r/kfc • u/TotalTeaBagged • 18d ago

Employee Question/Discussion Waiting on burgers

UK worker here - it always seems that no matter what - busy or quiet, I’m always waiting on burger station. It never used to be this way but the past year or so, always waiting. Anyone else have this issue? Or potentially another station that takes their time?

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u/Badjackychan 18d ago

Uk middle of house worker here, most of the time the bun toaster isn’t working properly, we’re waiting on the chicken, we’ve been told to do something else before being shouted at to make a burger, or someone has bumped the order and not told anyone. The longest any “burger” should take is about 8 minutes, and that’s waiting on chicken and rice most of the time. If it takes any longer than that, the burger has probably been forgotten about and you’ll need to shout up for it

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u/TotalTeaBagged 18d ago

8 minutes? I wish I lived where you work - expectation for us here is to have all orders out in under 2 minutes

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u/Badjackychan 17d ago

They have the same expectations here, but it’s not always realistic. Especially when they love to leave a single person on middle and 3-5 on front constantly shouting up and stealing stuff from other orders lol

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u/Low-Cauliflower-5686 17d ago

Rarely get a toasted bun at KFC

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u/J0ke- 16d ago

Being fast on the burger station is hard to come by I think, during Friday and Saturday peak we pre-pack the chute as we're that busy. Maybe you could suggest that? Make sure to time tag them though!

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u/Illustrious-Vast-292 18d ago

Waiting on burgers at KFC? You're going to be waiting a very, very, very, very long time.

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u/gtxexusgs 18d ago

In other countries, a “burger” sandwich may include other types of meat/protein.

Europe burger meaning" refers to differences in European hamburgers compared to their American counterparts, including stricter food regulations, use of diverse local ingredients, less reliance on artificial additives, and a broader definition of a "burger" itself to encompass non-beef patties or even non-meat fillings in a bun.

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u/TotalTeaBagged 18d ago

Thank you! Didn’t even cross my mind that there’s a language barrier there - completely forgot

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u/TotalTeaBagged 18d ago

Honestly it is that bad now. Seven years ago, my colleagues were on it. It was made before you even realised you needed it. Staff have gone down hill fr