Undercover Boss Finds Out Chef Isn't Being Paid

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  • Опубликовано: 17 ноя 2022
  • An undercover executive of Best Western Hotels finds out the chef is not being paid for working overtime!
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  • @robinrichards6577
    @robinrichards6577 Год назад +12026

    That’s IT?!? Paying for a cooking course? How about compensation for all the hours he puts in? Upgrading or at least mending the kitchen equipment? Improving the kitchen environment? Hiring more staff? I’m disappointed at that boss, seems like he should put in 80 hours a day for a few weeks.

    • @IILiamIIUKII
      @IILiamIIUKII Год назад +343

      That's business unfortunately, it's not fair but that's what a lot of CEO's are like

    • @sarahlee4005
      @sarahlee4005 Год назад +637

      That’s why he is rich and the chef is struggling

    • @doolittlefirstking6388
      @doolittlefirstking6388 Год назад +293

      That's what happens in thr UK, smh.....
      In the states they would turn the chefs life around!!

    • @therestaurantguru1961
      @therestaurantguru1961 Год назад +726

      This small scene shows that the CEO is part of the problem.
      Putting him on a Cooking Course, is he blind ?

    • @doolittlefirstking6388
      @doolittlefirstking6388 Год назад +84

      @@therestaurantguru1961 he obviously is!!

  • @tahirrao5173
    @tahirrao5173 Год назад +316

    This guy is so fantastic, he deserves better than getting a cooking course! Somebody should hire him purely for his resilience, loyalty and committment.

    • @donaldchesser157
      @donaldchesser157 9 дней назад +2

      Those are not traits that get rewarded in most businesses

  • @marccollins4929
    @marccollins4929 10 месяцев назад +167

    Give that Man a Raise!! Pay him ! Please ❤

  • @HeadHoncho727
    @HeadHoncho727 Год назад +5033

    That was pathetic. The CEO basically "I'm sorry this is happening to you, you're a really good guy. But it's gonna keep happening" because NOTHING was done 💀

    • @SlapMehSilly02
      @SlapMehSilly02 Год назад +96

      Send him to cook courses to learn how to be a top chef in a kitchen that does pay, under staffed and the hardware is trash. If I was dude I would have told him that I wanted the back pay for the OT or we would be heading to court.

    • @bradforward850
      @bradforward850 Год назад +2

      A republican Utopia. Work 80 for straight pay. And they're coming for yours next. LOL!

    • @jenniferb5706
      @jenniferb5706 Год назад +22

      ✌🏻 out…that’s what I would have said…

    • @kennethwalton5582
      @kennethwalton5582 Год назад +23

      I maybe wrong, but it’s most likely a franchise and not a corporate hotel.

    • @janeenharris3074
      @janeenharris3074 Год назад +41

      @@kennethwalton5582 That's irrelevant. The company can afford to at least give the guy some cash.

  • @michaeltaylor2799
    @michaeltaylor2799 Год назад +2820

    With a CEO like that, no wonder the restaurant is failing... Pay the man for his overtime ffs!😅

    • @diane4549
      @diane4549 Год назад +75

      That's the problem with these employers. They want to gain profit, but they don't want to pay their employees their due! Shameful!

    • @southaussiegarbo2054
      @southaussiegarbo2054 Год назад +7

      I suspect this is bc of lack of staff and bc money is so tight as we are in another recession

    • @diane4549
      @diane4549 Год назад +21

      @@southaussiegarbo2054 We haven't always been in a recession. This has been going on for awhile and using the recession is silly, what was going on before the recession????

    • @southaussiegarbo2054
      @southaussiegarbo2054 Год назад +2

      @@diane4549 there been allot of recessions/global financial crisis in last 20 years.

    • @DieselPurge
      @DieselPurge Год назад +2

      Exactly

  • @MBAinternetmktg
    @MBAinternetmktg Год назад +3264

    Hope this wonderful, generous, patient chef has already found a better job!

    • @colinmorgan7771
      @colinmorgan7771 Год назад

      This lad deserves so much more..he stayed up beat did the work of 5 doesn't get paid and they offer him a cooking class...OH MY FREAKING GOD WHAT ARE U THINKING BEST WESTERN...FIRE THIS IDOIT CEO

    • @paulcroxton6047
      @paulcroxton6047 Год назад +60

      I wouldn't be so patient, plus it's illegal to not pay for overtime worked.....I would have spoke to a solicitor by now if I was that chef.....I know it's illegal because I own and run a SME.....I wouldn't dream of treating my staff in such a despicable way, as staff need to be looked after.....Happy staff= better ,loyal workers

    • @daniellewoodley3
      @daniellewoodley3 Год назад +20

      @@paulcroxton6047 if it’s salary pay, I’ve seen a LOT of chefs be paid for less than they work. However hourly, you are correct in that should never happen!!

    • @paulcroxton6047
      @paulcroxton6047 Год назад +21

      @Dani....that's why I never worked for a salary, Some companies take advantage of this, there should be protection for salaried staff....I make sure my staff are paid correctly, and on time...I earn a decent living, but I pay 12 quid hour for my workers .....They work at front of shop, serving customers etc...my business is small, but I believe that staff are your best asset.....They generally work a 40 hour week.....As owner I work 70+ hours , but I don't mind, as I enjoy it......Yet some CEOs of larger companies work their staff to death, and do as little as possible...It disgusts me

    • @paulcroxton6047
      @paulcroxton6047 Год назад +19

      @josias...I'm a pagan myself, but believe ALL should be treated with respect and decency.....including Animals....I also give 5% of profits to a Animal shelter,and another 5% of profits to a local homeless charity......imagine of every company did the same.....Would go a long way to help the starving and homeless people, and help our furry freind s too...

  • @megatronskneecap
    @megatronskneecap 11 месяцев назад +98

    How as a boss do you *not* know your employees are not getting paid correctly or even at all. It's just mind-blowing.

    • @TotallyNotElPresidente
      @TotallyNotElPresidente 3 месяца назад +2

      I've worked as a Best Western front desk agent, I'm not surprised.

    • @amichaels1871
      @amichaels1871 3 месяца назад +1

      A lot of times they're remote or have multiple companies etc.
      that they're running or in charge of...💔

    • @krissavagelive
      @krissavagelive 3 месяца назад +1

      The larger the company, the less the visibility that the director/owner can realistically have on what's actually happening on the ground floor. They are however supposed to have sufficient management in place under them to identify and quickly correct/escalate these types of concerns as soon as they begin to develop though so that is ultimately where the director's failing is likely to be.

  • @chargedattack3559
    @chargedattack3559 Год назад +82

    Hopefully he gets trained and moves on to bigger and better things. He truly deserves the best and more.

  • @likeggs6465
    @likeggs6465 Год назад +1020

    Worst part is the chef thought he was going to get an extra hand in the kitchen and now he's back doing it all himself.

    • @WerewolfSlayer91
      @WerewolfSlayer91 Год назад +45

      Yes and having to complete a cooking course after puting inn the long hours. The CEO is most certainly not going to do it while he is taking the course.

    • @davidrynberk1533
      @davidrynberk1533 Год назад +17

      Insane! chef if your out there, please leave this hell.You are going to get sick if this keeps going on.

    • @israymervalentin-arias6313
      @israymervalentin-arias6313 Год назад +11

      Well to be honest until someone extremely desperate comes in, everyone is going to leave after about a week of this nonsense.

    • @OffGridInvestor
      @OffGridInvestor Год назад +12

      I would've quit right there. Farking COOKING COURSE. Probably government funded or $200 worth

    • @misterwallace3479
      @misterwallace3479 5 месяцев назад +1

      Maybe he was compensated. But it wasn't out for everyone to see.

  • @LeeLynch1
    @LeeLynch1 Год назад +3293

    At least he has this video as evidence of his boss admitting illegal practices.

    • @LeeLynch1
      @LeeLynch1 Год назад +132

      @@JohnSmith-xp9gr I think you are mistaken. This company is in the UK, not the US. Our laws are much stronger regarding workers' rights. It is illegal to not pay an employee for overtime as it breaks The Minimum Wage act 1988. Also, you can not be forced to work more than 48 hours in any given week by law. This guy was working 80 hours a week and being paid for 40 hours!

    • @truthseeker7612
      @truthseeker7612 Год назад

      @@LeeLynch1 That means Foster Carers are living an illegal existence. They are paid virtually nothing when you think their job is 24/7 and amounts to approx £63 per day, per child with no extra ongoing needs.

    • @LeeLynch1
      @LeeLynch1 Год назад +32

      @@truthseeker7612 No they aren't living an illegal existence. Foster carers are not classed as employees. It's a disgrace that they are paid so little though.

    • @kelvinmorris1991
      @kelvinmorris1991 Год назад +9

      @@JohnSmith-xp9gr lol yes it is because it’s a violation of state and federal laws

    • @YGPR1212
      @YGPR1212 Год назад +3

      💡ding ding ding

  • @daanjoubert5297
    @daanjoubert5297 3 месяца назад +18

    Thanks for doing so much for so little, we really appreciate it, THANK YOU. We're sending you on a free course so that we know that when we continue to take advantage of your loyalty we know that you're a more experienced chef with even better skills. I hope someone else saw this episode and offered him a decent job

  • @kilssj2250
    @kilssj2250 11 месяцев назад +12

    We need Chef Ramsay to yell at that CEO for being a complete DOUGHNUT 🍩😫!!

  • @mskimlouise
    @mskimlouise Год назад +1218

    He said he’s going to send him to cooking school so he can “do even more.” Wow. Hasn’t he done enough already?

    • @RyanMartinsrjmartins
      @RyanMartinsrjmartins Год назад +19

      my JAW DROPPED. LOL whaaaat

    • @MrRondonmon
      @MrRondonmon Год назад +3

      Salaried people in the USA at least, have to work the hours needed. If workers lay out the must fill in. Salaried people always get a much larger payday for that reason. Those people know the deal, they wouldn't have even allowed the showing of this had it been illegal. If they are doing no business, that guy may be there, and sitting around 60 hours. Everything is not always as it seems. He seems happy to have a salaried job, things could be worse. So, if he's making a 1000 a week, putting in 80 hours some weeks, but only working 30 hours in practice, he's probably happy. Else he would leave.

    • @valeriegeorge7535
      @valeriegeorge7535 Год назад +11

      I know right. You would think this was a prank , but it's not. He was talking to scrooge the owner who wanted him to do more for the company. This really is heartbreaking.

    • @bradleylefika9209
      @bradleylefika9209 Год назад +12

      Not defending him at all however maybe that will help him get higher certification to get a better job and we are only seeing a short clip

    • @russb24
      @russb24 Год назад +11

      Won't he be surprised when the course gives him a better resume' (CV) to go out and get a job for a company that knows how to take care of staff.

  • @Extinctpopulations
    @Extinctpopulations Год назад +1225

    This show proves time and time again that these CEOS couldn't give less of a damn. You get an opportunity to help out one employee and can't even do It on live television. One employee.

    • @monicanorman4681
      @monicanorman4681 Год назад +31

      THAT'S RIGHT

    • @blue_jay31
      @blue_jay31 Год назад +19

      Thank you, I thought the same !sad !

    • @townbeach3603
      @townbeach3603 Год назад +15

      One / the CEO of models gave homeless girl new house 250 thousand dollars she was in the shelter with kids

    • @Extinctpopulations
      @Extinctpopulations Год назад +4

      @@townbeach3603 one of them. Think about that lol

    • @lisap2405
      @lisap2405 Год назад +2

      @@Extinctpopulations Remember, not every CEO has the right to do such investments without the permission of the owners of that place. So you never know whether he might have fought for it but didn't get it for the chef. This behind the scenes stuff is missing in the end to tell who's to blame

  • @jeanmariereed1646
    @jeanmariereed1646 3 месяца назад +8

    This chef is such a hard working gentleman with integrity. So glad he was acknowledged! What a wonderful man! Yes it takes talented people with great work ethic to be successful! I hope that Best Western also compensated him for his overtime -- not just the additional culinary course. Otherwise, he is still putting in extra hours for no money. You can't survive on that.

  • @davidlane8536
    @davidlane8536 9 месяцев назад +9

    Who’s going to be doing the cooking when the chef’s on a cooking course ?? It must be the Boss 😂

    • @edithbannerman4
      @edithbannerman4 3 месяца назад

      @Hello there, how are you doing this blessed day?

    • @stanswaby
      @stanswaby 2 месяца назад

      Yeah thanks boss for recognising my commitment an rewarding loyalty. I’m off to Burger King I hear they give days off…

  • @chefman53
    @chefman53 Год назад +636

    So, he's giving him an opportunity to do even more. How freakin' generous. How about paying him overtime for the extra 40 hours a week he's working?

    • @isaacleeper3127
      @isaacleeper3127 Год назад +17

      We know you're doing all you can, but we think we can squeeze a bit more out of you.

    • @edinacloud5968
      @edinacloud5968 Год назад +6

      And get the owners do start showing up and doing some work if they're not above manual labour.

    • @hewhoshallnotbespokenof1606
      @hewhoshallnotbespokenof1606 Год назад +4

      I agree, but the chef should’ve also spoke up, yet, he’s over here shaking the man’s hand thanking him for screwing him even further!?!? 🤣 Evil wins when nothing is done to stop it.

    • @thomasjones4570
      @thomasjones4570 Год назад +2

      You clearly do not know anything about the episode or the company...hell, I bet you didnt even pay attention in this short clip.
      The company is a franchise. The location is owned and operated by the owner of the building. He was there to see if they were keeping up with company standards. He cannot give the man a raise, he is not paying him, the owner of the location is and the location is not making a profit, it was losing money. Also, this CEO ran the UK branch of Best Western which is one of many of Best Western International.
      If you hate seeing things like this, offer to pay a normal price for a room instead of the cheap rates that cause shit like this to happen. Yeah, this shit happens because people want CHEAP and companies try to provide and end up in conditions like this.

    • @pomx2900
      @pomx2900 Год назад +1

      ​@@thomasjones4570 so it's the customers fault?
      What a knob.

  • @jimm2434
    @jimm2434 Год назад +1301

    I’m stunned that this CEO doesn’t care about his Chef. He sends him to a cooking class? How pathetic is that. He needs to be compensated for all of the work he’s doing. He should be given a raise as well. Unbelievable! I hope he can find another job. I’m heartbroken over how this CEO has treated his only Chef. Shame on him.

    • @haamishmcgarry
      @haamishmcgarry Год назад +10

      Needs at least 3 other chefs lol

    • @draco4540
      @draco4540 Год назад +11

      @@haamishmcgarry and a dishwasher or two.

    • @JTScottOfficial
      @JTScottOfficial Год назад +7

      There was a major recession, which is why its mentioned how its just one chef. If its franchise the building owners have to change the building, rather than the ceo

    • @thomasjones4570
      @thomasjones4570 Год назад +17

      You clearly do not know anything about the episode or the company...hell, I bet you didnt even pay attention in this short clip.
      The company is a franchise. The location is owned and operated by the owner of the building. He was there to see if they were keeping up with company standards. He cannot give the man a raise, he is not paying him, the owner of the location is and the location is not making a profit, it was losing money. Also, this CEO ran the UK branch of Best Western which is one of many of Best Western International.
      If you hate seeing things like this, offer to pay a normal price for a room instead of the cheap rates that cause shit like this to happen. Yeah, this shit happens because people want CHEAP and companies try to provide and end up in conditions like this.

    • @FerretJohn
      @FerretJohn Год назад +10

      Also, the "cooking class" would probably be an Advanced Culinary Academy, the place Michelin chefs come from.

  • @blaine3224
    @blaine3224 Год назад +23

    Thank you for your hard work and suffering. Here's a way you can do more for us.

    • @stanswaby
      @stanswaby 2 месяца назад

      Yeah thanks boss for recognising my commitment an rewarding loyalty. I’m off to Burger King I hear they give days off…

  • @AA-pi2dz
    @AA-pi2dz 2 месяца назад +5

    I’m perplexed.
    The undercover boss identifies the chef is mostly working alone with a factotum approach and therefore doing everything. This includes food preparation, cooking, cleaning, washing up, and kitchen tidying. He is excelling in reliability, endurance, commitment and ethos, but is sent on a cooking course to give more motivation and inspiration.
    He deserves a huge bonus, and a partnership offer.

  • @courtneyhawkins4072
    @courtneyhawkins4072 Год назад +843

    Ummmm maybe a cheque for all the overtime he’s been doing!

  • @hcaballero57
    @hcaballero57 Год назад +880

    How bout you actually compensate him for the OT? Hey, that's an idea worth exploring!!

    • @ghostccc8089
      @ghostccc8089 Год назад +21

      Nah we’ll just help him with a couple $20 cooking courses and that’ll keep him happy. Pizza party anyone??

    • @fredbiden868
      @fredbiden868 Год назад +9

      he should have been told you are getting full back pay.....and send he n family on all expenses paid for vaca..

    • @themanfrommars1928
      @themanfrommars1928 Год назад

      I think the owners of the restaurant is the one not paying he, the other guy just controls the franchising

    • @Freshprankstv1
      @Freshprankstv1 Год назад

      the uk overtime isnt mandatory, thats the us

    • @NotSamuzed0o0
      @NotSamuzed0o0 Год назад

      Nah, slave seems happy, everybody wins, specially the CEO pockets 😅

  • @chrisjenkins1
    @chrisjenkins1 Год назад +5

    We like how much effort you are putting in. Go on a cooking course we need more of that good old passion.

  • @tedroybal5231
    @tedroybal5231 Год назад

    The money line is when chef says "we" when referring to the company. This wonderful man is invested!!! Cheers!

  • @lindadubnick9539
    @lindadubnick9539 Год назад +563

    Pay the man! And give him the supplies he needs to do a good job… A mechanic can’t fix an engine without tools, a good cook or chef needs tools too

    • @dbadaddy7386
      @dbadaddy7386 Год назад +4

      That's the job of the company he works for, the owners of the franchise, NOT the CEO or the the company the CEO works for.

    • @user-ho7mg9ol7w
      @user-ho7mg9ol7w Год назад

      This was filmed 12 years ago. The hotel wasn't making a profit and the country was in recession, so the franchise owner couldn't afford to upgrade anything.
      He would've either been paid back pay, or in the UK you can take it as time off instead. This would've been up to the individual

    • @Z4Zander
      @Z4Zander Год назад +5

      Most mechanics own their own tools.Some like me even own their diagnostic scanners and other specialist tools.

    • @luckylock4191
      @luckylock4191 Год назад

      @@user-ho7mg9ol7w the owners were never around, didn't care about the business. That's not how franchises work, recession or not.

    • @thomasjones4570
      @thomasjones4570 Год назад +2

      You clearly do not know anything about the episode or the company...hell, I bet you didnt even pay attention in this short clip.
      The company is a franchise. The location is owned and operated by the owner of the building. He was there to see if they were keeping up with company standards. He cannot give the man a raise, he is not paying him, the owner of the location is and the location is not making a profit, it was losing money. Also, this CEO ran the UK branch of Best Western which is one of many of Best Western International.
      If you hate seeing things like this, offer to pay a normal price for a room instead of the cheap rates that cause shit like this to happen. Yeah, this shit happens because people want CHEAP and companies try to provide and end up in conditions like this.

  • @cessieabe2
    @cessieabe2 Год назад +209

    This is absolutely disgusting! That CEO saw the horrible conditions HE'S RESPONDING FOR and did nothing for that guy. Its shameful!

    • @israymervalentin-arias6313
      @israymervalentin-arias6313 Год назад +4

      He offered cooking classes so he can inspire this chef to do even more work under the same conditions. That’s just too funny and horribly sad at the same time.

  • @Aztecius
    @Aztecius Год назад +1

    But wait you guys, he said "at our expense". That radiates generosity!!

  • @garrettbourdas5884
    @garrettbourdas5884 Год назад +2

    Cheers mate! Good luck to you and God bless!

    • @edithbannerman4
      @edithbannerman4 3 месяца назад

      @Hello there, how are you doing this blessed day?

  • @davesrvchannel4717
    @davesrvchannel4717 Год назад +69

    Dude works 80 hours. The CEO sends him to a course so employee can “be inspired to do more” 😮

    • @georgedunkelberg5004
      @georgedunkelberg5004 3 месяца назад +1

      Could be like the Britishers heritages of Royals' historic inbreeding? Are bosses bred with availability to pretty poor workers?

    • @GirlfriendNinja
      @GirlfriendNinja 2 месяца назад

      He is full of shit.

    • @sasakorosec7213
      @sasakorosec7213 2 месяца назад +2

      🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮 ceo

    • @SurelyIjest206
      @SurelyIjest206 2 месяца назад

      Well, there are 168 hours in a week. He is only working 80. That's 88 hours more he should be working. Even if we are generous enough to allow 6 hours of sleep that is still 82 hours that he isn't working.

  • @Spike-ck5tj
    @Spike-ck5tj Год назад +271

    The UK version of this programme bosses were and still are not as generous. He should've been compensated for his overtime, and if you think about that wouldn't be a "gift" he'd worked the hours, so rightly earned it. That kitchen wouldn't have kept going without his hard work. I hope he went on that course and took those skills to another kitchen.

    • @billrose5146
      @billrose5146 Год назад +4

      Yeah. You're right ... the chef needs kitchen improvements paid for, a full-time dishwasher, and a prep worker when he comes back from the course.

    • @kathyschwab9949
      @kathyschwab9949 Год назад +5

      He's a young man, if he's been working 80 hours a week, he should have his own restaurant after taking the cooking course.

    • @docjohnson1
      @docjohnson1 Год назад +5

      @@kathyschwab9949 with what money you im becile. 1 course and boom a restaurant? What world are you in?

    • @kathyschwab9949
      @kathyschwab9949 Год назад +3

      @@docjohnson1 The world where I owned my own food business. And?

    • @richarddamico5639
      @richarddamico5639 Год назад +1

      True and the Canadian version was just as cheap!

  • @amya9597
    @amya9597 Год назад

    The power of Thank You goes a long way. ❤️

  • @chareajohnson2320
    @chareajohnson2320 10 месяцев назад +4

    God Bless Him! Also, I really want him to get back pay and a raise!🎉

  • @mandyd473
    @mandyd473 Год назад +245

    Landlord to Chef: Your £600 behind on your rent this month
    Chef: No problem do you accept a cookery qualification and increased self esteem as payment?

    • @jackjonson2696
      @jackjonson2696 Год назад +2

      Lool

    • @TeslaGengar
      @TeslaGengar Год назад +1

      what? my children are still starving because self pride is worthless to you? what an odd policy

  • @alexandercameron1977
    @alexandercameron1977 Год назад +218

    That young chef was an amazing guy, humble, helpful and uncomplaining about the situation, he deserves better! I am a retired chef and opened a couple of successful restaurants after taking years of crap from owners and so called “ chefs” who treated me like sh*t. It is a rewarding industry if you are paid well and successful and, I repeat, this young man deserves more in life than remaining a slave to a franchise hotel company.

    • @Sefiiin
      @Sefiiin Год назад +4

      Please take him under your wings! Or introduce him to anyone you know. Save him 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

    • @ahmedlaari9406
      @ahmedlaari9406 Год назад +4

      Hire him please

    • @moynur04
      @moynur04 10 месяцев назад +2

      You must have contacts, that man deserves so much better.

  • @stephenleader8065
    @stephenleader8065 Год назад +3

    "I'm sending you on a training course." In other words, you get to cook even more food and keep you working long hours but we won't pay you for it.

  • @augustseptember3503
    @augustseptember3503 Год назад +10

    It is a damning indictment on this CEO & his senior managers they knew nothing of how some of the workers were being treated! It took an Undercover Boss episode to expose what was going on!

    • @georgedunkelberg5004
      @georgedunkelberg5004 3 месяца назад +1

      EXPOSE? NO! STATUS QUO? NO! EXPLOITATION ALWAYS!, EVEN WITH OWNER/MANAGEMENT CORRUPTION. THAT GIANT SUCKING SOUND FROM A TEXAS INSTRUMENTOWNER, PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE WITH A WHITE BOARD-GARPHS!

  • @Mark-kp1mj
    @Mark-kp1mj Год назад +108

    This is why my son is not a chef anymore. They ate treated like garbage, wages are disgusting, no benefits. My son worked 17 hour days 7 days a week. He was lucky to be payed for 40 hours .. I could tell horror stories on the food industry

    • @jimwest7107
      @jimwest7107 Год назад +7

      Yeah it's not great. Looks glamouros on TV but it isn't.

    • @School_of_DejaVu
      @School_of_DejaVu Год назад

      Depends on where you work, I’m a cook but get paid decently, and our restaurant is kept up to standard. There’s always staffing issues but I don’t have a real problem with my job.

    • @donnab.333
      @donnab.333 Год назад

      This isn't right.

    • @lifeofcooper994
      @lifeofcooper994 Год назад

      Same boat as me man

    • @Mark-kp1mj
      @Mark-kp1mj Год назад

      @@School_of_DejaVu both my sons worked in pubs and 5 star dining. they are all the same. they are all under payed or dont get payed for all the hours they worked. if its so great. WHY cant they not find anyone any more to work in the food industry. restaurants are closing down NO STAFF.

  • @dcavidgomez2877
    @dcavidgomez2877 Год назад +76

    Damn the CEO played the part when the camera was on and showed who he really is when he didn’t give him back pay.

    • @georgedunkelberg5004
      @georgedunkelberg5004 3 месяца назад

      Like ENforcements' sirens in the canyons of a shitty-city. The dis-h-onorable whines of the oft repeated " weeee can't afford IT.! (you)! but will exploit illegals.

  • @saxon1177
    @saxon1177 Год назад

    The chefs reward is getting to meet this guy, wow!

  • @bagsofsauce9095
    @bagsofsauce9095 Год назад

    We want to thank you by giving you more work to do outside work.🤙🏼

  • @linkinparktilldeath1
    @linkinparktilldeath1 Год назад +155

    Guy: Works 80 hours a week.
    Boss: We'd like you to go on a cooking course so you can do more.
    :D

    • @donramanayake1505
      @donramanayake1505 Год назад +7

      🤣...its insane

    • @simonbaxter8001
      @simonbaxter8001 Год назад

      @@donramanayake1505 ... boss is a c**t!

    • @stanswaby
      @stanswaby 2 месяца назад

      Yeah thanks boss for recognising my commitment an rewarding loyalty. I’m off to Burger King I hear they give days off…

    • @misakitten8835
      @misakitten8835 2 месяца назад

      "do more" could mean several things though. Like "Do more with your life" as in find a much better job. Also I doubt he has to do both the work he currently did + the course.

  • @magic2506
    @magic2506 3 месяца назад

    A cooking course and more work. Great reward. That Chef is a real great asset to them and hopefully he would tell them to shove the cooking course, more work and this video helps him get a better job.

  • @richardyoung871
    @richardyoung871 Год назад +1

    Watching this video reminds me of a job years ago. I worked in a Cafe by myself, no one but myself. I worked breakfast and part of lunch, later 2 guys would work the dinner. One day the owner said to me that he was over paying me, so I quit. Some time later, I saw a cook who worked at the same place and he said that he quit to. The owner was making money but the problem was that he didn't understand business so he filed bankruptcy. So many owners don't understand business and I don't feel sorry for them. Some appreciate your work, some don't, sad to say the least. I have taken cook's to be CHEFS and they don't forget that.

  • @declan5073
    @declan5073 Год назад +100

    1:19 "You shouldn't take advantage of people"
    Proceeds to do exactly that. Wow he couldn't even pretend for the camera.

    • @thomasjones4570
      @thomasjones4570 Год назад +3

      You clearly do not know anything about the episode or the company...hell, I bet you didnt even pay attention in this short clip.
      The company is a franchise. The location is owned and operated by the owner of the building. He was there to see if they were keeping up with company standards. He cannot give the man a raise, he is not paying him, the owner of the location is and the location is not making a profit, it was losing money. Also, this CEO ran the UK branch of Best Western which is one of many of Best Western International.
      If you hate seeing things like this, offer to pay a normal price for a room instead of the cheap rates that cause shit like this to happen. Yeah, this shit happens because people want CHEAP and companies try to provide and end up in conditions like this.

    • @declan5073
      @declan5073 Год назад +1

      @@thomasjones4570 It's clear you don't know how franchises work and the rest of your rant is all butthurt bullshit. It's also obvious you've never worked a day in a kitchen in your whole life.
      You own a franchise. You lease the company name (and rules/standards). He can very much give the guy a raise. He can very much upgrade the kitchen equipment. He can very much hire someone else and the guy can very much leave.
      I especially love the part where you excused the entire condition of the business by blaming society (and me who you don't know anything about) wanting cheap shit.
      I would educate you but well.. You can lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink.
      Please tell me you're not of voting age because we don't need people like you deciding the future of any country.

    • @thomasjones4570
      @thomasjones4570 Год назад +1

      @@declan5073 I accept your lack of actual rebuttal as sign of wanting to remain a clueless moron.

    • @SohanDsouza
      @SohanDsouza 11 месяцев назад

      @@thomasjones4570 Are people going to stay on the street if they don't get hotel rooms "CHEAP"?

    • @thomasjones4570
      @thomasjones4570 11 месяцев назад +1

      @@SohanDsouza WTF does this have to do with anything I said? Can you form an actual argument or are you going to delete your response like the other total moron did?

  • @garrykennedy5484
    @garrykennedy5484 Год назад +149

    I am just about to cry because I've been in that Chefs shoes in other capacities and ALWAYS got screwed for being the nice guy!!!!!! In 3 partnerships, same thing! I've been cheated out of at LEAST 300K bucks over the years and my daughter was robbed of time I should have had with her also. My heart pours out to this AWESOME gentleman chef!! Dear Lord help us all!!!!!!!

    • @MrsDuck356
      @MrsDuck356 Год назад +2

      Im sorry

    • @brendadickson9583
      @brendadickson9583 Год назад +2

      I am so sorry hope this changes

    • @lifeofcooper994
      @lifeofcooper994 Год назад

      I feel this man I was running a kitchen hitting 50+ hours per week and payslips were always fucked up had to keep fighting

    • @karinaz8756
      @karinaz8756 Год назад +1

      First time you’re a victim. After that you’re a volunteer.

    • @garrykennedy5484
      @garrykennedy5484 Год назад +1

      @@karinaz8756 Ooooh,, Very well said.

  • @blackg0076
    @blackg0076 2 месяца назад

    Been there and done that , told that there isnt any unauthorized OT , but you cant leave until the work is done and they wont hire extra staff so you work for free for them to get it done.

  • @blancacenteno2186
    @blancacenteno2186 7 месяцев назад

    This ending made me so sad. I know plenty people, Including myself, that gets treated horribly by their boss/job, and overlooks the passion and effort you put in, but thus was extreme, thus poor man, needed to be compensated for all the 40+ over time hours he puts in every week, and a raise, and a kitchen redo or at least and extra oven and new kitchen ware. All he got was a cooking course, and he was satisfied with that too. Can someone from a big restaurant or hotel hire this man and treat him well.

  • @neilmacintyre7906
    @neilmacintyre7906 Год назад +441

    Wow…
    “I feel bad for this worker, he has no help, no resources, shit equipment and not getting paid overtime… but instead of compensating him properly, fixing the equipment or paying him for all the overtime we will send him to a cooking class” … real nice

    • @bowenwong1569
      @bowenwong1569 Год назад +19

      After taken the Cooking class, so the staff could come back and contribute more during his OT without pay..., what a joke!

    • @dbadaddy7386
      @dbadaddy7386 Год назад +3

      There's no more reason for the CEO in this video to compensate the chef than the CEO of, say, IBM to do so, or for YOU. Why don't you send the chef some money, if you think other people he doesn't work for should? The chef doesn't work for his company. The chef works for a franchise of the company, a separate business. It's the owners of the franchise that owe the chef money and are letting the kitchen run down, not the company the CEO works for.

    • @MOBBTheRightWay
      @MOBBTheRightWay Год назад +9

      ​@@dbadaddy7386 as the CEO he is the company. Chief Executive Officer. As the BOSS he could tell HR to fix it.
      They aren't sending district managers. Just loud and wrong. Clearly you are the brown nose at your job.

    • @dbadaddy7386
      @dbadaddy7386 Год назад +3

      @@MOBBTheRightWay The CEO we saw is NOT the CEO of the company the chef worked for. He is NOT the boss of the company the chef worked for. He can tell them how to fix it, and they can tell him to piss off, because he isn't their boss. Franchisees are not employees of the franchisors. You failed to pay attention to the actual facts as mentioned in the clip, so it's you who is wrong. I don't expect you to admit it, because that would be the responsible thing to do.

    • @stuartmunro2474
      @stuartmunro2474 Год назад +3

      Fairly standard for an upgrade - get your workers out while you sort out manager & plant issues. That way no grudges.

  • @patsydarling160
    @patsydarling160 Год назад +38

    Know your worth young man💫

  • @xfx09
    @xfx09 3 месяца назад

    Sending him on a cooking course sounds like a ‘great’ deal for the effort he has put in

  • @jemzmoodly9360
    @jemzmoodly9360 Год назад +4

    This boss is unbelievable, he supposed to have rewarded the chef for all the extra hours he put it atleast . Cooking course my a$$ 😂😂

  • @TheAwakeningangel
    @TheAwakeningangel Год назад +58

    So he just said he will send him on a cooking course and be able to do more, did I hear right, oh and a Thank you , well I would have told him to stick it. Poor guy I hope he takes the course and uses the degree he might get for it and opens up his own place someday xxxx

    • @cmoss95
      @cmoss95 Год назад +4

      Okay. I had to watch it twice. I can't believe that came out of his mouth. The audacity

    • @luisafrance1635
      @luisafrance1635 Год назад +4

      The Americans undercover bosses are very generous though. They give thousands of usd to their good employees. Shamed on the U.K. bosses.

    • @nigelanscombe8658
      @nigelanscombe8658 Год назад

      Of course, that “more” could have been elsewhere if the cooking course gave him an extra qualification, or experience, on his resume.

    • @dianemaloy1338
      @dianemaloy1338 Год назад

      Pop

    • @dianemaloy1338
      @dianemaloy1338 Год назад

      @@luisafrance1635 pop

  • @michaelbates2575
    @michaelbates2575 Месяц назад

    That's the hospitality industry for you, I worked in it for 40 years as a chef, one place I worked at I didn't get paid for 3 months and another place I worked they didn't have other chefs to give me days off so i worked 6 months without a day off

  • @6ftS
    @6ftS 17 дней назад

    we gona send you on an all paid course to inspire you to work even harder for free. well done... keep it up...

  • @Tropicaltemp
    @Tropicaltemp Год назад +77

    He should be paid up in full and given the opportunity to go on a management course, in those few minutes he displayed, dedication, resourcefulness, innovation and a faith and vision in improving the restaurant. And given the managers job.

    • @dbadaddy7386
      @dbadaddy7386 Год назад +1

      That would be up to the owners of the franchise. The CEO has no authority to set employee policies for a separate company. Maybe the CEO should look into pulling the franchise, but trying to run the franchise would rightly result in a lawsuit from the owners of the franchise for violating the franchise agreement.

    • @user-ho7mg9ol7w
      @user-ho7mg9ol7w Год назад +1

      Well, when this was filmed 12 years ago, the UK was in a recession (as he mentions at the start). The voiceover also mentions at the very start that the hotel isn't making a profit, so the Franchise owner can't afford to invest.
      But they no doubt got into major trouble with head office about the state of the place, although this wouldn't have been filmed.
      The UK version has limited budgets due to the gifts coming directly from the company.
      The CEO donated £2,500 to a children's hospital for another employee

    • @PaulMcCannWebBuilder
      @PaulMcCannWebBuilder Год назад

      Seems to me that he's already doing the manager's job.

    • @Tropicaltemp
      @Tropicaltemp Год назад

      @@PaulMcCannWebBuilder Yes, he was managing the kitchen, but he obviously displayed more than that, he just needed the validation and support.

    • @Tropicaltemp
      @Tropicaltemp Год назад

      @@dbadaddy7386 I'm sure the CEO and owners could have sorted out something down their Country/Golf Club.

  • @Anita_Lauren
    @Anita_Lauren Год назад +57

    I used to work in a restaurant and I too did not get paid. It's a rough industry sometimes. I hope he will be compensated for his overtime :(

    • @nomchompsky2883
      @nomchompsky2883 Год назад +1

      hope don't pay the bills... but it keeps the sheep working themselves to death...

  • @rizkhan3368
    @rizkhan3368 11 месяцев назад

    Even back in 2008 -2010 , my time in hells kitchen , me and my.mate.were working alone in the kitchen , taking orders on phone, dealing with customers , cooking all at once, we just had the help of a delivery driver thats all.
    This is a rough business , and with recessions gets rougher. there were times I was alone.
    the key to success in this business is fresh n tasty food , and for that thier used to be a daily prep of two hours , before opening hours , till midnight and back again the next day.
    its a distant memory now! and I moved on to white collar stuff. but man this chef and shop job, gives you life skills.

  • @israymervalentin-arias6313
    @israymervalentin-arias6313 Год назад +5

    Lmao he just found out all the bs this guy is going through and in the end all he does is offer him to to take a cooking course to inspire him to actually do even more work 😂

  • @dannihenson3420
    @dannihenson3420 Год назад +28

    Dang I am so used to a thankyou and a slice of cold pizza, but this one has to even cook his own pizza. After working 16 hours, unpaid and over worked. This is one hell of a boss.

  • @huyongquan6554
    @huyongquan6554 Год назад +22

    Most of the bosses and CEOs know what exactly how hell the situation theirs employees encountered everyday, they chose to ignore.

    • @livableincome
      @livableincome Год назад

      It's "business" right? Shaft the employee so the bosses get rich.

  • @christianmrz
    @christianmrz 10 месяцев назад +1

    I know i wans't the only one waiting for him to get a substantial raise, a promotion and better and improved kitchen equipment

    • @moeruss2726
      @moeruss2726 9 месяцев назад

      💯! I thought for sure he’s was going to give him a check for all the unpaid overtime, take him to see how he updated the kitchen equipment & tell him they were hiring more employees to help in the kitchen . But I stead he’s sending him to a cooking course? WTH?😳🤬

  • @traceymanson8565
    @traceymanson8565 10 месяцев назад +2

    A cooking course, that's it!!!
    This man should have been paid for ALL his extra work hours and been given a vacation

  • @gabrielle.barile
    @gabrielle.barile Год назад +5

    I was waiting for him to cut the check. That’s like a backhand gesture. Make him feel good to keep him working hard when he isn’t getting crap out of it

  • @photongamingclips6339
    @photongamingclips6339 Год назад +24

    I think the idea was for the CEO to pay for an expensive chef course so he can either transfer to a better location or overall find a better job.
    He might not be able to make up for lost time, but he could give him something for his resume to find a better future.
    Unfortunately franchise 3rd party owned locations can be like this unless the owners care as well.

  • @rubenxavierramalhocruz2930
    @rubenxavierramalhocruz2930 Год назад

    Chef's live, we are so proud of work we do to the point we push ourselves to the point of forgetting the we actually deserve to be appreciated ( some ) but instead of that we are looked at as a hungry chef.

  • @mooreorlessvideos
    @mooreorlessvideos Год назад

    "So you can do more" that's a tell tale sign

  • @marthawelch4289
    @marthawelch4289 Год назад +41

    That's it? A "free" course in cooking to inspire him to do MORE for them? Probably won't even be paid for the time he spends in the course when he's taking the course to do more for Best Western.
    It's as if Cinderella's stepmother gave her a class on how to pick up and use cow dung to heat the kitchen stove.

  • @brendadickson9583
    @brendadickson9583 Год назад +37

    This is heartbreaking I hope he gets a good job somewhere

    • @georgedunkelberg5004
      @georgedunkelberg5004 3 месяца назад +1

      HOPE! IS AN EVANGELISTIC PReYER FOR TYRANNY SINCE THE "ECONOMIC NECESSITY OF SLAVERY BEGAN. EVOLVED TO A STANDARD OF NUMBED, WHEWS! & NOT MEs!!, 'CAUSE CA$H SELECTED-COLLITCHS' MANDATES JOBS WITH PRESTIGE.

  • @lindalacey9671
    @lindalacey9671 Год назад

    Hope there is more to this.

  • @snowman2970
    @snowman2970 4 месяца назад

    Used to enjoy staying in Best Westerns in the 1990`s however, the decline of the Hotels became noticeable from the early 2000`s and now do not look to stay there when booking accommodation.

  • @Emsie76
    @Emsie76 Год назад +15

    Pay the man what he’s due… he’s well worth it.

  • @rosebean8200
    @rosebean8200 Год назад +17

    His reward is training so he can work harder? Wow, some gift.

  • @ardentizzy7720
    @ardentizzy7720 Месяц назад

    What a fantastic worker and boss ..

  • @elephanthuntinvesting1613
    @elephanthuntinvesting1613 Год назад +1

    “We thought about a golden thank you, we also thought about back pay for the over time and a pay rise, and we also considered supplying you with proper equipment, so taking all that into consideration, we’re sending you on a cooling course so you can do even more”
    ……..thaaanks

  • @theodorebolan6724
    @theodorebolan6724 Год назад +18

    How about paying for his time worked.Hope this chef gets sorted and finds a place that shows that the owners care about people.

    • @jimlofts5433
      @jimlofts5433 Год назад +1

      yes and that would be a great follow up vlog

  • @brenthuard3139
    @brenthuard3139 7 месяцев назад

    wow...buddy really went out on a limb with the cooking class 😮

  • @daforn
    @daforn Год назад

    undercover boss goes to make sure everything is proper and beholddd, its proper to the boss

  • @mubingamer2641
    @mubingamer2641 Год назад +11

    Keep up the good work bro your videos are amazing❤

  • @colinmorgan7771
    @colinmorgan7771 Год назад +13

    WOW that was Best western that i use for business and family trips...just gob smacked they could not treat this lad with the respect he deserved PAY THE LAD WHAT HE'S OWED...GIVE HIM HIS OWN KITCHEN SEND HIS FAMILY ON A VACATION OR BUY THE LAD A CAR TO GET AROUND BETTER...the complete lack of proper response by the ceo has put me right off. Goodbye best western no longer will i be using you for my business...just disgusted. SLAVE LABOR

    • @viceroyvic
      @viceroyvic Год назад +1

      i agree. i know each location has its own owner and the brand is an association or something so maybe that makes backpay complicated but a bonus or something would have been nice. I'll stay at other locations but not this one.

    • @irenejohnston6802
      @irenejohnston6802 Год назад

      "Best" Western? The kitchen was a disgrace

    • @donramanayake1505
      @donramanayake1505 Год назад

      Well done mate. What you are doing is the only way these guys will get the message. What a piece of crap that CEO is - he works with this guy for the cameras knows what its like and still screws him. Shows you - money does not buy class.

  • @patricialloyd866
    @patricialloyd866 10 месяцев назад +1

    I hope there's more rewards to this story

  • @101Spacetime
    @101Spacetime Год назад +1

    The boss has never cut a potato in his freaking life! 😂

    • @bobshanklylfc778
      @bobshanklylfc778 11 месяцев назад

      Looks like you've never seen a potato as that was a swede the CEO was attempting to peel. lol

    • @101Spacetime
      @101Spacetime 11 месяцев назад

      @@bobshanklylfc778 lmao

  • @margf.6773
    @margf.6773 Год назад +5

    The owner - "Oh, you are working hours (in my) restaurant you are not paid for? I am SHOCKED ! SCHOCKED !"

  • @JC-fc2op
    @JC-fc2op Год назад +7

    I used to work for a major architecture firm which didn’t pay over time, I was working 50/60+ hours a week and paid for 40, when I pulled them up on it they accused me of lying on my time sheets… a couple weeks later, that manager was caught out saying she had been in when she hadn’t

  • @BryanV4
    @BryanV4 Год назад

    HAHA
    I really just sat there rewinding back three times thinking I missed some part of the ''reward'' speech

  • @LiquidTheory
    @LiquidTheory Месяц назад +1

    Best Western should be ashamed.
    "We're sending you on a cooking course"... 🤦‍♂️🙄

  • @agnese72
    @agnese72 Год назад +16

    He can already cook. A nice cheque would be more useful, hope he's got it.

  • @tas22222
    @tas22222 Год назад +24

    cooking class? more of his time but sure you pay for it. COME ON he deserved alot more and I dont mean money but thats a GOOD START! Jeez.

  • @lj4209
    @lj4209 9 месяцев назад +1

    This is pretty normal in hospitality these days.
    I’m contracted to 48 hours but normally work 90.

  • @ollyw2897
    @ollyw2897 Год назад +6

    Send him on a cooking course. That’ll help his self esteem! How about a cheque for overtime back pay??

  • @steveib8118
    @steveib8118 Год назад +5

    That's an awsome cook. I'm a electrician, and I would hire that guy in an instant!! It's a good to see someone that still cares 😌

    • @usnva5638
      @usnva5638 Год назад

      What would you hire him to do? Cook your lunches? Scramble up some wall receptacles, or bake you a breaker box?

    • @AlessandroGenTLe
      @AlessandroGenTLe 8 месяцев назад +1

      @@usnva5638 because of his attitude. A person like that can do great in every field...

  • @Pobsta-de7hb
    @Pobsta-de7hb 8 месяцев назад

    My god, I just watched one get 50k, a brand new car, 15k for his church and other stuff and he didn´t do half the things this guy does, a bloody cooking course, the owner should be ashamed and to think he said "you shouldn´t take advantage of people", stop taking advantage of this guy before you make those statements.

  • @robinhecita3006
    @robinhecita3006 Год назад

    Unbelievable! This boss just threw a bone!!!

  • @tokill2001
    @tokill2001 Год назад +8

    That cheap CEO pretty much insulted him offering to send him to take a cooking course. Can he not cook? Ditch the course and pay him for what he's worth. No wonder business is slow. I hope he finds a restaurant that can appreciate him.

  • @Anonymous-jx8zy
    @Anonymous-jx8zy Год назад +5

    Thanks are not putting money in his pocket.
    He needs to go somewhere he can be appreciated ❤️

  • @conniebalmer1448
    @conniebalmer1448 8 месяцев назад

    He should have paid compensation for all the overtime.

  • @clownkilla7003
    @clownkilla7003 Год назад

    Unfortunately he wasn't allowed off work to attend any of the classes. But I hear that they attached a piece of broom handle to his skillet however that did lead to him sweeping the floors every night with an English muffin which lead to him developing scoliosis along with a yeast infection

  • @karenvanwyk5307
    @karenvanwyk5307 Год назад +5

    Hope this chef found a better person to work for that would appreciate his talent and hard work

  • @JD-iv4jt
    @JD-iv4jt Год назад +30

    WOW here in the UsA the bosses give them a gift this chef works 80 hours for 40 pay .If anyone deserves a gift or bonus it's him.

    • @livableincome
      @livableincome Год назад

      He did give him a gift. A cooking course so he can do more. Yippee.

  • @tor13128
    @tor13128 11 месяцев назад +1

    lol after everything he said about "this isn't right", he sent him to a cooking course.

  • @cdnest
    @cdnest 10 месяцев назад +1

    THEY GIVE HIM A COOKIE COURSE TO WORK MORE? sorry, but this is so insane... hope this wonderful, loyal man has a NEW Employer!