Undercover Boss Finds Out Chef Isn't Being Paid

[@robinrichards6577]

That’s IT?!? Paying for a cooking course? How about compensation for all the hours he puts in? Upgrading or at least mending the kitchen equipment? Improving the kitchen environment? Hiring more staff? I’m disappointed at that boss, seems like he should put in 80 hours a day for a few weeks.

[@IILiamIIUKII]

That's business unfortunately, it's not fair but that's what a lot of CEO's are like

[@sarahlee4005]

That’s why he is rich and the chef is struggling

[@doolittlefirstking6388]

That's what happens in thr UK, smh..... In the states they would turn the chefs life around!!

[@therestaurantguru1961]

This small scene shows that the CEO is part of the problem. Putting him on a Cooking Course, is he blind ?

[@doolittlefirstking6388]

@@therestaurantguru1961 he obviously is!!

[@MBAinternetmktg]

Hope this wonderful, generous, patient chef has already found a better job!

[@colinmorgan7771]

This lad deserves so much more..he stayed up beat did the work of 5 doesn't get paid and they offer him a cooking class...OH MY FREAKING GOD WHAT ARE U THINKING BEST WESTERN...FIRE THIS IDOIT CEO

[@paulcroxton6047]

I wouldn't be so patient, plus it's illegal to not pay for overtime worked.....I would have spoke to a solicitor by now if I was that chef.....I know it's illegal because I own and run a SME.....I wouldn't dream of treating my staff in such a despicable way, as staff need to be looked after.....Happy staff= better ,loyal workers

[@daniellewoodley3]

@@paulcroxton6047 if it’s salary pay, I’ve seen a LOT of chefs be paid for less than they work. However hourly, you are correct in that should never happen!!

[@paulcroxton6047]

@Dani....that's why I never worked for a salary, Some companies take advantage of this, there should be protection for salaried staff....I make sure my staff are paid correctly, and on time...I earn a decent living, but I pay 12 quid hour for my workers .....They work at front of shop, serving customers etc...my business is small, but I believe that staff are your best asset.....They generally work a 40 hour week.....As owner I work 70+ hours , but I don't mind, as I enjoy it......Yet some CEOs of larger companies work their staff to death, and do as little as possible...It disgusts me

[@paulcroxton6047]

@josias...I'm a pagan myself, but believe ALL should be treated with respect and decency.....including Animals....I also give 5% of profits to a Animal shelter,and another 5% of profits to a local homeless charity......imagine of every company did the same.....Would go a long way to help the starving and homeless people, and help our furry freind s too...

[@Fonzietheclown]

Give that Man a Raise!! Pay him ! Please ❤

[@likeggs6465]

Worst part is the chef thought he was going to get an extra hand in the kitchen and now he's back doing it all himself.

[@WerewolfSlayer91]

Yes and having to complete a cooking course after puting inn the long hours. The CEO is most certainly not going to do it while he is taking the course.

[@davidrynberk1533]

Insane! chef if your out there, please leave this hell.You are going to get sick if this keeps going on.

[@israymervalentin-arias6313]

Well to be honest until someone extremely desperate comes in, everyone is going to leave after about a week of this nonsense.

[@OffGridInvestor]

I would've quit right there. Farking COOKING COURSE. Probably government funded or $200 worth

[@misterwallace3479]

Maybe he was compensated. But it wasn't out for everyone to see.

[@Godot28]

With a CEO like that, no wonder the restaurant is failing... Pay the man for his overtime ffs!😅

[@diane4549]

That's the problem with these employers. They want to gain profit, but they don't want to pay their employees their due! Shameful!

[@southaussiegarbo2054]

I suspect this is bc of lack of staff and bc money is so tight as we are in another recession

[@diane4549]

@@southaussiegarbo2054 We haven't always been in a recession. This has been going on for awhile and using the recession is silly, what was going on before the recession????

[@southaussiegarbo2054]

@@diane4549 there been allot of recessions/global financial crisis in last 20 years.

[@Dieselpurge]

Exactly

[@tahirrao5173]

This guy is so fantastic, he deserves better than getting a cooking course! Somebody should hire him purely for his resilience, loyalty and committment.

[@donaldchesser157]

Those are not traits that get rewarded in most businesses

[@testodude]

You've worked so hard. As a reward, here's more work.

[@mskimlouise]

He said he’s going to send him to cooking school so he can “do even more.” Wow. Hasn’t he done enough already?

[@rjmartinsgutinstinctspodcast]

my JAW DROPPED. LOL whaaaat

[@MrRondonmon]

Salaried people in the USA at least, have to work the hours needed. If workers lay out the must fill in. Salaried people always get a much larger payday for that reason. Those people know the deal, they wouldn't have even allowed the showing of this had it been illegal. If they are doing no business, that guy may be there, and sitting around 60 hours. Everything is not always as it seems. He seems happy to have a salaried job, things could be worse. So, if he's making a 1000 a week, putting in 80 hours some weeks, but only working 30 hours in practice, he's probably happy. Else he would leave.

[@valeriegeorge7535]

I know right. You would think this was a prank , but it's not. He was talking to scrooge the owner who wanted him to do more for the company. This really is heartbreaking.

[@bradleylefika9209]

Not defending him at all however maybe that will help him get higher certification to get a better job and we are only seeing a short clip

[@russb24]

Won't he be surprised when the course gives him a better resume' (CV) to go out and get a job for a company that knows how to take care of staff.

[@AA-pi2dz]

I’m perplexed. The undercover boss identifies the chef is mostly working alone with a factotum approach and therefore doing everything. This includes food preparation, cooking, cleaning, washing up, and kitchen tidying. He is excelling in reliability, endurance, commitment and ethos, but is sent on a cooking course to give more motivation and inspiration. He deserves a huge bonus, and a partnership offer.

[@24kchefkimmy43]

I expected to make him a manager or some thing with backpay and all that. Wow, disappointing. 🥺

[@Smartcom5]

To be fair, every (Sous-) Chef de Partie/Cuisine is effectively a _chief cook and bottle washer_ on its own in every better restaurant. Since every good chef either is able to or actually prepares food aka makes his own Mise en place and makes everything for his own post, cleans his place and all chefs clean the kitchen altogether afterwards with the dishwasher - Often there's Mise en place to be made even after the kitchen closed and before it gets completely scrubbed and cleansed. So nothing really out of the ordinary. That being said, the real effrontery here, is _the boss not even effing _*_acknowledging_*_ the chef's hard work and dedication he puts in regularly_ on a daily basis, and the arrogant boss nonchalantly trying to fob the chef off with empty promises and that lame cooking-course, instead of a darn *acceptable salary and compensation for more than earned yet already **_lost_** wages* … As if any Chef, who constantly has to improvise virtually empty-handed on a daily basis with basically everything to really achieve anything at all, would need a damn course on how to cook after all! *The boss doesn't deserve such a hard-working man in his kitchen …*

[@Smartcom5]

@@24kchefkimmy43 The chef already has more than enough responsibility at hand, he doesn't need another position brought onto him, but actual appreciation in form of actually reasonable salary and back pay of already well-earned salaries for overtime! Also, a darn managerial position or effing title is worth exactly no·thing, if your current position *isn't* already appreciated enough properly, actually recognised financially and reflected in any additional salary, to keep the employee to stay and from leaving - A new fancy title on some additional name-plate is worth Jack's sh!t and doesn't pay rent for crying out loud! Pardon my tone here, but people and employees have been gotten washed their little peanut above for --way too-- _so_ long, that employees at some point started to think, that a new fancy title on a new shiny name-plate alone, would be worth more than a cold damn. That any title would actually make up for a few hundred or even thousands hours of *_unpaid_*_ labour_ in any past, and would actually reflect somehow overtime compensation - _It does expressively _*_not_*_ and is just a nice and smug way to steal employees blind for huge sums._ - I'm sorry for coming off as harsh here, but that new position/title BS is a nice way since decades, how employers and companies get away with hundreds of million to billion of hours of unpaid labour through extra-hours, which never were paid in the first place. Just some numbers for Germany here (couldn't find any figures for UK though): _“In 2023, 775 million hours of unpaid overtime were recorded in Germany._ _According to a media report, employees in Germany worked 1.3 billion hours of overtime last year (billion, with a _*_B_*_ …)._ _At 775 million hours, more than half of this was unpaid, as the Rheinische Post reported, citing the Federal Ministry of Labor's response to a written question from Left Party MP Susanne Ferschl. According to the report, the ministry cites data from the Institute for Employment Research (IAB) of the Federal Employment Agency from February 2024.”_

[@rebeltheharem7028]

@@24kchefkimmy43 Not everyone is cut out to be manager, but I would have sent him to cooking school all expenses paid, and hired him as head chef for that hotel, check how he's doing, and then eventually promote him meal designer or global restaurant officer depending on how he does, since it seems he does indeed care for the food.

[@LeeLynch1]

At least he has this video as evidence of his boss admitting illegal practices.

[@LeeLynch1]

@@jsmith-u5i I think you are mistaken. This company is in the UK, not the US. Our laws are much stronger regarding workers' rights. It is illegal to not pay an employee for overtime as it breaks The Minimum Wage act 1988. Also, you can not be forced to work more than 48 hours in any given week by law. This guy was working 80 hours a week and being paid for 40 hours!

[@truthseeker7612]

@@LeeLynch1 That means Foster Carers are living an illegal existence. They are paid virtually nothing when you think their job is 24/7 and amounts to approx £63 per day, per child with no extra ongoing needs.

[@LeeLynch1]

@@truthseeker7612 No they aren't living an illegal existence. Foster carers are not classed as employees. It's a disgrace that they are paid so little though.

[@kelvinmorris1991]

@@jsmith-u5i lol yes it is because it’s a violation of state and federal laws

[@YGPR1212]

💡ding ding ding

[@jimm2434]

I’m stunned that this CEO doesn’t care about his Chef. He sends him to a cooking class? How pathetic is that. He needs to be compensated for all of the work he’s doing. He should be given a raise as well. Unbelievable! I hope he can find another job. I’m heartbroken over how this CEO has treated his only Chef. Shame on him.

[@haamishmcgarry]

Needs at least 3 other chefs lol

[@draco4540]

@@haamishmcgarry and a dishwasher or two.

[@JTScottOfficial]

There was a major recession, which is why its mentioned how its just one chef. If its franchise the building owners have to change the building, rather than the ceo

[@thomasjones4570]

You clearly do not know anything about the episode or the company...hell, I bet you didnt even pay attention in this short clip. The company is a franchise. The location is owned and operated by the owner of the building. He was there to see if they were keeping up with company standards. He cannot give the man a raise, he is not paying him, the owner of the location is and the location is not making a profit, it was losing money. Also, this CEO ran the UK branch of Best Western which is one of many of Best Western International. If you hate seeing things like this, offer to pay a normal price for a room instead of the cheap rates that cause shit like this to happen. Yeah, this shit happens because people want CHEAP and companies try to provide and end up in conditions like this.

[@FerretJohn]

Also, the "cooking class" would probably be an Advanced Culinary Academy, the place Michelin chefs come from.

[@megatronskneecap]

How as a boss do you *not* know your employees are not getting paid correctly or even at all. It's just mind-blowing.

[@TotallyNotElPresidente]

I've worked as a Best Western front desk agent, I'm not surprised.

[@amichaels1871]

A lot of times they're remote or have multiple companies etc. that they're running or in charge of...💔

[@krissavagelive]

The larger the company, the less the visibility that the director/owner can realistically have on what's actually happening on the ground floor. They are however supposed to have sufficient management in place under them to identify and quickly correct/escalate these types of concerns as soon as they begin to develop though so that is ultimately where the director's failing is likely to be.

[@natashacaines3208]

They depend on the arses they put in charge

[@Extinctpopulations]

This show proves time and time again that these CEOS couldn't give less of a damn. You get an opportunity to help out one employee and can't even do It on live television. One employee.

[@monicanorman4681]

THAT'S RIGHT

[@blue_jay31]

Thank you, I thought the same !sad !

[@townbeach3603]

One / the CEO of models gave homeless girl new house 250 thousand dollars she was in the shelter with kids

[@Extinctpopulations]

@@townbeach3603 one of them. Think about that lol

[@lisap2405]

@@Extinctpopulations Remember, not every CEO has the right to do such investments without the permission of the owners of that place. So you never know whether he might have fought for it but didn't get it for the chef. This behind the scenes stuff is missing in the end to tell who's to blame

[@chefman53]

So, he's giving him an opportunity to do even more. How freakin' generous. How about paying him overtime for the extra 40 hours a week he's working?

[@isaacleeper3127]

We know you're doing all you can, but we think we can squeeze a bit more out of you.

[@edinacloud5968]

And get the owners do start showing up and doing some work if they're not above manual labour.

[@hewhoshallnotbespokenof1606]

I agree, but the chef should’ve also spoke up, yet, he’s over here shaking the man’s hand thanking him for screwing him even further!?!? 🤣 Evil wins when nothing is done to stop it.

[@thomasjones4570]

You clearly do not know anything about the episode or the company...hell, I bet you didnt even pay attention in this short clip. The company is a franchise. The location is owned and operated by the owner of the building. He was there to see if they were keeping up with company standards. He cannot give the man a raise, he is not paying him, the owner of the location is and the location is not making a profit, it was losing money. Also, this CEO ran the UK branch of Best Western which is one of many of Best Western International. If you hate seeing things like this, offer to pay a normal price for a room instead of the cheap rates that cause shit like this to happen. Yeah, this shit happens because people want CHEAP and companies try to provide and end up in conditions like this.

[@pomx2900]

​@@thomasjones4570 so it's the customers fault? What a knob.

[@chargedattack3559]

Hopefully he gets trained and moves on to bigger and better things. He truly deserves the best and more.

[@mavisserufenyatlo5668]

Amen

[@georgedunkelberg5004]

A HUMAN SUVIVOR OF CAPITALIST TYRANNY GETS A SCHOOLING? yea! usa eh?

[@HeadHoncho727]

That was pathetic. The CEO basically "I'm sorry this is happening to you, you're a really good guy. But it's gonna keep happening" because NOTHING was done 💀

[@SlapMehSilly02]

Send him to cook courses to learn how to be a top chef in a kitchen that does pay, under staffed and the hardware is trash. If I was dude I would have told him that I wanted the back pay for the OT or we would be heading to court.

[@bradforward850]

A republican Utopia. Work 80 for straight pay. And they're coming for yours next. LOL!

[@jenniferb5706]

✌🏻 out…that’s what I would have said…

[@kennethwalton5582]

I maybe wrong, but it’s most likely a franchise and not a corporate hotel.

[@janeenharris3074]

@@kennethwalton5582 That's irrelevant. The company can afford to at least give the guy some cash.

[@alexandercameron1977]

That young chef was an amazing guy, humble, helpful and uncomplaining about the situation, he deserves better! I am a retired chef and opened a couple of successful restaurants after taking years of crap from owners and so called “ chefs” who treated me like sh*t. It is a rewarding industry if you are paid well and successful and, I repeat, this young man deserves more in life than remaining a slave to a franchise hotel company.

[@Sefiiin]

Please take him under your wings! Or introduce him to anyone you know. Save him 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@ahmedlaari9406]

Hire him please

[@mr786xcx]

You must have contacts, that man deserves so much better.

[@hcaballero57]

How bout you actually compensate him for the OT? Hey, that's an idea worth exploring!!

[@ghostccc8089]

Nah we’ll just help him with a couple $20 cooking courses and that’ll keep him happy. Pizza party anyone??

[@fredbiden868]

he should have been told you are getting full back pay.....and send he n family on all expenses paid for vaca..

[@themanfrommars1928]

I think the owners of the restaurant is the one not paying he, the other guy just controls the franchising

[@Freshprankstv1]

the uk overtime isnt mandatory, thats the us

[@NotSamuzed0o0]

Nah, slave seems happy, everybody wins, specially the CEO pockets 😅

[@chinweONtheSCENE]

That guy deserves much better, seems like a great guy and employee. Hope he’s somewhere that appreciates him now

[@courtneyhawkins4072]

Ummmm maybe a cheque for all the overtime he’s been doing!

[@bencipherx]

the paid course isn’t free

[@alecbaker13]

Yeah for real

[@tamalinacarter2256]

In my heart he deserves more.

[@tamalinacarter2256]

@@bencipherx neither is his overtime.

[@gilbertmarzett4366]

No shit!! Take cooking course to do MORE! Back pay buddy,back pay,and at the overtime rate!

[@lindadubnick9539]

Pay the man! And give him the supplies he needs to do a good job… A mechanic can’t fix an engine without tools, a good cook or chef needs tools too

[@dbadaddy7386]

That's the job of the company he works for, the owners of the franchise, NOT the CEO or the the company the CEO works for.

[@Msdinomite]

This was filmed 12 years ago. The hotel wasn't making a profit and the country was in recession, so the franchise owner couldn't afford to upgrade anything. He would've either been paid back pay, or in the UK you can take it as time off instead. This would've been up to the individual

[@Z4Zander]

Most mechanics own their own tools.Some like me even own their diagnostic scanners and other specialist tools.

[@luckylock4191]

@@Msdinomite the owners were never around, didn't care about the business. That's not how franchises work, recession or not.

[@thomasjones4570]

You clearly do not know anything about the episode or the company...hell, I bet you didnt even pay attention in this short clip. The company is a franchise. The location is owned and operated by the owner of the building. He was there to see if they were keeping up with company standards. He cannot give the man a raise, he is not paying him, the owner of the location is and the location is not making a profit, it was losing money. Also, this CEO ran the UK branch of Best Western which is one of many of Best Western International. If you hate seeing things like this, offer to pay a normal price for a room instead of the cheap rates that cause shit like this to happen. Yeah, this shit happens because people want CHEAP and companies try to provide and end up in conditions like this.

[@daanjoubert5297]

Thanks for doing so much for so little, we really appreciate it, THANK YOU. We're sending you on a free course so that we know that when we continue to take advantage of your loyalty we know that you're a more experienced chef with even better skills. I hope someone else saw this episode and offered him a decent job

[@Spike-ck5tj]

The UK version of this programme bosses were and still are not as generous. He should've been compensated for his overtime, and if you think about that wouldn't be a "gift" he'd worked the hours, so rightly earned it. That kitchen wouldn't have kept going without his hard work. I hope he went on that course and took those skills to another kitchen.

[@billrose5146]

Yeah. You're right ... the chef needs kitchen improvements paid for, a full-time dishwasher, and a prep worker when he comes back from the course.

[@kathyschwab9949]

He's a young man, if he's been working 80 hours a week, he should have his own restaurant after taking the cooking course.

[@docjohnson1]

@@kathyschwab9949 with what money you im becile. 1 course and boom a restaurant? What world are you in?

[@kathyschwab9949]

@@docjohnson1 The world where I owned my own food business. And?

[@richarddamico5639]

True and the Canadian version was just as cheap!

[@cessieabe2]

This is absolutely disgusting! That CEO saw the horrible conditions HE'S RESPONDING FOR and did nothing for that guy. Its shameful!

[@israymervalentin-arias6313]

He offered cooking classes so he can inspire this chef to do even more work under the same conditions. That’s just too funny and horribly sad at the same time.

[@jeanmariereed1646]

This chef is such a hard working gentleman with integrity. So glad he was acknowledged! What a wonderful man! Yes it takes talented people with great work ethic to be successful! I hope that Best Western also compensated him for his overtime -- not just the additional culinary course. Otherwise, he is still putting in extra hours for no money. You can't survive on that.

[@mandyd473]

Landlord to Chef: Your £600 behind on your rent this month Chef: No problem do you accept a cookery qualification and increased self esteem as payment?

[@jackjonson2696]

Lool

[@TeslaGengar]

what? my children are still starving because self pride is worthless to you? what an odd policy

[@a1kev]

I'd like to shake your hand.

[@patsydarling160]

A paid holiday for all them hours and a fat cheque would also be great not just a course to do MORE! 😅 The kitchen sure looks grim and bleak; good lighting would greatly and inexpensively solve that and even raise moral too... What a gem and a blessing this young man is to your company PLEASE treasure him❤️💥

[@kilssj2250]

We need Chef Ramsay to yell at that CEO for being a complete DOUGHNUT 🍩😫!!

[@HenryLeslieGraham]

ceo is an idiot sandwich

[@linkinparktilldeath1]

Guy: Works 80 hours a week. Boss: We'd like you to go on a cooking course so you can do more. :D

[@donramanayake1505]

🤣...its insane

[@simonbaxter8001]

@@donramanayake1505 ... boss is a c**t!

[@stanswaby]

Yeah thanks boss for recognising my commitment an rewarding loyalty. I’m off to Burger King I hear they give days off…

[@misakitten8835]

"do more" could mean several things though. Like "Do more with your life" as in find a much better job. Also I doubt he has to do both the work he currently did + the course.

[@Mark-kp1mj]

This is why my son is not a chef anymore. They ate treated like garbage, wages are disgusting, no benefits. My son worked 17 hour days 7 days a week. He was lucky to be payed for 40 hours .. I could tell horror stories on the food industry

[@jimwest7107]

Yeah it's not great. Looks glamouros on TV but it isn't.

[@School_of_DejaVu]

Depends on where you work, I’m a cook but get paid decently, and our restaurant is kept up to standard. There’s always staffing issues but I don’t have a real problem with my job.

[@donnab.333]

This isn't right.

[@CoopersLifestyle]

Same boat as me man

[@Mark-kp1mj]

@@School_of_DejaVu both my sons worked in pubs and 5 star dining. they are all the same. they are all under payed or dont get payed for all the hours they worked. if its so great. WHY cant they not find anyone any more to work in the food industry. restaurants are closing down NO STAFF.

[@graceandmarvellouswonders6249]

His attitude speaks for itself and his gift of appreciation was well deserved! Thank you for everything ✌🏾

[@declan5073]

1:19 "You shouldn't take advantage of people" Proceeds to do exactly that. Wow he couldn't even pretend for the camera.

[@thomasjones4570]

You clearly do not know anything about the episode or the company...hell, I bet you didnt even pay attention in this short clip. The company is a franchise. The location is owned and operated by the owner of the building. He was there to see if they were keeping up with company standards. He cannot give the man a raise, he is not paying him, the owner of the location is and the location is not making a profit, it was losing money. Also, this CEO ran the UK branch of Best Western which is one of many of Best Western International. If you hate seeing things like this, offer to pay a normal price for a room instead of the cheap rates that cause shit like this to happen. Yeah, this shit happens because people want CHEAP and companies try to provide and end up in conditions like this.

[@declan5073]

@@thomasjones4570 It's clear you don't know how franchises work and the rest of your rant is all butthurt bullshit. It's also obvious you've never worked a day in a kitchen in your whole life. You own a franchise. You lease the company name (and rules/standards). He can very much give the guy a raise. He can very much upgrade the kitchen equipment. He can very much hire someone else and the guy can very much leave. I especially love the part where you excused the entire condition of the business by blaming society (and me who you don't know anything about) wanting cheap shit. I would educate you but well.. You can lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink. Please tell me you're not of voting age because we don't need people like you deciding the future of any country.

[@thomasjones4570]

@@declan5073 I accept your lack of actual rebuttal as sign of wanting to remain a clueless moron.

[@SohanDsouza]

@@thomasjones4570 Are people going to stay on the street if they don't get hotel rooms "CHEAP"?

[@thomasjones4570]

@@SohanDsouza WTF does this have to do with anything I said? Can you form an actual argument or are you going to delete your response like the other total moron did?

[@garrykennedy5484]

I am just about to cry because I've been in that Chefs shoes in other capacities and ALWAYS got screwed for being the nice guy!!!!!! In 3 partnerships, same thing! I've been cheated out of at LEAST 300K bucks over the years and my daughter was robbed of time I should have had with her also. My heart pours out to this AWESOME gentleman chef!! Dear Lord help us all!!!!!!!

[@MrsDuck356]

Im sorry

[@brendadickson9583]

I am so sorry hope this changes

[@CoopersLifestyle]

I feel this man I was running a kitchen hitting 50+ hours per week and payslips were always fucked up had to keep fighting

[@karinaz8756]

First time you’re a victim. After that you’re a volunteer.

[@garrykennedy5484]

@@karinaz8756 Ooooh,, Very well said.

[@OmarGarcia-qh6ux]

That boss did not appreciate his employee at all. No oven, no extra help, no back pay. Just a kick on the ass. An insult is all he got.

[@patsydarling160]

Know your worth young man💫

[@davesrvchannel4717]

Dude works 80 hours. The CEO sends him to a course so employee can “be inspired to do more” 😮

[@georgedunkelberg5004]

Could be like the Britishers heritages of Royals' historic inbreeding? Are bosses bred with availability to pretty poor workers?

[@GirlfriendNinja]

He is full of shit.

[@SurelyIjest206]

Well, there are 168 hours in a week. He is only working 80. That's 88 hours more he should be working. Even if we are generous enough to allow 6 hours of sleep that is still 82 hours that he isn't working.

[@Jonathan-A.C.]

@@SurelyIjest206 Is this sarcasm?

[@christianmrz]

I know i wans't the only one waiting for him to get a substantial raise, a promotion and better and improved kitchen equipment

[@moeruss2726]

💯! I thought for sure he’s was going to give him a check for all the unpaid overtime, take him to see how he updated the kitchen equipment & tell him they were hiring more employees to help in the kitchen . But I stead he’s sending him to a cooking course? WTH?😳🤬

[@ianh1504]

Nope! A hearty thank you and an expectation to do more.

[@Tropicaltemp]

He should be paid up in full and given the opportunity to go on a management course, in those few minutes he displayed, dedication, resourcefulness, innovation and a faith and vision in improving the restaurant. And given the managers job.

[@dbadaddy7386]

That would be up to the owners of the franchise. The CEO has no authority to set employee policies for a separate company. Maybe the CEO should look into pulling the franchise, but trying to run the franchise would rightly result in a lawsuit from the owners of the franchise for violating the franchise agreement.

[@Msdinomite]

Well, when this was filmed 12 years ago, the UK was in a recession (as he mentions at the start). The voiceover also mentions at the very start that the hotel isn't making a profit, so the Franchise owner can't afford to invest. But they no doubt got into major trouble with head office about the state of the place, although this wouldn't have been filmed. The UK version has limited budgets due to the gifts coming directly from the company. The CEO donated £2,500 to a children's hospital for another employee

[@PaulMcCannWebBuilder]

Seems to me that he's already doing the manager's job.

[@Tropicaltemp]

@@PaulMcCannWebBuilder Yes, he was managing the kitchen, but he obviously displayed more than that, he just needed the validation and support.

[@Tropicaltemp]

@@dbadaddy7386 I'm sure the CEO and owners could have sorted out something down their Country/Golf Club.

[@chareajohnson2320]

God Bless Him! Also, I really want him to get back pay and a raise!🎉

[@dcavidgomez2877]

Damn the CEO played the part when the camera was on and showed who he really is when he didn’t give him back pay.

[@georgedunkelberg5004]

Like ENforcements' sirens in the canyons of a shitty-city. The dis-h-onorable whines of the oft repeated " weeee can't afford IT.! (you)! but will exploit illegals.

[@blaine3224]

Thank you for your hard work and suffering. Here's a way you can do more for us.

[@stanswaby]

Yeah thanks boss for recognising my commitment an rewarding loyalty. I’m off to Burger King I hear they give days off…

[@davidlane8536]

Who’s going to be doing the cooking when the chef’s on a cooking course ?? It must be the Boss 😂

[@edithbannerman4]

@Hello there, how are you doing this blessed day?

[@stanswaby]

Yeah thanks boss for recognising my commitment an rewarding loyalty. I’m off to Burger King I hear they give days off…

[@neilmacintyre7906]

Wow… “I feel bad for this worker, he has no help, no resources, shit equipment and not getting paid overtime… but instead of compensating him properly, fixing the equipment or paying him for all the overtime we will send him to a cooking class” … real nice

[@bowenwong1569]

After taken the Cooking class, so the staff could come back and contribute more during his OT without pay..., what a joke!

[@dbadaddy7386]

There's no more reason for the CEO in this video to compensate the chef than the CEO of, say, IBM to do so, or for YOU. Why don't you send the chef some money, if you think other people he doesn't work for should? The chef doesn't work for his company. The chef works for a franchise of the company, a separate business. It's the owners of the franchise that owe the chef money and are letting the kitchen run down, not the company the CEO works for.

[@MOBBTheRightWay]

​@@dbadaddy7386 as the CEO he is the company. Chief Executive Officer. As the BOSS he could tell HR to fix it. They aren't sending district managers. Just loud and wrong. Clearly you are the brown nose at your job.

[@dbadaddy7386]

@@MOBBTheRightWay The CEO we saw is NOT the CEO of the company the chef worked for. He is NOT the boss of the company the chef worked for. He can tell them how to fix it, and they can tell him to piss off, because he isn't their boss. Franchisees are not employees of the franchisors. You failed to pay attention to the actual facts as mentioned in the clip, so it's you who is wrong. I don't expect you to admit it, because that would be the responsible thing to do.

[@stuartmunro2474]

Fairly standard for an upgrade - get your workers out while you sort out manager & plant issues. That way no grudges.

[@gabrielle.barile]

I was waiting for him to cut the check. That’s like a backhand gesture. Make him feel good to keep him working hard when he isn’t getting crap out of it

[@G-LBKqoxbxbh1126]

Poor guy should have got more like money paid to him that he worked also more opportunities. It’s rare that passion is there under those environment and conditions. Improve and strive, make it better not leave it as it is

[@Aztecius]

But wait you guys, he said "at our expense". That radiates generosity!!

[@Anita_Lauren]

I used to work in a restaurant and I too did not get paid. It's a rough industry sometimes. I hope he will be compensated for his overtime :(

[@nomchompsky2883]

hope don't pay the bills... but it keeps the sheep working themselves to death...

[@carolinebarnett9848]

That kitchen needs an immediate makeover. Nothing being prepared looks edible.

[@kimr2025]

So the CEO of Best Western spends a few hrs with an employee that is overworked and doesn't have adequate resources, and his solution is to send the same employee to cooking school "... to inspire him to do more" 3:14 ... WTF!!! I hope he means find a better job that pays him his worth.

[@ralphjoseph1854]

It will inspire him to do so much more 😂

[@thomasfriesejr.9198]

Yeah, that's why this show sucks. It's just CEOs trying to appear compassionate, without having to actually change how they do business. If dude actually cared, there would be systematic changes to ensure this type of thing wasn't happening at all of his locations (which it surely is)

[@TheLastCrumb.]

You see a very small picture

[@dannihenson3420]

Dang I am so used to a thankyou and a slice of cold pizza, but this one has to even cook his own pizza. After working 16 hours, unpaid and over worked. This is one hell of a boss.

[@amazinglyaverage590]

Bro works 80 hours without compensation and the maniac gives him a course so he can work even harder. Crazy

[@aaronjordan7729]

The worker is a moron then.

[@TheAwakeningangel]

So he just said he will send him on a cooking course and be able to do more, did I hear right, oh and a Thank you , well I would have told him to stick it. Poor guy I hope he takes the course and uses the degree he might get for it and opens up his own place someday xxxx

[@cmoss95]

Okay. I had to watch it twice. I can't believe that came out of his mouth. The audacity

[@luisafrance1635]

The Americans undercover bosses are very generous though. They give thousands of usd to their good employees. Shamed on the U.K. bosses.

[@nigelanscombe8658]

Of course, that “more” could have been elsewhere if the cooking course gave him an extra qualification, or experience, on his resume.

[@dianemaloy1338]

Pop

[@dianemaloy1338]

@@luisafrance1635 pop

[@margf.6773]

The owner - "Oh, you are working hours (in my) restaurant you are not paid for? I am SHOCKED ! SCHOCKED !"

[@cdnest]

THEY GIVE HIM A COOKIE COURSE TO WORK MORE? sorry, but this is so insane... hope this wonderful, loyal man has a NEW Employer!

[@huyongquan6554]

Most of the bosses and CEOs know what exactly how hell the situation theirs employees encountered everyday, they chose to ignore.

[@livableincome]

It's "business" right? Shaft the employee so the bosses get rich.

[@photongamingclips6339]

I think the idea was for the CEO to pay for an expensive chef course so he can either transfer to a better location or overall find a better job. He might not be able to make up for lost time, but he could give him something for his resume to find a better future. Unfortunately franchise 3rd party owned locations can be like this unless the owners care as well.

[@LiquidTheory]

Best Western should be ashamed. "We're sending you on a cooking course"... 🤦‍♂️🙄

[@Emsie76]

Pay the man what he’s due… he’s well worth it.

[@brendadickson9583]

This is heartbreaking I hope he gets a good job somewhere

[@georgedunkelberg5004]

HOPE! IS AN EVANGELISTIC PReYER FOR TYRANNY SINCE THE "ECONOMIC NECESSITY OF SLAVERY BEGAN. EVOLVED TO A STANDARD OF NUMBED, WHEWS! & NOT MEs!!, 'CAUSE CA$H SELECTED-COLLITCHS' MANDATES JOBS WITH PRESTIGE.

[@kalinaorwick7963]

What a slap in the face. Just walk away from that company brother.

[@chrisjenkins1]

We like how much effort you are putting in. Go on a cooking course we need more of that good old passion.

[@christianhernandez1569]

“A cooking course so you can do more” hahaha I can’t believe it

[@HypnoticMonkeyCards]

Undercover Boss USA they’re like “here’s $150k to pay off your mortgage and another 50k cash to help you out”. Best Western UK just says “here’s some training to do a job you’re already doing really well and we want you to do more”.

[@rosebean8200]

His reward is training so he can work harder? Wow, some gift.

[@smiththomson95]

Hello Dear How are you doing today?

[@marthawelch4289]

That's it? A "free" course in cooking to inspire him to do MORE for them? Probably won't even be paid for the time he spends in the course when he's taking the course to do more for Best Western. It's as if Cinderella's stepmother gave her a class on how to pick up and use cow dung to heat the kitchen stove.

[@donramanayake1505]

🤣

[@ElimanGibba]

He out in the work and got rewarded in the end. It started tough, rough but opened eyes and inspired people.

[@theodorebolan6724]

How about paying for his time worked.Hope this chef gets sorted and finds a place that shows that the owners care about people.

[@jimlofts5433]

yes and that would be a great follow up vlog

[@JC-fc2op]

I used to work for a major architecture firm which didn’t pay over time, I was working 50/60+ hours a week and paid for 40, when I pulled them up on it they accused me of lying on my time sheets… a couple weeks later, that manager was caught out saying she had been in when she hadn’t

[@snowman2970]

Used to enjoy staying in Best Westerns in the 1990`s however, the decline of the Hotels became noticeable from the early 2000`s and now do not look to stay there when booking accommodation.

[@mubingamer2641]

Keep up the good work bro your videos are amazing❤

[@magic2506]

A cooking course and more work. Great reward. That Chef is a real great asset to them and hopefully he would tell them to shove the cooking course, more work and this video helps him get a better job.

[@shaneherian3638]

What just happened?!? The CEO didn't do enough for the chef. He deserves more.

[@steveib8118]

That's an awsome cook. I'm a electrician, and I would hire that guy in an instant!! It's a good to see someone that still cares 😌

[@usnva5638]

What would you hire him to do? Cook your lunches? Scramble up some wall receptacles, or bake you a breaker box?

[@AlessandroGenTLe]

@@usnva5638 because of his attitude. A person like that can do great in every field...

[@outthestate9801]

So employees on this show don't find it strange that there's all of a sudden a camera crew following the new guy around? Lol

[@karenvanwyk5307]

Hope this chef found a better person to work for that would appreciate his talent and hard work

[@smiththomson95]

Hello Dear How are you doing today?

[@ollyw2897]

Send him on a cooking course. That’ll help his self esteem! How about a cheque for overtime back pay??

[@Viewer13128]

lol after everything he said about "this isn't right", he sent him to a cooking course.

[@tas22222]

cooking class? more of his time but sure you pay for it. COME ON he deserved alot more and I dont mean money but thats a GOOD START! Jeez.

[@samanthasims7123]

Yes compensation

[@agnese72]

He can already cook. A nice cheque would be more useful, hope he's got it.

[@samanthasims7123]

Yes compensation like holy ahhhh

[@101Spacetime]

The boss has never cut a potato in his freaking life! 😂

[@bobshanklylfc778]

Looks like you've never seen a potato as that was a swede the CEO was attempting to peel. lol

[@101Spacetime]

@@bobshanklylfc778 lmao

[@stephenleader8065]

"I'm sending you on a training course." In other words, you get to cook even more food and keep you working long hours but we won't pay you for it.

[@MitsubishiEvoXFQ]

CEO: He isn’t being appreciated, he doesn’t have the tools and he’s not getting paid for the hours he works. Also CEO: Gonna send you on a cooking course. That’s It.

[@thePryceofPearlz]

Right. The hell?

[@paulmidsussex3409]

It is a franchise, he is not the employer. Ultimately the only thing he can do is kick the hotel out of the network.

[@MitsubishiEvoXFQ]

@@paulmidsussex3409 I understand but the program is pointless if he can’t actually make a significant change so if Best Western chose to do the program then they should have invested into their partners.

[@leopoldpoppenberger8692]

and the CEO to a people Management Course

[@adamb1130]

Just seen a clip from a company in the US that pays off a man's mortgage, in this one he is sent to do more work (on a course) as his reward, Bloody hell.

[@JD-iv4jt]

WOW here in the UsA the bosses give them a gift this chef works 80 hours for 40 pay .If anyone deserves a gift or bonus it's him.

[@livableincome]

He did give him a gift. A cooking course so he can do more. Yippee.

[@colinmorgan7771]

WOW that was Best western that i use for business and family trips...just gob smacked they could not treat this lad with the respect he deserved PAY THE LAD WHAT HE'S OWED...GIVE HIM HIS OWN KITCHEN SEND HIS FAMILY ON A VACATION OR BUY THE LAD A CAR TO GET AROUND BETTER...the complete lack of proper response by the ceo has put me right off. Goodbye best western no longer will i be using you for my business...just disgusted. SLAVE LABOR

[@viceroyvic]

i agree. i know each location has its own owner and the brand is an association or something so maybe that makes backpay complicated but a bonus or something would have been nice. I'll stay at other locations but not this one.

[@irenejohnston6802]

"Best" Western? The kitchen was a disgrace

[@donramanayake1505]

Well done mate. What you are doing is the only way these guys will get the message. What a piece of crap that CEO is - he works with this guy for the cameras knows what its like and still screws him. Shows you - money does not buy class.

[@JoeUrdiales]

Exactly!!! What about being re compensated by triple??! Hes gone this far w/o money, get your head outta yer arse!!

[@pamelamckenzie2685]

I hope he get a new cooker and all the other things is needed in the kitchen he needs more staff as well and a good wage no more over time.

[@Anonymous-jx8zy]

Thanks are not putting money in his pocket. He needs to go somewhere he can be appreciated ❤️

[@colejarvis666]

That's rough. He deserves more. Wow.

[@cricketlovely8541]

A cooking course? What about PAYING THE MAN all the back pay FIRST? This is actually quite insulting. 🤬

[@truthbetold7838]

I thought the same thing. Where is the compensation for all the overtime you didn't pay him for. That's illegal to not pay him for his time. Wow he gets to go to cooking school on them to make up for what they still owe the man. POS company to work for.

[@dannihenson3420]

Not even school, a cooking course. When this man does nothing but all day 🤣😂

[@anitahead]

Take the courses for free then go find a job that pays you.

[@richardyoung871]

Watching this video reminds me of a job years ago. I worked in a Cafe by myself, no one but myself. I worked breakfast and part of lunch, later 2 guys would work the dinner. One day the owner said to me that he was over paying me, so I quit. Some time later, I saw a cook who worked at the same place and he said that he quit to. The owner was making money but the problem was that he didn't understand business so he filed bankruptcy. So many owners don't understand business and I don't feel sorry for them. Some appreciate your work, some don't, sad to say the least. I have taken cook's to be CHEFS and they don't forget that.

[@gillb9733]

Send him on a cooking class so he can do more!!! What am I missing here?

[@joshjoshspangler]

Whoopdy fricken doo! A cooking class. This is absolutely typical of the levels of indifference between employers and employees. Start by paying the poor bugger his rightful overtime! Then give him a weeks paid leave, employ more staff, and invest in your kitchen....it's a business expense, therefore claimable. Unfrickenbelievable!

[@energyequilibrium]

You do so much for the people its amazing so we want you to do even more 😊

[@jaredjames1989]

For all the back pay they owe him he could sign up for that bs himself. What a slap in the face

[@David_Camerwrongun]

As an ex Chef it's the industry not just this place, every place I've ever worked or spoken to the staff it's always the same story and it's been allowed to go on for at least 40+ years because it's too profitable for the man at the top.

[@georgedunkelberg5004]

AND "WE, THE CITIZENS-HUMANS-PEOPLE ALLOW THIS?" A STANDARD OF rest=aur-ant WORKING IN ???america?? Who CONGRESSES FOR THIS? EVEN PRESIDENTIAL "CHEFS OF "THE donald's desires" get mickey-Ds wedgesxxxxx minimum wages.

[@patricialloyd866]

I hope there's more rewards to this story

[@710MaryJane]

That’s nice,a cooking course on them, and a thank you. What about paying him for all those 😢 “Unpaid over time hours he didn’t get paid for?” 🎉

[@ls-kk4pq]

I wish the owner had given this wonderful chef all the back pay. I thought, really???