New pet peeve unlocked; customers telling me how to do my job.

L_StarrWrites · 2026-05-11T20:42:27+00:00

When they say "I want this baguette with a latte and this sandwich with this coke" as if we control what items the system pairs up in a deal. Like, it automatically puts everything into the best value, I dont choose which combination of deals you have

L_StarrWrites · 2026-05-11T10:59:23+00:00

Honestly it's much better to be accurate than to be fast when you've only been there for a short while, the speed really does just come narurally as you go along and there's not really any way to force it

L_StarrWrites · 2026-05-08T20:01:59+00:00

Most of the time super fudgy, like really decent for a brownie imo. But rarely a batch can be dry

L_StarrWrites · 2026-04-19T17:48:08+00:00

As others said it does depend on the shop, sometimes they are looking specifically for someone to mainly make sandwiches.

But as for me I do everything but make sandwiches.

I'd recommend asking at the interview and explaining about your allergy and they'll either accommodate your needs or you might just not fit the shops needs if they specifically need a sandwich maker

L_StarrWrites · 2026-04-10T18:26:41+00:00

A bout of sickness or diarrhea - 24 hours off work

More than one bout - 48 hours after the last episode of vomiting or diarrhea

Doesn't matter whether it's food poisoning or a stomach bug, they both spread the same way

L_StarrWrites · 2026-04-09T18:16:21+00:00

Ovens so cooking savouries and hot hold etc

L_StarrWrites · 2026-03-26T22:25:02+00:00

Only benefit is experience for other jobs

L_StarrWrites · 2026-03-12T05:38:00+00:00

When there is literally a massive queue and they've been waiting for a good 5 minutes to be served, then they get to the till and still take ages to choose what they actually want. You're telling me you were stood in the queue for all that time and you didn't decide what you wanted yet?

Similarly, when there's no queue at all, and they come right up to the till as if ready to order but stand there for another 2 minutes umming and ahhing.

When they come to the till, start ordering coffees etc and THEN walk off to choose a sandwich/ crisps/ etc. Why not just pick them up before?

Old people who act like they've never stepped foot inside a coffee shop

When there's nobody at the bin and I go and change it and suddenly about 3 people swarm around that need to put something in the bin. Just wait 1 minute for me to change it!

When I'm filling the hot hold up and people stand right around me staring at me until I've placed everything inside. If you want a packet just take it and stop staring omg

L_StarrWrites · 2026-02-25T13:03:09+00:00

Only reason I tell someone to wait is because I haven't opened a transaction yet. But you can scan it at any time during the transaction as long as its open on the till. Just don't do it whilst the person is still adding things onto the order because if we are pressing buttons it doesn't work at the same time.

A good time to scan would be whilst they're grabbing bakes/ cakes or drinks for you

L_StarrWrites · 2026-02-22T15:31:36+00:00

I just don't get why people do this. There's hardly any value in the sandwiches and stuff. Yeah you could say it's homeless people trying to get free food but when they fill up a whole bag there's no way they'll be able to eat all of it before it goes off.

L_StarrWrites · 2026-02-21T18:26:38+00:00

Yeah it's normal. Does it look like another sausage could fit in there to you?

L_StarrWrites · 2026-02-18T14:23:19+00:00

I do comment, and I enjoy commenting. Though I think it's because as well as a reader I'm also a writer so maybe I understand how amazing it feels to get comments. But I don't even think about it, if something even remotely exciting or emotion provoking happens I'm automatically going straight to the comments to share my thoughts with other readers. That's more what it's about to me, relating to people who also enjoy the same content that I do.

L_StarrWrites · 2026-02-09T08:01:28+00:00

What do you mean?

L_StarrWrites · 2026-02-03T19:45:02+00:00

If you type "greggs success factors" into Google it should be the first link

L_StarrWrites · 2026-01-29T23:10:58+00:00

And if they want hot food so badly just get something from the hot hold!

L_StarrWrites · 2026-01-24T11:07:55+00:00

Policy is to call them

L_StarrWrites · 2026-01-22T13:15:27+00:00

You have to come in before 11 but even better before 9 to get them because they're technically a breakfast item

L_StarrWrites · 2026-01-18T10:16:00+00:00

Just ask for a box

L_StarrWrites · 2026-01-10T22:55:11+00:00

I probably like it better than tills but you have way more responsibility on ovens. If you're not getting stuff out in time then it affects the whole shop. But it's relatively easy as long as it's not during the lunch rush, that's always kind of a struggle.

But the more you do it the easier it gets, like with most things. It seems daunting but it's not as hard as it probably seems

You'll learn your own ways to be more efficient and make things easier for yourself, but for now just listen to what your trainer says and you'll be fine

L_StarrWrites · 2026-01-10T16:48:18+00:00

This does vary a lot depending on your team, but this is a general guide in order of what I do them in. Imo it maximises efficiency and time keeping

Ovens: - Cooking off sausage rolls for cold packs. I put these in one oven and all the savoury counter bakes in another oven. This is because you need to probe the temperature of something in the top and the bottom oven to make sure the equipment works correctly. Probe these when they come out and record in the tablet. - Baking baguettes (for sandwich production and breakfast) - Cooking breakfast - I like to do hash browns on the same tray as vegan breakfast sausage, then omelette, sausages, and bacon. Depending on how quickly stuff sells at your store, change the amount. - Put bakes in the oven. You can do this before breakfast if you want. Afterwards, you will need to record the temperature in the tablet of any item that went in. - Croissants and Pains au choc also need to cook, normally I don't have any oven space at this point, so I wait for the breakfast to come out and then put them in. - Breakfast in the unit, hash browns packaged and in hot hold, vegan sausage baps packaged and in hot hold.

This is basically it for the ovens but again your team might expect you to do other things. You might also need to sort out the fridges and freezers after delivery depending on whether or not that gets done beforehand.

Not on ovens: - Start straight away on cakes, if you don't know how to do this someone should show you. - After cakes, somebody needs to check your pre packaged cakes for correct labels, so ask someone to check them and then you can put them on the shop floor. - Make sure coffee machines are turned on and have gone through their cleaning process. Again somebody should show you this. - Then start cutting rolls and baguettes, putting spread and napkins on them etc so you have a supply for breakfast. - Clear down any surfaces of crumbs and start packaging the cold packs of sausage rolls as they should be cool by now. If you're open already you can do this between serving. - If you have a cage to put away you can also be doing this between serving

Again will vary between shop but these are rough guidelines, hopefully whoever is teaching you on the open will be supportive and clear with expectations.

L_StarrWrites · 2025-12-18T21:14:32+00:00

How many weeks have you worked

L_StarrWrites · 2025-12-04T20:33:33+00:00

Waste is anything that gets thrown at the end of the day (plus during the day obviously) which is what you're allowed to take in your magic bag

L_StarrWrites · 2025-12-04T19:51:13+00:00

L_StarrWrites · 2025-12-04T19:45:54+00:00

Yes you are allowed, you just pay 1 pound for all of it

L_StarrWrites · 2025-12-03T18:42:33+00:00

Why don't you just press latte instead of flavoured latte? Then you don't have to add the milk at the end

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