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Given this is the only store I've worked for and I've befriended most of the staff there at the time of me working there, the day to day tasks and staying on top of things (i.e nightly cleaning tasks, store opening, truck unload, food prep, stock, lot cleaning, etc.) it was a lot of fun. At first I wasn't much of a fan of the second or third shift they had me on but it grew on me with time, or detailed nightly cleaning like heat lamp or fryer vat cleaning but again it grew on me with time. The store seems to be well maintained through various cleaning and tasks but also times in the day when the store gets busy roughly the same time frames, it almost seems like you are working the same day over and over and eventually it becomes easy and second nature to you. For the time of me working there, I loved it. I wish I never parted from the company for how good the pay was for how I old I was at the time. I mean the job itself if you never worked here you'll learn a lot in terms of customer service, cleanliness (workplace safety), being organized, and getting use to a good workplace environment.. stuff like that. I think the hardest part of the job in my opinion is solely where you get positioned in the company meaning if you are suppose to work second or third shifts, except that was very easy to overcome after a week or two of working it. Just random scheduling except I don't know if they have changed it since I last worked for the company. But with the baseline of what you'd do for the company I'm sure nothing really changed BUT, and I say that with emphasis.. BUT that's at the very most what "I" find challenging considering it's different for everybody. Nothing was truly that bad there with the job, the reason I found it difficult is because daily tasks were different for each shift you worked, and I never did anything that extensive to what other jobs do except I can tell you that what you do here is very simplified compared to jobs like McDonald's or Wendy's because the store is so small and utilizes very little equipment compared to those places. So stuff like cleaning it and such is easier compared to others. 

So overall tl;dr I would highly recommend this to you if you have either no education on your belt yet, or starting out with a job this is the place for you. It will get you the skills you need and a foot in the door and yes it'll be challenging at first being your first job but you'll get used to it after training.

For any shift, you clock in once you’re ready to be on the line and get to work. There’s always something that can be done especially for the pay we offer!!! We often see our regulars daily who know most of our team. Managers for the most part delegate small tasks to some team members while they do more time consuming and harder things most employees rather not do. Ex: have a TM sweep and mop while a crew manager filters and cleans the fryers. Every White Castle I’ve worked at or gone to help out is always diverse. You will find at least a couple of people who you can relate to in more than one way. The hardest part about working here is dealing with people who call off or no call no show, especially when you really needed them to be at work. It’s harder to find people to come in on certain days or shifts (like weekends on night shift) due to other castles not being fully staffed for every shift. They also deal with issues every store does. As a manager, work life balance can be a bit tricky sometimes if you’re working opposite shifts as your partner or have children. But the general managers will always try to work with you!!

Great job and awesome pay and benefits for full time crew managers. Its a fun place to work, except the overnight shift which is pretty scary. Hopefully one day corporate reconsiders closing at night because its too dangerous. All the crazy drunks and crackheads get to come in at night and act however they want and its scary because at night its only 2 people on the shift if its no customers around to help if anything serious happens then thats your life sacrificed for White Castle to make only a few bucks while the big, big bosses are home asleep safe and sound in their beds. -__- Anyway, as long as you get along well with your team members your job is more manageable. On the downside, hardly any hours for part-time team members, and no benefits or scholarship opportunities for them, because they are not full time and you can only become FT if u are a crew manager. Also, FT employees only get 35-37.5 hours, not a full 40 hour week and it sucks that they are strict about going into overtime. The only day we are closed is on Christmas day but we do get paid for that day and other major holidays. All team members also get a Christmas bonus check.Team members also get paid double on major holidays. Nice job for high school and college kids, but I wouldn't recommend applying if you dont plan to become a crew manager because otherwise you'll get hardly any hours.

A typical night on weekdays were smooth sailing and hard work completed same functions every night such as, frymaster cook, cleaning and sanitizing entire store, scheduled cleaning on hood vents and all major appliances, stock inventory help count and unload inventory trucks. For the most part co workers were suportive in the procedures, hardest part of the job was weekends night shift when we were over packed and not enough help or some co workers not carrying there own duties was a set back! Management was hard workers and strived to be the best they can be without being too unsupportive. Most enjoyable part was knowing that the managers could count on me to complete any action they wanted me to without hesitation because i thoroughly knew what the job consisted of and how to do every action performed, and job security was i must say awsome at that branch for me because they wanted me 37.50 hrs a week everynight with one manger and one other coworker till 2 am.

The work was relatively easy to learn. None of the tasks were too difficult. The biggest issue with the company was the lack of consistency. Line workers were rotated out weekly, so it seemed like you were learning a new name every few days. The line also had many issues. Parts of the line would break and cause you to perform extra work until maintenance fixed the issue. On some days, these issues would persist and lead to some really long work days. These issues seemed to get worse when the pandemic happened. Because of shortages, mandatory Saturdays were added every week starting in late February and are still continuing. I left because these Saturdays were looking to continue well into the next year. There are also not many opportunities to advance your job at the Distribution plant. I only had 2 opportunities to be promoted in my 2 years there and one of those opportunities came 2 months after I was hired of full time and I was still new. I was completely unqualified for it, but was told that it would be a learning experience. They did pay me for my time to go to that interview though, so that was a plus.

A typical day consisted of cleaning, running the griddle and the drive-through as well as whatever task the manager felt like giving to you.

I had two managers. My first manager was wonderful. The second one, whom I shall not name... not so much. She often had an attitude, was frequently late, and showed up whenever she felt like it, not to mention she had a tendency to act a bit psychotic.

I learned how to run a drive through, as well as cooking sliders.

Workplace culture was technically fast paced with a smile, but not when my second manager was around. 

The hardest part for me was trying to make change at the drive through, as well as dealing with my second manager.

The most enjoyable part was the customers. They were very kind and patient, and would often repeat their orders due to the headsets at the restaurant often not working correctly, not to mention every customer I met was wonderful. ^^

Final thoughts? Find a job elsewhere.

White Castle is one of the cleanest and best restaurants to become a part of. They value the history well and value those who keep the trend going! They provide a great source of training in a very serious yet professional Manor. You do not have to be afraid to start you career, because they teach you friendliness and train you to be the best! At white cast you will find that everyone makes you feel at home there! Not to mention you get a free meal or two a day! You do not have to worry about taking your lunch and they do provide healthy eats as well. Fun fact "Did you know white castle burgers are cooked on hydrated onions with water, which is a great healthy way to prepare a meal". Also their patties have 4 holes in them which provide a more roomy way of draining and give you a non greasy burger! Not only are they a fantastic place to work, but they are a FANTABULOUS industry to accompany and join. In this company you will learn that the sky is the limit "meaning, you can go above and beyond". Your provided with benefit options and an opportunity for pay advancements as well!

I worked 40-60 hours a week at White Castle and I can honestly say that I worked very hard at the job. Unfortunately, fast food service is not my cup of tea. I can handle the fast paced environment and adapt quickly, but the customers in the location I had to deal with were far too much.

Since my schedule was all over the place, I would have to work bar rush hours which is fine for me. The location that I was stationed at was the worst White Castle in all of Minnesota and I could see why. The type of customers you get were display many acts of harassment to the employees and other customers. 

I had multiple of situations where people would just puke all over the place and that is something I didn't want to deal with anymore. Being called names by the customers and being disrespected so much was taken too far. I'm sure other White Castle situations may be better than mine, but unfortunately for mine, it was not. White Castle I would say is not a bad place to work at, it was just the location that I was at which was ranked the worst.

The company really needs to work hard on fixing their utterly broken training program which very often fails to adequately train team members to be functioning members of the workplace. There is a very high turnover rate, and lack of communication and direction from upper management makes it that much less desirable of a place to work. Of course, there are good and bad managers, but a lot more often in this company there are bad managers. Plenty of times I was given the cold shoulder when I did something wrong, and adult managers who are supposed to be running the place lack greatly in communication skills. I could go on with more issues that this company has, but that could go on forever. 

The plus side is that they offer great benefits for even entry level team member positions, and there are plenty of opportunities to advance in the company. You could go several different routes in advancement (management, clerical, maintenance, etc.) But overall, I've learned throughout my extensive time being employed here, is that if you want to stay there's always a job for you. 



My review, a complaint is being filed with EOCC, against this store. That's all I'm going to say about this location, because of review guidelines. I would give management a Zero, but i have to give at least 1 star. Stay away from this store!!! 

Management scolds employee's in front of customers. This store has no business being open. When I go to other white castle locations, they are amazing, compared to what I had to endure when working with this particular Store. I was wrongfully, fired and I am fighting it!!!

 I don't want my job back anymore, I just want my complaint to go through with the labor board, and the EoCC because 2 managers sabotaged my job, and used my disability to  harass me, so bad that I had to walk out. They fired me told me not to EVER come back into this store. 2 female managers, started it and I have been targeted before due to documentation stated with HR. HR. doesn't care. Stay away from White castle in Powell, Ohio. Their food is not all that great, that's also why they had a grease fire a few weeks ago. They don't change their grease traps.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Truck driver 2970 salaries reported	$85,000 per year
Team member 4 salaries reported	$17.38 per hour
Crew manager 1 salary reported	$23.00 per hour
Service technician 2 salaries reported	$34.46 per hour
Restaurant staff 2 salaries reported	$14.00 per hour

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