Nice way to slip and break your neck when they’re put down on a wet floor
Lowly-Worm_
Heavy
its_dolemite_baby
not slipping on random bullshit and/or liquids people dropped and didn’t clean up? yes. i also find it weirdly easier on my back. just really sucks to get genuinely clean.
the black ones hide the grime better than the reds–which is better or worse, depending on your perspective
why do you ask, though?
Qzrei
They’re disgusting, untouchable and nasty things that…. help prevent sciatic nerve flair ups caused by standing in place for too long.
Budget-Advisor-6321
They’re great if you work somewhere where people give enough of a fuck to spray them down daily
Alfred_The_Sartan
They’re fine if they’re decently new and if folks actually know how to store and clean them. 90% of the time they seem to be there just to make sure food cannot escape the cook area.
NotAGenieInABottle
Hate cleaning them. Like walking on them.
JetKusanagi
I’m not really sure how much they help with comfort for long periods of standing and they get nasty pretty quickly.
merry1731
I’m a closer in perpetuity cause daywalkers so as soon as I get in I pull them all up except for the dish room.
Status_Purchase_4072
ha ha, they better assign somebody to clean that every single day, otherwise things get out of hand quickly!
shredbmc
I love when the comment section accurately reflects my feelings to the letter.
“They’re great! Will except in XYZ scenario. And they’re gross, and heavy and a pain to store, but generally they are nice to have… But also…”
_hollowman
Disgusting after all the grime and filth builds up.
catpissdust
Good for feet and back. Bad for cleanup and tripping.
TeMoko
Very helpful for dish area, not a big fan of them in the rest of the kitchen unless liquid is getting spilled regularly for some reason.
jeffnorris
Love them as long as I don’t have to clean them
45isaLOSER
A bitch to clean ….
APe28Comococo
Fantastic!*
They really really help with back, knee, and neck pain over time. They are only needed if a person will be standing/pacing in that area for 5+ minutes at a time.
*If your workplace lets you clean them properly. To clean them properly you need somewhere to hang them outside and a hot water pressure washer. As long as they are cleaned nightly they are no real issue. I know some places will ship them through the dishwasher at the end of the night before cleaning the dishwasher but I just don’t like that.
Emergency-Pain-5256
Good for the hips. Great in front of the fryer. But best when your place pays some one else to replace them.
JAHGoff24
depends on if I’m opening or closing
CordeliaRandom
I hate them in the kitchen and i hated them as a zookeeper. You think we get them nasty you should see what the penguins do to them.
mmmmmarty
They’ll save your shoes and your sciatica.
OGREtheTroll
Depends on the quality of the mat.
Most are cheap and flimsy and not meant to be used in a kitchen, but owners get the cheap ones that are for behind the bar or the server alley and throw them on the hot line where they get immediately destroyed. They quickly become serious tripping hazards as they disintegrate from the harsh environment that they aren’t designed to withstand.
But the good heavy duty ones? The expensive ones that are designed to be used in a commercial kitchen. They make my feet not hurt, and I’ll put up with cleaning them once a week so my feet don’t hurt.
cheesepage
I hate cleaning them, I hate them when they are not clean. They always seem to be torn up just enough to create a tripping hazard, but not enough for management to replace.
I have plenty of standing problems,but prefer to spend money on shoes and sweep and mop as soon as the floor is dirty.
I am willing to compromise for the dishpit.
PimpOfJoytime
Essential.
FonzoLatrundo
If they’re cheap and thin they are worthless. I worked in a place that had brick red super thick heavy ones and they were amazingly comfortable to work on. They also had hard mounted power washers to keep them clean.
ReedIcculus
If you ever touched one of those, you prob were immune to Covid.
Stitchburly
Heavy and gross…..dang I miss her.
Overhyped_Stereotype
Fucking hate em, almost died because of em. Or was at least almost horribly injured. They don’t mix well with hit fry oil, all I’m sayin
cool_turp
THEY SUCK AND THEYRE AWFUL AND I HATE THEM
gc1
I can hear this picture and I can smell this picture, despite not having stepped on one of these in a couple of decades.
Dead_End_Street
AS LONG AS I DON’T HAVE TO CLEAN EM..
They’re amazing
I_cook_a_mean_chili
You don’t realize how great these are to stand on till you don’t have one
soushin5
They’re alright if they’re not in the kitchen. Oil from the dryer can still get under it and make it slip. Behind the bar, great. Kitchen. Unhelpful.
Opening_Jury_1709
I’m 6ft5 so these cunts just made my back even worse. Spent about 3 years doing the splits to reach the bench 😂
xmosinitisx
Hate them. Never worked in a kitchen with them where I or other people weren’t tripping over them. Plus they’re a gigantic pain in the ass to clean. I’d rather just get better shoes/ inserts.
amadeus451
Necessary evil. I prefer the kind that interlocks smaller squares so you don’t have to drag 20 lbs of the devil’s mesh underwear all at once outside to clean
wrstcasechelle
I’d love to have a couple of these in my kitchen, but I know I’d be the only one to clean them so nah. I’m not into making extra work for myself.
NaiveLow5635
Yuck. Slippery when wet. If they’re moved an inch outta place, imma trip on it. And I ain’t cleaning that shit. Hard nope.
KeneticKups
*Chucks it into the dishwasher*
Habitualflagellant14
They’d get cleaned more if they weren’t so effing heavy.
BeerGoddess84
Fuck em. They are gross, and I trip on them more often than I would slip on a wet floor. They are a hazard, IMO. It doesn’t matter if you spray them every night, they are fucking disgusting. They might be useful at a host station because the hosts tend to stand for long periods of time if we are slow. Maybeeeeeee behind the bar if the bartenders keep them clean.
Agile-Mission2209
They are great to take home and use in the garage or shed other than that they are bacteria magnets and useless in general.
WaffleHouseGladiator
The only thing worse than having these things is not having them.
44 Comments
Hate em.
Nice way to slip and break your neck when they’re put down on a wet floor
Heavy
not slipping on random bullshit and/or liquids people dropped and didn’t clean up? yes. i also find it weirdly easier on my back. just really sucks to get genuinely clean.
the black ones hide the grime better than the reds–which is better or worse, depending on your perspective
why do you ask, though?
They’re disgusting, untouchable and nasty things that…. help prevent sciatic nerve flair ups caused by standing in place for too long.
They’re great if you work somewhere where people give enough of a fuck to spray them down daily
They’re fine if they’re decently new and if folks actually know how to store and clean them. 90% of the time they seem to be there just to make sure food cannot escape the cook area.
Hate cleaning them. Like walking on them.
I’m not really sure how much they help with comfort for long periods of standing and they get nasty pretty quickly.
I’m a closer in perpetuity cause daywalkers so as soon as I get in I pull them all up except for the dish room.
ha ha, they better assign somebody to clean that every single day, otherwise things get out of hand quickly!
I love when the comment section accurately reflects my feelings to the letter.
“They’re great! Will except in XYZ scenario. And they’re gross, and heavy and a pain to store, but generally they are nice to have… But also…”
Disgusting after all the grime and filth builds up.
Good for feet and back. Bad for cleanup and tripping.
Very helpful for dish area, not a big fan of them in the rest of the kitchen unless liquid is getting spilled regularly for some reason.
Love them as long as I don’t have to clean them
A bitch to clean ….
Fantastic!*
They really really help with back, knee, and neck pain over time. They are only needed if a person will be standing/pacing in that area for 5+ minutes at a time.
*If your workplace lets you clean them properly. To clean them properly you need somewhere to hang them outside and a hot water pressure washer. As long as they are cleaned nightly they are no real issue. I know some places will ship them through the dishwasher at the end of the night before cleaning the dishwasher but I just don’t like that.
Good for the hips. Great in front of the fryer. But best when your place pays some one else to replace them.
depends on if I’m opening or closing
I hate them in the kitchen and i hated them as a zookeeper. You think we get them nasty you should see what the penguins do to them.
They’ll save your shoes and your sciatica.
Depends on the quality of the mat.
Most are cheap and flimsy and not meant to be used in a kitchen, but owners get the cheap ones that are for behind the bar or the server alley and throw them on the hot line where they get immediately destroyed. They quickly become serious tripping hazards as they disintegrate from the harsh environment that they aren’t designed to withstand.
But the good heavy duty ones? The expensive ones that are designed to be used in a commercial kitchen. They make my feet not hurt, and I’ll put up with cleaning them once a week so my feet don’t hurt.
I hate cleaning them, I hate them when they are not clean. They always seem to be torn up just enough to create a tripping hazard, but not enough for management to replace.
I have plenty of standing problems,but prefer to spend money on shoes and sweep and mop as soon as the floor is dirty.
I am willing to compromise for the dishpit.
Essential.
If they’re cheap and thin they are worthless. I worked in a place that had brick red super thick heavy ones and they were amazingly comfortable to work on. They also had hard mounted power washers to keep them clean.
If you ever touched one of those, you prob were immune to Covid.
Heavy and gross…..dang I miss her.
Fucking hate em, almost died because of em. Or was at least almost horribly injured. They don’t mix well with hit fry oil, all I’m sayin
THEY SUCK AND THEYRE AWFUL AND I HATE THEM
I can hear this picture and I can smell this picture, despite not having stepped on one of these in a couple of decades.
AS LONG AS I DON’T HAVE TO CLEAN EM..
They’re amazing
You don’t realize how great these are to stand on till you don’t have one
They’re alright if they’re not in the kitchen. Oil from the dryer can still get under it and make it slip. Behind the bar, great. Kitchen. Unhelpful.
I’m 6ft5 so these cunts just made my back even worse. Spent about 3 years doing the splits to reach the bench 😂
Hate them. Never worked in a kitchen with them where I or other people weren’t tripping over them. Plus they’re a gigantic pain in the ass to clean. I’d rather just get better shoes/ inserts.
Necessary evil. I prefer the kind that interlocks smaller squares so you don’t have to drag 20 lbs of the devil’s mesh underwear all at once outside to clean
I’d love to have a couple of these in my kitchen, but I know I’d be the only one to clean them so nah. I’m not into making extra work for myself.
Yuck. Slippery when wet. If they’re moved an inch outta place, imma trip on it. And I ain’t cleaning that shit. Hard nope.
*Chucks it into the dishwasher*
They’d get cleaned more if they weren’t so effing heavy.
Fuck em. They are gross, and I trip on them more often than I would slip on a wet floor. They are a hazard, IMO. It doesn’t matter if you spray them every night, they are fucking disgusting. They might be useful at a host station because the hosts tend to stand for long periods of time if we are slow. Maybeeeeeee behind the bar if the bartenders keep them clean.
They are great to take home and use in the garage or shed other than that they are bacteria magnets and useless in general.
The only thing worse than having these things is not having them.