I work at a Wendy's as well, and I fill out some basic stuff about my menial job before getting to sleep. I work in a newer store, which means the store serves breakfast as well as contains a basic "bakery". The tasks for a given lunch day boil down to (at least at my location) dining room, grill, sandwich assembly, register, and signature drinks. Note: everything I put down here is relative to my location and not for the whole of all Wendy's. * Signature drinks is in charge of making frosty's and coffees. * Dining Room duty is what you think it is: Trash take out, wipe tables, wipe trays. * Being grill means putting meat on the grill, salting it, then "pressing" it. Grill is also responsible for the chicken, bacon and chili. The bacon is cooked in an oven at ~4 trays at once for about 9 minutes. The chicken is fried to a timer unless it is grilled chicken then which it is grilled to a timer. Every aspect of meat cooking is ruled by a timer, to the point where a monkey could do it. * Sandwich Assembly is a set of two lines with two people on each line. On line is dedicated to take out, the other for dining room. The beef is prepared and then stored for small periods of time on a different grill then the one being used to cook. The beef (2 oz. or 4 oz.) sits there untill it "expires" and is then used for chili meat. Fun Fact: Baconator has 3 pieces of bacon per layer and Son of Baconator only has 2. * Register is divided into takeout window register and dining room registers. All the register does is press buttons on a crappy touch screen, so not much explanation is really necessary, HOWEVER, if you are eating in the building you should order in the following order: 1. State if it is for here or to go 1. If you are getting a combo, I prefer the number of the combo and then the size. If you are only getting a sandwich and it is from the combo menu, say something along the lines of "Sandwich only'. 1. Any special orders should be stated as soon as possible. As soon as the register presses the button the sandwich makers start to make it, so if you want extra pickles be sure the register got that. 1. Newer restaurant ask for a name. It doesn't have to be your real name. Wendy's can't contact you from your first name only and it makes me super happy when someone gives me an obviously made up name. MISC THINGS The "bakery" stuff is all make from frozen pre-formed cookies or frozen brownie dough. We heat up the oatmeal bars and Cin-a-middles slightly. Cin-a-middles taste like crappy cinnabon. Breakfast eggs used in sandwiches are made from cracked round eggs and may have shell bits in them. In wraps it comes from the freezer. Salads are made "fresh" every morning and thrown out every night. As overpriced as they are, they are probably the "best" choice on the menu. Wrap up notes: Wendy's is an alright place to eat. I would recommend an actual restauraunt but you could do worse. If you ask for a free cup of water at my register then I give you a cup that you are supposed to pay for. I have to sleep now, I work at eight tomorrow.
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