"Hey look, there's that weirdo who basically made it so we can't ever get rid of our shitty manager. He flooded the system with so many similar reports, it became impossible to get anyone to take legitimate complaints seriously."
Even in his made up story, the manager is still working there so his reports weren't even worth the time it took to read his story.
Also, I imagine that this is what he believes goes inside the McDonald's when they see him.
"Hey, guys, it's Mr. Call Corporate Everyday whose constant calling saved us. Get him his McGriddle on the double and helk, toss in an apple pie and a hash brown as a freebie for his heroic display."
If there’s any truth to the story at all, the employees are probably thinking “shit, it’s the guy who bitched to corporate a crazy amount and got us all in trouble. Better treat him right so he doesn’t do it again.”
To be fair, corporate level takes all reports "seriously" when considering the salaried managers pay, at least I -know- is the case in Taco Bell. Corporate don't give a shit about your complaint, only how much more money they can scam..
i.e. As a Taco Bell RGM, if you have more than 1 complaint per 10,000 customers, they cut 50% of your next year's raise. I once had someone scam free food by claiming we put olives on their nachos when they wanted none. We didn't and never had carried olives in our store. Another complained of having "easter grass" in her nachos (at the time new, the thin red strips of tortilla chips, 'fiesta nachos'). Both complaints counted against me even though clearly false. I took a $3k pay cut for the next year as a result.
TLDR: Corporate doesn't eat the cost of scammed meals/complaints, that comes out of the management staffs pocket.
It's sad that in the modern age it's just easier to pass the buck. Things get reduced to numbers, and corporate doesn't care if it doesn't affect their bottom line. Actually, I guess it makes them more money to ignore dumb complaints, since it's the middle managers who pay the price.
I'm curious, though, any idea what corporate would do in the face of new, daily reports about a manager? Would their system flag it, or would they simply think more engagement = better?
I would imagine that disciplinary measures depend on how replaceable that manager is in that location. They'll surely have their pay docked, if they keep their job; they'll keep their job if retainment history has been weak.
Pretty much every single reply is someone else telling their own "I was a hero to service workers when I stood up for them" story. Or standing up for firefighters. Or schoolchildren. A whole host of everyday heroes apparently..
Agent of chaos? Someone really thinks special of themselves… hey, hey, look at me, look at me, I walk around causing problems and call myself something super cool.
Fictional. This guy would have been fired. If his manager really were in trouble, the manager wouldn’t be part of a movie script style ending getting their just desserts in some fantasy revenge and would be gone.
Montgomery Burns had Smithers applaud me and stand up.
Even if the first part was true (doubt), McDonalds has such high employee turnover and so many customers, no one would remember this dude ‘years later’.
But don't you understand? His very name is legend! They pass it down from one high school employee to another, hell, I bet he's so legendary that the new employees know his name their first day! /S
If I had a nickel for every butt hurt direct report that called the ethics hotline or cooperate on leadership to complain about legitimate coaching or consequences ... I wouldn't be working.
Totally possible - I used to run grocery stores and problem customers were known to us. I printed off a list of customers who emailed the president and things so if we saw their names we would give them extra plus special service.
After one call? Highly doubt that. Probably get a talking to and a coaching, a "please work on that," at the very worst a write-up. But no boss is going to take the word of one customer over the other employees, especially if they're not complaining about this manager.
"Hey look, there's that weirdo who basically made it so we can't ever get rid of our shitty manager. He flooded the system with so many similar reports, it became impossible to get anyone to take legitimate complaints seriously."
Even in his made up story, the manager is still working there so his reports weren't even worth the time it took to read his story.
Also, I imagine that this is what he believes goes inside the McDonald's when they see him.
"Hey, guys, it's Mr. Call Corporate Everyday whose constant calling saved us. Get him his McGriddle on the double and helk, toss in an apple pie and a hash brown as a freebie for his heroic display."
If there’s any truth to the story at all, the employees are probably thinking “shit, it’s the guy who bitched to corporate a crazy amount and got us all in trouble. Better treat him right so he doesn’t do it again.”
Would you want to eat that food?
To be fair, corporate level takes all reports "seriously" when considering the salaried managers pay, at least I -know- is the case in Taco Bell. Corporate don't give a shit about your complaint, only how much more money they can scam..
i.e. As a Taco Bell RGM, if you have more than 1 complaint per 10,000 customers, they cut 50% of your next year's raise. I once had someone scam free food by claiming we put olives on their nachos when they wanted none. We didn't and never had carried olives in our store. Another complained of having "easter grass" in her nachos (at the time new, the thin red strips of tortilla chips, 'fiesta nachos'). Both complaints counted against me even though clearly false. I took a $3k pay cut for the next year as a result.
TLDR: Corporate doesn't eat the cost of scammed meals/complaints, that comes out of the management staffs pocket.
It's sad that in the modern age it's just easier to pass the buck. Things get reduced to numbers, and corporate doesn't care if it doesn't affect their bottom line. Actually, I guess it makes them more money to ignore dumb complaints, since it's the middle managers who pay the price.
I'm curious, though, any idea what corporate would do in the face of new, daily reports about a manager? Would their system flag it, or would they simply think more engagement = better?
I would imagine that disciplinary measures depend on how replaceable that manager is in that location. They'll surely have their pay docked, if they keep their job; they'll keep their job if retainment history has been weak.
That's Mr Agent of Chaos to you
smh like why do people do this lowkey makin it hard for the rest of us
So the manager still kept their job and he wasted months. Fun.
Calling corporate every single day for 4 months just means you're a complete loser with a very sad and boring life
No no, dont you get it?
He's an AgENt oF CHaOS!
“Guys it’s fucking Phillip calling again”
“Just put him on hold, let’s take lunch”
And she’s still working there so doesn’t sound like all those calls made a damn bit of difference.
Exactly lol. If this was real, he would be banned for harassment.
What I really want to know is how the McDonald's employees made the act of handing over a brown paper bag spectacular service.
They fart into every bag
And then Grimace clapped and Mayor McCheese gave him a free bag of 60 mcnuggets as he strut out the store.
Birdie offered to give him a rusty trombone.
So… she still has the job years later? Great work “agent of chaos.”
Ha, I'm going to punish you by wasting my and corporate's time by calling about the same issue over and over again!
This is one of the worst/best I've seen in years. Ban social media now.
Pretty much every single reply is someone else telling their own "I was a hero to service workers when I stood up for them" story. Or standing up for firefighters. Or schoolchildren. A whole host of everyday heroes apparently..
Tiananmen Square This guy
One and the same, bringing change to the world.
60 months and counting 😈
Agent of chaos? Someone really thinks special of themselves… hey, hey, look at me, look at me, I walk around causing problems and call myself something super cool.
Barf.
I mean, his name is legend on curbside orders so….
Fictional. This guy would have been fired. If his manager really were in trouble, the manager wouldn’t be part of a movie script style ending getting their just desserts in some fantasy revenge and would be gone.
Montgomery Burns had Smithers applaud me and stand up.
Holy shit. Some kind of hero complex here! If she did such a good job, why is the manager still there?? Too many holes in this story.
Even if the first part was true (doubt), McDonalds has such high employee turnover and so many customers, no one would remember this dude ‘years later’.
But don't you understand? His very name is legend! They pass it down from one high school employee to another, hell, I bet he's so legendary that the new employees know his name their first day! /S
If I had a nickel for every butt hurt direct report that called the ethics hotline or cooperate on leadership to complain about legitimate coaching or consequences ... I wouldn't be working.
The hero that thankfully only existed in the mind of a jizz encrusted basement dweller.
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11k likes on this worse-than-bad-fanfic story.
Is his name one month, or two months? Because that’s pretty much all he shouted at her…not his name. So, how can it become legend?
Totally possible - I used to run grocery stores and problem customers were known to us. I printed off a list of customers who emailed the president and things so if we saw their names we would give them extra plus special service.
Complaints work.
Not the fake flex they think this is
This was almost believable, with a bit of embellishment. Till the last part.
He would have been fired on the spot, at least if this is in the US.
The employee, yes. Management is harder to replace and thus gets more free passes.
After one call? Highly doubt that. Probably get a talking to and a coaching, a "please work on that," at the very worst a write-up. But no boss is going to take the word of one customer over the other employees, especially if they're not complaining about this manager.