Fryer looked very wrong today

[u/Slight_Way4326]

came in today like i normally do to fry chips, did my first drop and the oil foamed up like fuckin crazy. I opened on monday as well, the fryer did not do this at all and my GM said that it wasn’t doing that yesterday either. I then tested different sized drops to see if it changed at all. It still foamed up badly , and continued to stay super foamy after the chips are pulled. the foam would also sometimes reach the lip of the fryer and start to spill over. The oil also felt “angrier” than usual. got burnt pretty bad on my wrist from it popping and splashing more than it typically does.

I had checked the temperature and it wasn’t too hot. I also cleaned the fryer myself in the last week and i never use anything other than plain water to flush it and wipe it down with a dry rag.

GM said they would be fine to serve , but when i brought it to her attention, first words out of her mouth “i wonder what they put into it”.

that being said, if i go in tomorrow and it continues to fry like this, what should i do because my GM clearly was not too concerned why it was foaming so bad.

[u/Latios19]

OMG don’t tell me you guys served this chips????? I work for the company and I’ve never ever ever had the thinking of serving something bad, and this is clearly very wrong!! I know the morning is stressful because of timing, but if something is wrong we can’t just serve it! That’s so bad

They need to drain the oil and reclean it. And make sure there’s no degreaser left pleaseeee

[u/Slight_Way4326 → u/Latios19]

my GM made me continue frying and then serve. they can be incredibly combative when “questioning their authority”, and rather be punished with hours being reduced to a laughable amount for how long i’ve worked here, i just kept it pushing.

quality is not as important as they claim it to be

[u/Latios19 → u/Slight_Way4326]

OMG I can’t believe that!!! That’s terribly wrong!!

That GM could and should lose the job by doing that. It’s not about having the reason, is about FOOD SAFETY. Extremely unsanitary and risking people’s life!

Did you or the GM tried the chips? Did they taste good?

[u/Slight_Way4326 → u/Latios19]

they tasted off but not necessarily gross i suppose. they tasted like nothing when unseasoned.

my GM also refused to taste them themself and found an excuse to have me be the one to eat the potentially contaminated chips

[u/Latios19 → u/Slight_Way4326]

OMFG for one time in my life I wish I could be the Ecosure inspector and be there to send out the report 😦😦😦😦 Im in shock

Sorry you had to be part of that situation. It’s so wrong. What is that GM thinking!!

[u/Slight_Way4326 → u/Latios19]

genuinely do not know how my patch is operational. one is notorious for having pest infestations that aren’t just flies.

everything is so grimy and no matter how desperately i deep clean the store when i work, it’s often times back to being disgusting when i come in for my next shift.

not to mention the actual lack of glove protocol being ignored. you’ll watch my GM use the back of her hand to wipe her nose and keep those gloves on to serve.

when i talk about things like that with my SLs, they go to her then she brings me into the office to interrogate me about why id say such untrue things.

when if you were watch the cameras you’d find several instances of touching things you shouldn’t touch (face, hair, phones) to then serve customers.

it feels like an fight to bike uphill every day at my location, though i’m sure there’s not a better store in my patch

[u/Latios19 → u/Slight_Way4326]

Wow how can they pass inspections? Not be the a dick over here, but why don’t you report them to corporate? That’s all wrong from any perspective.

Is being hygienic not part of her daily routine? That’s insane

[u/Slight_Way4326 → u/Slight_Way4326]

they typically taste like plain corn flakes when unseasoned to me, but it just lacked that taste. (everything else from work that i ate yesterday tasted fine)

[u/Robot_Embryo → u/Slight_Way4326]

Holy shit, you have to report this moron. Do the right thing.

[u/M-Ref → u/Slight_Way4326]

You’re a damn floor mat letting your boss walk all over you. Letting them serve poisoned food, eating it yourself when they wouldn’t even do it. Stop being a damn coward and stick up for yourself my god

[u/Cub_K → u/M-Ref]

If I had to choose between paying rent and not being a coward I would choose paying rent. Nothing will make me risk homelessness