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Home › Forums › Restaurant Professionals Forum › Restaurant Professionals Forum › employee meals

This topic contains 30 replies, has 0 voices, and was last updated by Grits-N-Gravy Grits-N-Gravy 10 years, 8 months ago.

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  • August 21, 2010 at 7:28 pm #2766100
    Mamie
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    what are “low mark items”?   

  • August 21, 2010 at 7:28 pm #2766102
    chewingthefat
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    I do 50% off food, no expensive or low mark items, 1 time per shift, 2 if a double shift. no charge for coffee, iced tea, sodas. I don’t limit cigarrette breaks, if, however, you take a cig break and have a customer still here, your fired on the spot. My waitersses are REAL clear on that.
    No waiting on family or friends
    No boyfriends dropping by for a chat
    No food goes home, if you miss a chanch to eat, too bad, no bags go out that didn’t come in.
    1 no show and no one called by the no show to cover, fired
    Register short $20.00, all in the register that day have their check docked, 4 waitresses, $5.00 ea.
    voids, signed and a written explination
    My theorem…The waitress who complains most about getting docked, is the thief
    Consistently late, ie 3-4 times in 2weeks, goodbye
    20 – 30 something, year old girls don’t suddenly get sick around 7 on a friday or saturday night, see ya
    walk out of the bathrooms without a paper towel in your hands, twice, nice knowing you
    crummy side work habits, adios
    Grabbing a big table out of turn, update your resume
    some others but that’s the majority of Dear Joan notices.

  • August 21, 2010 at 7:28 pm #2771502
    Grits-N-Gravy
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    http://www.roadfood.com/Forums/should-I-let-the-help-eat-free-m606576.aspx http://www.roadfood.com/Forums/should-I-let-the-help-eat-free-m606576.aspx

    Thank you.

  • August 21, 2010 at 7:28 pm #2765876
    Pauzenberger
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    Yes,  his employees  love to work  for him.  He  is  very kind to them.  He  sets  high standards for his employees and that is what  makes  a  good business go.
     
    I have  talked to  his waitstaff and they have nothing but great things to say about him. 

  • August 21, 2010 at 7:28 pm #2771511
    chefbuba
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    http://www.roadfood.com/Forums/should-I-let-the-help-eat-free-m606576.aspx http://www.roadfood.com/Forums/should-I-let-the-help-eat-free-m606576.aspx

  • August 21, 2010 at 7:28 pm #2765887
    mlooney56
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    Sure you do.
    And I’m certain your employees just “love” to work for you.
    With the way the economy is they’re probably glad to have any job.
    As for which rules?  How about most of them.  Draconian rules simply make the owner/employer feel powerful that they can micro-manage people at work.  If something happens last minute and you can’t find a replacement you’re fired?  If your place was such a wonderful place to work I’d think you’d have people jumping at the chance to work a shift.
    Also, your photo of your “awards” was embarrassing and self serving, if you do something good there’s no need to pat yourself on the back.

  • August 21, 2010 at 7:28 pm #2765889
    Mamie
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    Why is that, I pay my lead cook about $1000.00 a week, my other cooks $14.00 an hour, my Waitresses avarage $150.00 250.00 a full shift on the weekends, $75.00 to 100.00 for a 9:30-3 shift, …

    where I worked the lead cook got $250/week … if the staff got paid what you pay yours, they’d probably be more than happy to pay full price!

  • August 21, 2010 at 7:28 pm #2769730
    Mamie
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    I knew it had to be huge – it’s over twice the size of the place that I found … 1473 sq ft with 1 restroom, a  very small area for an office with a sink and water for making coffee – I told ’em I didn’t need the sink and several dressing areas.   This space was actually larger, but they divided it up to make a conference room for their office.
     
    Without the actual layout, I guesstimated a kitchen around 340 sq ft within the existing walls
     
    I don’t know how large that other room is, but I think I’d turn it into a private dining room.
     
    Cann’t wait to see pictures

  • August 21, 2010 at 7:28 pm #2765891
    Mamie
    Mamie
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     don’t work for free, 50% off an item that is a 50 % mark up, means i don’t make jack. If I factor in the cost of producing the low mark item, I’m upside down, a great way to get your doors closed.

    I understood you’re thinking on the high dollar items, and now that you clarified you reasoning on the low mark items, it makes sense.   For me, having 10 employees or less eat 1/2 or free would be one thing … if you have 20 employees doing that you could lose money quick.    In a situation like this, I would think a meal prepared specifically for employees would be the best thing, i.e., spaghetti, red beans/sausage, etc.,  – it makes it easy to control your cost and overhead.     

  • August 21, 2010 at 7:28 pm #2765898
    chewingthefat
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    I feel sorry for your employees.

    Why is that, I pay my lead cook about $1000.00 a week, my other cooks $14.00 an hour, my Waitresses avarage $150.00 250.00 a full shift on the weekends, $75.00 to 100.00 for a 9:30-3 shift, same for the 3 to 8 shift, this doesn’t count what I pay them, sure it’s minimum wage but here they get a check every Friday. Side work is minimal, they love working here, I’m nice to them, help them when it’s warrented. If you don’t have strict rules in a place like this, chaos.
    If you want strict, find out the rules some of the Chains have.

  • August 21, 2010 at 7:28 pm #2765899
    Pauzenberger
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    A uestion for mloomey56.  Which one of his rules do you feel is unfair?

  • August 21, 2010 at 7:28 pm #2765905
    chewingthefat
    chewingthefat
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    that’s what I thought it was, but I couldn’t figure out what you meant by “I do 50% off food, no expensive or low mark items” …  I could understand the expensive items  and how marking down that much could be less than cost, but why not low mark items?

    I don’t work for free, 50% off an item that is a 50 % mark up, means i don’t make jack. If I factor in the cost of producing the low mark item, I’m upside down, a great way to get your doors closed.

  • August 21, 2010 at 7:28 pm #2765910
    mlooney56
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    I feel sorry for your employees.

  • August 21, 2010 at 7:28 pm #2771553
    Grits-N-Gravy
    Grits-N-Gravy
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    Wondering what other owners do about employee meals. I will have about 20 employees total.
     
    Ive seen all kinds of employee meal systems:
    *50% employee at all times and 50% off 1 guest on off days.
    *family meals- sitting down as a staff and eating before shift, with owner paying.
     
    Bennigans had an idea that I liked..they had an employee menu. It was all low food cost items, and you joined a “dining program”. You signed up for a payrool deduction, and you could eat off that menu once per day (working or not) and twice if on a double.
     
    My food cost will run low (20% or so), so Im not concerned about that. I just want to be able track whats sold/given away/discounted…I will feed any employee thats hungry, even if they have no money, but I cant stand “grazing” and theft…
     
    Any ideas would be appreciated

  • August 21, 2010 at 7:28 pm #2769787
    Grits-N-Gravy
    Grits-N-Gravy
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    GnG … you’re going to have a big place if you will have 20 employees.   What is your sq ft, kitchen/dining area and how many seats will you have?  

    Its a 100 seater, about 3100 sq ft. The kitchen is HUGE…who ever designed that place was a kitchen guy. Theres one big room that I would basically have no use for..probably make it a break room, training room til we start doing catering.

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