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'I got fired over a $5 hamburger': Worker gets fired from gas station for eating an expired $5 burger during shift

'I got fired over a $5 hamburger': Worker gets fired from gas station for eating an expired $5 burger during shift

Minimum wage doesn't really motivate you to jump out of bed in the morning, be excited to meet potential customers, and generally look forward to the day ahead. If anything, you hit snooze, grumble, and wish that there wasn't that hole in your blinds that drowns your room in sunlight. Also, one could probably argue that people working minimum wage don't want to put in much effort because they aren't really getting compensated with a livable wage, anyway. There are so many of these jobs that you…
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‘I quit’: Employee informs boss that general manager is selling expired food to customers, then quits and gets hired for 63k a year in managerial role

‘I quit’: Employee informs boss that general manager is selling expired food to customers, then quits and gets hired for 63k a year in managerial role

The restaurant industry is unpredictable, and there is always a high turnover rate. Employees come and go, to and fro, to here and there. Not all managers know how to successfully navigate the trenches of employment. In this case, a manager flipped out at OP for ‘telling on them’, AKA for informing upper management about the fact this boss was selling $1,000 worth of expired food to customers at a restaurant. Moreover, OP was informed that they were going to be paid on a certain day, but that p…
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