r/CrackerBarrel

A few months ago I got written up for a false rumor about me talking shit about one of my managers. this never happend, but when my gm called me in the office to talk about it I was to hysterical to answer anything (I dont do well when im being interrogated) he wrote me up for alleged shit talking and he put it as my final warning. Mind u I have never been in trouble before. I wasnt going to talk about it again becuase im scared of my gm and didnt think I was gonna get in trouble again. But today I did my very first no call no show on accident because they denied a shift and then approved it the night before, but I had been in bed sick the whole day and even missed school, so I called 2 hrs after my scheduled time and got written up. Which I understand was my fault. My worry is that im going to be fired because of something I didn't do. Should I bring up to my gm about how the previous rumor was false and I was to scared to say anything??

Long time Cracker Barrel customer here who hasn’t been back in about 4 years due to declining quality of the food.

Some of my gripes were: overly dry biscuits, pasty & lumpy sawmill gravy, overcooked eggs served cold, thin-limp bacon, unevenly cooked grits, pale pancakes, jerky-dry ham and just a general sense that the food was slowly degrading.

Has Cracker Barrel’s food improved?

(Salary manager position)

I’ve been working here for around 3 months at this point, and I have been asking, pleading, begging these managers for so long trying to get more hours, and they’re just not listening.

I was hired as a busser, then quickly started washing dishes, unloading the truck, and now cooking behind the grill. I was very clear that the only reason I wanted to work in so many positions was so I could get as many hours as possible. And yet again, I’m only scheduled 18 hours a week. This is absolutely ridiculous. I have bills and rent to pay, I *need* more hours in order to survive, but no one on management gives a shit.

I have asked several times for better hours. I keep getting the classic “I’ll look into it for ya,” and then everything stays the same.

I’m tired. My body is hurting from all the manual labor. And I’m getting like 150-200 a week, not nearly enough to make ends meet. What am I supposed to do?

I found many papers throughout the BOH with the message that our managers are encouraging servers to interview for trainer position. While I think that we should have more trainers, it also states that current trainers are going to have to re-interview to keep their spots. As a trainer myself, I took the courses, and did the work. And trained one person at my store for them to leave. After that I have seen those who are not qualified train, even when I’m on the shift.

I am concerned for my trainer spot even though I did nothing to jeopardize it, and perhaps I am overthinking. But it does seem to me that this is a way to promote favoritism as I’ve seen my store before and others that I’ve worked at.

When I inquired about it, I was told “a lot of stores are doing this” and it was some new HR initiative. Has anyone else heard this?

I do believe it’s also important to note that If I was given substantial evidence that i was indeed not qualified to be a trainer I would accept it. however, I feel like I haven’t been able to prove myself. And having a red apron for the looks is irrelevant, and I suppose even the title if I’m not worthy. But I’m seeing nothing but red flags. Thoughts?

So here's the context, I began working at my local CB in late March, I didn't take the par exam when it was first available bc it hadn't shown up yet. When I did take it though, was early June, I still havent gotten my 1st star name tag. To my surprise, a brand new hire has her 1st star name tag already, she said they gave it to her because they had an extra and ran out of Rising Star name tags. Do I go to my manager about getting my 1 star tag or do I continue to wait it out?

I had been pulled for the schedual for over 2 months, I had tried to contact managers but can never get through, oh its busy, their in a meeting. I had filed a HR report this is what happened.

1. I tell HR. I got pulled from the schedual for months after reciving a write up for something that wasn't my fault.
2. finially hear back from the HR report. "we found out your not employed so dropped the ticket"
   4 . finially hear back from the manager simply ask whats going on with my employment? ( mind you she was acting like a considending bitch the whole time on the call)
   manager - " we removed you because you had never shown up to your job"
   me - i was never schedualed and i had emergancy personal issue happen pet medical emergancies. [Mind you the entire time I was never schedualed. broke living off loans and my bf without transportation, simply cant buy lyfts ]
   manager- " Well your personal life and issues don't matter its simple you never showed up so we assumed you quite and removed you from the system."
   Yet this is all my fault apparently. Who else is expected to go to work when their not schedualed?
   Mind you I had this job for almost a year, as a Par 3 host. This is how im treated.

have they always sold their own brand candies & nuts etc???

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