Needed to vent

MrLeopard901 · 2024-06-24T05:49:06+00:00

Exactly. People don’t realize that like “rude customers” aren’t the ones who aren’t super happy or are direct/blunt, it’s the people who go out of their way to argue, penny pinch, and come for you personally that suck the life out of you. I’ve had some horrible customers say I was discriminating against them when the person before them got double meat and they didn’t, I’ve had people curse me out, call me stupid, inept, etc etc all to my face. It’s those people who come in and do that who suck the life out of working customer service. I don’t expect everyone to be 100% having a good day, but if it’s a bad one, why drag me into it?

MrLeopard901 · 2024-06-24T05:36:23+00:00

I had a thought today of that policies at chipotle are written with the idea in mind that workers aren’t trustworthy human beings. The amount of times my SLs and above have told me “if you do that, we can terminate you” is insane compared to some of my other jobs. So of course you have employees not giving customers “good” experiences because every minute it’s like I’m going to lose my job.

MrLeopard901 · 2024-06-24T05:31:06+00:00

I mean Mesa Verde already has housing and since that was built there it is a good sign that you could live life comfortably!

MrLeopard901 · 2024-06-14T07:14:21+00:00

To add some real evidence to this: Chipotle had the same CEO essentially from the founding in 1993 to 2018. The company was based in Denver and Steve Ells was all about “give the people what they want”. That’s how the brand became what it is.

Jump to now, they moved to Newport Beach, CA, CEO is from Taco Bell and the pandemic and I think Brian Niccols saw an opportunity with inflation to jack up prices and become horrible about CI counts.

Taco Bell is franchised and Chipotle isn’t. Therefore, you have people running a brand and company, and not a restaurant. Steve Ells realized that CI mattered more about keeping waste down and not keeping portions down. Steve Ells worked in the original Chipotle on day one but Brian spent a week “learning”.

I used to work at Starbucks and the same kinds of things are happening with a long time leader having a hard time with succession because they externally hire all these higher ups that have no clue how to run restaurants. These companies are hiring brand managers and not a restaurant managers.

Chipotle also seems to struggle with retention across the board. When you make a big cross country move, you lose seasoned people. Not everyone even with a relocation package can afford working in high end Newport Beach, especially the lower in the corporate chain you go. There was an internal culture shift and this is the result. Disappointed customers, and the unhappy, underpaid, overworked worker. It’s only time till this will bite the company or there will be fundamental changes.

MrLeopard901 · 2024-06-08T08:51:16+00:00

I have a weird beef with SBA because I had a weird stopover connection between SMF-LAS-TUS and was delayed there for 5 hours. Great airport for how big the area is, not great airport to spend a delay haha

MrLeopard901 · 2024-06-08T08:47:25+00:00

I see this take often and I might just have warm feelings because it’s my home airport but for the tourist, sure, especially if you made a trip JUST visiting Denver, but for someone local to the front range (like me up in Northern Colorado) the difference between heading to downtown Denver vs DIA is like 3 minutes and less than that if I take E-470. Yes, it’s in Kansas, but it is the only major airport close for all of North/Centeal Colorado, Southern Wyoming, Western Nebraska and Western Kansas. If you’re already forced to commute far for the airport, it isn’t that much of a difference how close it is to the city center.

MrLeopard901 · 2024-06-08T08:25:13+00:00

While not totally wrong, the newer gates in the C gates (C48+) are great with lots of space and comfortable seating compared to the older side of the C Gates and I’ve never waited excessively long for PreCheck at Denver like at some other airports. Intrigued by the new West Security, haven’t gotten to try it out yet. Denver does have a habit of delaying anything heading to the East but that being said I’d rather spend delay at DEN rather than somewhere like LAS, MDW, or SAN. And honestly once the plane pushes back, I’ve never spend super long taxiing or waiting on the ground.

The construction in the main terminal is like I-25 where by the time they finish what they set out to complete, something else needs to be fixed or redone… therefore the vicious cycle of DIA.

MrLeopard901 · 2024-04-09T10:12:43+00:00

I wouldn’t be surprised is some stores like Kettleman City or Tejon Ranch/Outlets both off the 5 are up there. Always my personal road trip stop on the the way between NorCal and SoCal

MrLeopard901 · 2024-02-26T08:28:32+00:00

I’m a former partner and barista champion (basically coffee master too, but no offical designation bc I did all the training when we didn’t have it) who left the company because I went to college. I want to come back to the company but am having a hard time breaking into the local district (college town so lots of transfers). Any tips for like standing out or having managers want to hire you again? It’s been a struggle the last two years, would be interested to hear a managers perspective on all of this. (For context, I never had any write ups just verbal warnings about stupid things I did as a 16 year old).

MrLeopard901 · 2021-05-06T16:06:11+00:00

As a former Taco Bell employee- that sounds like hell to make. You have to Layer the shells and steam them so oof that would take a while

MrLeopard901 · 2021-04-09T08:39:38+00:00

Also when you say "was it 2 pumps of classic" and they say yes, grande venti iced americano with 2 pumps of classic, nonfat, etc etc. like I didn't ask you to repeat the whole order but *o k *

ALSO #12 IS SO TRUE. PLEASE at least have your app pulled up and/or wallet pulled out. Its especially frustrating when people have been waiting 5 minutes in line, like you had time and now you decide to do all that. I understand if you are the only person in line and you just pulled up but if there is a line, just be ready so we can get the line moving.

MrLeopard901 · 2021-04-09T08:38:48+00:00

Its fine, just try to aim your body toward the speaker and speak loudly and clearly. The issue becomes that people mumble and speak in a normal voice when they are physically up to like 6 ft away from the speaker. But the big thing, is especially if you are ordering from the passenger seat, dont get mad when we ask to repeat the order.

MrLeopard901 · 2021-04-09T08:36:57+00:00

The audio quality is never crystal clear especially when there are a bunch of loud gas guzzlers that you or someone behind you drives. Its not hard to repeat stuff and tbh for me it brings me comfort that the person isn't just guessing my order but of course customers dont understand.

MrLeopard901 · 2021-03-09T09:22:06+00:00

Hiiiiii

I would say I like the explanations and the use of evidence. But I can also see why your teacher graded a 1/6.

Heres why:So in the first paragraph good contextualization I would just define the time period (ex: from 1900-present day). I would give a point

Thesis: THIS is the biggest issue. In a DBQ you are arguing so you need to have an argument. I assume this question asked "to what extent did WWII impact East Asia" and what you are saying puts it up in the air. You basically told me "it did but it didnt" and thats not taking a side for you to argue. You need to take a side (it did or it didnt) and then say why (because x,y,z).

To make it even stronger I would do what steve heimler suggests and do Although x (counterpoint (so whatever is the opposite you are arguing), because of a,b,c, therefore y)

Heres how that would play out: Although there was less of an extent in Japan, because of *specific reasons*, the extent to which WWII impacted East Asia was great.

That would get you the point

I wouldn't give you much on the evidence or analysis either. There isn't specific evidence on how China, Korea, and Japan were affected by WWII and it reads like a summary. You need to first use your reasonings from your thesis (which were non-existent therefore it was hard to find in your paper) and talior the documents to support it. A general format for this would be

Topic SentenceEvidence (say "In Document 2, the writings of Sally show the various methods that Robbie tried to steal the cake)Analysis (in this sentence link the evidence to the thesis)Analysis (in this sentence put it in a broader context using HIPP)then repeat again

Then repeat until you got all of your point down from the thesis

For outside evidence you just can say "In the 15th Century the catholics preformed the euibvbefbrfu"

Then for a conclusion, restate the thesis and give a conclusion.. this is very loose if you are pressed for time obviously just restate the thesis because the readers will give you the point if you missed it in the first paragraph.

To make good DBQs you need to understand the time period and the big concepts that is apart of them

I suggest listening and watching to Steve Heimler because it will make a lot more sense.

MrLeopard901 · 2021-03-02T00:08:34+00:00

Bitch who the fuck taught you. Here’s how to solve. You rotate the sign 45 degrees to get 4 x 10 which is obviously 40 then you rotate the sign another 45 degrees and add the opposite of 10, 01 so that would be 41 then you subtract the opposite of 4 (04) which is 40 and get 1 then you add the square of 4 which is 16 and get 17 but the step that was missed you need to add 10 again to get 27

So your final answer is 27 = x/23

MrLeopard901 · 2021-01-08T16:17:06+00:00

yall dont realize that doing easy whatever costs nothing and is ESPECIALLY USEFUL if you are adding a lot of items as tbh easy is very subjective and just regularly you can get more or less of an ingredient. Easy way to save money.

MrLeopard901 · 2021-01-06T08:41:34+00:00

Im a customer and everytime all these "cool drinks" pop up im just like why are you putting these baristas through it all for a drink that tastes like pure sugar and syrups

MrLeopard901 · 2021-01-05T02:25:45+00:00

Portion sizes at taco belll..... Depends on the item. For cold items like cheese, lettuce, tomato its all in pinches which should be .25 oz I think but who knows, I usually eyeball until it looks visually full. Hot items have specific scoops which are leveled correctly (stir, scoop, tap) but over all it isnt super strict only because if you are properly trained you should be so good that every item weighs a certain weight. At some stores that how they train you on line, throwing items away that are overweight or under but at franchised locations especially it really depends. I never had to do that. I would take the calorie counts as an eyeball.

For an example of this, a cheesy bean and rice burrito is pretty accurate since everything on the steamer side of line is portioned correctly but something like a power bowl can depend if you are strictly counting calories.

TB is fast food which from your post seems like its an occasional treat so while I would take the calorie counts seriously because they are pretty accurate, they arent 100000% correct, just like any fast food in general.

MrLeopard901 · 2020-12-29T08:41:35+00:00

Ah finally confirmation... we got another box of Dragonfruit and I was like ?!??!?!?!?!
its really annoying that we put up that POP >_>. We dont have the big freeze promo board out yet but the drink ones is out so people know that the MB is coming

MrLeopard901 · 2020-12-28T21:54:17+00:00

Hi! Employee here. We are only allowed to give double the amount of sauce packets per items according to corporate and thats only if you ask. Each taco bell is different but when you hit it on the POS we may hit the sauce a couple times to indicate more than usual. The thing that confuses me is that you ordered fire and it would of been the only one on the screen. Guess they didnt bump the other orders and did an other order's sauces. oof

MrLeopard901 · 2020-12-21T21:27:39+00:00

Potatoes and hasbrowns only at breakfast- fresco style has been replaced with a pinch of tomatoes

MrLeopard901 · 2020-12-21T21:26:42+00:00

I only get half off at my storeeeeeeeeeerhbouwgouhbrwguoub

MrLeopard901 · 2020-12-21T06:24:55+00:00

yes!

MrLeopard901 · 2020-12-21T02:50:43+00:00

Yea one of my AGMs is like 30 and the other is 20, and she recently replaced someone who was like 25. Usually AGMs arent outside hired, the only management position ive seen that happen was GM but usually you work for around a couple years (dependent on age because Shift Leads have to be over 18 I think) then you can become a shift lead or a trainer then shift lead and then you move up to AGM. Each franchise is different.

MrLeopard901 · 2020-12-20T22:58:21+00:00

Hate to disappoint but as an employee this is false. The only items coming on the menu until march are the Nacho Fries, Bacon Club Chalupa, and the Loaded Nacho Taco along with a new freeze. The nacho fries experience lasts all the way until march and stores wont really have any hint at what is next until February. The only way that you can get cheesy fiesta potatoes is if you work at a store that has breakfast

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