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I have 2 years experience working for checkers. I was a closer who had to help stock the store for night shift, this included bread buns, meat from freezer, cheese for loaded fries, chili for the chili burger and chili cheese fries, onions for sandwiches and grilled onions for special sandwiches, the fryer freezer wich included chicken, fries,  apple pies, fill the milkshake/ice cream machines. That was just starting my shift. Throughout the day I would do dishes, move between cooking, preparing(making sandwiches/fryer food) food, and running the cash register usually with just the manager, yes 2 people running the store. At the end of the night, or the closing of the store, I would do finishing dishes, stock for morning shift which included everything from the beginning of the shift excluding the milkshake/ice cream machines,  re-wrap barely used steam table food such as cheese and chili that were under a day old, any over that we would wash out and clean for stocking and wrapping newly made cheese and chili, wipe down good work station, all machines, clean fryer and grill, wash floors and wash footmatts, re set up the store for opening shift and then be done. Over all it is not a bad job at least where I worked. The managers were good it was most employees that sucked ( hense why it ended up being me and 1 manager to run shift most of the time ), but over all if you stayed on top of everything and not look for excuses to be lazy, the day went by quite fast and smooth. I always handed out fresh food not old, barely had any voids due to mest up orders (which we always fixed and had the customer leave happy as best we could (some people are just jerks can't change that)). As long as you keep moving and stay on top of your duties the job is a breeze. I found once I hit that "work flow" I had no problems at all. Overall I give my view of checkers (where I worked) a 4/5, only reason it wasn't 5 is the multiple bad employees that for some reason were able to keep their job for years!

At work, we would make sure that all stations and functions of the restaurant were secure and clean. We organized and prepared for the hours we were assigned and work together.
I learned how to work at the required pace needed for the particular field in order to maintain the required time fit for management. Also, I learned how to work the stations in the restaurant and learning how to work in each station with different tasks. On the job, I was shown how to greet the guests that would approach the restaurant and how to take orders as well as learned to prepare orders while taking precautions.
The management of the occupation was satisfactory, but there were minor errors in the functioning of the jobs. Their managers including assistant and night and day shift managers who were willing to work with the employees and were willing to comply with requests. Employees in the workplace were sociable and agreeably hard working, but during certain hours their were some who were at moments during the shift hours who were vulgar and rude especially to the customers.
The difficult part of the job was learning how to approach situations which involved problems with either fellow employees or customers. At certain point during the day or nightly shifts, it was troubling to keep the time of the drive thru at the required rate that needed to be met.
The intriguing and incredible part about working in this particular field was getting to know my managers and fellow employees by developing a strong work relationship. Though exhausted and feeling sore, I enjoyed getting to work even on the days I was not required to work and earning overtime on certain days where we were down on crew.

Not for someone that cares about excellent operations. If your passionate about hospitality and restaurant management then turn around and run the other direction. There is 0 investment in labor and building sales, they run labor based on hours vs sales and never what they can build on. Leaving store short handed each shift and unable to capitalize on decreasing speed of service, improving cleaning and getting maintenance tasks completed. Most of their stores are filthy but they overlook it. Being plus in sales is all the focus is on. If your a GM, you can also plan to work 6-7 days with no off days cause the restaurant staff is made of either workers from other companies like McDonalds, burger king that can't get another job and never show up. The supervisors even hire unqualified people cause they can't find anyone else. There is no standard on what a quality hire is as a manager or employee. They will promote just anyone. If you need things in your store that needs to be fixed or broken equipment, good luck cause you can text your supervisor but you'll never see any progress or anything happen. If you need help or want to develop yourself or other don't count on having any help from the supervisor - or any feedback. They never work in the restaurants, they get paid though. Lucky to see them once a month.   If your a worker that likes to get away with doing just about nothing or a manager that just needs a job without putting in any effort on a daily basis then this is the place for you. They don't like to terminate people and your told as a gm that the workers you have are the ones they have the best to offer.

A typical day at Gordan Food Service would consist of assisting customers with any questions or concerns that may be brought to the attention of the staff, Answering telephone calls, and completing daily task that management has for the sales associate.
Working at Gordon Food Service has taught me that running a large Corporation is very difficult. Especially when it comes to Customer service. Understanding that not every customer is going to be in a great mood and that not everyone you work with is either. At all times you absolutely must remain professional and not let your views or moods get in the way of what (GFS) stands for. (GFS) has also taught me being organized and knowing product is key in being successful in sales.
The Management at GFS was Great! Not only are they very understanding of things that may come about outside of work, they are more than willing to work around these issues. At times management can be a little demanding, but they will never have the staff do anything that they couldn't accomplish themselves.
My Co-workers are like family. They have their days where their personal lives may affect their moods at work but for the most part they all are using (GFS) to propel them further in life, and are a blast to work with. Everyone takes their job very seriously and works extremely hard to meet the daily goals of the company.
The Hardest part of the Jobs would be completing truck. Every Monday, Wed, and Friday Mornings and Afternoons a truck arrives to the store for Sales Associates to stock. It is VERY tiring and can be ailing to the back.

The most enjoyable part of my job was remembering what the regular customers wanted on their sandwiches. 

As for the co-workers is how I was treated on some days that had me thinking what did I do to cause these problems to keep happening for when it came to a lot of the teenagers up to mid-30's in age. One of my managers didn't want to do anything about the time when there were heavy boxes of cooking oil bottles inside stacked up at the restroom door by a co-worker when I was changing my clothes to come home and of course this person denied it even though I knew who it was doing it. There is more but I don't want to get into a lot of it on here. Some of the management was good to me and understood what I sometimes was going through on not my so good days. 

A typical day at work was to wash my hands, check on the board to see where I would be working at which was usually the sandwich making station and there were days I would step over to the fryer to cook the fries at the same time looking at the monitor to see how many and what size of fries the customers were ordering. Sometimes I would have to slide over to bag the orders to either give out to the drive-up customers and walk up orders. 

The hardest part of the job was trying to keep up with the orders sometimes especially when some of my co-workers would forget to delete orders and that would confuse me wondering where we are sometimes at at the present time.

What I learned was can't always please the customers.

I would usually do the cash register on either the passenger side or the drivers side. The person doing the register is the one that makes the drinks, drops fries, and bags the food. After about 4 months of working there i was doing all of the positions: cashier, sandwich maker, fryer, and grill. They would get my schedule wrong a lot and then blame me for there incompetence, i would let them know 2 weeks before hand if i couldn't be there for that day or i had to come in later because of school. I had asked them if i could be there at 5 pm for the week because the times of when my classes ended would interfere with coming in on time. They only did it for that week and then changed it back and when i told them that it had to stay like that, they didn't care and only schedule me  at 5 on Fridays and sometimes they didn't even do that and then say i never told them that i cant be there before 5. the manager there was very inconsiderate of other peoples lives. One person had a family member pass and asked for the day off so she could go to a funeral and she said that she'll have to come in anyway even though she gave her 2 weeks notice. she also would be made at a minor for coming in late because he didn't have a ride after his parents car was in the shop, he had told her to schedule him later in the day so that he can be on time but she refused and wonder why he would come in late so he ended up quitting, then she asked for him back after she wasn't cooperating with him. when he came back she changed his schedule so that he could be there on time. The manager there is just very bad.

This was my first job and frankly it's been terrible working here. The only thing that can sort of make up for it is the kind and patient customers, as the employees for the most part make this very unenjoyable. I was hired the day of the interview, and when I came in the next day "training" was supposed to happen. I was never properly trained (shown how to make popular items, multitasking drive-thru which I was put on to the 2nd day, etc.)
The GM is rather passive aggressive with the way she speaks down to you like you're just choosing to do things wrong, and will only correct you if it's convenient to her at the moment, otherwise she'll just tell you that you messed up and then do it herself. I never received proper training or a uniform and I've been there for 3 months now. I still don't know how to properly use the deep fryer, make burgers/popular menu items, or take orders while cashing out at the window. As I had no previous experience and the location is understaffed, you will most likely be over worked and stressed by the end of the first couple of shifts (and that's before you start getting more hours, only making it worse.)
If a person decides to change an order after pulling up or confirming the order in the system, you better be able to read minds, otherwise some co-workers may get upset and get onto you for not telling them in advance as if you were supposed to know.
Overall not at ALL beginner friendly, and anyone experienced will have just figured out to move to a different location as this is not worth it.

There were frequent up times and down times throughout a typical day. The employees were friendly and very enjoyable to work with. I had the opportunity to work different positions which kept me interested in the job. Advancing within the company wasn't impossible and came naturally. Everyone that worked there became like family very quickly, and looked out for one another on many occasions. I never felt out of place here. Even the corporate employers took the time to take you under their wings and encourage their employees to move up in the company. There was always something to do which made a typical workday go by quickly. It wasn't very often anyone just sat around without anything to do. The energy that was brought in each day from coworkers made employment here exciting. If anyone came to work having a bad day there was always someone there to pick them up and give them a much more positive attitude. 

my location in particular had a great habit of hiring younger applicants over qualified and ready to work adults. I'd say 21+ will have a harder time getting a call back over someone who's young and eager to work. Especially for cashier positions! The cashier position which I worked is very hands on and you do a lot more than just taking orders. You also will have to help bag the orders and be a fry cook. A lot of moving and team work is required here which with a good team "can" be an easy thing. 

This chain restaurant has a two way drive thru option which means double the orders/double the work. Even if it feels like you're only working for your side. There is a balance and flow your team has to learn to maintain both. As well as taking the walk up and online orders. It's very hands on and good team work definitely will make or break your experience. Because you will be understaffed most of the time and overworked. This store and the others are small and at times hard to move around in. 

If you think you want more people on to have a full staff try moving around this place when it's a full house. I don't know which higher up decided their store design needs to resemble a shoe box. There is no break room, no proper procedure (they kind of just throw new people in and say good luck.) The GM rarely steps in or checks in on the store. The store constantly has faulty equipment and theres just always something brewing in the background. 



A typical day at work would be fast paced and unpredictable. The Things i have learned from the company are how to make a food product look as good as it dose on tv, also how to provide a service to the public in a way that works your accurancy and memory of how to make and prepare what exactly has been ordered by the customer. What i have learned from the management part of the job is that anybody has a chance to become a manager. That as long as you show expert skills and have a great ability to be on time, if not early, that you have a chance to advance to a managers position. I learned that some co-workers are just not as friendly as other coworkers. I also learned from the company that many of your fellow co-workers are there for the good of the company, but many also are there to make your job difficult and try to achieve their personal goals of taking your hours, which in turn you loose your job. The hardest part of job is to be able to work long hours with other co-workers who have bad intetions for your future at the company when they see your a great person at the job your doing. The most enjoyable part of the job is working to provide a service to the public that will always put a smile on their faces and keep them coming back with positive feedback.

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