) at 2006-02-10 10:39:57 EST (#)
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Clever bastards. Well told.
Submitted by sinna (user info) at 2006-02-10 10:32:00 EST (#)
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Played.
Submitted by scourge (user info) at 2006-02-10 10:31:07 EST (#)
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Well played.
Submitted by ess-arr (user info) at 2006-02-10 10:29:30 EST (#)
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but I'm not a retard, aspiring musician or a pothead...
oh Spaz, I'll take that.
Submitted by ubetidid (user info) at 2006-02-10 10:29:16 EST (#)
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way to go!
Submitted by ozzy (user info) at 2006-02-10 10:28:09 EST (#)
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Nice story, and well told.
Submitted by BLITZKREIG_BOB (user info) at 2006-02-10 10:26:49 EST (#)
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That'll learn him.
Submitted by Acarnis (user info) at 2006-02-10 10:26:13 EST (#)
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Ahhhahaha, now that's what I call a story. Excellent use of resources.
Submitted by nitty34 (user info) at 2006-02-10 10:23:50 EST (#)
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Everyone who worked at Subway when I was in HS was a retard.
Or an aspiring musician.
Or a pot head.
Or a spaz.
But most were just retards. It's amazing how proud they were to be 'sandwich artists.'
But nice sting. Good yarn.