Industry Secrets Businesses Don't Want You To Know - Part 2 - REACTION

[@CharlotteDobre]

WE HIT 200K SUBSCRIBERS AHHSHAGAGAVHRBAIFLNWHHZNSKABWBDKXN!!!!!

[@MystiDawn]

Yay! Congrats Charlotte! You're awesome!

[@kayliemcintosh7841]

And counting...😉

[@chrissymoss514]

Charlotte leaves a comment that has dyslexics pulling their hair out (showed it to my hubby, who is dyslexic, and he his face was a picture 😂😂😂)

[@pascalenimue1392]

Congrats ginger queen 🌟🌟🌟🔥

[@larsdahl4795]

Congratulations!! You deserve it!!

[@CrystalSea216]

OH SHIT! Y'all remember that teenage girl who was a p!nk impersonator on AGT or was it Idol? She said she wanted to get away from the p!nk image but came to her performance dressed like P!nk and even sang a pink song. When the judge just told her she was awful and that she shouldn't have chosen a p!nk song, she fell apart, threw a fit and said "you guys told me to sing that song, I said I didn't want to sing a pink song but you told me to!" And the judges were adamant that nobody told her to sing that song, that she chose to. THEY WERE GASLIGHTING HER!!! I always thought she seemed entitled and bratty but if this is true, it means she was actually caught completely off guard by the judges hating her song choice when it was them who chose it!!!

[@katieprocell9438]

a friend of mine (professional singer) auditioned for the voice and she got to the final round of auditions before the televised auditions and they told her that her backstory wasn't sad enough to sell on tv (her family was always super supportive). whatever. she performed at disney for multiple years and is now a professor of music lmao

[@ashleyalexandermorris9645]

I came to pick up my son from daycare and the carer was so excited and said “let’s show mommy what you can do!” And then he was taking a step. So. At least I got to see the eighth or whatever time he took his “first step”. Was I sad at the time? Yes. But I was also deeply depressed and overworked (60 hour weeks) and I was probably not in the best place to be teaching him all of his skills. I’m grateful that the daycare folks did everything they could to give my son the best experiences!

[@PrincessAfrica3]

@Lillia Meadow 😢 thats heartbreaking ....I pray she can change this, but we dont know Ashleys situation....

[@olly2027]

I used to work at a daycare. I loved to teach the babies how to walk.

[@dreamylupine459]

You taught your son to walk. Kids follow what they see- they don't need to be taught much, just provided with the right environment to acquire the skills- and you did that for him. Good for you for doing your utmost to give him what he needs in the way that makes sense for your family. You got this. You're his mom. Keep on momin'.

[@maureenlaneski2802]

At my son's daycare, we had an option to NOT be told if a big milestone happened. So, that was good. :)

[@gdaygday1209]

@Lillia Meadow so much TRUTH in what you shared......crazy how we think kids need everything that opens and closes when all they need is your love!

[@Sonnie-uw9sw]

The Starbucks decaf one is definitely true. My then boyfriend now husband used to work at Starbucks when we first started dating. I was waiting for him to finish a shift one evening and came in to sit at the bar. A lady came up to him and started berating him for making her drink “wrong”. I watched as he re-made it and decaffeinated her second drink right in front of her and she did not notice even as she tasted it and promptly walked away exclaiming “this is so much better!”. My theory is she was probably decaffeinated so often she wasn’t used to actual caffeinated coffee anymore!! 😂😂

[@inthesun3884]

People who behave like this aren’t even human. 🤦‍♀️

[@thekelc7243]

I thought u can’t taste the difference between caf/decaf, I never have

[@victoriavilagines5596]

Partner works at Nero, definitely something that happens to disrespectful customers including in other coffee shops than Starbucks. DELICIOUS!! 😂

[@daara7839]

I have worked at Starbucks 10 years and never given someone decaf because frankly I have long lost my ability to give a damn, but I have known partners who do.

[@jessicacain114]

There is not a taste difference in the coffee. Unless u r so in tune with coffee and u drink it black. U cannot tell. THAT is the joke.

[@elainehoward8822]

Hi Charlotte, My niece is a manager at a movie theater, the money from the concession stands are what pays the staffs wages. The movie ticket money, pays for the use of the movie, the rent and utilities bills. This is why a lot of movie theaters go under, they just can’t afford the staff to run them.

[@teenybabs]

Our local Cinema The Plaza is run by volunteers. Hoping it makes it through this year as I met my hubs outside there 22 yrs ago.

[@patrickadams7120]

At least 30% of the ticket money goes straight to the company that made the movie and that's before expenses and if the lead actor has a slice of the gross box office in their contract they get that too

[@allisont.4402]

Yup I used to work at a movie theater and they would "cut" staff all the time because the payroll was too low to keep people there. Online streaming and now COVID is destroying the movie theater companies. Kind of sad.

[@jackiemattler2742]

Just commented on that! It's very true :) we still have 1 drive in theater where I live. I like supporting that one instead! I don't mind buying a popcorn every so often if I had to go to a regular theater though.

[@ashleyoliva7588]

@@jackiemattler2742 if we had one, id go!!!!! Maybe i should check 🤷‍♀️

[@Magpiebard]

Wedding tip - go to a bakery and just ask for a normal cake. You can get multiple layers, fancy decorations, everything on a wedding cake, just don't call it that. The 3 bakeries we tried wanted between $575 and $1,500. The bakery without the wedding tax I went to charged me $140 for a cake large enough to feed almost a hundred people (large slices too) and it was one of the best cakes I've ever had. Gorgeous too. Do the same with flowers. Weddings cause enough migraines without getting your pockets picked by the industry.

[@lindsaymcconvillephotograp5496]

Be careful doing this, a lot of wedding businesses have it in their contract that they can cancel if they find out it’s a wedding and you haven’t been honest about it. Make sure you read your contract! There’s a lot more pressure involved when it’s a wedding, so it’s more of a mental load, plus extra precautions are taken to ensure everything is perfect and nothing goes wrong, which all factors into the cost. Some wedding businesses will absolutely whack the price up just because they think they can, but a lot just charge a little bit more to cover the additional precautions taken 🤍

[@Fogysoks4709]

Weddings aren't even just a special event now it's a an entire industry on ripping ppl off for all the things they need

[@jakecreations]

Ex-Animator here. There's a direct correlation between the fame of the studio and the amount they'll try to underpay you.

[@kaoutermouslimhaliba7145]

Out of curiosity-, the more famous the studio is, the less you get paid ,maybe??

[@i8jaffas]

I tried out for Big Brother one year... there were huge long lines to get into the audition process that meant waiting for 3-4 hours at least, and signs posted throughout the lines to say you were being recorded. Turned out that the line was actually the main audition - they wanted to see how you coped with being bored in a line, waiting around doing nothing, how you entertained yourself, did you introduce yourself to people around you, how you interacted with strangers around you, etc. It was funny seeing people get to the front of the line, give contact details, then being told immediately that they had failed the audition. People who got through then had small group interaction auditions in different stages (15 people, 8 people, 4 people, etc. as you progressed) to see how you dealt with acting stupid, doing games, etc. It was a facinating process.

[@samig3699]

So wrong!

[@Rebecca-ef2jo]

@@samig3699 what do you mean by so wrong? So wrong that BB auditioned that way. Or the story isn’t accurate?🤦🏻‍♀️

[@annalisalombardo4605]

I love the way that Charlotte coordinates colors of clothes and makeup to compliment her hair and eyes... I see it, I appreciate it, ☺️

[@MoGas71]

She is beautiful, isn't she? 🥰

[@charliemarie269]

Me too! She is So beautiful to me - even when she's looking like the girl next-door 💙

[@manosr9772]

I would disagree about Olive Oil, coming from a Country that has a long history on it but yea probably some companies do it. Therefore you can try to see the difference and you will see what i mean... Take a fresh slice of bread and taste your olive oil just put few drops of olive oil on the bread and take a bite... Ususally the "virgin" is more "olive" taste and has a slight bitterness on the end. While the others not... Also color has significant diferences between variaeties as well the "thickness" . Good olive oile have to have that Olive taste have a pleasant greenish color and be very thick. Theres another thing u can try.. with water... if the oil converts to tiny little droplets or dillutes completely then u scammed. Cheers from Greece ;)

[@alexia3552]

good to know, thank you!

[@CandidSlice]

Yummm… this just made me hungry for good olive oil… 🫒

[@MariaFM6]

OMG yes, I was so "upset" with that part of the video! Having grown up in Portugal, where olive oil is a big thing, I can totally taste the difference between good olive oil and bad olive oil. I've had good OO in Spain and Italy as well (never been to Greece, but I totally trust you have good OO too), but now that I'm living in Ireland, all the OO here is awful. It tastes like nothing. It could almost be like sunflower oil or something. And it comes from Spain and Italy but I'm sure they are sending their worst product here because "untrained" palates can't taste the difference. Well, I can, and I'm just going out of my way to look for proper olive oil... I always look at the label and generally we say a good olive oil has an acidity

[@manosr9772]

@@MariaFM6 Its true that the good quality products are going to extremely highprices as far as i know from here and lower quality make it to supermarkets abroad. I know that certain OO from crete sells around around 15Euros per litre in Germany for example (i dont know for other coutnries) but goes for delicatessen or other high society restaurants or families etc. Expirience i had in Prague and in Budapest with Greek OO was not good... Not completly waste but not good... Portugal indeed has very good wine and OO as Greece as well and fruits also ;) As a kid my favorite "snack" was fresh bread with OO oregano and a pinch of salt... sometimes with feta cheese sometimes just the bread with the OO

[@Meangirl22]

Thank you!

[@amandalove3174]

Theaters mark food prices up because that's where their income comes from. They don't actually make much money from ticket sales, that goes to the movie production companies.

[@charmzpix]

Fact, I worked at a Theater for 11 years. On average, the theater makes maybe 10 cents per ticket, if they sell enough tickets each day. Concessions is where the money is. That $5 soda? $0.37 cents.

[@Kiki-cs8xv]

Also, film distributors actually charge theaters a minimum fee, regardless of how many tickets got sold. So if the film doesn't do well, it can actually cost the theater money to screen it. The concessions have to cover this shortfall, as well as all of the business overheads (wages, rent, power, etc). Source: I managed a movie theater for a few years.

[@RedRoseSeptember22]

Yep I used to work at one, they make their money from the concession stand mostly.

[@MissFueledByCoffee]

Yep that’s why i don’t mind buying a small popcorn, especially with how hard they’ve been hit due to the pandemic.

[@caillew7618]

I love learning something new. Now I feel bad sneaking food into the theater 😩😩

[@mariposavioleta9007]

I've got a friend who is a flight attendant who confirmed this when he went back to it but said the benefits that they got outweighed the downside of this.

[@paulacamilleescamis5946]

Yes, they get the following: - Flight hours - Basic pay - Travel Allowance - Meal allowance Which I should mention are all in $$$.

[@MrsRubby94]

It depends on the company. In mine there was no meal for us, no basic pay. People were often caught not being able to pay the rent. Also daily bullying, pressure on sales targets and married pilots chasing young girls. Fun times 😅

[@paulacamilleescamis5946]

@@MrsRubby94 Ugh. That sucks to know.

[@thebeebz9511]

@@MrsRubby94 sounds like u worked for United

[@boydmccollum692]

Feel bad for a lot of aspects of being a flight attendant, but not the "non payment" part of the job - it's already factored into the flight pay, it's just the more waiting, delays, etc. means the "hourly" rate goes down more or less based on those circumstances and you aren't being paid as much as you appear to be. A lot of jobs are done at basically a flat rate, regardless of how many hours you put in. In a flight attendant's case, it's based on actual flight hours but take something like driving rideshare (Uber/Lyft etc), it's also the same, you only get paid when you are driving a passenger, not for the waiting, going to pick up the person, gas for the car, etc. The bottom line, either your monthly nut is enough and you enjoy the time spent to make it, or it's not enough/you don't enjoy it.

[@chinaaustin133]

As a starbucks vet, I never had the heart to do it. But A LOT of people I worked with did it CONSTANTLY. On behalf of them I'm so sorry.

[@One-Dimensional83]

That's a genuine and kind statement. I mean, there are rude customers in every section. The best thing (for me) is to ask them with a serious and still polite tone that they need to be nicer and serve them as every other person.

[@tanyavolansky5042]

yeah was only there 2.5yrs and only once or twice I didn't feel bad watching it happen; but yeah it totally does - was in a store with a manager that didn't support us and in these incidents my past managers would have totally kicked them out. That same manager also wrote me up for breaking out in hives and being sent home by our ASM due to the use of an insecticide in the drains DURING SERVICE by some company... so yeah gives you an idea rofl

[@megankibe97]

I work at dunkin. I have the heart to especially when ur getting cursed out for the lines. I can do it n nope not sorry for it eithet

[@tanyavolansky5042]

@@megankibe97 hahaha true true

[@badgrlz57]

I love my Starbucks baristas and I always treat them with respect and kindness. I don't understand why this is suck a hard thing for people to do.

[@veronicay879]

The Flight Attendant thing, true. For most airlines If the door is open, they aren't being paid, if the door is closed they are.

[@pascalenimue1392]

Not here in europe. Only paid when in the air.

[@singleasasin]

immagine your shift is over and you go and open the door, even if the plane is still in the air !!!... :-)))))) You'd be, like : F*k it ! i'm outta here ! ... :-)))))))

[@spectrumwarrior9560]

Woooooow. Reminder why I hate corporations.

[@ttrev007]

That should be illegal. How in the hell do they get away with not paying employees for their work?

[@singleasasin]

@@ttrev007 Welcome to Russia, my friend ! :-))))

[@girlnamedblake4885]

I had an old Italian lady tell me once that if the olive oil comes in anything but a tin it's not real olive oil. The real shit comes in metal containers to keep the light out. She said it wasn't 100% fool proof but it was a good starting point.

[@maikmeier5032]

Green and brown bottles will do a good job of keeping UV and blue light out as well, which is the only stuff that can saturate the oil or make it rancid together with oxygen.

[@deniz1234]

Yup, in Greece we have 5ltr metal containers which lasts us about 6 months 😂

[@bettersecret1499]

I am italian. Living in Italy. Never in my life I had oil from a tin. Unless you have to buy big quantities it doesn't matter

[@girlnamedblake4885]

@@bettersecret1499 doesn't matter what kind of container it comes in? This is a great insight. We in America have so much false advertising on our food it is so hard to tell the real stuff from the fake stuff. Is there a handy way for you to tell real olive oil from fake? A lot of "extra virgin olive oil" in America is a canola/olive blend.

[@bettersecret1499]

I don't know how to help you because regulation are different there. For us is written on the (datk glass) bottle. You CANNOT call an oil extra-virgin if it isn't so. Also we have certifications for stuff like DOP and DOC and IGT and IGP. If you find one of our brand that sells pasta like Barilla, De cecco, Del verde, ecc then buy their oil too. Don't buy Italian sounding names, buy Italian companies products and you will have more possibilities of a true thing

[@lelandd.295]

My entire Master's Thesis was stolen by my adviser in his newer publication. Other students found their work in his book too. But because our work was never published and the university did not keep any copies, we had no way to prove his plagiarism. So we just all wrote scathing reviews of his book and about him as a professor.

[@AmyRichardson24601]

You really don't have a copy of your own Master's thesis? Not even an electronic copy? It would have to be submitted to the university to run it through plagiarism software, student assignments uploaded to plagiarism software remain there to check they're not resubmitted by anyone else, and most universities require an electronic copy available via the library to be able to graduate.

[@nfspbarrister5681]

Wait...didn't your ministry of higher education keep a database of any academic publication including Bachelor's scription, Master's thesis and Graduate's thesis? To prevent plagiarism? That open and accessible world wide?. That could be a proof of theft!

[@GenericUserName443]

What country and university? Here in Sweden EVERYTHING at my program that is my own work gets uploaded not only to the university and my own account, but also a 3rd party anti plagiarism company that cross checks to make sure it is not stolen.

[@IsleNaK]

Meanwhile I had to submit 3 printed copies and a digital one to my university in Germany and they _must_ keep them.

[@aldergreen]

@@GenericUserName443 Same here in Italy. I had to wait a couple of days before getting my thesis officially uploaded on the university digital library because of the anti-plagiarism system.

[@etaylorw]

I was on American Idol season 2 when I was 17. I auditioned in Nashville (if you want to fact check). The first audition is done in pairs of 5 for a group of 3 or more employees.They ask you to step forward for about 5 seconds of singing. They typically only choose 1 person if any. You can sing whatever you want. The Second audition however, you are given a list of approved songs to sing for an executive producer as this audition will be sent to editors for possible television release. Most of the songs are of the Motown era because those are the songs that Fox owns. You can actually choose a different song if you’d like but the likelihood of you singing on television is slim to none unless they happen to own that song too ;) I chose to sing Pink and was put through to the next round of auditions but the “Randy, Paula and Simon” audition was my last stop :( People who are my age typically ask what Simon said to me. It is an easy answer as I will never forget it. Simon: “where did you say you were from again?” Me: “ Atlanta” Simon: “When you get back, you should get an hearing aid because you were indescribably bad” Thanks Simon! Way to make fun of a kid and give a young girl social anxiety forever. It was a really good experience 😂

[@dorismillward4586]

Bless you! He used to be over the top with his criticism.

[@juliameyer10313]

I auditioned for The Voice of Germany because really, none of the judges there were ever mean, disrespectful or even downputting. I came to the pre audition, had to sing like 1 verse and a refrain from a song I prepaired, then they took 3 out of us 30 in the initial group and that was it (didn't make it further). I've been told I should go to Germanys' version of american idol but we have out own Simon there (Dieter Bohlen) and the way they make fun of contestants would be just too much for me

[@BhappyD]

Aww I wish I could hug your younger self! That’s just awful and unnecessary, especially for someone so young. I don’t understand what’s entertaining about that. It would be far better to have given you constructive criticism about what you could improve on. Anyone who auditions for those shows is far braver and more confident than I could ever be, and I commend you for being brave enough to take that chance and put yourself out there. That’s certainly something to be proud of!

[@gicucrocodilu6929]

poor you...i think it's soo messed up that they're allowed to be that harsh with young people who have a dream. it's like they enjoy ruining people on tv for rating.

[@tigerkitten8352]

Yeah. Simon is an asshole JUST to be an asshole. These types of shows are terrible for people and their mental health. Wish you could sue him for the cost of therapy for PTSD associated with that shit!

[@stonesatglasshouses3477]

The funeral industry is absolutely predatory. I worked as a graphic artist for a monument company. The majority of the work I did was designing generic stones or working with families to design custom stones. We worked directly with the quarries to import the granite, as certain types of granite are only grown in specific places on earth. So, I know the cost of importing the stone and I know the cost of designing the stone and either laser etching, sandblasting or both. I can’t even tell you how many customers have come to us because they either want a completely different stone or they have a stone they purchased from the funeral home, but can’t get the funeral home to design it the way they want. Typically, the funeral director will pressure a family into purchasing a stone from them at the same time that they are planning the funeral. It should be illegal to allow people who are incredibly vulnerable and dealing with the loss of a loved one to agree to large purchases. The sales tactics they use are disgusting. They will lie just to get the sale and a signed contract. If a customer says they want a stone that is quarried in the US, the funeral director will tell them what they want to hear. They buy a stone that it is impossible to have been quarried in the US. They will quadruple the cost of the monument- adding extra fees for any reason they can think of. And once a family realizes what happened and wants to cancel the sale and go somewhere else, they will refer to the contract and advise that they legally have no choice. Many cemeteries are owned or run by funeral homes. In order to milk a grieving family out of every dime they can, the funeral home will advise that any monument placed in the cemetery must be purchased from and installed by their business. Or, if they do allow monuments from outside companies, they will charge an insane “application and footer” fee- where they require a preview of the monument and can reject it and for any they approve, they require that a fee ranging from $200-$800 to lay a concrete foundation (or footer) on which the monument will sit. The foundation is necessary in many places, however, we had a team who did the installations and the cost of the foundation on a massive monument that was 60” wide, 24” thick and 72” tall, was only $400. It is gross and it shouldn’t be legal for these funeral business to take advantage of a grieving family.

[@ConstantChaos1]

That's why I'm a member of the order of the good death

[@RayneSaltair]

@@ConstantChaos1 SAME. The things she tells you. I'm sewing my own shroud and I want to do everything naturally. It's morbid to have to make these decisions and set them in writing at a young age, but if I don't, when the time comes, they will harass my family. I'm not having it.

[@ConstantChaos1]

@RayneSaltair I have a few different plans that depend on how my life goes, my absolute ideal would be if I become wealthy, have a happy life feel the need to adopt kids and get married, you know establish a legacy of some kind then then I want an orchard death, to set up a cemetery that's an orchard, the fruit of which is consumed on significant dates from life and any events you would have the person at, I might be dead but i want to continue being present and providing for my loved ones, I come from a never fully converted line of druids and romani chivhano/chivhani so death magic is part of our tradition... if not or my body becomes too toxic from a life of ems then chuck that bitch in a forest to prevent deforestation of an acre of land if I knew anyone who would want any parts they can have them for witchcraft or goth purposes that's fine I want to keep providing is the purpose And finally if I'm killed by an animal then it gets to eat me and should be handled as my remains (I'm trying to protect the animal it just did what's natural and shouldn't get shit for that imo)

[@ReesieandLee]

Everyone needs to watch Ask A Mortician, she is amazing for information to make you feel empowered during a death but she’s funny as hell!!

[@Felly1992]

Yes! I love her content!

[@elizabethwang7408]

That’s how I got here! She is great. Love her as well

[@zensbleexperience3470]

Yes she is and shes written several great books

[@Kogobean]

yes! i love her content, i binge watched all her vids over ta couple of days cause they're so interesting.

[@rochelledliu]

Hello fellow deathling! ^_^

[@reginamachamer821]

What I find especially crazy about American Idol is like remember how back in the day half the auditions would be the really awful embarrassing ones and then some good ones thrown in? Like I didn't realize back then but all of those people went through SEVERAL auditions before singing for Simon, Paula, and Randy.. so they had people tell them how amazing and talented they were just for Simon Cowell to be like "that was horrendous!", or just straight up get laughed out of the room, on national television. It's sad, really.

[@mapleacer9925]

Zoe Alexanders audition in front of Tulisa, Nicole, Louis and Gary. Makes sense, Zoe explains in a you tube video what happened from start to finish. This Video shows its all a set up. Won't watch it, sad as I used to love it.

[@tiffanyroberson9773]

With the glove thing, as far as food safety regulations go, we’re supposed to wash our hands when we switch gloves. Every. Single. Time. Which leads to chapped skin which then bleeds, and creates another health hazard. So yeah, restaurants that provide gloves tell employees that they’re supposed to switch between customers and wash their hands between switches, but that doesn’t happen like that because employees aren’t about to wreck their skin or start bleeding everywhere for minimum wage. The food service industry treats employees like robots, it really doesn’t care about employee health or comfort.

[@kateworkman921]

That depends on what food place to work for. Like, I worked at both Domino's and Pizza Hut at different points in my past. (I should note that with pizza, since it's going into a 500 degree oven, you're not required to wear gloves unless you have an injury.) Domino's, though, they use cornmeal, which dries out your skin like nothing else. So yeah, that plus the hand washing, definitely chapped skin. It sucked. Pizza Hut, though, they use oil to keep the dough from sticking. That, plus the hand washing, my skin had never been so healthy. It was soft, it was smooth, it was gorgeous. I miss that aspect of working there.

[@Iamzakusgirl]

@@kateworkman921 oh God I could never wish the domino's cornmeal on ANYONE

[@kateworkman921]

@@Iamzakusgirl It gets EVERYWHERE...

[@ConstantChaos1]

A really important tip for that is pat dry your hands don't rub them dry, that's one of the first things you learn even as a CNA because you have to wash your hands multiple times per paitent

[@debbiethomas2622]

It's also tough to stop and wash your hands every couple of second (not necessarily minutes) when you're in the middle of a meal rush to push out orders. Plus, if you're directly on the line, those gloves can and do melt to your hands as they aren't meant to be used with direct heat.

[@susangowen9093]

Hi Charlotte, Love your channel! To confirm the information about flight attendants and other crew members lack of pay on commercial airlines, you’re spot on; in the contract, they hide the fact that what’s called, a ‘Block to Block’ pay schedule literally means that you’re not being paid until the ground crew pulls away the big rubber ‘blocks’ that are placed under the tires while the plane is parked, and not yet in service. So you’re right, we put up with all the crap folks throw at us; For Free! It’s so wrong! I also worked at Starbucks, and your report about Baristas ‘decaffeinating’ the ‘Ass-Biters’ of the world, is true. Sadly I’ve seen much worse. I’ve got too much ‘inside’ information, but I’d like to imagine is that people might learn from both of my stories (totally true) because they also have a serious side. If folks would have even a modicum of civility and/or empathy; take what you’ve hopefully learned here, and simply be kind and understanding every so often, because you’re not seeing the whole story when it comes to interacting with the many people whose jobs are to protect and care for you, as you plow many of them under, with your nasty attitudes and self-centeredness. Perhaps if more people knew some of the information you dispense in your witty and intelligent manner, many people might have a chance at having a better day! So thank you Charlotte-even though you’re dangerously addictive.* * I feel the need to warn you that you may become the first KZbin star who could be required to show a disclaimer about the danger of becoming addicted to the moments of joy experienced from watching your channel! ;) Peace and thank you! ~s~

[@emilyzahora3330]

If the Starbucks one about decaf is true, then hopefully they’re not doing the opposite for people who intentionally order decaf drinks. I’m almost positive I’ve never been rude to a barista (cause I have severe social awkwardness that makes me constantly apologize), but I’ve definitely gotten full caffeine coffee by mistake. In my case it can make me fairly sick if I don’t realize I’ve been drinking caffeine. For other people it can cause issues such as migraines or exacerbate heart problems. I know this is supposed to be a fun video, but I just wanted to point this out to anyone who might think it’s a good idea to get back at a customer by messing with their food/drink.

[@Tricia_K]

@@dianeduus9063 What part?

[@alisondawley4980]

Im a barista and decaf is honestly the bane of my existence. Ill see decaf marked on the cup, Ill say it out loud to remind myself, and then I'll hit the damn regular button anyways because I have a smooth brain. I always, ALWAYS remake it though, even if Im just not sure whether or not I did it right because I know it can conflict with medication or just cause health issues for people sensitive to it. I hope when you've gotten full caf it was an honest mistake, though I'm still sorry it happened to ya

[@emilyzahora3330]

@@alisondawley4980 Oh, I can imagine how hard it is to change the normal process. Even though I’ve probably never had a drink made by you, thank you for making sure people get what they ordered. I’m pretty sure it is an accident when I get the wrong kind just because things are so busy and it’s easy to miss a little change like decaf. I honestly would make a horrible barista due to those kind of things, so I definitely appreciate you guys!

[@amberrogers7666]

@@alisondawley4980 this is probably annoying, but (provided the Starbucks isn’t super crowded and chaotic) I always remind the barista. But I do it in a way I hope is sneaky? When I think they’re about to make my drink, I say “shoot, did I remember to order decaf?” That way I’m not saying “HEY DUMMY GET MY DRINK RIGHT,” but I’m also avoiding a mix-up that could be pretty awful for me. (I have heart problems AND a medication that can’t be taken with caffeine.)

[@alisondawley4980]

@@amberrogers7666 I think thats a great way to go about it, I'd never be annoyed or anything if someone asked me that while I was making their drink :)

[@sihamal8061]

I used to be a flight attendant, what they’re saying is true but, it depends in which company you’re working for. I used to get paid for all delays no matter what is the nature of the incident but, I know some other airlines which don’t pay the flight attendant which I find unfair.

[@vntrgirl]

I can't imagine that is legal? Hell, I had to clock into my pc and it took 5 min before I could start answering phones in a previous job and the company refused to pay us until we were on the phones. One law suit later and as it turned out you can't expect an hourly employee to work for free. Not legal. Are flight attendants paid differently?

[@ophilianecr]

My husband is a trained chef, has specialized in sushi, and knows all kinds of foods. Here's a tip, so you eat at safer and better places (not fast food). Be wary of the following: 1) "Hole in the wall" restaurants. (The building is dilapidated, space is small AND the furniture is crappy, broken & tableware chipped). Small spaces means cross contamination is high, because fridge space is limited, especially with large menus. 2)Old restaurants that have had the same decor and same menu for decades. (Places 1&2 mean that time, effort and money don't go into quality. If they don't put effort into the space, they won't do it with food). 3) Restaurants with extensive menus that have a "bit of everything". (These places offer a mix of cuisine and menus are looonngg. This means most of their food is frozen and canned, little is made fresh. Food is often microwaved or fried. Worse still, the long menu means that it's easy to lose track of "best by" dates and old inventory. Higher chance of getting sick. Gloves get in the way when you make certain foods like sushi, pastries, handmade pasta. Washing hands is the best way, and good restaurants do it often. They might be a bit more expensive, but if you can afford to pay, it's safer and tastier food!

[@shaneewanee1284]

If you ever watch Restaurant Impossible he often talks about places with really large menus and to avoid eating at them.

[@serendipity0323]

for the record: Cheesecake Factory would be an exception to what you have said about restaurants with larger menus... they prepped/cooked most dishes fresh (used to work there in the bakery/to-go orders). They have a massive back of the house staff both for cooking and prep. yes some things were frozen to save on time (breaded stuff that then got fried, the cheesecakes, etc) but majority was definitely fresh. They were very strict about labeling dates on everything and ensuring only the best was presented and served (at least when I worked there). I still love eating there when I get the chance. Can't say the same for Olive Garden.... or Mcdonalds...HA!

[@serendipity0323]

Also, #1 and #2 I kept thinking every Chinese restaurant I have ever been to here in the US..

[@bettyveronica460]

@@serendipity0323 Most of their entrees are chicken prepared different ways or with different sides though. At least, a couple years ago, it was.

[@patriciazernone-wood5423]

In my state the health department recommend that cooks and food preps do NOT wear gloves, and instead want them to wash hands according to types of food handled.

[@Hannahsx]

That's so wrong :/ that's just fucking over people like me who are allergic to water and can only use certain soaps

[@Inertia888]

@@Hannahsx Many people are allergic to peanuts. Should we shut down all peanut mills? Or should we just have people who are not allergic to peanuts be the workers in those mills?

[@CGT80]

@@Inertia888 Also, some people must not understand the definition of "recommend," and instead replace it with require in their minds. The statement didn't give any indication that using gloves was not allowed, just not recommended. Yes, some people are fit for jobs that others aren't.

[@Meangirl22]

I agree with this, and ppl who don’t get, just simply lack common sense

[@jeanvignes]

I worked for a cannery (beets & corn) and yes, we changed the labels on the cans for the exact same vegetables. The corn did go through a "grader" and you paid more for the largest kernels, less for the medium kernels, and least of all for the smallest kernels, but it was corn from the same farms, the same cobs. If you don't care about the kernel size (e.g. for cornbread or chowder or soup) get the cheapest cans.

[@moelynn21]

As a former Starbucks employee both comments are true, we never recycled as there is only one dumpster and we definitely decaffeinated peoples coffee when they were rude

[@lazymornings7696]

that's actually a great idea LOL..

[@2tall4u_]

I second this as I was a partner for 6 years.

[@OfficialMyxomatosis]

What about when we are nice, but the barrista is not? I never complained. Ever. I've worked in service, but I've had to stop going to $tarbucks. 😿 After a cooperate interior redecoration, everyone (the only store near me), became entitled and snotty. The only other store is 30miles (48km) away. I have a four hundred dollars in gift card balance (ex mom-inlaw thought they worked in grocery stores), they no longer sell French roast for "ethical reasons" even though its *ROASTING TIME* not for growers rights, and they still sell in grocery stores. Also know as: a KAREN got angry because it was no longer posh to sell it after watching some fake video on KZbin. *You cannot use your "account" to purchase from $tarfucks directly!* *All $tarbucks coffee comes from the SAME PLACE, same growers, and they are not treated "ethically" by what $tarbucks deams as ethical!*

[@mariecg3977]

Decaf cost more to the cie (the decaf green beans cost more then regular) so you actually gave the costumer a coffee that cost more then they paie and made starbucks paid for that...

[@Lady_de_Lis]

What if the rude customer asked for decaf? Would you give them caf instead?

[@BexDoesStuff]

So one of my friends used to be a manager at a movie theater: The reason the popcorn and candy are marked up so high is because the movie theaters don't make any kind of profit from the movies themselves - if they are lucky enough to break even from purchasing the rights to even show the movies in the first place. Their entire profit comes pretty much from the sale of any food or beverages sold.

[@demiguise6208]

That's why it makes me mad when people sneak stuff in

[@catwhitt]

I always tell my kids, 'never be rude to the person making your food or drinks.'

[@princesssilverblood]

Good advice! And as a teen that was a fast food employee, beware, they are the worst!! (Granted its been 37 years since I worked in these places~~~ Actually, it might be worse now, js)

[@KitaHolms]

You would think 🤔 that would be common sense 😂 unfortunately for people who lack any sense🙄 they will see it as an opportunity to bully and take their own issues out on someone who is just trying to actually help you😒. But just look at it like "I only have to deal with this jerk 🤬for a few minutes of my life... And they gotta go around being their miserable selves All the time 😂🤣.

[@RA-ni8uu]

And people who hold your live in their hands. ex. drivers, pilots, cops.

[@GMAMEC]

This! I never understood rude customers at restaurants.

[@ConstantChaos1]

I mean if you had raised all the boomers then the world would be a better place

[@tommythecat4961]

Regarding olive oil, I'm from Florence, Italy (where a good percentage of Italian olive oil is produced) and the certifications and quality controls are so tight that if anyone even thought of putting different labels on the same oil, they'd be paying fines till the heat death of the universe... So many of these secrets are locally, not universally true.

[@susannariera]

same in Spain

[@jutau]

That post was from Rome NY not Roma Italia... ;)

[@susannariera]

@@jutau I know, we are just pointng out that in Mediterranian countries olive oil is a serious thing!

[@jutau]

@@susannariera I know, I used to live in Florence. Unfortunately, if there's no regulations to monitor something in the industry, people will take advantage of it for more money. Unregulated capitalism is an awful thing.

[@Hadria7777]

Thank you for that info, good to know

[@zenderlee]

Re: flying. They only get paid once the door is shut. It's not specifically "air time." This is per all the flight attendants I follow on YT. So if you are delayed prior to boarding, staff gets nothing. If you are delayed on the plane, staff gets paid. Hmm, that makes me wonder if that might be why some flights are stuck on the tarmac for hours and the staff won't let anyone get off and the plane doesn't go back to the gate. Interesting thought.

[@pascalenimue1392]

Indeed 🤔 Europe different rules though. Only air time. And when sick, they get almost nothing

[@sarikatimmi]

yes

[@ceisenfeld9807]

It's actually a safety matter on why they can't let you get off. Everyone has been scanned onto that plane and everything checked and balanced. It's a whole ordeal to go back to the gate and only for emergencies or if there's going to be an certain number of hours delay. I'm sure that is based on the airline and faa regs. But most in the US are either boarding doors closed or parking brake release, just depends on their contract for pay. And I was a flight attendant. So that's from personal experience and what we were taught.

[@xoALSox]

Nope. Not in Europe. We get paid once in the air only

[@flayful]

@@ceisenfeld9807 I concur. I worked as an airline staff for airport services. It's more of a security concern indeed. Once we have started our boarding process, letting the passengers INSIDE the plane, we cannot allow them to go back out to the pre-departure lounge. If there's really a need for a passenger to go back like she left something in the pre-dept area, we make sure an airline staff and an airport security accompany that passenger out and back to the aircraft to keep an eye for any security risk. We cant risk he/she leave something in the aircraft and disappear OR bring something back in the aircraft. So in case there's a delay AFTER the passengers have boarded the plane, it will BE VERY DIFFICULT to get an approval to allow them to leave the aircraft and board again, esp if the delay will be short, because security checks have to be thoroughly done again for EACH passenger and for the WHOLE AIRCRAFT before the reboarding process. Also, in my country, sadly our flight attendants are paid for "airtime" so as long as the plane is not officially departing from airport, no pay...

[@Zynderella1]

Very true, my mom has worked at two factories. One that made coats and one that made spaghetti sauce. She told me the coats were made the same just different tags put on, so basically all people are buying is a brand name when the coat is expensive. With the spaghetti sauce she said the only difference was the vegetables and the water added. I remember being a kid and my mom telling me the 5 dollar spaghetti sauce is the exact same as the 99 cent one. We just need to add our own onions and garlic and let the sauce cook a bit longer to thicken.

[@nessalutton4493]

Really happy with the company we used to get my husband's uncle cremated. They didn't talk us into anything so when we went to verify identity he was literally in a cardboard box and that's what they cremated him in. And since we were sprinkling him we didn't get up sold on urns either. It was nice to just grieve and not be hit with a sales person trying to up sale.

[@amberrogers7666]

I had a similar experience. We opted for the cardboard box, but we went with the second cheapest, because it looked nicer. I think it was like $50 instead of $30 or something, and the people were super supportive of our decision.

[@vanityplates3125]

Had a similar experience with my dad. Of course we were a mess, but the company we used was so freaking amazing. It felt like they really cared and wanted to hear what we had to say. We do cremations in our family and we rented a coffin for next to nothing for the visitation and the urn was so beautiful and not expensive at all. They also gave us a discount bc my dad is a vet. While it was obviously a painful process they made it that much easier.

[@Diana-sy3zs]

This is why everyone has trust issues.

[@AethyrChild]

Yes. Yes it is

[@ShaynaButler]

Yes!!! Daycare! You don’t mention things like first words or first steps or any big achievement until the parent does. Working parents already have to sacrifice so much of their time and special moments with their kiddos. My director always told me to wait until the parent mentions it happens at home before we talk about observing it at daycare. We spend a lot of time, especially with small kiddos, making sure they hit developmental milestones. I always felt like I was working on sweet little surprises for the awesome parents I interacted with.

[@spuds416]

I promised my mom that when she passed to get her the cheapest "Cremation" box. When my father and I went to the funeral home the Associate tried to "upsell" my father a "more appropriate" box for his wife of 50+ years. Of course I followed my mother's wishes and ordered the cheapest one. These funeral homes prey on people's emotions, A -Holes!

[@thatsthat2612]

Absolute leeches they are. I insist my family stick me in a regular cardboard box, especially if they burn me, they can chose to bury me, depends on whats cheaper at the time.

[@mariamiranda3208]

I work for a major corrugated box manufacturer in the Los Angeles, CA area We make those corrugated cremation boxes and sell them to smaller companies which then sell to funeral homes etc. If you were to call us to just buy 1 box, it would be expensive due to the tooling dies involved, HOWEVER.................the smaller companies purchased their own dies many years ago and buy in volume. I can assure you your boxes are nowhere near $50 for each box.

[@thatsthat2612]

@@mariamiranda3208 corrugated cremation boxes are a thing? Wow im on that

[@babikatspelman2308]

My dad wanted to be buried in a pine wood box. He gots an extremely simple box covered in blue cloth. 🙂

[@corinawohlfert1787]

You can also rent the casket and they just take out the card board box and burn it all

[@torameno1560]

"That's why you don't buy stuff at a movie theatre" - guys seriously, how do you think movie theatres pay their staff? They have to give a considerable percentage of the ticket-sales to the production company. Movie theatres wouldn't be able to operate without the money they get from snacks and drinks...

[@DarlingDaintyfoot]

I was looking for this comment, lol. It’s true. All money from ticket sales goes to the movie company. Theaters only make money from the items they sell.

[@torameno1560]

@@DarlingDaintyfoot to be fair, here in Germany it isn't all the money. It depends on the production company, but usually it's about half I think...

[@caitlinpechman3148]

I work at a theater and I would like to thank you for saying that.

[@DarlingDaintyfoot]

@@torameno1560 My mistake, i was just thinking of the theaters in America. I think American movie companies don’t keep all the money from international ticket sales either, but I’m less familiar with that.

[@alexforce9]

How the fuck we are suppost to know that the salries of the staff are not included in the ticket price?

[@jcup825]

I can personally attest to the Starbucks decaffeination! People can be extremely rude to baristas, this is a way we level the playing field non confrontationally. Also, Vegan wine does exist and is pretty easy to find. Love your channel! ❤️

[@alleycat8791]

Starbucks tried Australia, we laughed them right out of the country. They wouldn't know good coffee from muddy water.

[@kristamaeh74]

I e always thought Starbucks was nasty but I drink black coffee. Most Americans get all the sugary garbage so they wouldn’t know if the coffee is bad. They’re also paying too much

[@noehctuccmliw]

@@kristamaeh74 Yes! You said it very well!! I get a lot of people including the servers sometimes who ask twice about my 'black' coffee preference. People gotta sugar the crap outta everything these days. I often say to them, "I get more coffee for my money than you do!" 😉

[@wendeln92]

I hate Starbucks, I only drink black, or sometimes a little cream/milk. It seems like they over roast the beans and it is really bitter and burnt tasting. I think that's why at one point they started a "blond" coffee BS. I prefer to make my own - I don't have to rush through a drive thru, don't have to worry about getting decaf or black w/ loads of sugar ($#@#@#$%^^) and its alot CHEAPER. I hater both Starbucks and Tim Horton's

[@JBra1382]

Agreed. Starbucks is horrible. How do you mess up a cup of hot chocolate???

[@anakelly76512]

Starbucks is expensive for mediocre coffee. I started drinking Black Rifle Coffee Freedom Fuel. I thought Folger's was the best til then. B.R. coffee is $25.99 for 2 12 oz. Bags. 1 bag is $14.99. So I get 2 bags shipped every 60 days. It's the best tasting coffee, IMO. And, I've tried a lot of different coffees. I think a cup of my coffee is cheaper than Starbuck's. Plus, I have a Ninja Coffee Bar with a frother. I can make specialty drinks for pennies. And I can stay in my pj's.

[@GenXfrom75]

You know, just be nice to your barista! LOL...I can't risk not having my caffeine when I'm there. It's not often, but when I DO visit any coffee shop, I am always quiet, as I've not been caffeinated myself yet. And politeness goes a long way in being a good customer.

[@chesedaeberly4537]

Excellent advice for all situations! 😁

[@BloodyKisses1100]

If you are a decent person, I will complete your order perfectly. If you are a nice person, I will put all the bells and whistles on and not even charge you.

[@megankibe97]

If ur a nice person to me I will possibly even upgrade ur order. I work at dunkin n girl the crap we catch bc of lines. Thanks for being nice to all of us. I'd take care of u as I have regulars I always hook up

[@GenXfrom75]

@@BloodyKisses1100 It's just some respect. I try to give respect to EVERY single person helping me make MY day better. IN turn, I hope I can make YOURS better just being a decent person. Thanks!

[@GenXfrom75]

@@megankibe97 I show everyone I interact with some degree of respect. They're trying to work, YOU'RE trying to work, we all need to be patient with one another, especially these days! Thanks for all you do to keep America Running :D

[@suzz1776]

I make wine and meads as a hobby and yes, u clarify it with eggs whites or isinglass. BUT if u want it to be vegan, u c use bentonite clay or clarifying it with cold and time. But I doubt big wine companies would use the time method cuz it can take many many months or more to do that and it still may not clarify fully. I usually use bentonite clay, but it can be expensive, so basically if u want a vegan wine, then make sure it sais that it was made with a vegan process. The eggs or clay etc.. is never left in the wine cuz it is separated out through a simple process. Also the isinglass is not just any fish parts, it is specifically the swim bladder of the sturgeon fish. It can also b made from other fish swim bladders, but the best quality is from the sturgeon fish. Sry for the long comment lol, but basically if u r vegan, then make sure the wine u buy is made using a vegan friendly process, or better yet- learn to make ur own. It is really fun and u learn a lot etc.. when u make ur own brews. Also once u get the hqng of it, it is not hard at all and also can be inexpensive, depending on what u make. Mead (honey wine) is very expensive to make though cuz of the honey but normal wine, can b pretty cheap to make. U can also experiment with different types of fruits, like strawberry or blueberry or mango or different types of grapes or a blend, etc... :)

[@elainelouve]

This would actually help to explain why I had an allergic reaction from one wine, though normally I can drink them just fine. I'd assume they needed to claim "contains traces of egg", but I guess not. Even when the EU is quite strict about these things. Anyway so far it has been only that one brand.

[@madkrakatoa]

Last year Dimash was invited to a music competition, he's getting more known and has a big following, still accepted to participate...the only condition was that he doesn't compite against kids. Turned out they put him against kids...so he said that he will step out of the competition and let the kids have a chance. Rupaul was really offensive attacking Dimash and made a scene to make him look unprofessional and the production helped with the editing...but we know how professional Dimash is, he respects kids and elders, it's a cultural thing. Producers do and undo things as they please.

[@ReiKoko]

I saw that clip. Most adults can't even hold a candle next to dimash, let alone kids. That man isn't even human, he's so insanely talented. It wouldn't have been fair on the kids at all and he absolutely did the right thing by stepping down.

[@AF-ke9by]

YES! The glove issue at restaurants is true. Most workers on a front line do not change their gloves between customers unless asked to do so.

[@alicek6243]

@@tashgardner Jimmy John's is the same way.

[@amandamandamands]

I worked at a fast food chain in Australia, you were supposed to change your gloves once an hour but if it is really busy you aren't looking at the clock and going these gloves have gone out of time. Also even if the front line workers are changing their gloves someone prepped the food that they are using out the back.

[@heatherdow2821]

My sister worked for a huge movie theatre and she told me that there is no rule against bringing in your own supplies. They find it funny to see how people will conceal things. The only prohibited items are hot food/drink and alcohol. (Mainly for safety reasons) So you can actually take in your own snacks-no problem.

[@yari139]

If you see a generic brand and the label says something like “compared to” whatever name brand, it means it came from the same plant as that name brand. The olive oil thing is not true and it’s ILLEGAL. You can sell the same product under different names/brands, but you can not sell it as something that is not. Not that it hasn’t happened before, but I just have a feeling they don’t know what they actually do for a living. First of all, they said they work in a bottling plant not a manufacturing plant. Two very different things. Bottling plants receive the product already made and they can bottle several different products of the same kind. So while they think it’s the same oil, it is not. Also, the plant they say they work at holds tastings of all the products they bottle and you can clearly see a color difference in each one. You can actually walk around the plant a little bit. I have a friend who lives in Rochester that was there once a few years ago with his wife and sent me a couple of bottles. I’ve had better tasting olive oil. You can also google it.

[@scooterdogg7580]

real pure olive oil comes in a tin or black glass

[@marshawargo7238]

U also c on the label "Not Associated with" so some r & some aren't I prefer to assume they r. Unless it is a food & u can Taste weather it is or isn't.

[@alyxandraramsey5828]

There is a huge amount of fraud when it comes to olive oil though, and a lot of what you find in the store isn't even pure olive oil.

[@jmarshal]

People have to look up the Olive Oil Mafia because yeah, that’s a thing. Falsely labelling olive oil and seeking it for marked up prices is a huge business and a lot of what was happening has only come to light in the last five years.

[@riyahebbar2585]

Congrats on your 200k honey!!!!❤️🔥

[@CharlotteDobre]

Thanks bb!!! ❤️❤️❤️

[@airyonav9707]

Former florist here. Absolutely true about upcharging weddings. If you can, don’t say it’s for a wedding & you’ll save a lot. I’m talking like 1.7x over cost regular (retail price = 1.7x cost of product) & 2.5x over cost for weddings.

[@madkrakatoa]

There's a KZbinr how talk about those singing shows contacting him to be part of the show.. when he said he wasn't interested.. specially because they ask for amateurs and he is a professional with lot of paid jobs you can find online... they reply was "but you can show up for the casting, then go into the competition for 3 weeks if you want...you don't even have to reach the finals stages"

[@katie1529]

There's another KZbinr who aired the process for auditioning. He said you can make a terrible song but as long as you're patriotic and have a sad enough story you'll go through. He did it for British X Factor I think, but he outted the whole process. It was great :)

[@KatieM786]

I saw some videos like that, they basically own you and all your intellectual property once you've signed, regardless of whether you're any good or how far you get.

[@soulmaiden]

My ex husband's father worked in a cookie factory that made the girl scout cookies... they also made cookies for family dollar... they were the SAME cookies, just different boxes.

[@hillarygrimm]

Aldi stores sell Benton’s peanut butter filled cookies that are exactly the same as Girl Scout tagalongs & Benton’s are $1.09 USD for a pack of 18 cookies🥸

[@Meangirl22]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Meangirl22]

@@hillarygrimm wooooohooo thank y’all for this information

[@erinc5349]

The movie Waiting was just scratching the surface of the things I've seen done, and done myself while 20 years in the industry. I've washed dishes, bussed tables, hosted, served, prepped food, cooked, bartended and managed. I've seen things I cannot unsee.

[@cassandrafrantz8307]

The gloves thing is very true. Another fact about them also is that germs cling to gloves more than hands. Cross contamination is much easier

[@PunguinYoga]

I've often wondered about that.

[@KatieM786]

Isinglass is like gelatin but made of fish bits. Source: I'm a conservator and we use it for adhesive and sizing paper. Most paper isn't vegan either.

[@sarikatimmi]

damn

[@KatieM786]

@@sarikatimmi This includes toilet paper. Sorry for being a ruiner.

What meat or dairy goes into paper?

[@Hermioneswish]

@ not sure about the paper thing but I just read that bank notes are now not vegan apparently they use tallow to make them so 🤷🏻‍♀️I don’t know what vegans do about that.

[@marieprestegard2495]

@@Hermioneswish we have a loop hole for situations like that. There is a part in the deffinision of veganism that says "as far as praticaly possible" (I may have written that wrong). So that loop hole covers things like medications you have to have, or money as our society is built apon traiding money. The belief is that in a mostly vegan world therese things would be made vegan too eventually.

[@RedLion502]

Convenience store fountain drink dispensing nozzles are seldom cleaned… reason for this is because it’s usually left to the overnight person and they are usually by themselves and have a crap ton of things to do along with that. Also a lot of times people just don’t bother to clean them.

[@sleepyoldtiger372]

True story - saw a departmentalized recycle/trash/food waste bin in an airport (not saying where). As we dumped our trash into the “correct section” we realized the sectioned top was just a cover over one big trash can that had no sections whatsoever.

[@cecilyerker]

I really like this local Italian restaurant called Pastaria, they have an open kitchen, and they’re focused on their job and I’m sure the dinner rush is stressful, but when I go there for happy hour and sit at the bar, the cooks are chill and they joke around with each other and you can hear their funny banter, plus the food is always amazing.

[@dakingskween]

I want to eat wherever this is!

[@rin_box]

The academics one- "Professors" sometimes "reference" their students' work and because the Profs have the higher degree, and the students think they're just submitting a paper as a final requirement, nobody complains or cares... or they make a compilation of their students' work, and yes, pass it on as entirely their own

[@patrickwilliams3108]

Yeah. I have seen this happen, too. And there is little to nothing you can do about it. Under the law, at least in the US, everything you produce while in school is the property of the school. That means if you create the absolutely perfect research paper, or poem, or painting, or whatever while in school, then the school owns it. And the professorial staff has access to it. A friend of mine studied poetry under a rather famous poet in the 1980s and was greatly surprised to later find that he had published her work as his own. She checked with an attorney and was told she had absolutely no recourse. Because she wrote the work while a student, she did not have copyright to the work; the school did.

[@rin_box]

@@patrickwilliams3108 and of course, so many others wouldn't even know that their work have been stolen

[@afergie76]

I was a flight attendant for almost 20 years. All depends on the contracts flight crews have with their companies. I do know that most contracts are based on flight time, wheels up, wheels down. From my former company, all the flight time was based on the flight average that was recalculate every 3 or 6 months. That flight time was factored into the hours that the employee bid on for the months schedule. Per FAA, pilots can only be ‘at work’ of X amount of hours day. Can only physically fly for X amount hours per day, week and month, year, and need a required amount of rest time from shift to shift. Flight attendant however, don’t fall under most of those restrictions. We could be on duty for the majority of the day and if they wanted to throw 30 minutes turns in, so be it. But if there is delay, we didn’t get paid. If we got diverted, nope. If we had to spend a good chunk of time waiting to get deiced, I wish. I have had my fair share of Karens. My former airline, at the end of our shift, we got of duty 15 minutes after we landed. We always weren’t deplaned by then. Then we had to wait for the hotel shuttle which was sometimes a good 30 minutes, if not longer. Then drive to the hotel which could have taken an hour. All that time cut into our off time. If we were on a ‘reduced rest’ night, that was even less time to rest. Some hotel shuttles ran on a set schedule. We always had to leave the hotel at least 30 minutes, sometimes more, to get to the airport for on time departure, again, cutting into rest time. So while a flight crew member is scheduled 9, 10 or more hours ‘off’ between days, they may only get 6, 7 or more hours sleep between shifts.

[@adamluther5836]

Thank you! This is one of the few accurate and comprehensive descriptions of actual flight attendant and pilot work rules but with the added notation of how it varies from contract and carrier! So many other FA postings here are packed full of nonsense, misinformation, and unverified anecdotes!

[@LyndseeM]

I worked at David’s bridal store for years and we would change every single tag the day prior to a sale. Marked up then after sale changed again to regular tags. So there was really no sale.

[@os2841]

All stores do this. Customers who think sales are real are so dumb.

[@stayroxy]

@@os2841 *SHOCKED PIKACHU FACE*

[@lith4498]

@@os2841 kind words. Guess I’m dumb though I’ve never met you, and have worked in retail for 10 years, just never did clothing. What a dummy I am 🤡

[@khrystim]

Here it's illegal. Doesn't mean it doesn't happen but it is against the law and companies have been caught.

[@VC-gt8fv]

@@khrystim you can’t do it in the U.K either you have to state on the sale ticket and advertising the time frame when it cost the higher amount. I’m pretty sure that there’s a minimum amount of time it has to be at the higher price too.

[@Cobinja]

I have a friend who applied to a german casting show. When they gave him a contract to sign he first showed it to his dad, a lawyer. The dad asked him not to sign because if he had, he would have had to get permission for every public appearance for 7 years (even for small venues like the local Irish Pub), even if he didn't make it to the live shows. Needless to say he didn't sign.

[@Ghostly6991]

I heard about that wedding thing. They say the best way to avoid spending so much is to just not mention all the stuff you're getting is for a wedding. Cuz once the people you're hiring or buying from know it's a wedding, they'll jack up the prices.

[@gabrielledorigam2277]

Please don't do that. I used to think the same way, until I had to plan my own wedding and learned how much more work vendors have to put into a wedding as compared to a regular event. For example, for a family party, a photographer will probably only have one camera, a smaller memory card, and maybe an assistant, while for a wedding they'll have more than one camera, more specialized equipment, maybe two or three assistants, and lots of memory - as well as be super careful to get the best pictures of those one-shot-only moments, like the first kiss or the groom's face as he sees his bride walking down the aisle. Don't get me wrong, there *are* vendors that will jack their prices up just because they think you'll pay. And they'll also try to sweet-talk you into getting their most expensive packages, feeding your ego by saying "it's your one day, it's once in a lifetime, you deserve it, etc." Try to keep a cool head and just tell them politely but firmly that it's out of your price range, and if it would be at all possible to get maybe a smaller package for a discount. If they say they can't, that that's their price, thank them for their time and keep searching. There *are* great vendors out there at affordable prices, and many of them may even offer a discount on their own if you work well together! I'm sure you'll have a great, fun wedding someday!! =)

[@Ghostly6991]

@@gabrielledorigam2277 Those are very good points. I only head about the 'don't mention it's for a wedding' trick a few years ago. Honestly it never occurred to me why prices would be higher, which is funny since now I'm all for freelancers naming whatever they feel should compensate for their time and effort. I won't be getting married anytime soon, but I will keep that bit of advice for if that day comes ^^

[@judithanne3533]

When i wrote my thesis in college, we had a teacher who was an advisor. Once we graduated, that professor took our thesis and published it in multiple med journals and made it part of a book she wrote....didnt get any credit

[@nataliep501]

Whaaaat?!

[@judithanne3533]

@@nataliep501 yep....didnt find out til 10 yrs later when i went to visit and she "gifted me" a copy of her book which she was now using as a teaching material. And technically it's not a legal because we were students under her guidance

[@bonnemoms5413]

That's awful

[@lilyt5855]

@@judithanne3533 what!? It's legal to steal someone's thesis if you're her student!? Now that is one of the most frustrating things I've heard! She'd probably stolen so much stuff she'd forgotten your thesis was even in it.

[@judithanne3533]

@@lilyt5855 a gf of mine told me she can use it but they are suppose to give some credit by name

[@kennieloo6357]

I knew that about wedding stuff so I always said “family event” when ordering stuff. I also spent less than 5k on my wedding. The fact that some people spend more than that, especially huuuuge sums like 20k or 50k... why? For one day? Use that money as a down payment on a house for Pete’s sake!

[@theupwardspiral1580]

Man I so agree with this!!! 👏👏👏👏

[@LornaKelso]

What? Who the hells spends $100,000 on a wedding? That’s madness

[@me2ontube]

I guess she means poor people - I've never attended a wedding that cost less than $10 million - I mean 100 grand is a joke n nobody would ever invite you to their palace or yacht again ... simply frightening 😁

[@sarikatimmi]

so many ppl and it’s nuts

[@candy8192]

So many people might do it. But not me! I think mine was around 5k and it was perfectly lovely.

[@BigDave423AAAO]

Sadly, it wasn't the wedding that was so costly ($5,000), it was the divorce that kicked me in the _____ ($80,000). 🤬

[@donmiller2908]

"Who the hells spends $100,000 on a wedding?" The same people that spend 2,000 dollars on a cell phone.

[@PotatoTrain]

I work in a restaurant where we carry a vegan wine and I had a woman ask me why we had listed that one as vegan and not the others. I explained that there are fish extracts used in the refining/fermentation process and she went white. Safe to say they ordered the vegan wine.

[@SqueamishNerd]

The ones that are illegal in my country: - Labelling olive oil (or any food really) incorrectly (virgin when it's not virgin, etc) - Stores not recycling when they say/show that they do - Academics stealing work and publish under their own name

[@nila9099]

which country are you from?

[@SqueamishNerd]

@@nila9099 Sweden

[@Barnesi94]

Its also illegal in my country.. but still probably happens. Food manufacturers are the worst at breaking regulations

[@SqueamishNerd]

@@Barnesi94 In Sweden the Food Agency takes spot-checks all the time, and anyone can report a suspicion, and if a food manufacturer is exposed it will be all over the news. And if a company realises a mistake themselves, before getting exposed, they can go out in the news telling us what the problem is and tell us if the food has to be returned for safety reasons.

[@nila9099]

@@SqueamishNerd technically it is illegal even in India... but it is rarely enforced

[@melbelle9499]

Re: HR- they are there to advocate for the employee while protecting the company. It's way more difficult than people realize

[@penguinvsminja]

Thank you! We have to balance both all the time. It’s stressful.

[@ArtamStudio]

Good to know that there are ethical HR people out there. I've met very few.

[@tamarynmunro6244]

I got roped into a company as Office Manager/HR. One of the employees who went out every day to do their work, asked me discreetly for a meeting. So I did, and I discovered horrific details. No safety equipment, not the right equipment for the job, etc. I lasted there less than a week before sending in my resignation letter to the owner of the company, listing unacceptable micro-managing from director (why the EFFFFFF do I need to get permission to get a freaking QUOTE for stationery???) and what the employee told me. I don't even list them on my CV, even though it could've been my dream job. BTW I told the employee to get his union or go to our version of legal mediation focused on employees safety and protection, as I knew by that stage that the "dictart... err director" didn't care at all. She was so unprofessional that she had a screaming match in front of everybody with the ops manager/my friend.

[@jenniferwintz2514]

Yes, I'm sure there are some decent folks in HR but that hasn't been my experience. Had a couple of bosses who actively encouraged working through breaks and lunch, staying after your shift, etc.(without actually saying the words) and when I got into a dispute with them and HR was involved I mentioned how many times I gave extra since it was tacitly encouraged. Immediately they were defensive with me. "You've worked extra time that hasn't been clocked? You've committed a serious violation. That's a serious offense." Yeah, honey, but why do the bosses expect it, then? And also when new timekeeping software installed: "You're expected to be at your desk with all computer systems pulled up and ready to go before you clock in." NO. My shift starts when I arrive at my desk. I'm not giving you 15 minutes or more whilst I wait for the slow ass crappy computer programs to start functioning. But they made the time logging system such that you couldn't clock in without booting up computer and doing several passwords and logins first. Really crappy and it is literally theft from me.

[@hippieduck]

@@jenniferwintz2514 That sucks. I'm so sorry.

[@curiouscornucopia8957]

I have been working in restaurants my entire job life and i can say that the food is made with love.. but it's tough, angry, yelling and crying in the walk-in love.

[@claravarradonne9713]

For the recycling thing, it's true. Where I live, we divide our waste into recycling, compost and garbage at the residential level. However, at the commercial level, EVERYTHING just goes directly the the landfill. At my school we had to fight for and ENTIRE YEAR to just get the garbage truck to pick up all three streams and to get it taken to the correct place. Also, where I live, all apartment buildings are under the commercial strain. It's just the residential sector that actually sorts their garbage.

[@Aurora3242]

Even the residential 'recycling' goes to the landfill! My husband and I pulled out of our driveway right after the 'recycling' truck picked up our 'recycling', we had to drive past our landfill to get where we were going and we followed him to the dump and watched while he pulled in! Recycling is a joke, they have played on us all! And check your bill, I pay an extra fee for recycling and that was not an option given to me! Note: We were his last stop, we live less than a mile from the dump!

[@FmlitsAJ]

Washing hands is way better than wearing gloves. Promise.

[@Hannahsx]

It isn't though. And As someone who's allergic to water and a lot of chemicals in soap, it definitely isn't

[@jennifervinson4236]

@@Hannahsx Wow. So you are only one of 32 people in the world with that condition?. And washing hands IS better for 99.99 percent of the people in the world. If you have what you claim, then no, washing hands wouldn't be good. But washing is better than wearing gloves.. Any day.

[@Hannahsx]

@@jennifervinson4236 there's actually more people than 32!! 32 are born with it, I wasn't. Mine has developed as I got older, most likely because I have extremely low iron. Please do your research before talking shit, thanks :) there's thousands and thousands of people like me. And no, wearing gloves and changing them frequently is better for hygiene! I have a qualification in this, thank you!

[@Hannahsx]

@@jennifervinson4236 I love how you did no research on my condition, but still act all high and mighty and like I don't have it 🙄

[@jennifervinson4236]

@@Hannahsx 😂😂 no one was acting high and mighty by stating that around 32 people in the world have it.. You are awful defensive. 😂

[@GeorgeWulfers_88]

This is one reason why I want to have my own business, to be able to pay my employees (when ever that happens) for their hard work. I am sick of companies mistreating their employees. Without them they wouldn't have a company. Congrats on the milestone BTW :)

[@drewneedsmoresleep6680]

For years I told my friends never give the movie theater your change when they would come in hold the audience hostage before showing the movie we already paid to see. It would piss me off so much. We just got robbed at the concession stands and then they have the nerve to shake us down to give them tax write offs.

[@jayanthony1513]

If I learnt anything from this, it's that you can't trust a soul

[@pascalenimue1392]

Souls yes.....humans therefor....ah well...most not unfortunately. Greed usually takes over

[@sarikatimmi]

i mightve just learned that learnt is a word

[@cortneypayton6473]

@@sarikatimmi it is in fact a word!

[@cortneypayton6473]

Always knew that you can't trust a soul, that's from my dealings with the human race both personally and professionally...

[@mikayla67]

LOL

[@cereliaadduci9438]

Well... unless it’s Burger King in Tonopah Nevada, they’ve paid for over 40 kids in our home town (of maybe 2k people total) to go to college, 100% of tuition and any other costs for schooling, including dorms, 100% paid, so donate that dollar if you ever stop in please

[@Carolineinzion]

Will stop next time I drive through town! That's great for the kids!

[@cmorangarcia]

Good to know!

[@deepwaters7242]

That's great news! We need the positive.

[@solidstate9451]

It is really nice from the Burger King, _but_ wouldn't it be nicer when all kids would have the chance to go to college and don't rely on the goodwill of a private company? I went to university in Germany for 6 years and went out with no student loan at all.

[@cereliaadduci9438]

I mean sure, no student debt would be amazing, but realistically, making it affordable would be the best next step to try to boost our economy but people are greedy will probably never lower the tuition

[@julianastarlight5097]

Vegan, adult nurse in UK, spent lockdown writing two books about the realities... Thank you for keeping me company over the years... If I had friends I'd love Charlotte to be friend... ❤

[@RebeccaJ720]

The Starbucks decaf thing doesn't surprise me, I used to be a country club waitress & whenever somebody orders an espresso or something late at night, we always give them decaf because we don't have a specific close time, we close when those rich people finally leave.

[@oriaaane]

I don't get how it's horrible, what's horrible is people being rude for no reason

[@srlkmusic]

You should do a video reacting to "gross things all humans do but is never spoken about".

[@brittbecka8552]

Omg yes

[@harrypotteralways5758]

Agreed that would be a good video

[@kadenhiggins9338]

Yes!

[@TheSpokenSpatter]

Oh geez. please don't.

[@hippieduck]

Oh no. No, no no.

[@raveneldawnstar]

I learned fast that HR is there 100% for the company, not you the employee, when my health started to decline and I laid out what I can and cannot do. They were sympathetic, offered me time off, my limits of what i could and couldn't do went in one ear and out the other, and they asked me to just work past my limits. I was fired shortly after because that satellite office was shutting down and they needed to downsize.

[@behnammcdelijani3898]

You know Charlotte isn't a gamer when she says "A A A" instead of "triple A" lol

[@kittinna5]

🤣🤣🤣

[@kovanightshade]

When I worked in fast food we didn't have to wear gloves, but we were washing our hands so much they were as dry as the Sahara. When they tried implementing gloves the hand washing pretty much stopped by the younger staff, and cross contamination became a big problem as well. Gloves were deemed counterproductive.

[@nimue325]

I was on the board at my local art house theater. The blockbuster, first run movies were basically 100% of ticket sales owed to the distributor (but weren’t showing the latest superhero movie anyways). The non-blockbuster, first run movies - those films that got awards, for example - were often 90% in the first week or two. So if we waited until a few weeks into the release, we could keep 60-80% of the ticket sales and not depend on insane popcorn prices. It also is what makes those weird film festivals so great. Theme weekend in the summer that has a bunch of your favorites from childhood playing? Everyone is happy *and* your local small cinema gets to keep some insane percentage of ticket sales. So go watch Jaws while floating on inner tubes in a local pond, folks, because it’s financially sound!

[@StephenBoothUK]

I’m on some Facebook groups for Baristas, serving decaf to rude customers is a common event. I’m always polite to Baristas and other servers, unfortunately my sister is quite rude to them (we were raised quite differently, I don’t think she even knows she’s doing it) so I often have to go over the top to avoid getting caught in the blast radius. Always be nice and polite to servers, receptionists, shop staff and security guards because: it’s the decent thing to do; they can get back at you in all sorts of ways; most people are so horrible to them that they will remember you positively and if you need their help will generally move heaven and earth to help.

[@momentsformoms9467]

I have a polite nature but also worked at a coffee shop (it was awful but most customers were absolutely amazing) and have worked retail for a long time so I know how it is & always make a point to be polite. Also being in an abusive relationship & growing up with my family being abused I learned that you never know someone’s situation no matter how happy they act so always be respectful.

[@shaneewanee1284]

No reason to not be polite. You and whomever you are interacting with will feel better if you each show mutual respect.

[@julesygordon813]

So true! I was a receptionist/office assistant and would definitely do as much as I could to help someone who was nice to me, whereas I would remember those that weren't and be super professional (as in not smile). Sounds pretty but when I was really stressed a lovely person could just make my day better!

[@grandmimm]

I want to give props to your editor, awesome job editing your videos, oh & congratulations on reaching such an awesome milestone of 200k subscribers

[@yonaglass]

Heads up for vegans and vegetarians, all kosher wines are vegetarian and many are also vegan.

[@yowgyrl]

yeah but kosher wine tastes like shit.

[@kitwillihnganz5972]

I like kosher wine. That Manischewitz is good stuff.

[@markharrisllb]

My grandmother lived in a town called Ledbury and there was a jam factory there where I worked 'strawberry plugging' in my teens. Their jam went to Tesco, M&S and the Co-op, all exactly the same. You can the difference in colour and taste between different oils. In the U.K. the telephone vote has to count. There was a big scandal a few years ago where people were still charged for the call after the cut off time. All phone competitions, voting etc is very closely monitored now. It’s also usually those that don’t win like One Direction and Susan Boyle that go on to have great careers,

[@samantharoper5885]

I’m a charter flight attendant but we get paid when we get picked up at the hotel and 30 mins after we land. So longer delays on the ground, means more money.

[@daniellegerber3908]

At an Olive Garden we had a guy come in frequently. He is known as "the Cheesecake guy" because he complained about his meal until the manager gave him a WHOLE free cheesecake. If you have a nickname in any service industry then you really need to rethink your life choices.

[@amberrogers7666]

I disagree on the last sentence. My brother had a customer known as “the pickle guy,” and they all loved him. 😂 he would always ask for TEN pickles on his burger (normal is two), so my brother started giving him a little side cup of pickles. The guy loved it.

[@kimberlybarackman816]

That color looks really good on you Also Starbucks barista/supervisor. I can't say for other stores, but my store does not give decaf to rude customers.

[@hummingbirdhobo]

Yes! 😊

[@bluegr81]

You might just not know about it.

[@candy8192]

I was thinking..”that you know of”. I bet some of them do.

[@subrina1016]

I know that we don't do that either that's just rude regardless how rude or customers could be at times we want them to keep coming back they do purchase coffee with us so we're not going to give them a bad drink that's bad quality. Because they're still paying for their tiktok drink or whatever it is they're getting.

[@kimberlybarackman816]

Yep. Not everyone stoops to being low. And we get rude people but its usually me who ends up helping them too. It will just take more time to remake it when they bring it back

[@kristyn8864]

I recently quit my job of 4 years at JoAnn fabric and crafts. It’s ✨Hell on Earth✨ They claim to be a “green” company that is trying to go paperless. They throw SO MUCH away. You could start a small business with just the crap you can find in the dumpsters (if they don’t destroy it first, my store did). With the constant sales, they go through pounds of paper each week just to put up the dinky little sale signs everywhere. The CEO is a joke, but then again, most CEO’s are. The most they did for us during the pandemic was work us so hard that most of us need therapy and a LOT of people quit because the conditions were so stressful. Sorry not sorry, but JoAnns customers are the WORST, which only made working there more intolerable. Y’all can be some crazy ass impatient yarn freaks. The best part about working there was how good it felt to quit.

[@amel4382]

I currently work at JoAnn. The store is a breeding nest for Karen’s & their goddamn fabric

[@amandamarklandyoga]

I have always wondered that about JoAnn’s with all the overpriced claptrap and decorations they sell around any holiday. Several years ago, they had some awesome Halloween decorations that I probably would have rocked year round. But their price point was ridiculous. Was in there a few weeks later and everything was 50% off (holiday stuff) but they still had SO MUCH of it. It made me wonder what happens to all that when the Christmas merch comes in. Then it made me want to climb into their dumpsters and find out how much stuff just gets tossed. It makes me so made that they actually destroy it so people can’t dig it out of the trash. What kind of bullshit is that. I know this is a thing companies do, but it’s still so frustrating. And I’m sorry you had to deal with asshole Karens there.

[@kristyn8864]

@@amel4382 "Excuse me, I can see that you're understaffed and busy, but I need you to drop everything and get me that fleece down from the top just so I can realize it's out of my price range."

[@donmiller2908]

@@kristyn8864 - Oh My God, this is so true.

[@bonnemoms5413]

That's awful! They should just offer things at better price points so there is no waste! Or at least less! Or even donate some to goodwill! At least they'd get a tax write off. How heartbreaking. Happy to say I'm never rude to workers anywhere I go even if they are doing nothing and won't help. I've worked far too long and been victim to wayyyy too many crappy customers to ever put someone else through it.

[@darcydunn1609]

I HAVE ONE! I worked in a Barcade (bar/arcade/restaurant) for 8 years, and this hold true for a lot of places like this: the ticket games have a higher win ratio for players during weekdays. The tech or whatever employee who knew how had to lower the win ratio on weekends. The busier they are, the more people come in, the less they win, the more they spend trying to win. Casinos do this too.

[@MariyaMccullum]

I worked for a movie theater and the reason the food stand is so much is because that is paying for everything !!!!!! The box office doesn’t come to us

[@LadyCaspar]

When my fam of 4 goes to the movies I take a huge purse and carry 4 drinks, at least 4 different kinds of candy, whatever else they wanted to snack on PLUS my wallet, keys, phone, etc. it gets so full my family will form a barrier around me while we r walking in...... I miss theaters.

[@brittbecka8552]

My mom used to say get your big purse and fill it with snacks

[@HikaruRain]

But then you are hurting the actual theater industry. They are not actually making any money off the sale of the tickets. The money for the sale of the tickets goes back to the film industry. Disney created a huge precedence with this when they negotiated for 100% of the sale of tickets to go back to them or no Disney movies were allowed to be screened. Which then means what little a theater can get from ticket sales does not keep them in business. It is all from the marked up concessions.

[@lauramarschmallow2922]

@@HikaruRain yeah, came here to say that too!

[@gloomysunday9534]

@@HikaruRain the problem is many families cant afford to get those expensive snacks and we cant deny our children the experience of the movie theater if that makes sense. also they have other ways to maake money other than snacks. of course im not for "abusing" but from time to time children should experience that and if i cant afford to buy snacks id rather bring some then just having the kids starve 🤷

[@tinknal6449]

My buddy and I once smuggled an entire case of beer into a movie. (Winter in Minnesota, we were wearing parkas).

[@TheShornak]

Yes you are absolutely correct about HR departments. Basically they are good liars for the company.

[@hummingbirdhobo]

The movie "Waiting" is entirely fals--true. It's absolutely true.

[@KatieM786]

I used to work in a pub and I lived with everyone I worked with. Waiting was a beautiful film for us to behold and I still have the dvd. 🤣

[@hummingbirdhobo]

@@KatieM786 Pahahahahaha😆! Right?!

[@amandamarklandyoga]

As a service industry vet, I feel like at one point, I worked with a carbon copy of almost every character. The kitchen guys specifically.... I also used to enjoy watching Waiting with service industry buddies.

[@KatieM786]

@@amandamarklandyoga I was definitely Naomi...I had worked there WA-AAY too long....🤣🤣🤣

[@melte5547]

@@KatieM786 I worked one year at a restaurant it rhymes with snappletrees and it was just like movie Waiting, we had our very own Naomi there too! 🤣

[@maburg713]

Re the Starbucks one: Yes, they really will give you decaf instead, BUT you have to be an exceptionally totally unbelievably heartlessly totally classless bag of crap for them to get to the point where they DO. Treat all your food servers with Respect. It's the right thing to do.

[@megankibe97]

I work at dunkin. RIGHT ON. BE NICE TO US OR SUFFER

[@pinkmagicali]

Ok. I’ll do it so I don’t have to pay more for it. LOL I wouldn’t but it’s tempting when I get charged an extra dollar for decaf and I know it’s the same price.

[@maburg713]

@@megankibe97 - 😂🤣

[@maburg713]

@@pinkmagicali - Hey, I don't work there. But I hear rumors..... now behave.😂🤣😉

[@munkeefinkelbeen5395]

Eh, I try to treat everyone with respect, until they give me good reason not to. It's a fun practice, and makes flirting more fun 😉

[@Kitty_Lola86]

I knew someone that was a manager at a movie theater and he said concessions is where they make almost all their money. He told me on an opening weekend for movie, 90% of ticket sales go back to the studios, the next weekend it's 80%, so on and so forth until it got down to, I think, 40% or 50% and would cap there. Granted this was over a decade ago, so it's entirely possible some details may have changed, but I'm pretty sure the same practice is still happening.

[@BUTTRUU]

Congrats on 200k!!!!!! *cough collab * but no fr tho you deserve it!!! I'm over the moon

[@danissdiary]

Omg Tru ily🥺

[@lilacdoe7945]

I can't tell if your comment is a joke or not. You know she hates that *cough or *blush profusely stuff right?

[@bobgomez8477]

I worked at a factory that packaged hair spray. It all came out of the same tank. One day it was brand A, next day brand B. Love ya Lotty Bobby G From SoCal.

[@LaLaSimpkins]

1:00 As a cook, it pisses me off when people say these types of blanket statements. Yes, gloves ARE less sanitary than bare hands, if you’re using the WRONG PROCEDURES!!! In the highest volume kitchen I’ve worked in, I went through 1-3 boxes of gloves, per shift. There are so many reasons that we have to change gloves, and if you skip some of them, then you might as well not even wear them. Here’s just a few examples of reasons we have to put on a new pair: 1. You broke the gloves trying to put them on. All. The. Time. (Hard work=sweaty hands; sweaty hands do not go into gloves easily) 2. You switch to a different task (from cutting onions to cutting celery, unless ALL of it is going in the same dish, you need new gloves). 3. You touch raw beef, pork, chicken, seafood, etc. (food borne illness) 4. You touched a cooking utensil and go back to handling food and vice versa. (Gloves on while chopping bacon, then dressing a salad) 5. You’ve handled any of the most common allergens. (Nuts, dairy, seafood, soy, etc.) 6. A ticket comes in and you touched it with your gloves. (Who knows how many people touched the printer paper) 7. That ticket 👆🏻states that there’s someone with an allergy. Everyone at that table needs to be treated in a very careful manner, almost as if they all have the same allergy. Completely sanitized station and a whole NEW BOX of gloves, because of possible traces of food in the open glove box you’ve been using. 8. You touched a towel. 9. You’ve touched your apron. 10. You touched your face. 11. You went for a cigarette. 12. You walked off of the line, even just for a moment, new gloves. The list is endless. It is hard to abide by the rules and it takes a long time to make it second nature, but it is possible. The best thing to do is be realistic. You know yourself better than anyone and should be able to make that judgement call: gloves or no gloves. I’ve known quite a few people who don’t wear gloves on the line, but just like wearing gloves and knowing when to change them, not wearing them requires a chef to instinctually know when to wash their hands. In all honesty, we are supposed to be wearing gloves AND washing our hands in between glove changes but… then we would never be able to produce food. On a side note, there are some universal rules for anyone who steps foot in a kitchen. A few of those rules can be hard to follow, but the loophole is to wear gloves. You’re not supposed to wear jewelry, except for a plain wedding band. You must keep your nails trimmed as short as possible, without any polish (not even clear). You cannot have tips, acrylic, gel, press-ons, etc. Wearing gloves can absolve you of a lot of rule breaking. To be honest, wearing gloves is really a way to help the restaurant, specifically when it comes to liability. If a customer turns up sick, there are a lot of things to scrutinize and the main thing will be the chefs. Was the food received correctly? Was it stored correctly? Was it cooked correctly? Was it handled correctly? Knowing that you wear gloves in that situation will help you, as the chef, to know that you did everything you could in keeping your food safe. Man oh man… that was long. 😳😬 Like I said, I don’t like blanket statements like what this chef said. 🤷‍♀️