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As anecdotes... I know a sole proprietorship locally that re-dates grocery goods when they expire so they can continue to resell until they look 'unappealing'.
by crankylinuxuser 7y ago
As anecdotes...
I know a sole proprietorship locally that re-dates grocery goods when they expire so they can continue to resell until they look 'unappealing'. It's also common knowledge they do this. The health dept has been called multiple times, with no real punishment.
I also worked at Starbucks for 5 years. I worked (made drinks, got foodstuffs prepped, and handed stuff to/from customers) while sick with the flu. I know I gave it to customers and fellow employees. I was threatened that I'd either be fired or "get a 4 hour shift for the week" if I dared call in. The store manager also demanded that shift managers tell employees who call in sick to do the work of managers and call for their replacements.
I also worked at walmart. I was a 3rd shift stocker... The pallet jacks they had were in various states of disrepair. Many had sharpies written on them "BROKE". 1 malfunctioned and cut into my foot. I was later fired for 'reasons' that included on my paperwork "got injured and cost the company money"... Literally.
I also worked at Subway... And their chicken is some of the weirdest stuff Ive ever seen (as in, chicken in name only). And recent DNA analysis with a NPR expose showed that their "chicken" was 50% chicken and 50% soy. If I were to do that, I'd be charged with fraud and stuff. But it's cool a big co can do this.. Its "just business". https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/03/01/517920680/dna-tests-find-subway-chicken-only-50-percent-meat-canadian-media-reports https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/03/01/517920680...
- Chris2048 7y ago> on my paperwork "got injured and cost the company money" You got that in writing? Doesn't sound legal..
- crankylinuxuser 7y agoOh yeah, I had it in writing. I also had $500 to my name and a car that was falling apart. And it was against Walmart. I talked to 2 attorneys. They said effectively that even though I had a very good case, they were too big for a probono small attorney to deal with. It's only illegal if you can enforce it. And that costs money. Which I didn't have.