I work at a Food Court KFC on Front Counter. Ask me anything about my job.
[AMA] KFC Front Counter Worker, Ask Me Anything
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Does your store have a closing special? If so, what time does it start (30 min before closing)? And what's the closing special?
No, we don't
I have had a store near my old Uni offer chicken pieces for $1 each when I went in probably 20 minutes before closing
where do you see your career progressing to?
Definitely IT, Ive got a very clear pathway for what I want to do
are you currently studying IT at uni?
which store has good wicked wing deal.
Do you do deals for emergency services like Maccas and others do?
No, we do seniors discount which is 10% and we also give this to people who work in the food court
The last thing seniors need is kfc lol!
Might be their last meal, just helping move society along.
Good guy KFC.
Really?? Damn all this time i could've taken me mum with me to get a discount! ;)
In my experience a lot of KFC workers will apply the seniors discount if you turn up in uniform. I got it maybe half a dozen times in the Cairns food court over the space of a year or so when I worked up there.
Went 3 different branch recently, I have noticed oil is bit heavy, chicken to be hard and bland.
Did the receipe change? Like, no salt.
And different oil?i heard the burgers are better at hungry jacks, true?
It's a matter of preference however I have had burgers at KFC and HJ. I prefer HJ.
Why don’t they have the 9pcs for $9.95 year round?
They don't have enough pcs to last the year
Why swapping a soft drink with a frozen drink in a meal needs to pay extra $0.8, while a single frozen drink is just $1?
Isnt that a good way to make you buy an extra drink instead? And 20c more profit for KFC?
I've thought about this as well, no idea. Doesn't really make sense
Is it possible to get mashed potatoes with no gravy?
Nope
that really weird because you can get gravy with no mashed potatoes.
Yeah we definitely have that, just not the other way round
I've asked for this before, and received it.
Probably not a smart thing to do when they are being hammered with customers though.
If they were in the progress of making the potato and gravy and just had it sitting there, it makes sense. Definitely not a menu item though
Do you recycle anything other than the cooking oil (if that is even properly recycled)?
Why do you still provide customers with plastic cutlery in a sealed plastic bag?
Not sure about the oil, but we stopped providing customers with the cutlery in the bag a while ago, now we put in the individual items needed for the meal into the box
How do you obtain this mythical cutlery in a bag? These are rarer than rocking horse sh*t at KFC drive thru.
Really?
Sometimes I’ll order a zinger burger and they chuck a handful in hahaha
I must admit my local kfc is trash.
Absolutely useless they are.
When I used to work there I used to throw stuff in the pressure fryer to see what happened. I tried the mars bar thing but it just melted. I tried an apple and it came out really small and wrinkled like a prune. Deep fried pocket sandwiches were bloody good though, try that if you have a chance.
Are you going to eat chicken tonight, chicken tonight?
Why are most KFC stores filthy inside and out?
Are there any stores in VIC that do hot and spicy?
I only know of George Street in Sydney that does it..
No one knows this answer? :(
Victoria Gardens, Richmond
Shit! Serious?? I work around there ill try next week
Nek minnit kfc kitchen/back area staff AMA
Would be interested tbh
Why is it so hard to take a shit after eating KFC? Kentucky Fried Constipation
Two questions, how do you decide what pieces of chicken to give to a customer? Do you tend to screw over the drive thru people more than in-store?
If someone orders more than 3 pieces of chicken we are supposed to give them at least one wing. Apart from that it's up to the employee
Can you get free BBL tickets? As I've heard that kfc employees can get free tickets
They give them away sometimes on our corporate social media
Why is hot n spicy seasonal/promiotional? It’s so much better than original recipe
That;s what I want to ask too!
climate change?
My favourite burger ever is from KFC (Zinger Tower). Why did they stop doing the tower, and why does the Zinger no longer have the red spicy sauce in it?
Also any news on the charcoal bun with the maple sauce making a return? It was beautiful.
didn't they get rid of the tower burgers coz they got rid of the hash browns?
Well yes, but that doesn't really answer the question.
Why are 2/3 of the Aus population overweight or obese?
Bet it was one of them that neg'd you.
lol… probably or a bleeding heart humanitarian. Was watching a doco from approx 9 years ago where they talked about the 2/3 ratio (probably worse now) and the fact that the majority didn't even consider themselves oweight. It's become the new 'normal'. We live in a Dr Phil era though where everyone is beautiful and comfortable in their own skin and of course while pumping up the multi billion dollar weight loss industry. Anyway I digress
….and the multi-trillion dollar pharma industry.
Mostly sedentary lifestyles and poor diet/nutrition.
Why don't you have everything on the menu boards? We've noticed dessert cups in the fridge, but they don't seem to be on the board.
Also, why is half the text on the menu boards impossible to read without a pair of binoculars?
You might need to see an optometrist…
He can't unless he stands really close.
We have a lot of menu items, only the most popular get on the board. For everything try the app, but even that doesn't have all the options available on the register
What are some examples of things that are on the register but not on the app/menu :D
how often is the oil changed?(Not in your car) and How many kilos of chicken does your store fry a day ?
Is it true that you scrape the bottom tray of the deep fryer for leftover bit and pieces of chicken, fat, flour coating etc and store this in your freezer and then add it to your gravy mix. The tray is scraped every couple of days and not on a daily basis as well.
No wonder why the gravy is so delicious
I don't know how it's obtained, but it's essentially chicken stock from the deep fryer. It gets rolled up into a plastic bag and placed in the fridge, and then mixed in with the gravy powder when being made. It looks like bags of shit in the fridge haha
Do you ever get told to 'shut up and take my money'?
Not that exactly but we definitely get some aggressive customers. I just laugh it off
My bad haha
What are the 9 secret herbs and spices?
How is the gravy made?
Do you get free chicken after your shift?
Do you give out extra chicken for free if there is heaps of stock left at the time of closing?
Yes we get the leftovers on a close shift. And no unfortunately all the food it thrown in the bin
Whats the most disappointing thing youve seen in a foodcourt?
Are you an expert at KFC chicken? Can you rate the best KFC youve ever had?
Are krushers really being discontinued?
Yep. They're already phasing them out unfortunately
damn i love krushers .. when the machines were not 'out of order', they are much better than maccas shakes.
Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
Why do you charge for ketchup (50cts per ketchup) and they won’t charge in eftpos. They needed to pay in cash. Asked for bill but said no bill for amount less than a dollar. Any reason? (Westmead NSW kfc)
Mac don’t charge for it.Revenue raising
Yeah I hate this, supercharged sauce is amazing though and definitely worth the 50c. Also we take card for any amount at our store, suspicious that Westmead wouldnt
Probably the store owner/manager that said no card.
If it was some kid they wouldn’t give a shit
Do you have a PhD?
He/she is 16 and better than you with your 16 PHDs with no job.
I always ask for thighs and drumsticks. Does this annoy you?
Nice 10 year old article lol.
Yeah and a UK article about a US KFC but it was memorable for a reason. Any time you have to close down for full decontamination should be, but how often do you see anything that ridiculous and crazy!?
Do you enjoy your job?
How many wings does a chicken have?
Depends on how many eyes do you have.
Also depends on how many brain do you have :)
KFC’s chickens are genetically engineered they have four wings and three breasts.
why did the spicy nuggets suck so bad
because they were made by dyson?
How often do people actually order using the KFC app?
I note in particular the Colonel's Dinner has the best value for money I've ever seen in fast food haha
More appropriate question would be how often does it crash. I have had so much frustration. I have to use it to get certain discounts though.
Has never crashed in my experiences, friends of mine use it very frequently too with no issues..
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