40 Funny And Wholesome Posts About Customer Behavior Shared In This Online Group Dedicated To Subway (New Pics)
Not all heroes wear capes, and no one exemplifies this more than the brave souls at your local fast-food joint. The job itself is basically a blessing and a curse where employees try to navigate the complex world of customer service with a cheerful smile. There are the long hours, low pay, and lazy management that make it a tough and thankless experience. But at the same time, wholesome colleagues and side-splitting "special instructions" customers add to their orders work as the perfect mood booster workers didn't know they needed.
There’s not a dull day in the life of a fast-food worker, and people who proudly wear their green and yellow t-shirts know this from personal experience. We’re talking about Subway employees who work hard to provide you with a portion of the good stuff and should get the respect they most definitely deserve.
So today, we’re diving deep into the aspects of a sandwich artist's life, the good and the bad, courtesy of the 'Subway' subreddit. Although the community seems to be still growing, it provides a safe space for people to talk, share, love (and hate!) everything to do with the sandwich palace. We've gathered some of the best posts from the group, so continue scrolling to check them all out! Be sure to upvote your favorites and let us know what you think in the comments.
Psst! For more goodness from the 'Subway' subreddit, look no further than Bored Panda's earlier piece on this feature right here.
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Made Sense To Me, Still Makes Sense To Me
And wonder why you need a manager at all and what the other manager was doing.
Load More Replies...No no no, no. We have a flow chart with that managerial position listed so we HAVE to hire a manager! Almost verbatim what we heard at a company once. 3 supervisors were doing perfectly but they 'had to' hire for that position. Idiots
But that would mean showing appreciation of employees and that's not in the business model, we prefer our employees feel miserable and trapped until we decide to terminate them.
And that's why I quit after 12 years at the same place. Only reason I never got promoted to management is because the owner didn't like me.
First Time Seeing A Sign Like This, Made Me Chuckle
Coming from an ex subway worker yes! I love this! It should also read "have management be f*****g nice to their staff and not have one person triple their antidepressants within three months of working there! And stop management from getting upset when they left"
Someone downvoted you...I upvoted. Folks! Folks, folks, folks.. please dont downvote if you don't like someone's opinion. It can get them suspended or banned. Save the downvotes for someone being derogatory etc. Y'all have a fabulous day now ya hear! 😊
Load More Replies...I'm never mean to anyone who has my lunch inches away from there spithole.
This is awesome!!! Too few people understand that to fairly criticize something as being done badly means you should be able to do at least that level or better. If it's beyond your ability then maybe it's beyond anyone's ability, modify expectations to reality.Or just make your own freaking sandwich at home.( It won't taste the same because you aren't going to coat it in sugary/salty sauces.)
Good For You, Buddy. Good For You
Yet for all your loyalty and hard work, your employer still thinks you're expendable.
Ever heard the story of this one McDonald’s worker? First manager had her enter @ five in the morning, worked till it opened, leaves, second manager has her work the rest of the day, she cancels for school, suprise nobody shows up for work, she single-handedly handles the kitchen up until closing time, then second manager has her stay after to repack the boxes etc. (idk. One of the workers decided to reward her. The gift was a small bag of candy with about 5 small candy bars. And she worked the next day. That, my friends, is why she quit McDonalds.
Load More Replies...I'm sure he was fired, because goodness knows a herd of Karen's came to get food after a day of screaming at young children in parks, and refusing to wear masks at Trader Joe's..they would have can in the next day and screamed at the manager, demanded corporates number and called the newspaper.
Saw this for real. Not at subway but at at least 2 other places
As the moderators state in the community description, the 'Subway' online group is dedicated to customers and employees of Subway, the sandwich chain. "Looking to talk about subway trains?" they ask, "You probably want r/subways", illustrating just how often Redditors mix the two forums together.
With over 26k members aka sandwich artists following the community, the group seems to be still growing. However, it already has some clear guidelines for fellow Subway enthusiasts to consider before sharing something with others. For example, posts must be strictly Subway-related, and spam is not tolerated. Redditors should also avoid revealing identifiable information, "that includes posting addresses, store numbers, or telephone numbers."
Thankfully, Subway-related memes are allowed — as long as they follow other rules. "Minimal effort, spam, and off-topic memes may be removed," the mods added.
Around 1 Sub Per Minute Sounds Pretty Impressive To Me!
That’s over one sub per minute!! Those workers were quick you entitled twat!!
They were supersonic. I can't even imagine how they do this. 😲
Load More Replies...shouldn’t you have preordered 63 subs then, just gone down to pick up? I wouldn’t want to be queued behind you.
That would have been the logical thing to do, but alas..
Load More Replies...I think of myself that I'm really brave, but I've to confess that I don't have the balls (or the lack of common sense) that's needed to look someone straight in the eyes and demand 63 footlong subs at once...
Right? If you go through the drive through you can only order 2. She should have called AT LEAST 24 hours in advance.
Load More Replies...came here to say this. if i was the manager, i would've said we only take these kinda orders with 24-hours advance notice.
Load More Replies...Wow, those are two ungrateful sisters that deserve some serious high fives to their faces! Anyone that can put 63 sandwiches together in an hour, knowing FULL WELL that there were other customers to help the whole time (regardless of staff size during said hour) deserves so much more than these petty entitled JUICE POUCHES (bc I don't say douchebag). Like, a HUGE tip, a sincere verbal thank you/show of gratitude, & probably a positive written comment to the bosses. I'm just saying.
Saw Someone Else Post, I Hung This Up A Few Weeks Ago
I think he'll get the hint with a week's worth of profit lost lol
Load More Replies...You, the staff, will likely all be fired, but good for you! Nice burn!
So sad that they will probably be fired for something they had no control over. “Owners” and management get away with everything, but it’s the workers who actually make the money!
Load More Replies...I Gave Them Extra Cookies
Minimize BoredPanda tab, open Wikipedia tab, close Wikipedia tab, come back to boredpanda tab. Damn, he/she's right
So this is Australia. They are the only country that uses beetroot. So now this post makes more sense. Australia uses the dollar, and $16 Australian would equal $10.80 USD, making the grand total $26.50 USD.
Excuse me, what is "Old English Cheese"? Lol... sincerely, English Person
Guinea pigs have never claimed this of themselves. There has been false advertising for centuries. There's no way to go back and find out where it began. Please do not blame the guinea pigs. They can't even talk.
Australia.... That would be a great, but expensive DoorDash lol.
Load More Replies...I thought the msg at the bottom was cute. What REALLY BOTHERS ME is what they paid for 2 sucky Subway meals. OMG.
For our earlier piece on strange fast food orders that drive employees mad, we reached out to the team looking after the subreddit. One moderator, who preferred to stay anonymous, was more than happy to share their thoughts about the group.
Unfortunately, the origin of the group seems to remain a mystery. When we asked about the initial inspiration for the sub, the moderator explained that they were not yet around at that time. However, one person from their team has been present since the beginning, but he was not the original creator, who left the subreddit years ago.
Today Our Regular Karen Came In Acting Kind For The First Time And Handed Us This Note When She Left
Can somebody please tell me what the hell that note says, I can't read it
Thanks for voicing your concern to me yesterday. Thanks for your concern of me, a total stranger. I really didn't realize I was affecting others with my messed up attitude. I'll try to be better thanks to you. My friend, (name)
Load More Replies...That is heart warming. This worker really took the time when this lady was having was a breakdown(?)and the nice worker heard her and was concerned. Sometimes people are at the end of their rope and just needs to heard. To the worker you are a fantastic person. You could've yelled back and caused scene but you took the better road. So glad this woman thought about it and wrote the note.
Here in Italy, kids must learn cursive in primary school. It's the only way we are allowed to write in medium and high schools. Script is only for reading.
Load More Replies...But people can actually become more nice :) I mean, I don't really like the thing with calling people "Karen" because it than can feel like they are just unnice, and will always stay unnice or something, while in reality they can change.
Load More Replies...'Thanks for voicing your concern to me yesterday. Thanks for your concern for a total stranger. I really didn't realise I was affecting others with my messed up attitude. I'll try to be better Thanks to you my friend , [Name].'
Wow! I guess sometimes we need to show more compassion when dealing with very difficult customers. But they can make this sooo difficult!! I guess we all could learn something from their experience......just saying.
We Followed The Special Instructions. This Is Now One Of My Favorite Customers
Uno reverse and say, "Huh, you don't smell funny to me. I wonder what your wife meant?"
We used to tell bullies at school "You smell funny and your mama don't like you".
Load More Replies...Anyone Miss The Old Subway Design?
Uhhhhh, who remembers when Subway had bright yellow tables that seared your eyeballs?
I do. Aww. I remember that I dated my recently lost absolute love of my life for one of our first meals together ( after the first date at a restaurant) a few days later we met for work lunch at one of these. 18 years ago. Aww.
Oh, I'm very sorry Sheila. This must be a bittersweet memory.
Load More Replies...The old design was yellow tables and chairs, and the wallpaper was old news paper articles. B
Yeah, I miss them having tables to actually eat at, the sandwiches were twice the size, and they offered sandwhiches and maybe two soups. They didn't have to learn how to operate 100 different things.
The moderator told Bored Panda that the community is decently active, "with customers asking opinions on sandwiches, or employees talking about their experiences." It offers a perfect space for workers to vent their frustrations, seek advice, and find comfort from fellow employees about the difficult situations they face daily.
"When employees talk about their grievances, other employees will chime in with their own, or ways to help! Employees in the sub, past and present, are generally pretty supportive of other employees," they added.
I've Put Up A Sign But It’s Gonna Be Ignored Anyway
It's regional handwriting. My bf is from eastern Europe and writes As Ks and Hs and Ns like that. Nothing is misspelled
I didn't even know that was a thing until now! Thank you for sharing
Load More Replies...That's why you use iceberg lettuce. It's cool as a cucumber and has nerves of steel.
Load More Replies...Are You Guys Open?
This actually happened today when two of my coworkers and I were trying to figure out how to do a three way patty cake lol
I went into a Taco Bell and they were being weird like this. The kid at the front saw me and turned beet red. "I'm sorry ma'am." I said "Nah..I get it. You shoulda seen the s*** we pulled at McDonalds after the dining area closed when I was your age." Sometimes you've got to let off steam.
I worked overtime and we were technically closed. I had headphones on and were singing and dancing like crazy to the Last dance of Mary Jane. I turned around and in our entrance stood the most shocked fireman I have ever seen. He came to pick up an order and hoped that we were somehow still open. He was not quite prepared for it to meet instead me...
I worked part time at a 5 star hotel and knew the porter guy from school ..we were both 19 at this time ..he thought it would be funny to push me in the laundry basket..After him laughing at me and getting myself out I pushed him in right at the time a guest walked over asking for fresh towels ..my friend poked his head of the basket and said "certainly Sir I'll just get them for you" while I stood there in my maids uniform no doubt beetroot red with embarrassment and trying not to laugh 😂
Anybody who would leave a bad review cause people were relaxing & having a laugh is a giant stupid-head douc*e.
Load More Replies...My Veggies In The Morning Before They Get Destroyed During The Lunch Rush
I’ve worked food service and that is a beautiful sight. What’s under that at the end of a shift, not a beautiful sight and totally disgusting to clean after every meal service. Great job to this employee/crew!!
Ask any food service employee, and you’ll know that some customers have a way of annoying the people who serve them to the max. Specific actions and behaviors commonly associated with patrons that sandwich artists absolutely despise range anywhere from not knowing what they want beforehand to texting on their phones while ordering and touching the glass every single day.
And guessing from the abundance of posts in the community, weird orders customers make are also at the top of the list. They are quite a common category in the group, but thankfully, they often serve as a perfect source of entertainment. Or, as the mod told us, "It’s fun to see what people get requested, and others to share theirs in the comments!"
Accurate
Wait..why does the mom have to be "white"? All humans have the capability of being jerks whatever their color. That kind of thinking is not SpongeBob worthy.
I have a feeling there are a few jerks of every color taking offense to your statement. Not very panda-ish of them.
Load More Replies...I was working fast food as a nineteen year old and a lady made the mistake of cursing me out just as my mom walked in. I honestly thought for just a second, that there was going to be murder done. My mom walked up to me and asked me what this lady's issue was, I told her . Karen, not realizing that my mother holding absolutely no charge of the establishment, had every right to kill over my scared self, looked smugly at me as my answer was truthful, that we had run out of her desired foodstuff and that my suggestion was not acceptable. My mother looked at her and said " was she rude to you?" " Well, no, but" " let me tell you one thing, this is my DAUGHTER. My only DAUGHTER. If you speak to my DAUGHTER like that again, you will be trying to tie my shoelaces through your nose because I'm going to kick your a s s so hard, got it?" I just took off my apron and prepared to leave, expecting to be fired. Nope. I was assured my job was safe, after my boss stopped laughing!
🤣🤣 i used to be the exact same when my daughter was young
Load More Replies...Why does it have to just be white moms?? An idiot is an idiot no matter what "color" their skin.
How incredibly racist of you. But God forbid someone posts a black.mother pawning her kids bike for Crack, we're the bad ones. Nice reverse racism.
There is no such thing as reverse racism. Racism is racism.
Load More Replies...Has This Been Done Already
Dudes be like:Subway sucks. My brother in Christ, you made the sandwich
Yeah, I once served a guy who chose Sweet Onion, Ranch, hot sauce and BBQ on his tuna sandwich and then complained the sauces tasted weird... Like... What am I supposed to do? You chose them!
Load More Replies...I always order my sandwich with everything on it. If they make it all fit within the bread and fold over properly I am sure to compliment them loudly enough for their coworkers to hear it.
I order all the toppings and I don't care if it's sloppy. Comes with the delicious territory. I also don't care if it takes a little longer to make, they work hard for their money. Thanks Subway workers!
Do you mean ALL the toppings (like, all meats, all cheeses, all veggies), or just all the veggies? Because thats a big difference...
Load More Replies...I can see a Karen freaking out if topping get on her Live, Laugh Love hoodie!! Corporate would be called..oh man.
Never had a Subway sandwich look this good. Usually squashed and oozing veg, meat, sauce, and no I don't ask for extra anything.
Well, that is a fake sandwich but it is definitely possible, even easy, to make picture worthy subs.
Load More Replies...me who gets a basic BLT with cheese and nothing else. Idk i hate saucy and overfilled sandwiches.
My Local Subway Has This Above The Veggies
But the group also gives a stage for the clients to voice their opinions as well. "The main thing I see from customers in the sub are complaints about prices (which we all agree are kind of getting ridiculous nowadays), or the never-ending app glitches charging $99+ for cheese or some other item," they said.
Little Did This Poor Guy Know, My Boss Forgot To Remove Pickles From Our UberEats
Who is this person and how do I become friends with them? Cos I absolutely adore pickles 💕
........were the grocery stores in the area out of pickles or something?
Seems to be a thing these days. The stores in the town I shop, big name grocery stores...all sold out of bananas yesterday....bananas! I fear we have a gorilla on the loose.
Load More Replies...I feel this today. The chain deli didn't include either pickle (now down to just a quarter of a dill) with my sandwiches tonight. Fortunately have a couple spears remaining in a jar, but where were my takeout pickles!?
What is the story with the pickles? Why has this man not had pickles for months?
Exxxxtra Olives
This reminds me that in elementary school me and my best friend would joke that if I ate olives it was technically cannibalism
Load More Replies...And they actually listened? Cool. In person I can be like, "More olives. Yeah, more. And more. Once more. There we go. Thank you."
*cryng Inside*
Don't disrespect people who handle your food. And walking in at closing time, making tired workers stay back for you, is disrespectful.
The displayed closing time is there for the customers, the tired workers should have allocated time AFTER the closing time to do cleaning or whatever they need to do.
Load More Replies...In Highschool, I worked at a diner, this huge (withholding name of religion) family came in at 7:59pm every Sunday. At least 15 people, they were very aware we closed at 8 pm on Sundays. The entire staff would, take the orders, serve the drinks, and cook the food, as a group. And serve it. Most of us off the clock, but together. And for the work we do, our boss would buy us pizza, or whatever. Because said nasty people, who did this every week? Refused to tip, argued everything on the receipt, and didn't want to pay service tax. We felt they needed more religion.
The should be a standard information for all places where food is served that after a certain time no more food will be served, the people who work there have more then enough to do without the a$$holes that think they are entitled to food at the last minute. The same with shopping on a Sunday, just why? There are so many hours in the rest of the week you can go shopping, just give the people that work retail a day off, they more then deserve it. As soon as being open on a Sunday doesn't pay off anymore, there will be a week deserved day of for those that work so hard to keep the costumers happy... But that's just mho ;)
So many people are like, "I don't care if I'm there at 11:59 and you close at midnight. I should still get the same service." And it's like...you're right but you're a jerk. You're a total jerk and you have clearly never worked in the service industry.
Don’t most places just close doors/new orders at a certain time while the wind down begins? We always did but that was a college cafeteria.
It’s the same at restaurants. People walking in 10 minutes before closing time ordering 4 steaks well done 🤔🤔
I think everyone should watch the movie waiting one in their life to see what servers go through and what the consequences can be.
In my country (Hungary), as cashiers are wired into some online system, you can't do this in stores, because if they let you pay your stuff even a minute after the official closing time, the store will be fined. So in this particular situation if you can't pay your order in one minute, there is nothing the employees could do.
The moderator also revealed that customers often criticize the fast-food restaurant chain, and they do not hold back. "Besides complaints about the app glitch posts, it would be customers blaming us for pricing, even though it is not the employees' fault. There have been a few cases of some customers harassing others in comments as well."
Subway Knight
Rides utop his scrumptious steed with lots of mustard🥪
Load More Replies...Goofing off makes working fun! Just don't include the food you're serving! Please... :D
The knights of the square dining table were debating whether they should save the pickle princess or not, then their manager walks in, demanding for the pickle princess. One man must be suited for the journey into the back freezer, one man must be suited to kill the pickle princess to make pickle slices, That man is this guy. Idk lol
Load More Replies...Holy S**t
We regret to inform you your bank has been hacked so that was the money in your bank account.
Load More Replies...The customer who ordered 63 footlong subs should have tipped this much :\
I almost gave a $400 tip on something the other day because the screen added zeroes, expecting whole-number tips. I almost didn't catch it.
Load More Replies...Sammie 19, some people truly can't understand our situations (i.e., being poor). I live on Social Security as my only income. I also have Medicare. My SS BARELY covers my rent, utilities, and medical co-pays. I have a heart condition that requires a specific med. it costs $600 a month. That's almost HALF my SS. My Dr was giving me free samples; however, his pharmaceutical rep recently stop leaving these samples. Needless to say, I can't afford to buy itZ the manufacturer of it has a program to help get it at a reduced cost, BUT ONLY for people on "commercial" insurance plans. They don't offer this reduced rate if you are a recipient or f Medicare! How fûcked up is all this?? I worked my entire life for this. I'm heartbroken! :(
Sorry, I just wanted to add, I can't recall ever...since SS and Medicare...having a $100 balance in my bank account. I struggle to keep a positive balance! A $100 after everything is paid? I would feel rich!! Sorry fellow pandas for the rant. Thank you for allowing me to vent! I'm sorry if I offended anyone! :(
Load More Replies...Damn. Never had this guy show up. Earned several pins I never wanted and didn't keep. Enjoy that feeling while it lasts.
How I Feel After My Shifts
jesus, chopping that up into a good line would take too long.
Load More Replies...Could I get a foot long meatball sub and a large fountain drink with codeine please?
WHERE ARE ALL THESE GREAT SUBWAYS?!? Man, Subway's been holding out on us here in the south...
But even though patrons complain about the food or the quality of the service, they still return to their favorite joints over and over again. It’s hard to argue with the fact that fast food is delicious, convenient, and comforting. This is probably the reason why 36% of American adults consume a portion on any given day.
So we hope that this post will remind you that working in Subway can be one heck of a ride, and the people who spend their time and effort to fulfill your wishes should get the respect they deserve. Continue scrolling through this list, let us know what you think in the comments, and the next time you step foot into the palace, remember to be kind and greet your hard-working sandwich artist with a smile.
Tfw All The Chips Expire Today And You End Up Taking 134 Bags Home
Donate them to a local food bank. Especially here in the USA, this is sometimes the only way family's can feed their house hold. Cause you know you make ten dollars or more an hour you make "too much money" to recive goverment help.
I think they check the products and throw away the expired ones
Load More Replies...I would get expired stuff at work....perfectly good to eat...and hand it out to the homeless as I walked to my car.
I would pass them out to homeless... When I was homeless, once a week in the area my brother and I were staying in, the Starbucks employees would give us a little baggy of expired pastries! It really helped us out. We could pay for some things...just not housing at that time. They were super sweet!
They didn't make sure they went in the dumpster and get crushed first? Dang.
So glad they get to take the food home instead of putting it in the garbage.
Lucky! I worked at a fedex office and we had to throw out our expired snack stuff, it was so wasteful
Keep on selling them. Does anybody look at expiration dates on their chips at Subway?
So This Is How My Morning Went
Being someone that used to manage a sub shop, if I planned on making a huge outrageous order myself... I definitely would give the place a couple days notice. Last minute party orders are very stressful (typo)
Saucy
......and really, it should've been on the side! This made me very nauseous. LOL
Load More Replies...I'm also disturbed by the note, "May receive lettuce/cabbage blend." I'd rather have no lettuce on my sandwich than have cabbage on it.
Realistically they probably complained that they put too much on lol
I think I would have erred on the side of caution and put the extra mayo in a little cup for him.
I Actually Have People Ask Why I Have This Up
Went to a retail customer service training seminar once, maybe 20 people. We were supposed to do role play to work on dealing with difficult customers. My coworker was told to be a difficult customer so she chose one common to us. The 'cellphone lady', asks questions of you but doesn't get off the cell to hear the answer. The presenter stopped her and told her it was wrong to make up something unrealistic. Disagreement ensued. Seminar was ended early by presenter.
Would not believe how annoying it is to take a drive thru order while someone is talking on their phone. It like talking to someone who don't care. And but you are suppose to be nice and make shore you get their order right. I've even had them get mad at me for asking them if there order is right.
My favorite is people so busy with their phone, they don't see/hear the window open or see me standing there trying to hand them their coffee or even their card back 3 seconds after they gave it to me. When I worked at dunkin I started standing there not saying a word to see how long it took them to wake up because I got tired of having to get their attention 50 times a day. The longest one I had was I think 5 minutes.
Load More Replies...When I ran a snack bar I made people who stood at the register, talking on their phone without ordering, an offer- put down the phone or I'm taking the order of the person behind them. I honestly could not give two shits if people are unhappy with me, so it worked quite well.
Worked at Sears before they tanked and I wouldn't start ringing up the items til they got off the phone. Pissed off many pseudo riche soccer moms
Good for you! I get that busy people multitask but they can put whomever they're speaking to on hold for two damn minutes.
Load More Replies...No, not even related to the order!!! I was once behind a woman at Subway who called her office to ask seven different people what they wanted while we all stood waiting in line behind her. Get all the info you need before you get in line!!!
I've seen places with signs saying they won't take your order if you're talking on your phone. They'll serve others until you get off
If it's important enough for you to come in and eat it's important enough for you to not be on your cell phone... you're not the president so your business isn't that important
For All Of Us Out There
I've done it 1000 times and it really can be a pain in the a$$... and they're heavier than they look too!
So heavy and connecting them to the hosey thing…ugh
Load More Replies...It's the syrup the soda fountain machines use, its mixed with carbonated water as it's dispensed. You have to open the end of the box and attach a hose to a plastic bag inside. The bag can fall out making it easier to break. I broke one once it was $60
I worked some time at a company where these bibs (bag in box, that's what they're called) are filled. From time to time we had quality issues with the bags and every single one of them had to be turned upside down by hand to make sure they're properly sealed...
Double points if you've had to relocate a carbonation tank on your own and did it successfully without getting a hernia.
I HAVE TO USE A GOD-DAMNED SKINNY EXPO MARKER WITH THE CAP ON TO OPEN THIS S**T
But GOT DAMN squeezing out the little bit left and just straight drinking it….SOOOO GOOOOOOD. Yeah….DIABETES…..BUT SOOO GOOOOD!!!!
All the while, the system you connect this to is going toof-psh, toof-psh, toof-psh, toof-psh, at an increasingly dramatic rate.
Everyday
I'd rather forego the faux pleasantries anyways. It's when she holds up the line for the next ten minutes trying to force her 7 year old to order for himself that really sucks...
I do this all the time. As a former fast food worker id rather have people tell me their orders rather than chat it up. Adulthood is when you start to empathize with the soup nazi.
Sorry, restaurant workers, I don't mean to diss your kind attempts at friendliness. I'm very bad at conversations, and sometimes I rehearse what I'm gonna say a lot first, so I just jump into my routine without thinking and accidentally cut them off.
Jodie Daubenmire is in dire need of a brain transplant proposing extreme violence. Did a pack of wolves raise her? Is there not enough violence in U.S.~~wife beating, school shootings, murdering animals for food when we've supermarkets, &c? Stay away from civilized people, please.
Actual Footage Of Me Trying To Seperate Gluten Free Breads Infront Of A Cute Customer Before Toasting Them To Defrost
Yeah, f**k the gluten-free people who are way too difficult and simply choosing to be so. But...some people do have celiac, and by no means can have gluten. They deserve to eat Subway, too.
Where can I find subway with gluten-free bread? Around my area, I have to order a bowl.
Gluten free bread? Slap those ingredients between two rice cakes!
Thanks! I'm Not Gonna Remember That!
Just out of curiosity, what's the appropriate procedure there? A written list, or just keep verbally informing the staff about the next sandwich?
It depends on the current situation, like how busy is the store and how many employees are working the bain. When you are greeted, simply ask: I have 3 subs to order, how should I start?
Load More Replies..."If there's anything else you need, please hesitate to ask".-Squidward
For those that don't know, the appropriate way to order anything is for the server to know how many orders there will be to start. " I need to order 2 sandwiches" and then they will ask you for the first one and while that is being prepared another worker will probably start the second one.. " I need to order 60 sandwiches." And then they will tell you that a minimum 24 hour notice needs to be given to allow for prep time.
Watching them make the sandwich will show you when to say the next ingredient. Start with size, bread type and variety of sandwich. Need 3 subs? Get that out as well…then proceed with the maker as it’s prepped. Easy. This is how I trained my regulars when I was at Subway. Made my life so much easier.
I've had employees want the full count up front and employees want to do one complete then the next complete. It depends on the employee, some can make great sandwiches fast but need to hear the info one bit at a time or they overload and freeze up. Others need the summary of the order up front, then details as each sandwich is made, kind of batch loading. So I tend to state number of sandwiches then let the employee take the lead on getting info and clearly answer the questions asked.
What I Came In To At Work Today... I Open The Store
I came to work and saw this, cleaned out everything as best I could while working. When my co-worker came in and I asked him to finish the dishes while I rang up customers, he went back to the backroom, came out after a few saying they were done. I finished up and went home from the graveyard shift and before the manager came in. She called and asked who did the dishes. I said my coworker finished them. She said "You do them from now on...he just rinsed them and put them away. I found tuna salad all in the scooper still." I said "Make him do it properly then...why am I getting in trouble for his crappy work ethic."
A big, fat NOPE, for me!! I would turn around and go home. I would then call the manager and say, "I can NOT PROPERLY open the store when the as*holes on the previous shift, did NOT PROPERLY close the store! I will NOT do my job, AND, their jobs, as well! Call me when you get this problem corrected. If I don't hear from you, you can mail me my final paycheck. Good bye!" Do not tolerate this now because, if you do, it will become the norm, not the abnormal! I wish you well in your endeavors!
Well, they don't want their job much. I walked into this situation regularly. Turned out the closer was using m#th and dipping out early.
This was normal for the restaurant I worked at, they didn't pay OT and morning shift was always dead, so if the restaurant was working late we closed without cleaning because of liability issues.
185 Sandwiches In One Hr ..nailed It Whoot Whoot
It's a catering order. They had to go in early to make it. When it gets paid for, all sandwiches get put on that hour, not the hour they were actually made. Had to go in at 4AM to start that order.
Load More Replies...I am not sure what this is but it seems a little corporate overlord-esque. Like a productivity analysis?
This was most likely ordered the ahead of time, they were almost all made between 8-9am, I’m sure there were a handful of employees making them
Ordered days in advance. Came in early, made the sandwiches before opening.
Load More Replies...Do people not realize that you can order giant party subs and most stores will even deliver them?
Also, fir everyone wondering, they didn't make 185 sandwhiches in one hour. This is obviously a catering pick up. It probably took them all morning to make them and they were ready for pickup by 10am. They were then tabulated at the time they were paid for. I'm not implying it's not impressive, I just don't want anyone thinking their workers are literally Superman, but at making Sandwhiches. Like that bad guy from Wordgirl...
Load More Replies...I guess, the large sale, made up for not selling anything for the rest of the day
It was printed at 9:36AM. The rest of the day hadn't happened yet.
Load More Replies...They can't be put into the system until they are rung up or processed most likely, so large orders like 63 sandwich lady, are made and put in all at once. Seems the most logical, but have not worked at subway so correct me if I'm wrong.
Why
I think this might actually be my local Subway... Yes yes, I know they're all supposed to look similar, but I actually think this is my local Subway. And yeah, people do leave the seats like this. They usually let their kids do this. They are garbage humans indeed.
Because they are nasty pigs at home, as well!! I hate it when customers just can't clean up their messes and take their trash to the trash cans!!......just why??? ;(
Maybe the service was "garbage" and this is the righteous and adequate response to the pestilence. Humans want what they paid for, If someone wanted a messy sandwich with random and incorrect ingredients.... They can always go "garbage diving"😋😋
Some people do not have good manners. This is so rude and. Disrespectful.
I Thought I Smelled Dr. Pepper
ohh yeahhh i hope it’s not the blood of an impatient onion-smelling karen.. *casually kicks knife under couch*
Load More Replies...Alright Cola Company! Come clean, where did you hide the doctor's body!
Oh God, that stuff is so thick and sticky, too! It's a nightmare to clean up, and stinks SO bad when you miss a little, and it goes over!
Never Seen A Subway With A Drive Thru. As Someone That Worked At A Subway, This Sounds Like Hell!
I loved my subway with a drive thru. I would amaze customers with their sandwich they ordered, at the window ready and waiting! Also, on a side note. If they wanted to be unreasonable, I sauced up their sandwich so much they could swim in it.
Oops I meant to say the subway by Brockport College has a drive thru. Ny fruend went to school there and I babysat her kids in her car one day while she had to meet with an adviser and we went to the drive thru at subway. It was quite convenient as a customer with a bunch of children in a truck
Load More Replies...This honestly should be pickup for preorders only. This would be a nightmare otherwise with how Subway operates.
We once had someone try to pick up a 6ft party sub in a sedan through the drive thru. 6ft subs are on slabs of wood so they don't lost shape. Genius.
Load More Replies...Most of the Subways around us have drive throughs, but I thought the same way, sounds very inconvenient for the preparer
I worked in one at a small airport (HSV) but not so small that ATL wouldn't divert their 737s. I worked by myself.
I've seen it. For some reason the sandwiches were very sparse, even with my usual order for extra meat. I never went back.
I'm Bouta Lose It Y'all
How did ya not get censored… oh wait
Load More Replies...I'm gonna throw myself into a pool belly flop style with a bad sunburn just for this
Not as scary as you think. Looks like bread dough, left in the proofer overnight. The proofer is sort of like a sauna, for dough. It provides a warm, humid environment, for frozen dough to thaw, and the yeast to work, so the dough can rise. But in this case, it was left in to long, and over proofed, meaning it rose too much and became a gloppy, gooey mess. And it won't bake or taste right, so it can't be used . Sucks to clean up, and sucks for food loss. But I've seen much worse. EDIT, somebody said it's something else, called a retarder. But same basic concept, for the most part.
Load More Replies...Repan them and let them rise again. Irritating, but it could be much worse.
Is that... is that sub rolls?? Pardon my ignorance, but I've never seen such a sight.
I think that's the "proofer" where the frozen dough thaws and rises. Looks like someone over stuffed it or forgot about it. It's pretty nasty.
Load More Replies...When The Customers Won't Comprehend The Mask Rule And You're Just Trying To Do Your Job
My assistant has the most dreadful smokers cough. She apologises to unmasked customers and assures them she is pretty sure it's not COVID. Doesn't always work, but by gosh they back up a few extra feet.
If u don't mind me saying that's a good use of a bad habit
Load More Replies...It's hard to expect a regular Subway customer to be concerned about their health.
You're forgetting, ppl think that Subway is 'healthy'.
Load More Replies...I had this Arby's lady before COVID just sneeze and cough while packing up the fries. It's ok I'm not sick it's allergies NO that's nasty regardless if your sick no one wants someone with uncovered face coughing and sneezing around your food 😶
Ridiculous dunces.. They probably think they're safe 'cause they took a long pull on a clorox bottle before they walked in. As for protecting others, well that's the LAST thing they'd think of.
Sometimes, I would rather feed the mask to the idiot than try and explain the obvious.
I reported a Subwau owner for never wearing a mask through the entire pandemic. I actually liked her but it made me scared when she made my food on my lunch because at that point we knew nothing of covid and how it was transmitted
Nobody had and still doesn't have right to enforce a nonsense rule that doesn't even work. Hubby and I still got covid because the kids at the HS he cleans didn't have to wear them
So they didn’t wear masks. And hubby got Covid. But the mask rules where nonsense. And didn’t work. Did I get that right?
Load More Replies...Box Of Bread Got Frozen To The Wall
This is boring but... The evaporator pan leaked during a defrost cycle so water ran down the wall. Then it froze once defrost cycle was over. I doubt anything thawed but it's causes frozen hell in walk-ins.
No see, this happens in Minecraft all the time. All you gotta do is add one box below and it'll turn into one big box. Then you just pick it up.
Everyone saying it's not baked fresh. This is the same way Walmart or any major grocery store makes their bread. I was a decorator at Walmart for 10 years. The dough comes in frozen and shaped. You put it on pans and let it thaw and proof (rise). Then you bake it.
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When You Outsmart Your Customers By Exposing Your Store's Secrets
I want regular mayo. They said they didn’t have regular mayo. I then pointed to the sign, where in print, it listed mayo THEN light mayo. They said that the regular mayo was only used to make the tuna salad. I said then you DO have regular mayo? And he was like ???? We do. Thank god it was a buddy behind the counter or I would have exploded. Thank you to all the sandwich artists out there: we do love you!!
I only eat fullfat foods. "Lite" foods are made by the devil and taste like A$$.
Load More Replies...Don't use it anyways. For anyone wondering "why?" It's cheaper and lowers the calorie count.
I had an aunt who went with us to McD's for breakfast. She asked for just an English muffin and they wouldn't sell it to her. They're counted, you know. 1 muffin =1 sausage= 1 egg= 1 cheese slice. No substitutions.
I'm 10'5/178cm
The tallest person recorded is Robert Pershing Wadlow, at 8'11 3/4". Must have been irritating that he didn't quite get to 9ft.
Fuck You To The Drunk Guy That Came In 3 Minutes Before Close And Did This
5 second rule. Better have a tidy store. Ima eat every last one my stomach can hold and the take the rest home. Floor cookies are still cookies. Just can’t sell them to customers.
Why
Then close the door 10-15 minutes before closing and let customers out when they have been served. And post a notice that no more orders taken after ...
So you can have the door beaten down for the last 15 minutes by irate people outside that can see customers inside. Sure, try it out.
Load More Replies...People who work in foodservice where closing time is 10pm and they expect to walk out the door at 10:05. Bro, you signed up for this.
I worked in a fast food restaurant for years and I still don't understand why people complain about customers coming 3 minutes before close. That's of course if they are paid as long as it takes to clean after closing. Our place didn't have any kind of "kitchen closes 15 minutes before closing" rule, so we took customers until it was exactly closing time. If the food had to be made after closing, then it was made after closing. Everyone got paid exactly until everything was done and ready to leave. I've heard and read some stories about people not getting paid for cleaning after closing time and then I absolutely understand the annoyance about last minute customers.
Load More Replies...One Of The Nicest Sandwiches I’ve Made
It's a great looking salad on a bread plate, but my mouth is too small to unhinge widely enough to sandwich it.
An Interestingly Interesting Title Of Interest
Nah that's the employee staring at the customer that is jumping for joy that they made it just in time and have no idea what they want..
I Got Creative With The Carrot Cake Cookies And Now They Look Like Little Cinnamon Rolls!
Carrot cake cookies?!?! As long as those are chocolate chips, I'll take all of them!!!
My friend, when was the last time you had carrot cake? Those are raisins. XD No such thing as chocolate chips in carrot cake.
Load More Replies...I think carrot cake cookies have raisins in them :)
Load More Replies...Which Cheese
They had this one with cheese too. I wanted to buy icecream. What kind of icecream? Just icecream. But Vanille, chocolate, strawberry icecream. What kind of icecream? Can you give me mocca with nuts. We don't have that. Oh. What kind of icecream do you have? We don't have icecream at all. Good morning. Good morning https://youtu.be/t1Sk1TUA6pc
Lol. Went through this all the time when we sold 1/2 pints of milk with our lunch combos. "Sorry, we don't sell abnormal milk. Use your words and tell me exactly which one you want." Mostly, "normal" = 2% apparently.
Some Of The Shit They Come Up With Really Surprises Me
Employees First Time
Roasted toasted is going to be my new go to phrase for anything messed up.
Load More Replies...First time doesn't usually last that long. He still shoulda been able to get the bread out before this happened.
2 6footers This Morning
Nope, that’s just two sandwiches there, not 26…
Load More Replies...My Good Brother In Christ Why Must You Complain Before A Creation You Constructed?
Uh, no. We chose the toppings. TPTB are the ones who decided to do away with the V cut in favor of a side slice; to reduce the amount of meat & cheese to be only 1 slice thick; to discontinue the good bread & favor of the tough crust/dry inside, flavorless bread they use now. Subway *does* suck.
I miss the V cut! It kept the sandwich together perfectly. And the bread being good!
Load More Replies...Let’s Get This Bread My Dudes
Customer Came In, "I Have Another Sandwich But It Wouldn't Let Me Order It Online For Some Reason"
It's 12 different sandwiches, not just one extra. The system probably stops you because it would be considered catering at some point
Load More Replies...Maybe it's a failsafe, to prevent big prank orders? Then again, there's already 12 on there...
Someone Asked For A Meatball… Without The Sauce
Sure it is. There's usually a sink not too far away. OR... that little holder for the tuna scoops sometimes has water.
Load More Replies...I'm guessing they meant "don't ladle sauce onto the sandwich since that turns the bread to mush," and not literally "there shouldn't be a drop of sauce on it." If it *is* the latter, then grab a few frozen ones from the back & toss them in the microwave.
The Double Meat Meatball
Happened Today During Our Lunch Rush
Because it takes so much longer to chop the meats, cheeses and veggies into tiny bits.
Load More Replies...Italian Herbs & Cheese Discontinued?
i think it’s okay, but my mother would definitely be throwing hands..
Load More Replies...I guess that is different from Parmesan & Oregano bread? Because the latter is still available (at least in Germany).
Not really... they've changed it to Cheese & Oregano some years ago (think it's cheaper to use some random cheese than being nailed down to use more expensive Parmesan). However, I think we can call us lucky that this (the best) bread type is still available here 😁
Load More Replies...Umm we havr it here in Quartzsite Arizona. There was supply issues a few months back. But all subways have access to the seasoning bags. Altough they are a pita to make.
To make it just add the green shaker (I can't think of the name of the food in it) and then add a hefty sprinkling of cheese to the top of it, bake it for a bit (it's been two months I don't remember how long) and then once it's done add more cheese, bake, and there you go! That's all it is!!
Went In For A Footlong And I Think She Took It Too Literally
Right. I just zoomed in like what in the childcare is this.
Load More Replies...Probably not. When we had to climb on the counter to change signs in different places I've worked, we took our shoes off, too. Much less dirt and germs, than having nasty restaurant shows with old food on the bottom, on the counter. BUT we had socks on. Not bare feet. And either way, we always sanitized the counter afterward.
Load More Replies...Easiest Online Order I've Ever Made
I’ll See Your “Happy Sunday” And Raise You Happy Monday
“Can I Get The White Cheese?” Mfw:
The one made from cow milk or the one made from buffalo milk? Or do you mean the one made from goat milk? Maybe you're referring to the one made from sheep milk... So, let me go more in details. Do you want the one of Italian origin or the one invented by the Greeks? It could also be a French cheese...
Meat Slicer. My Store Is Super Small So We Have No Room For Anything Now
I guess this is a new thing that all Subways will eventually be switching too. “ In the USA it will be mandatory if your store is in the USA it doesn’t matter if the owner wants it or not after all the stores in a market has the slicers installed the distributors for that area will start transitioning to the meat logs for turkey, ham, pepperoni and salami. And stores will no longer be able to order pre sliced meat and will only be able to order the meat logs. And since a store has to order the food through a subway distributor the only choice to not slice meats would be for the owner to sale the store or turn it into a local non franchised sub shop.”
And you can't legally use it if you're under 18. The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) prohibits workers under the age of 18, in non-agricultural occupations, from operating powered equipment considered hazardous, including food slicers and meat grinders.
Load More Replies...She Said Soak It In Mayo So I Did
I Want To Tell Them
Server Got Mad Because I Asked For Extra Chipotle
Heeey… aren’t you the guy on ‘I Made Sure To Add Extra Jipoltle Sauce’? (No, I’m just kidding)
Happy Sunday I Guess
Every Time
I Made Sure To Add Extra Jipoltle Sauce
Historical Moment
prob, it means" last good ol' green plastic bottle sprite"
Load More Replies...Turn. The. Front. Of. The. Labels. So. They. Face. Out. Honest to God. This is not rocket science.
They get put in there the way they are grabbed. Nobody is making enough to go out every 10 or so purchases and ensure labels are facing the right way. Even if loaded perfectly they will rotate. Also sometimes intentional because the lights cause the label to fade and if customers see a fade label they think suffering is wrong with the product
Load More Replies...Nah, that's too much money and work. They just steal everything from Reddit anymore. It’s such a shame as this site used to write a lot of their own quirky content and feature a lot of artwork. Now I feel like it is trying to mimic Buzzfeed. Don’t even get me started on the needless censorship on this site…
Load More Replies...Dear Bored Panda, if you wish to be more revered and esteemed, please remember this, every-time...k02en1.jpg
I have much respect for subway workers, even more so after looking at this post.
I must not have read the title carefully enough because it took me until like #20 on the list to realize these were ALL about Subway! 🙈
I love Subway. These sandwiches looks so generous! In my Country, you get two veggies only and if you have lettuce, it's like 3 or 4 shreds. And if you order through the delivery apps, they never add cheese. EVER. If you select it, if you ask for extra, if you leave a comment begging for it, you will 100% get zero cheese. All my local Subways are like this.
Technically you are only supposed to get so much per 6 inch. Like 2 tomatoes. I think 4 olives. It is not supposed to be just handfuls. It has been almost 27 years so I do not remember exactly. All I know is in am having subway for lunch.
Load More Replies...I worked at Subway in high school and college. These bring back memories, good and bad. The best and worst managers I've ever had. Some bad customers, all better than the worst McDonald's customers I experienced. Some very strange sandwiches, all from very apologetic customers. "I know it sounds gross. I'm so sorry." We really don't care if you want your tuna microwaved or if your kid will only eat mayo and a sh*t ton of parmaseon cheese on their sandwich. It's amusing to us and we just want happy customers, not throwing food at us. If we really like you, we may slip a broken cookie in your bag.
Nah, that's too much money and work. They just steal everything from Reddit anymore. It’s such a shame as this site used to write a lot of their own quirky content and feature a lot of artwork. Now I feel like it is trying to mimic Buzzfeed. Don’t even get me started on the needless censorship on this site…
Load More Replies...Dear Bored Panda, if you wish to be more revered and esteemed, please remember this, every-time...k02en1.jpg
I have much respect for subway workers, even more so after looking at this post.
I must not have read the title carefully enough because it took me until like #20 on the list to realize these were ALL about Subway! 🙈
I love Subway. These sandwiches looks so generous! In my Country, you get two veggies only and if you have lettuce, it's like 3 or 4 shreds. And if you order through the delivery apps, they never add cheese. EVER. If you select it, if you ask for extra, if you leave a comment begging for it, you will 100% get zero cheese. All my local Subways are like this.
Technically you are only supposed to get so much per 6 inch. Like 2 tomatoes. I think 4 olives. It is not supposed to be just handfuls. It has been almost 27 years so I do not remember exactly. All I know is in am having subway for lunch.
Load More Replies...I worked at Subway in high school and college. These bring back memories, good and bad. The best and worst managers I've ever had. Some bad customers, all better than the worst McDonald's customers I experienced. Some very strange sandwiches, all from very apologetic customers. "I know it sounds gross. I'm so sorry." We really don't care if you want your tuna microwaved or if your kid will only eat mayo and a sh*t ton of parmaseon cheese on their sandwich. It's amusing to us and we just want happy customers, not throwing food at us. If we really like you, we may slip a broken cookie in your bag.
