team member

shift manager

assistant general manager

general manager

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As soon as I was accepted I was treated very acceptably, half way through my time working there I wanted to advance to higher positions because I wanted to see the company advance and feel like having higher potential, my managers agreed to this and said it would be great I just needed more open availability. I am currently a college student so I knew it would be harder, anyways I would work countless hours and put myself to each task always looking for things to do like clean or stock and make sure everything was spotless. I would always overachieve higher than those above me because those above me would call out of work earlier and always say they are their to help out when it was only one person at a concept due to everyone in the concept calling out, they would make sure to find someone else from another or say they will help the person by themselves but they would always leave the worker behind due to the workload. I have had countless times where I would shine above and beyond and be told that I would be able to move up but then my dreams were crushed when Hr came to us and said everyone’s hours will be cut because there is not enough money being made but we all would work so hard, I would work so much getting 40 hours a week trying to climb the ladder through the company but all I got told was that I have too much hours and they were getting cut, they do not care about employees and could care less if they could not make enough. They will higher someone out of the company with zero experience and no love for the company rather then someone working on the company. Please do a favor and find a job that will let you work.

What is the best part of working at the company?
There’s nothing good about working here

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Everything is stressful. They will use and abuse you. GMs have no say in anything. Just another team member. So imagine how the actual team members feel. No raises for the team. No proper training. Cut corners. Do anything to make sure managers do not get a raise or bonus. And don’t bother giving a 2 week notice when leaving because they will find every reason to either fire you first or make a narrative on why they can’t pay out your earned vacation time. They do not give any of the plaza leadership the proper tools to work with but expect you to do the job or you will be getting progressive documentation. Asking for something basic to be fixed or bought for your concept takes weeks to months. Constant short staff. The GMs are expected to work the line and still complete their regular job duties. No training hours. Constant budget cuts. Just always walking a fine line and never please them. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Very toxic. All the managers talk about each other and their employees and then smile in your face.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Come in to multiple call offs because the employees are not valued by the company so they don’t care to come to work. One general manager with limited resources cannot combat that. Then you have to fill the roles of multiple people all day. Expected to complete what work you didn’t finish in the day at home because instead of doing your actual job you were working the line.

This is by far the most toxic workplace I have ever experienced. People may appear friendly, but they constantly gossip, slander, and backbite behind your back. There is relentless pressure on everything—from daily tasks to major strategic projects—which inevitably results in poor outcomes. There is zero recognition that quality work requires adequate time. Strategy constantly shifts, and layoffs are frequent; I personally witnessed four rounds in less than a year. Shockingly, managers and teams often joke about people they’ve just laid off, which I saw multiple times firsthand.

Favoritism is rampant, and cliques among managers and their preferred colleagues create a high-school-like environment. Middle management has no idea how to properly manage teams or lead them to success with a healthy work-life balance. Instead, they drain employees and then lay them off. Managers are very liked by the executive team because they kiss up to leadership while dumping all the work onto their teams, continuously demanding rushed results every single day. Many employees are expected to work over 50 hours a week, often while being pulled into continuous meetings as they try to complete rushed work, while others coast or play during office hours. On top of that, you can be contacted at any time after logging off. This company is extremely toxic, poorly managed, and profoundly unprofessional.

Greeting each person that walks past you be positive,  acknowledging and doing my best to make them smile and feel welcome at Burger King, Being a business owner and manager is to treat your employees as you are one of them give them respect and they will respect you in return treat everyone equally, Love my Job keeping workplace culture working together as a team, Hardest part is making sure every customer gets everything they ordered without mistake is HIGH PRIORITY, The most important part of my job is Satisfaction from the customer who is the person you are serving and saying Thank You for stopping and have a safe day. 
My biggest complaint is when there are customers that have placed their order and the person in the kitchen is busy trying to set up his cell phone to Bluetooth so they can listen to music and let the customer wait for his food that is really disgusting to see it be done when you are really busy you need to stay focused on your job at hand - some people can do both together ( work & talk) there are some people that can only do one or the other but not BOTH and that’s the problem which I have noticed many times now.


I worked in one of our gas stations for 3 years and worked my way up to the office so i have seen it all here. One the store side your manager, fellow employees and the customers really make the work experience good or bad. Two of out of three of the managers i worked under gave everything to the job and their employees and the store thrived. As someone who works directly with the stores in several regions I work with managers who say their store is like a family and absolutely mean it treating their employees with respect, but I have also seen managers throw their employees under the bus and corporate tosses them out because there is no room in this business for treating people like that. Everyone i work with in this office building have been the kindest, most considerate and talented people i have ever had the pleasure of working with as well as corporate who visits the office and the stores personally to make sure everything is okay. You can tell they really care when they speak to you and frequently remind you they are available if you need to talk about anything.  This has remained consistent from when they would visit my gas station while i was stocking the cooler all of the way to the office. 

Pay & benefits
Their pay is garbage.  On a store level management is phenomenal.  But on the corporate level,  they do not appreciate their employees and their treatment of you reflects as such.

Management
Store level management cares about your success and encourages your growth.  However on a corporate level they could care less about whether or not you succeed in their company as long as you're there to work.

Overall
On a store level the company is great.  But on a corporate level they do not pay fair wages. They are well below average for competitive businesses in the area.  They have high expectations but often give employees equipment that falls short.  Often times important things like cash registers or coolers are broken down and they will let it sit for weeks and then get angry because they receive customer complaints as a result.  

If you're looking for part time work it's a good fit. However don't expect them to offer full time hours with fair pay because it won't happen.

A typical day is not having enough people when your very busy and having too many when your slow, busses come in at random times so you never know if your gonna have a steady day or be bombarded for hours with rude customers lining up almost out the door. I learned fifo and time management and not to trust a single word out of my managers mouth. The hardest part of the job is management they try to guilt trip you into doing things. they don't care about you again i repeat they don't care about you. They don't train you for higher positions and continue to expect more and more every day with no help. If you go for a higher position just know you'll be getting more work with no extra say or sway. The most enjoyable part of the job is your fellow colleagues. Good luck for anyone applying or desperate enough to work here. They will do what they want with your hrs no matter postion and you'll have to fight for your benefits.

What is the best part of working at the company?
The customers were the best part of my job 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Working through the pandemic we were very short staffed . Managers typically worked 12 hours or more straight or would have to return at 12amto receive a truck delivery 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
The senior management received all the benefits and bonuses and the people actually operating the stores received little or no benefits 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Arrived at 4:30 am to get the daily paperwork completed and get breakfast started before opening . First associate would not arrive until 7 or 8 am then you have to stock coolers and clean up before you start lunch

The current staffing model presents significant challenges, with frequent shortages and an overreliance on employees working double shifts. Upper management appears disengaged from the well-being of their teams, often referring to staff in impersonal terms that diminish morale. Training and onboarding processes are insufficient, leaving new hires without the necessary support to succeed. Requests for guidance are frequently met with dismissive responses, fostering a culture of frustration rather than collaboration. Additionally, there is a troubling pattern of retaliation when employees are unable to accommodate excessive demands. With meaningful changes in leadership approach and operational practices, this organization has the potential to become a truly rewarding place to work.

The manager that hired me walked off the job.; The person who took her job, just screams at people & unable to delegate nor communicate appropriately. 
The person who was supposed to train me,  for 4 days; trained me for maybe an hour, the first day , that's it.
A lot of the employees are family or friends of.. super clickie.. very toxic enviornment. 
Co-workers constantly late, calling off, sitting around, or hiding out, for most of their shifts - leaving you with not only your job duties,  but theirs as well. 
I liked the job itself, it was easy, the pay was good. . But everything else about the place, was constantly toxic, from day one. 



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