Cheapest Company You Have Ever Worked For?

[Art Vandelay]

Originally Posted by troutman

Chi Chi's Mexican Ristorante would not allow me to eat left-overs brought to the dish-washing pit.

Mmmm. I miss Chi Chi's. Chajitas and Fried Ice Cream. Yum.


I used to work at BK in the early 90s. I got a 5 cent raise one year. Gee thanks alot you fata faces.

[Superflyer]

Chuck E Cheese, I was one of the very few people that were not in high school so I got all the day shifts. I was expected to work as greeter, waiter, cook and prize counter some days.

[Locke]

Originally Posted by Superflyer

Chuck E Cheese, I was one of the very few people that were not in high school so I got all the day shifts. I was expected to work as greeter, waiter, cook and prize counter some days.

I'd have put 2 in the brainpan if I ever worked there. Honestly.

[wooohooo]

Originally Posted by Superflyer

Chuck E Cheese, I was one of the very few people that were not in high school so I got all the day shifts. I was expected to work as greeter, waiter, cook and prize counter some days.

You mean you worked there as an adult? Did you also have to wear that ridiculous mouse costume? That place gives me horrors

[Got Miikka?]

I have had my share of delightful McJob experiences in my time. A taste:

-As a courtesy clerk at Safeway, was required to provide my own uniform sans the fruity red vest I was to wear overtop, and had to pay union dues out of my $6/hour wage. Wasn't allowed to accept tips from customers for carrying their groceries out to their cars in Hoth-like weather.

-Overnight stock person at Wal-Mart, assigned to stock the furniture section solo, and they locked us in all night so escape became impossible. $7/hr (including $1/hr overnight shift 'premium').

-At Wendy's as a sandwich-assembler, was paid $4.25/hour and one day asked during the same shift to a) clean a drain pipe in the dry storage area using a toothbrush and b) venture out into the Hoth-like conditions to ensure that a garbage bag that was showing through the lid of the trash can was tucked neatly inside and no longer visible. Because I imagine all Wendy's customers are immediately turned off of their impending Big Bacon Classic combo when they drive up to the restaurant and see the top of a garbage bag lining the trash can.

Strangely, I never lasted long at these jobs and yet was confused when I would start a new one and it didn't seem a lot better by comparison.

[dj_patm]

Originally Posted by Locke

Oh yeah, I worked there too. I remember those idiots. I used to work in autoparts and the people in Customer service took back everything.

I remember a customer buying a case of oil, returning it because they 'didnt need it anymore' when really they just refilled all the bottles with water.

Or a time that someone did plugs/cap/rotor/wires and just put the old crap back in the box and they took it back and put it on the shelf. Ditto with an air filter once.

Idiots.

Yup. When I was 16 and first started driving I rubbed my dads bumper on a a trucks tire (his car was lowered and the tire was turned) so I went to Canadian tire and bought touch up paint, NuFinish, some pad thing and silver spray paint. I used it all, while still in there parking lot and returned 10 minutes later.

Worked like a charm. Well the paint did atleast

[narbeZ]

I have never worked for minimum wage in my life. The way I figure it is if your gonna put in the hours anyways, you might as well get payed as much as you can.

Although, back in 2000, I worked at for a Truss Company and sweated like a dog for them part time for 8.50/hr. Pretty hilarious.

I actually saw the foreman fire someone.

Here is the story.

Basically buddy doesnt show up for two days and doesnt phone in at all. On the third day he comes in and starts to work like nothing has happened. The foreman walks out into his area outside, and asks him why he didnt come into work for the past two days. He reply's "I was feeling a bit ill and didnt feel like coming in". The foreman says "OK" and procedes to walk back to the door to enter the shop. The worker turns to his fellow comrade and says under his breath, "I can't believe I got away with that!". The foreman then proceeded to TURN around, while whipping out the hand "guns" and yells, "YOUR FIRED". I have to say that was the funniest thing I have ever seen in my life at that time.

[Superflyer]

Originally Posted by wooohooo

You mean you worked there as an adult? Did you also have to wear that ridiculous mouse costume? That place gives me horrors

I was 19 or 20, so not really an adult, and yes I got to wear the costume, I loved that part though.

[Flames4LifeFLA]

Tampa Bay Lightning hockey club. Easily the cheapest company I've ever worked for.

[Red_Baron]

Originally Posted by Cowperson

Hmmmm . . . . . if they're publicly traded, sounds like a good stock to buy.

Cowperson

HaHa, that's the main reason I give the company I work for a pass.
Junior mining companies are pretty funny to watch how they save money. They usually pay us pretty good but give us a shoestring budget. I would complain about it but I managed to get everything we wanted to get out of 2 years of drilling, got the work done on schedule, and the results met or exceeded expectations-makes me think that maybe they knew what they were doing.

[Ice]

The company I currently work for might be the cheapest. I'm currently re-using post its because its not worth the interrogation to get a new pack of them. I suppose its not that they're cheap, as much as there are people in charge who think cutting back on post its is a way to save money rather that increasing efficiency.

[GGG]

Originally Posted by Temporary_User

haha I think this is a joke post (??) but nonetheless, just so everyone knows--this is actually standard policy at the majority of restaurants.
Most people of course aren't going to eat others left-overs, but countless times the wrong product was made and simply has to go to waste. If everyone were allowed to eat these, the amount of "wrong" products made would go up.

Eating left over food is time honored right of the dish pig. It is one of the few perks of an otherwise terible job. The best was working at a place with a buffet.

[Red_Baron]

Originally Posted by Ice

The company I currently work for might be the cheapest. I'm currently re-using post its because its not worth the interrogation to get a new pack of them. I suppose its not that they're cheap, as much as there are people in charge who think cutting back on post its is a way to save money rather that increasing efficiency.

That's like the company I work for, re-use the post-it notes to save money, ignoring the cost of erasers and the time taken to erase what's on them.
The accountant wanted me to itemize my cell phone bill that I would submit. I generally took an hour of company time to do it and it would save the company between $3-7 a month in expenses, problem is that my wage is several times that amount. Stupid accountants...

[Kipper is King]

At my most recent evaluation, I was happily told I was the best at customer service in my department...and that I would receive a raise of $0.50/ hour, to be added to a wage that was not great to start lol!

Better than nothing, but still crappy.

[burnin_vernon]

I worked for a restaurant that got after employees for using straws and napkins (for staff meals) and claimed that was the reason for no raises. Oddly, when everyone stopped using straws, the raises did not follow.

This is the same company that in a staff meeting, raised tip-out without warning or discussion and managed to tell all of us with a straight face that each server makes more annual income than the 2 owners.

[SportsJunky]

Originally Posted by troutman

Chi Chi's Mexican Ristorante would not allow me to eat left-overs brought to the dish-washing pit.

Ha! I used to bus tables at Chi Chi's. All the stale tortilla chips and watery salsa I could eat.

[Julio]

Originally Posted by Got Miikka?

I have had my share of delightful McJob experiences in my time. A taste:

-As a courtesy clerk at Safeway, was required to provide my own uniform sans the fruity red vest I was to wear overtop, and had to pay union dues out of my $6/hour wage. Wasn't allowed to accept tips from customers for carrying their groceries out to their cars in Hoth-like weather.

-Overnight stock person at Wal-Mart, assigned to stock the furniture section solo, and they locked us in all night so escape became impossible. $7/hr (including $1/hr overnight shift 'premium').

-At Wendy's as a sandwich-assembler, was paid $4.25/hour and one day asked during the same shift to a) clean a drain pipe in the dry storage area using a toothbrush and b) venture out into the Hoth-like conditions to ensure that a garbage bag that was showing through the lid of the trash can was tucked neatly inside and no longer visible. Because I imagine all Wendy's customers are immediately turned off of their impending Big Bacon Classic combo when they drive up to the restaurant and see the top of a garbage bag lining the trash can.

Strangely, I never lasted long at these jobs and yet was confused when I would start a new one and it didn't seem a lot better by comparison.

Me, I would have left the "Hoth like" planet you were living on...

[Shin Pad]

When I first moved to Calgary in 1976, I worked for an Architectural firm, that made us pay for the coffee. If that wasn't bad enough, they used the coffee that the employees paid for, to serve thier clients during meetings etc. This was supposed to be a professional firm. How they are still around is beyond me.

[CrusaderPi]

No one has ever worked for a cheaper / worse company than me.

This company spent 16% (roughly) of it's gross income on the boss' girlfriend(s). To say nothing of what the boss spent on his wife and kids. After that gets taken off the top of the budget there wasn't a lot left for machine tools.

And if anyone wants to challenge my claim, bring it. I'll match you story for story.

[boogerz]

The financial company - not a small company either - I worked for last summer suffered from the first two points in the op, and the last one about treating employees like doodoo

Not fun. Idk how people can stomach working for employers like that for years on end.