Don’t put it down the drain? Like the one in the floor. Ok to the sink it goes.
Jackie_Rabbit
Why don’t they just dig a pit, fill it with gravel and dump it there like normal people?
spacex-predator
We don’t dump normal people in pits anymore
TDL_photo_WNC
Steven Seagal knows grease clogs drains
tomb-m0ld
The more people I meet at this job the more I realize many utterly lack common sense. A waitress that was hired and fired recently put an electric kettle in the dishwasher, then went to plug it in after to check if it still works. (she was stopped before she plugged it in)
stopsallover
I had to stop a bartender from putting egg whites down the drain and he wanted to argue about it.
yesnomaybenotso
You are correct to assume it is common sense.
You are *not* correct to assume kitchen staff has common sense.
Hour_Type_5506
The problem is in two parts: the word “grease” and the word “drain”. The assumption is that everyone knows these two words and their extended/associated items. However, nobody learns vocabulary or critical thinking these days. For example, an extension of _drain_ is _in the sink_. And for _grease_ you need to say _anything that isn’t water, wine, or beer_. And then you need to tell them what to do with all the things that are not water, wine, or beer and where to put them. See? So simple. So easy. Life is just …so …pardon me while I fetch my cleaver.
mollererico
I figured it was common sense to turn things off (industrial processor/blenders) using their damned switches, but my coworker seems to not grasp the concept of workplace safety.
HateTimes8
The kitchen manager at the last place I worked clogged the hand washing sink with 6 sheet pans worth of bacon grease. He used the hand washing sink because he got in trouble for clogging the prep sink with bacon grease a month prior.
ztarlight12
Common sense really isn’t very common.
GoWest1223
But if I do it with hot water chef? /s
TheRauk
We got a garbage disposal at my place so it’s totally good.
TheLastPorkSword
Nah, that’s why we have a grease trap…
/s
DEEEEEEP-south1313
Yeah.. but you didn’t put up a sign reading “DO NOT PEE IN THE SINK”. And I hope you learned something…
Captain-Volume
What about just a little bit….. as a treat?
sjames49
I think it’s 50/50 between not giving a fuck and not knowing any better. I can forgive the ignorance and coach and teach if they’re open to learning. Half of the ignorant continue on into not giving a fuck. The absolute lack of giving a fuck because “it’s faster and I don’t have to pay to fix it” INFURIATES me and then they think I’m being a dick when I’m not nice about it the 3rd time I’ve called them out for the same thing.
The absolute gold of this situation is the assholes that do this and then claim management doesn’t care about the facilities once they’ve clogged the drains and I’ve taken more than 1-2 days to call someone out to fix the problem so these assholes don’t have to work in the health code violation that is the standing water that they’ve created 😡😡
To be 100%, this doesn’t really happen in my store. I’ve seen people do it, and i speak up and correct the situation, and I’ve only once had to call a plumber out, but I’ve been an hourly listening to the idiots who’ve bitched about the problems they’ve created during my non-management days.
Heykurat
The break room sink at my office has a steady diet of coffee grounds and chunky soup leftovers. I have warned people what will happen.
Ain’t going to be me dealing with the results, anyway.
Nowalking
Signs only work if you read them
wykkedfaery33
You’d be surprised.
Or, sometimes, they just don’t care. A friend and I worked in a chain of grocery store delis, both of us in management at different locations.
He was going through a divorce, hated his job, and was just unhappy. On fryer day, none of the oil buckets could be found. His fucks to give hit zero, he pulled the first fryer over open floor drain, and just let it drop. He was on the second one by the time someone managed to get the store manager into the department to keep him from doing all three.
Surprisingly, they only demoted him back to full-time, and we wound up at the same store because I had recently stepped down from management because it was absolutely miserable.
Kind of a tangent, sorry, I have a ton of random stories I rarely have reason to share.
immaculatelawn
At no point has sense been common.
princessjamiekay
It’s not. I’ve had to tell sooooo many people
skudzthecat
Yeah, my friend oil pulls with coconut oil and spits it down the drain. Coconut oil is solid at 70 degrees. It’s a solid blob of fat well before it leaves the house.
Apprehensive-Road641
Yes grease needs to be thrown in your neighbors yard not the drain
mikemartin7230
Common sense isn’t very common.
Catahooo
Last time I stopped a cook for pouring several litres of clarified butter down the sink he had no clue. I asked if he would pour butter down the drain at home and he said no, because it would clog the drain. I asked why he thought our drains were different, and he just said “I dunno, I just assumed they were built for it”
Megnuggets
A lot of people are of the mindset that it’s not their pipes so they don’t have to worry. If they get clogged up boss will pay for it. It’s a crappy mindset but it’s one I’ve seen often
FriedEggSammiches
Wait until they take the trap off of the bar sink and clean out 18 straws, 6 squished lemon wedges, and 32 stir sticks, then notice the mesh strainer sitting beside the sink because *it slows drainage*.
Un3h
You’d be surprised. At my old workplace, management would have the pot wash guy drain the grease trap, only to have him dump it in the surface drain located in the bin yard. They ignored my concerns and ended up having to foot a massive bill and got fined by the council to boot.
At my current job, the pot wash doesn’t believe in scraping any remnants left by foh on the plates and puts it through, only to throw a strop when she has to wash it again by hand… 🤷🏻♀️
No_Bother1985
There is a warning not to drink the content of your car battery, i don’t think common sense is really that common
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After a while you realize there is no such thing…
Don’t put it down the drain? Like the one in the floor. Ok to the sink it goes.
Why don’t they just dig a pit, fill it with gravel and dump it there like normal people?
We don’t dump normal people in pits anymore
Steven Seagal knows grease clogs drains
The more people I meet at this job the more I realize many utterly lack common sense. A waitress that was hired and fired recently put an electric kettle in the dishwasher, then went to plug it in after to check if it still works. (she was stopped before she plugged it in)
I had to stop a bartender from putting egg whites down the drain and he wanted to argue about it.
You are correct to assume it is common sense.
You are *not* correct to assume kitchen staff has common sense.
The problem is in two parts: the word “grease” and the word “drain”. The assumption is that everyone knows these two words and their extended/associated items. However, nobody learns vocabulary or critical thinking these days. For example, an extension of _drain_ is _in the sink_. And for _grease_ you need to say _anything that isn’t water, wine, or beer_. And then you need to tell them what to do with all the things that are not water, wine, or beer and where to put them. See? So simple. So easy. Life is just …so …pardon me while I fetch my cleaver.
I figured it was common sense to turn things off (industrial processor/blenders) using their damned switches, but my coworker seems to not grasp the concept of workplace safety.
The kitchen manager at the last place I worked clogged the hand washing sink with 6 sheet pans worth of bacon grease. He used the hand washing sink because he got in trouble for clogging the prep sink with bacon grease a month prior.
Common sense really isn’t very common.
But if I do it with hot water chef? /s
We got a garbage disposal at my place so it’s totally good.
Nah, that’s why we have a grease trap…
/s
Yeah.. but you didn’t put up a sign reading “DO NOT PEE IN THE SINK”. And I hope you learned something…
What about just a little bit….. as a treat?
I think it’s 50/50 between not giving a fuck and not knowing any better. I can forgive the ignorance and coach and teach if they’re open to learning. Half of the ignorant continue on into not giving a fuck. The absolute lack of giving a fuck because “it’s faster and I don’t have to pay to fix it” INFURIATES me and then they think I’m being a dick when I’m not nice about it the 3rd time I’ve called them out for the same thing.
The absolute gold of this situation is the assholes that do this and then claim management doesn’t care about the facilities once they’ve clogged the drains and I’ve taken more than 1-2 days to call someone out to fix the problem so these assholes don’t have to work in the health code violation that is the standing water that they’ve created 😡😡
To be 100%, this doesn’t really happen in my store. I’ve seen people do it, and i speak up and correct the situation, and I’ve only once had to call a plumber out, but I’ve been an hourly listening to the idiots who’ve bitched about the problems they’ve created during my non-management days.
The break room sink at my office has a steady diet of coffee grounds and chunky soup leftovers. I have warned people what will happen.
Ain’t going to be me dealing with the results, anyway.
Signs only work if you read them
You’d be surprised.
Or, sometimes, they just don’t care. A friend and I worked in a chain of grocery store delis, both of us in management at different locations.
He was going through a divorce, hated his job, and was just unhappy. On fryer day, none of the oil buckets could be found. His fucks to give hit zero, he pulled the first fryer over open floor drain, and just let it drop. He was on the second one by the time someone managed to get the store manager into the department to keep him from doing all three.
Surprisingly, they only demoted him back to full-time, and we wound up at the same store because I had recently stepped down from management because it was absolutely miserable.
Kind of a tangent, sorry, I have a ton of random stories I rarely have reason to share.
At no point has sense been common.
It’s not. I’ve had to tell sooooo many people
Yeah, my friend oil pulls with coconut oil and spits it down the drain. Coconut oil is solid at 70 degrees. It’s a solid blob of fat well before it leaves the house.
Yes grease needs to be thrown in your neighbors yard not the drain
Common sense isn’t very common.
Last time I stopped a cook for pouring several litres of clarified butter down the sink he had no clue. I asked if he would pour butter down the drain at home and he said no, because it would clog the drain. I asked why he thought our drains were different, and he just said “I dunno, I just assumed they were built for it”
A lot of people are of the mindset that it’s not their pipes so they don’t have to worry. If they get clogged up boss will pay for it. It’s a crappy mindset but it’s one I’ve seen often
Wait until they take the trap off of the bar sink and clean out 18 straws, 6 squished lemon wedges, and 32 stir sticks, then notice the mesh strainer sitting beside the sink because *it slows drainage*.
You’d be surprised. At my old workplace, management would have the pot wash guy drain the grease trap, only to have him dump it in the surface drain located in the bin yard. They ignored my concerns and ended up having to foot a massive bill and got fined by the council to boot.
At my current job, the pot wash doesn’t believe in scraping any remnants left by foh on the plates and puts it through, only to throw a strop when she has to wash it again by hand… 🤷🏻♀️
There is a warning not to drink the content of your car battery, i don’t think common sense is really that common
Did you train them how to dispose of grease?