If You Have A Serious Food Allergy Why Would You Work In A Restaurant? - GoFuckYourself.com

GTS Mark · 01-01-2009, 08:11 PM

LOL! I asked this question today when I was ordering a bagel at Tim Hortons at the drive thru. I asked for peanut butter and jelly on the bagel and they said they would have to put it on the side because someone who worked there had a serious food alergy to peanuts.

So I laughed and said well this makes alot more sense I will spread the peanut butter and jelly on the bagel as I drive and then get into an accident. She said i'm sorry but that's the way it is... I'm sure 200 other people a day order something with peanuts in it so why would you inconvenience all your customers by having someone employed there who has this alergy? Should that not be a question when you are hired "are you allergic to anything?" and that be a condition of your hiring? Or is that against the labor board's hiring practices?

I don't want to sound like a complete asshole LOL! It's a slight inconvenience and I won't stop going to tim hortons over it. But I pose the question... if you have a serious food allergy why in the world would you put yourself in harms way and work in a restaurant?

Machete_ · 01-01-2009, 08:14 PM

Drive through + peanut butter and jelly on the bagel

Sly · 01-01-2009, 08:14 PM

LOL... my guess is against its some law to get rid of the guy, that's terrible. If you can't do the job, you can't do the job. Hey I am not applying to be a fireman.

AsianDivaGirlsWebDude · 01-01-2009, 08:16 PM

You put peanut butter and jelly on a bagel?!?

Oy vey...

ADG

tony286 · 01-01-2009, 08:19 PM

If that's the job you can get.

GTS Mark · 01-01-2009, 08:33 PM

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Originally Posted by AsianDivaGirlsWebDude

You put peanut butter and jelly on a bagel?!?

Oy vey...

ADG

hahaha i knew someone would post this

GTS Mark · 01-01-2009, 08:34 PM

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Originally Posted by ebus_dk

Drive through + peanut butter and jelly on the bagel

hehe yeah i agree. but it's better than ordering the Apple Fritter with 23 grams of fat

beemk · 01-01-2009, 08:39 PM

peanut butter is healthy in moderation, it has healthy fat in it. not all fat is bad.

Sly · 01-01-2009, 08:50 PM

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Originally Posted by tony404

If that's the job you can get.

Peanuts are one of those allergies that can kill... a lot of people that have peanut allergies can die if they even come in slight contact.

I find it extremely difficult to believe that this person cannot find a seven dollar an hour job somewhere else. They are kind of stupid for allowing such a risk in their lives... actually, I would almost think that the company could be held liable since they are already making accommodations, this person is dangerous.

Libertine · 01-01-2009, 08:52 PM

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Originally Posted by DrinkingHARDEST

I don't want to sound like a complete asshole LOL! It's a slight inconvenience and I won't stop going to tim hortons over it. But I pose the question... if you have a serious food allergy why in the world would you put yourself in harms way and work in a restaurant?

Regardless, you do sound like one.

Like you said, it's a minor inconvenience. To that guy, on the other hand, it's his job. How he makes a living. Considering he's working at a fast food chain, I think it's probably safe to assume it isn't exactly his dream job.

You're wondering why he took that job? Probably for the same reason anyone else would take a shitty minimum wage job: because he couldn't find anything else.

His allergy is a slight inconvenience to a relatively small number of customers. Should that exclude him from getting the kind of job people only take because it's one of very few options?

baddog · 01-01-2009, 09:04 PM

Horton's would rather risk a Workman's Comp case than a discrimination one.

GTS Mark · 01-01-2009, 09:25 PM

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Originally Posted by baddog

Horton's would rather risk a Workman's Comp case than a discrimination one.

I think you pretty much nailed it

baddog · 01-01-2009, 09:28 PM

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Originally Posted by DrinkingHARDEST

I think you pretty much nailed it

much cheaper

beemk · 01-01-2009, 09:55 PM

he works there for the same reason you work with straight porn even though you love the cock, for the money.

WiredGuy · 01-01-2009, 10:09 PM

Next thing you know, they'll give you the boiling water and coffee beans seperately because someone on staff is allergic to coffee beans, lol.
WG

PhantomFrog · 01-01-2009, 10:10 PM

... he's an adrenaline junkie?

Spunky · 01-01-2009, 10:17 PM

Indeed,doesn't make sense why they would hire him in the first place

GTS Mark · 01-01-2009, 11:16 PM

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Originally Posted by WiredGuy

Next thing you know, they'll give you the boiling water and coffee beans seperately because someone on staff is allergic to coffee beans, lol.
WG

Lol no shit!! I was thinking the same thing! We will be making our own subs at subway if this continues!

Violetta · 01-01-2009, 11:41 PM

I agree.. that sounds strange

sexandcash · 01-02-2009, 01:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Sly

Peanuts are one of those allergies that can kill... a lot of people that have peanut allergies can die if they even come in slight contact.

I find it extremely difficult to believe that this person cannot find a seven dollar an hour job somewhere else. They are kind of stupid for allowing such a risk in their lives... actually, I would almost think that the company could be held liable since they are already making accommodations, this person is dangerous.

completely agree...why can't they work at bed, bath and beyond or at the gap where there are NO peanuts or food that they can be allergic too?

hypedough · 01-02-2009, 01:50 AM

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Originally Posted by AsianDivaGirlsWebDude

You put peanut butter and jelly on a bagel?!?

Oy vey...

ADG

That didn't take long, haha. It's a travesty to do that to our bagels!

01-01-2009, 08:11 PM	#1
GTS Mark Vrume Mark Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 20,912	If You Have A Serious Food Allergy Why Would You Work In A Restaurant? LOL! I asked this question today when I was ordering a bagel at Tim Hortons at the drive thru. I asked for peanut butter and jelly on the bagel and they said they would have to put it on the side because someone who worked there had a serious food alergy to peanuts. So I laughed and said well this makes alot more sense I will spread the peanut butter and jelly on the bagel as I drive and then get into an accident. She said i'm sorry but that's the way it is... I'm sure 200 other people a day order something with peanuts in it so why would you inconvenience all your customers by having someone employed there who has this alergy? Should that not be a question when you are hired "are you allergic to anything?" and that be a condition of your hiring? Or is that against the labor board's hiring practices? I don't want to sound like a complete asshole LOL! It's a slight inconvenience and I won't stop going to tim hortons over it. But I pose the question... if you have a serious food allergy why in the world would you put yourself in harms way and work in a restaurant?

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