This comparison is off. Chick-fil-a workers get paid slightly more on average, only work 6 days a week and have been dealing with this amount of customers for years.
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Another day, another fight at Popeyes (video)
- Thread starter MIMIC
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my 1st retail job was one of those pack 'n ship places. I won't say what it was but it was bought and re-branded under them.
the two weeks prior to christmas were always insane(I spend a cpl years there).
we'd hire up for that season of course, but they still just got min wage, but..
my boss at the time gave us an additional +$5 of 'combat pay' for every hour in those two weeks.
Had he not, there were plenty of times I would have gladly told some smug fuck to eat a dick and walkout. ~ at the least.
None of this is surprising.
the two weeks prior to christmas were always insane(I spend a cpl years there).
we'd hire up for that season of course, but they still just got min wage, but..
my boss at the time gave us an additional +$5 of 'combat pay' for every hour in those two weeks.
Had he not, there were plenty of times I would have gladly told some smug fuck to eat a dick and walkout. ~ at the least.
None of this is surprising.
I'm going to go ahead and assume two things. First, that you have never worked in the service industry (or more specifically at a popular one). Second, that you've not been to a Popeyes during this whole fiasco.
Remember when a postal employee went crazy in the 90s due to his job and thus the term "going postal" was coined? I submit the term is long since overdue for an update to "going Popeyes".
Like what is with that place and people going batshit and fighting? Something is in the food...
No, but it tends to happen much more often at Popeyes than others I noticed. Everytime I see a fast food fight video it's either Popeyes or McDonald's. 🤷
It's just fast food. For fuck's sake. Cheap, greasy food. You'd think they'd be fighting for a spot at Sukiyabashi Jiro or Osteria Francescana.
Chik-fil-a also stresses friendly service and presents a "nice" face to the customer. There is zero downtime at Popeye's these days; there is always a line and there will inevitably be workers stretched thin.
I went to Popeyes for lunch today. The Chicken Sandwiches have destroyed the entire store. It took 25 minutes just to get an two piece and mash potatoes.
They say Popeyes closed early because John F Kennedy's motorcade picked a route that used its street
Just ban Popeyes it's turning into an epidemic at this point.
But seriously fuck that white guy saying the n word. Trash.
I worked 12 hours shifts on Black Friday for 10 years, and you get pissed off customers and stressed out employees, but chicken on a weekday? Nah, not worth it.
I'd just walk out if it was that terrible serving people, or leave if the line was too long. I'll make my own chicken.
I'd just walk out if it was that terrible serving people, or leave if the line was too long. I'll make my own chicken.
"I'll kill you" What the fuck?
It's just a sandwich you fucking knuckle dragging troglodytes. A fucking sandwich. You're going to chew it up and shit it out later. no one needs to die.
Also excessive racist slurs. Why? I don't understand.
I doubt this guy is going to contribute to society in any positive way. He seems like a ticking time bomb ready to set off any time now.
No sandwich is worth reacting that way.
Absolutely. I hope he is enjoying nutraloaf/prison loaf in jail right now. Seems like he has his girlfriend hypnotized into thinking that kind of behavior is normal also.
Ayyyyyyyyyyyyy! I was about to post this too and I live near by too! XD
My sister used to work at Popeyes at Murrieta. Terrible service and manager as usual. She told me how usually in the back of the chicken, there's usually only 1 guy who was in charge of battering the chickens which usually takes times. I think she also mentioned how it takes time for the chickens to be completely fried.. whatever it is, it takes a dam long time. She was the cashier, had to deal with angry customers, and left after just 3 months.
In this Popeyes where the video where recorded, I was waiting in the drive thru. A customer went up to me and just said "bro you're better off buying the sandwiches inside! Only 10 min wait not joking!". Decided to go inside, was packed, and yet got the sandwich under 10-12 mins.. wow..
Fights break out at McD's all the fucking time and I'm pretty sure Chick-Fil-A is a cult that weeds out anyone who doesn't immediately fall in line.
I imagine employees at Popeye's are under a significant amount more stress given that people are going insane over a fuckin' fast food sammy, and being treated far more like slave wages than the average employee in their industry.
It sounds like it right, must suck for anyone who wasn't fighting.
You really had me search "Popeyes fight compilations" on Youtube because of this video. I ain't shit 😂
"Honestly I wasn't even gonna get the sandwich *smiles*"
Lmao I like this guy.
Did you watch the video? There were like 2 customers inside.
LMAO
Lmao I like this guy.
Did you watch the video? There were like 2 customers inside.
LMAO
Thank god everyone in that video ate way too much chicken so the fight was rather short.
I just got back from a week at Disney World and this explains my tension
Chicken Fil A is packed every fucking day. I mean they have two drive through lanes. First time I had ever seen Fast Food do this.
Popeyes to me has never been "fast food." It's semi-fast food.
CFA has lines as big as Popeyes every single day. The difference is they know how to get you in and out in a timely manner.
Every Popeyes I've ever been to has been poorly run and taken forever, line or no.
This video is amazing. Tiny crazy guy white knighting against the woman for the huge guy and tossing racial slurs and death threats at everyone. Woman being equally crazy and fighting back while her man cowers. All the while the amazing commentary team lays them all out.
Doesn't Chick-fil-A pay their employees a lot more than Popeyes? I know in my area most of their employees start at around $13-$14 per hour.
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I really feel for these Popeyes employees.
I've been to three different Popeyes in Philadelphia since the whole chicken sandwich craze, and despite being in different parts of the city all three had several things in common: They were all packed, they were all disorganized, customers were RUDE AF (seriously, something about a product going viral just brings out the absolute worst in some people). Also, and this is important, all three of them were hot as hell. Just, boiling. I couldn't imagine being in one for an hour. Much less 8...on my feet...dealing with these rude ass people trying to create a viral moment.
This isn't the employees. As someone who's worked in food service, I'm wondering what kind of training the managers have gotten to handle this sudden influx of demand. And, I mean, Popeyes are already poppin BEFORE this sandwich.
This has nothing to do with Chick Fil A. Chick has had its business model for decades. Their hiring, training, and managerial practices have been fine-tuned to handle their demand. The "what is it about Popeyes...?" questions are starting to make my dog perk up. Keep it cute.
I've been to three different Popeyes in Philadelphia since the whole chicken sandwich craze, and despite being in different parts of the city all three had several things in common: They were all packed, they were all disorganized, customers were RUDE AF (seriously, something about a product going viral just brings out the absolute worst in some people). Also, and this is important, all three of them were hot as hell. Just, boiling. I couldn't imagine being in one for an hour. Much less 8...on my feet...dealing with these rude ass people trying to create a viral moment.
This isn't the employees. As someone who's worked in food service, I'm wondering what kind of training the managers have gotten to handle this sudden influx of demand. And, I mean, Popeyes are already poppin BEFORE this sandwich.
This has nothing to do with Chick Fil A. Chick has had its business model for decades. Their hiring, training, and managerial practices have been fine-tuned to handle their demand. The "what is it about Popeyes...?" questions are starting to make my dog perk up. Keep it cute.