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Wayback Burgers

In my time working at Wayback I had a lot of ups and downs. When I was first hired in, it was by the stores current GM at the time, Jeff. When he was in charge, the store was doing really well. Scheduling was very flexible and peoples hours were pretty set. Granted he was a pretty dramatic individual, it was more tolerable to work there.
Better opportunities came along for Jeff and he decided he was going to step down as GM. Next person in line for the job was the owners son, Shane. This is basically where everything went down hill. Scheduling became a huge issue. Basically no flexibility. We ended up losing some employees and became really understaffed making all the employees that stayed pick up ridiculous hours. 
Under the new GM we would constantly run out of product and be forced to disappoint customers every week.
Bottom line is, the General manager really has no clue how to run a business. I tried to call off for the first time since I have worked at Wayback because I was having a reaction to a new medication I was taking, and I got fired for it. I gave them 5 hours of notice and contacted everyone possible to cover my shift. It was upsetting because even though the job sucked, I felt it was stable for the time being.

The typical day at work was pretty random. The job was dependent on who was there and how many were there, so I'd either be cleaning tables and floors, taking out trash, washing dishes, busing food, making milkshakes, or working the cash register.I have thus learned that working in a fast food joint is disgusting. The assistant manager was nice and lenient about small things, but the head manager wanted everything to be done a certain way even if it wasted time or inconvenienced the staff. She would often fly off the handle on certain things and was really hard to reason with. One time, she didn't count one of the registers, so she held everybody up and threatened to call the cops, yelling and swearing the whole time. When she figured out her mistake, she didn't even apologize for yelling at us. My co-workers were pretty cool, everybody did things and got stuff done okay. The hardest part of the job was trying to get everything clean at the end of the day, because the floor was somehow always covered in grease. The most enjoyable was that I was getting paid, because a job's a job.

I only worked here for a week, the work was easy my job consisted of cleaning, making and prepping shakes, the register, and customer service. The staff was very welcoming however the management style was unorganized, the manager seemed confused and stressed like she didn't know how to control situations. I did learn things mostly from the staff since the manager herself never let me finish tasks, she would take over my own position even if I was doing just fine. Again the staff was very helpful and created a warm environment no problems there. For me since I had no experience the register was the most difficult. I do still to this day believe since I didn't have experience the manager used me since I didn't know much about the overall process. After a week working there I had to go out of town that weekend for family reasons I informed my manager she said "alright we will pick up Monday." On Monday she fired me her reasoning was I did not tell her I was going out of town and for that she had to let me go she even told me I have been replaced. I also never signed the following document, ( federal governments Employment Eligibility Verification form) which now I know is extremely important and crucial.

What is the best part of working at the company?
I never found a more comfortable friendly and fun environment to work in. Everyone there was like family and it was very fun and peaceful to be there.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
At the time I was there the pay could have been a bit better but I do have to say as of now that is one of the jobs that I do miss and if I wasn't so far from them I will go back.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Fun exciting and it keeps you on your toes I love to cook and it feels good to know that their food is really fresh for a restaurant if you ask me is the closest you will get to a burger from home

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
A typical day for me would be coming in prepping in the food getting the restaurant ready for customers get some smiles and loves in with my work friend/family and get ready to greet my first customer and the rest them but the most rewarding part of the day is their food challenge if someone come in and want to order the triple tripler you can win the burger for free and when a cash prize as well it's pretty exciting to watch

While working at WayBack Burgers I learned a lot of things that I can carry on today. A typical day there was being able to prep all of the food, making sure the front was presentable for the customers, and checking that the money in the cashier drawers were even and ready to use for the day. During my learning journey as a manager, I've learned how to manage others in a respectful way, have difficult conversations with employees if they were out of line, as well as difficult situations with customers and how to fix them. I have also learned how to deal with money, counting the drawers the appropriate way, writing checks along with depositing them, and most importantly how to sell our products. The hardest part of it all was having all the pressure on me since I was in charge but, I developed how to deal with it along the way. The most enjoyable part of my job was being able to see the growth in my employees and making the customers happy. It made me feel strongly about myself knowing that I was doing a great job after all and pushed me to keep moving forward.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Was not happy with how I was terminated had no proof to show I did a lot for the owner when everyone else abandoned him and left and was let go for giving a 15% discount to a customer and apparently pushing a coworker (that never happened) needless to say the person who said I pushed them quite a few days later and only said I pushed them so he would get me fired and he also left because he seen all the other bs going on 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
When people didn't show up for a shift or called out saying they were sick and finding out they were with friends or something else 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Friendly co workers very flexible with scheduleing and the atmosphere is great 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Come in early to see how things were from the night before when the restaurant was closed next set up for the day count registers and prep filter oil shift change at 4pm some people go home and some stay all and all its a medium stride of work

Once you're hired, you're expected to learn all the stations and the system. However, they do not give you much training, if at all. The main problem with this is that they'll get onto you in front of everyone for any little mistake. The hardest part of the job is when only one to two people are actually working and the manager is on the phone in the corner, not helping out. On top of that, if you make the owner even slightly aggravated, he will fire you on the spot. They do not give out separation letters, and you have to bug them for the paycheck. If it wasn't for that, then the work is easy, once you figure it out. Prepping food is relaxing, and you can get into a zen mood with it. You are also allowed an earbud if you're working the back. Which is a definite plus. So in short, stick to being kitchen staff here, and this is an amazing in-between job. 

I worked at Wayback Plant Ciry from when the business was first being opened in 2014 until April of 2015. The job was enjoyable if not a little tedious. The owners we very accommodating with scheduling and provided, to the best of their ability, a schedule that worked for all employees. Shifts varied from moderate to short in length with only 2-3 employees having full time hours throughout the week. Pay is an issue that I'm sure most employees of any business are not content with; Wayback is not the exception. As expected from a fast food business the turn over is huge, and entry level requirements are low. New employees are payed minimum wage with the highest position attainable, manager, only paying slightly above that. All inall I would say this was a decent job with decent employers. A little favoritism is to be expected so tread with caution.

Management is a joke basically hired me without a proper interview. Shows how desperate she was. She hired me on as a prep but also wanted me to cook which she did not mention during the training. Manager is rude but she’s also the owner so what can you really do. Worked for about a week before she got upset because I burnt some cheese on the grill although I’m suppose to prep the food not cook it cause I was not trained to do so  she told me I can leave and she would call me I have the next two days off I show back up and she tries to have an attitude and asks did I  call you my response was no and gave her their shirt back maybe she should hire an appropriate amount of staff instead of expecting two people to run the store that’s right just two people so if you’re looking for a job that pays scraps and expects you to do more than what your job title is along with a manger that has no leadership skill this is the place for you

Working at Wayback was a nice little restaurant experience. The Wayback that I was at was small, so the role and experience felt intimate, but when it got busy in the store, which it often did, the store did feel as if it was holding hundred people. 
Besides that, management was nice, and not  overbearing. Their presence  did not feel unnecessary, and we all collectively agreed with their rules. It also really helped that they were very flexible with their hours, so if you wanted to work more or less then your standard 3pm or 4pm to 9pm,  you could. 
Lastly, the staff that I had, were all nice and friendly. 
The only knock I have to give to this job is the pay.  I mean, maybe things have changed since I last been there, 2022-2023, but I was being paid penny’s on dollar, and was only using the job as a place holder for something better. 

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