My friend is having issues at work with some rules?!
I worked for the same Taco Bell a bit over a year and the general manager is always telling the females "you cannot wear nail polish or acrylics" and she overall just loves feeling in control. Well, she, the general manager, is the first person to go get her nails done when she wants and contradict herself.
She is a controlling supervisor and thinks she is "all that" and loves to toss things it in peoples faces.
The other day she sat my friend down and told her she had to “take the acrylics off if not, you could not go into work”; my friend did as told, because she needs the money badly.
I know the company rules; if your nails are painted or you have acrylics, you must then wear gloves. It says it clearly in the manual as well as in the video you watch when you first get hired for the job. She is simply twisting the policy so she is not wrong and looks stupid (because the workers have showed her the book and she says an idealistic retort like “its outdated,” and when you look at year printed it says 2007).
The district manager has NEVER said anything in his visits and I’m getting exhausted of hearing by best friend bug me over the same issue.. What do you suggest she can do about it?
Answers: She works for Taco Bell. For the most part is usually a cashier, with an exceptional few days where they put her to do food; which by company policy, she must wear gloves at all times when working with the food.
I worked for the same Taco Bell a bit over a year and the general manager is always telling the females "you cannot wear nail polish or acrylics" and she overall just loves feeling in control. Well, she, the general manager, is the first person to go get her nails done when she wants and contradict herself.
She is a controlling supervisor and thinks she is "all that" and loves to toss things it in peoples faces.
The other day she sat my friend down and told her she had to “take the acrylics off if not, you could not go into work”; my friend did as told, because she needs the money badly.
I know the company rules; if your nails are painted or you have acrylics, you must then wear gloves. It says it clearly in the manual as well as in the video you watch when you first get hired for the job. She is simply twisting the policy so she is not wrong and looks stupid (because the workers have showed her the book and she says an idealistic retort like “its outdated,” and when you look at year printed it says 2007).
The district manager has NEVER said anything in his visits and I’m getting exhausted of hearing by best friend bug me over the same issue.. What do you suggest she can do about it?
Almost all places of employment like this have a hotline number posted in the break room for reporting this kind of behavior.
Just use it.
Maybe I'm showing my military background but if she can't get resolution with her manager she should go up the chain of command- to the regional manager. If that doesn't work or she's afraid to do that she should look for another job. Food service is an industry with a high turnover rate. Since she's experienced she should have no trouble finding another job in a better environment.
1) tell her to not get her nails done...
2) tell her to bring her own gloves and wear them...
3) next time your GM has her nails done and is in the kitchen ask her to take them off or put some gloves on.
4) quit
What can she do about it?
Keep quiet for now and stay in school so she doesn't have to work in places like that in the future.
For crying out loud! It's only Taco Bell!!!! Find something better!!!
why should they even trip? she has gloves on anyways. mybe she should try telling her that and if she has anything to say she can take it up with the main boss
One of the most valuable and challenging lessons to learn in the adult work world is to know which battles are worth fighting and when to let it go. Most of the time, the answer is "let it go". She has nothing to gain by fighting. It won't change things for the better. It will just create strife.
Ultimately, even if people believe she is right, she will be viewed as a troublemaker creating problems in the work culture. Often the greater good is to keep the peace, keep things running smoothly and prevent others from being dragged into negative conflict.
This may sound like terrible advise, but trust me, it isn't. So, my long-winded answer to "what can she do" is to rephrase it to "what should she do" and answer "nothing ... let it go ... stay positive and try not to think about it"
I think this is gross.. People who handle or are around food shouldn't wear nail polish it chips off into peoples food.
try to persuade the manger in letting you were acrylics.also try persuading the manger to let you get you nails painted and bringing them that why to work.
You can have this sort of problem in any business. You learn to follow the rules and cope. You will never win the argument and the owner gets tired of all the complaining. Would probably fire your friend rather than deal with the rule breaking supervisor.
Even if her acrylics are the cleanest in the world and she had clean hands and would wear gloves, her supervisor sets the rules. Follow them or go find something else. Maybe another Taco Bell would have a supervisor with better leadership skills.
A couple of things :
Is the GM handling food ? if she's not then the no nails nor no nail polish rules don't apply to her
Second of all gloves are dangerous because they lead to a false sense of security . From a food sanitation perspective a bare-handed person who washes their hands properly and frequently poses less of a risk than a person who changes gloves infrequently