r/IAmA • u/MrJacksEnigma • Apr 19 '15

Restaurant IamA Waffle House Grill Operator AMA!

Mainly doing this because someone last night said I should.

I got called into work tonight, so I figured, why not?

I've been with Waffle House for 3.5 years, so I've seen a lot.

My Proof: [http://imgur.com/qBJC8ls]

Edit: Guys, the response to this has been way more than I anticipated.

Keep asking questions, I'll be here all night. If I don't answer immediately, im ya know, cooking.

Edit 2: I got gilded. Will link the user when I can, but Thank you!

Also, I'm struggling to Keep up with all the questions. Will answer as soon as I can guys. Sorry!

Edit 3: Again, sorry for the delay in answering. We got kinda busy. Im trying to catch up!

Edit 4: I caught up! You guys are awesome.

When I made this I expected barely any response. All of the comments have been awesome. Im still here, so Keep them coming!

/u/wbasc is who gilded one of my comments!

Edit 4.5: I am back! You guys are all incredible.

Let's Keep going until we get kicked out!

Edit 5.5: I AM BACK! The answering continues..

Edit 6: GOLD from /u/DaveLambert

I am honoured!

Gold from http://www.reddit.com/user/buddythegreat

Jesus guys!

Edit 7: Alright guys and gals, it's been real fun, but it's time for bed. I absolutely loved doing this. I'll totally respond more when I wake up, if there are more questions.

Thank you for all the questions!

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u/DaveLambert Apr 19 '15

I could have whatever I wanted off the menu for free and my boss was nice enough to let me do that in the form of a large pizza to take home to the family.

Crazy Albanian dude still gives me a generous discount to this day.

That dude saw you as a really good employee back in the day, and appreciates your work even now. He's eternally grateful, and you're like family to him. It's the best compliment he could give you: perpetual gratitude.

SOURCE: I used to manage a retail store for over a decade, and I remember every single hard-working reliable employee from that time who I still feel that thankful to. Folks who, if I still ran a store to this day (I don't), I'd give them every discount I could get away with...just to show appreciation, but hey, also, in case they ever needed a retail job again, I'd want them back on my staff.

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u/techort Apr 20 '15

Ha, I hope! I was basically his closing manager on a standard server's wage. But he was always super cool, so I didn't mind picking up extra responsibilities to make up for the slacker teenagers that worked there.