They have no idea! Very same thing with our government and the people. Such a disconnect and they have no idea of the reality of the normal working American.
The store manager would be a much better CEO. The unskiled owner unfamiliar with work could transfer to the janitorial staff but the place would be a mess
or idiots who don't know how to get a good job that pays well. Or know a skill because you had sex at a young age and never developed real skills sure they are the heroes but they are also the problem which is how we wound up where we are...my step dad works 30 hours a month and makes $3,000 and he just sits at computers. I made $2,000 just being a cook. Now I would rather live off disability because the people who work and run companies are idiots
Someone needs to start a petition to get Joe his own franchise. That man deserves it. He's a 5 star employee and doesn't deserve to be stuck on a drive thru.
@@ryanhenning8939 do you not lnow how petitions work? It's about raising awareness for something. So if we get enough signatures, then submit it to Joe's boss, he may choose to work in the interest of the people who signed the petition if there is enough support. No different from any other thing tou could petition for. It's not like it's some guarantee, it's just a show of support.
Best part is how after experiencing for himself how stressful, chaotic, and frustrating working in a fast food restaurant can be, he chose NOT to increase his company's wages across the board or take steps towards improving working conditions, but instead gave one guy a one-time payment of $5000 as if it was something that was going to last beyond a few months.
I’ll meet you halfway. What you’re missing in this equation is how competitive the fast food business really is. I can remember when a white castle burger was a nickel! One thing that wasn’t mentioned in this video was the incredible profit sharing that white castle employees are entitled to. There are true stories of white castle employees retiring after 40 years of service with well over $1 million
What kind and gentle spirit this man has. He honestly deserves more than $5000 and participation in their new project. Fast track this guy and make him manager and move him up quick. Then help him get a franchise. White castle dropped the ball on this one. I hope they read these comments and do right by this man.
Considering Stevewilldoit would give him 20k just for saying see you on the tripod means that this suit can give that hard working man that provides for his special needs son wayy more
They defintley didn’t drop the ball. Comment sections are so ridiculous lmao. It would have taken him probably 4 months of working to get that 5k but ok. I do hope that a gofundme or something gets made & im sure he was paid a set amount to be on the show as well. Of course I wish they would have gave him more tho but I’m not gonna turn something so beautiful into something negative. His tears said it all. He’s thankful.
@@ihuman7253 I would imagine publicly they said 5000, we don’t know what really happened and probably never will. What I do agree with is that everyone should be more like Joe,And not judge people by how they look or what skills they have at the moment
That baby was so excited😭 i bet he got whatever object he wanted that evening. Such a precious daddy. The family unit is SO important and SO crucial. The ominous "they" want us to believe we can thrive withOUT the parentals partnering. But it's so much more vital that we stay together.
He deserves WAY more than 5,000 and that “promotion” he deserves to be in customer outreach. Teaching how to be a good leader in fast food and how to communicate and stuff in higher up capacity. More than just helping with a class or two.
I love it when haters hate on generosity. Lol. It’s like when billionaires donate 20 million dollars to a worthy cause, there’s always some person saying “why didn’t the cheap bastards give MORE!?” 😂
its the date they offered it. when i was 20 years old i sold my tr4 for 4 grand that i lived off of for like 6 mounths rember a soda pack of gum and candy bar was 1$.
@@skeetinyoureye6484 why not? He couldn’t even do the job right what’s wrong for compensating someone that goes above and beyond and does an amazing job at what they do that brings more business and money to the company. Now a days it’s VERY hard to find customer service people that are friendly and do their job right! Nothing wrong with compensating them!
Joe is a waaayyyyy better person than I’ll ever be! To only offer him 5k after all the hard work that he puts in and you know he has a child with special needs is a slap in the face!! I hope that he’s being compensated heavily to write this curriculum
Probably not. Its free labor thats disguised as a “class” that joe is going to teach and create. The positive is he can grow with the company culture and become a regional manager with this recognition.
@@keatotherealone520 when you have a disabled child you still get benefits for your child. I work with the disabled and I know individuals who come from millionaire families and they still get food stamps and Medicaid. Either way the CEO could of easy paid his salary for a year.
Bruh..5k... Joe is the main reason yall in business. People like Joe who work on the Frontline deserve a lot more than they get. Make him a manager or spokesperson like cmon man
@@prayerpoint7241 "Taxes cut that 5k in half" Tell me you don't understand taxes without telling me you don't understand taxes. The highest income tax in MURICA is 37%, and only applies to wages earned over the first $539,901. Do you think Joe is making $539,901? Clueless.
-when you’re that good at being an employee, you’re too valuable on the front lines to be promoted. That’s why mans didn’t get what he deserves. That CEO is a greedy SOAB and he knows 5k ain’t gonna do shit to hurt his pockets
When he said he didn't think those opportunities would come at White Castle, he was right. It was Undercover Boss that gave him that opportunity, not White Castle.
@@chinchillamdgamer CEOs virtually never talk to frontline workers. Could you find an exception? Sure, but who cares, there are always exceptions to any rule. The point is, he would have gone unappreciated without this show. Yes the CEO gave him opportunities, but only AFTER the show. He felt no reason to do so before it (given that he has been a faithful successful employee for years and received no such recognition).
“You picked a bad shift for a first night” I hope more customers told him something like this. Rude customers aren’t worth minimum wage. The job sucks and the customers don’t help. It’s time the employer does. Every restaurant and store has people like Joe who work 10x as hard as even their superiors but didn’t have the opportunities they had.
@@ytivarg5371 sounds like a good way to never earn more than the bare minimum. You just watched a guy work hard and get the opportunity he deserved, and you still don’t get it
@@Nman22222 sadly that’s not how it often plays out. I say always work as hard as you can, just don’t waste your life working under people who don’t appreciate you. There’s a lot of great bosses out there but they are hard to find because their employees don’t quit.
Joe was given $5000. Unfortunately he will spend it on stuff, rather than invest in his own future. People get opportunities and do not know what to do with them.
This dude Joe deserves a raise more than anyone I've seen doing anything in ages. This guy is the coolest. Laid back and friendly demeanor, explaining casually how he instills the sense that "I'm here for you" to the customers, working super hard and still being super upbeat and friendly. Not only that but he's a good dad, taking care of his visually-impaired son, explaining how he talks to him constantly to stimulate his mind, describing entire Interiors in detail. What a phenominal dude. Folks like Joe should be running things. And I don't mean at White Castle, I mean in government, honestly.
Love how people expect so much from others, but when it comes to themselves they dip, for example if a man on the street begs and you gave him a dollar would it then be appropriate for him to say "wow that's all your going to give me" how about you learn how to be grateful for what you get rather than what you don't
@@ThahnG413 If you are a member of the Ingram family that has owned the company for generations, and gross nearly 1B annually, I seriously doubt one dollar vs 5k is a stumbling block. The filming company probably pays more than 5k per employee to film this show. If I were White Castle, I would be ashamed, however their greed has kept it a family owned money machine, all with the majority of minimum wage employees. Kudos.
They gave my guy 5K. They should have made him a regional manager and paid for his business degree, annd a raise whule he's earning the degree. This was a pretty lackluster reward.
I’m a high end bartender, and I have all the respect in the world for fast food workers, servers, and baristas. Those are jobs that I don’t have the ability to do well. That owner is so lucky to have Joe working for him. $5000? Come on, man. You can do better than that.
What the fuck is a high-end bartender? I thought you guys had a pretentious name for that. You guys have the aprons with leather straps and the specialty beards, mustaches, and egg whites. Right? Lots of egg whites frothed for that one drink. I could have sworn there was a name for it. Mixologist? Right?
Hopefully this is a promotion for Joe. He needs to be above store management, cooperate trainer of somekind. His attitude and ability to recognize the situation he works in could have so much potential, especially since customer service seems to be gone.
Completely agree. I 100% thought the CEO was going to tell him that he was going to be promoted to a corporate trainer and travel the country training managers on a good salary. Dude literally gave him extra work by making him write a curriculum and “participate” in the first training class. TF out of here.
I worked for a chain restaurant, and our district manager (who had started as a dishwasher when he was 14) would still work in the restaurants a few days per month, 4- hour shifts. It was not only to keep in touch with the workers, and how the restaurants were actually functioning, but it was because he LIKED it. And he did the HARD work when he was there. He had massive respect from the employees. Unfortunately, as "only" a district manager, he couldn't do anything about strange corporate decisions, made by men in suits who rarely even ate in the restaurants.
Honesty I feel that. To this day I still miss the chaotic nature of fast food. The connection with people, not just the customers but with the coworkers more than anything
he did the hard work because people like you wouldn't....or couldn't do it right. So if he didn't come in 4 hours a month, he expected it to be trashed and not up to standards..so he just did it and instead of taking it personally or to heart...you just let him do it its like the scene from Idiocracy when the guy says: Lead, Follow or get out of the way and you just get out of the way. Though its supposed to embarrass you to lead if not follow....
joe works hard because he's essentially stuck where hes at. someone watching this that has the ability to give joe a better paying job with more opportunity, that would be awesome and well deserved. giving him 5000 is nice but in the end, for every joe that gets recognized there are 100's of them who are taken for granted.
Some people are disconnected from the real world if you want more money go out and hustle for it, being a nice person doesn't guarantee us with 6 figure income a house, skill nothing at all. It is great to have these young men quality and work ethics but if he want more gotta move up
@@juniorvaldez9572 youre disconnected from reality - the hustle mentality is made up by idiots who think working 60+ hours a week and posting "grinding till im at the top" on social media with a bunch of emojis is some badge of honor.
This CEO is talking about how much of an amazing asset Joe is and gives him the most underwhelming reward… more work to do and a whopping $5,000. But Joe is still tearing up, that says a lot about both of them. I hope Joe and his family are doing good today
@@SellWithJt5 yeah but when the ceo is probably bringing home around 5-10 million a year.. he could’ve gave him like 15k. All these big companies nowadays make a ridiculous amount of money and pay the workers making it for them just enough to survive. That 5 grand probably was gone within a month after him taking care of things he’s needed to.
5K to Joe and his Family is a kind gesture of appreciation. (I was underwhelmed, because Joe participated in a TV show that makes a great deal of money) I just hope the new class Joe will help create and graduate from come with much more. Joe deserves soooo much more.
@@smunger69 That's only like $6700 in today's money. About 3 months pay for him assuming they paid around $12 an hour back then. While that's nothing to scoff at, I honestly expected more, like make him a manager too or something. Then he gets asked to write a curriculum for a career advancement program. While that would look great on a resume, he was basically told to do more work as a reward for impressing the boss 😂 Also, how are you gonna have someone help teach career advancement when they're still a cashier?? Don't get me wrong, the guy has a great attitude and work ethic especially for a fast food job, but I don't think he's qualified to teach anyone how to climb the ladder if he's still at the bottom himself 😅
I agree but my guess is 5k is probably a months salary that will certainly help and also I would like to believe that this will lead to other great opportunities for this young man.
Joe deserves the freaking world. What an amazing human being. It’s people like joe that needs to be making the big bucks. What a beautiful soul When he says to his son at the end “we’re going to the toy store” that’s what did it for me. 😢
when the ceo said "people would be down in your position" and Joe replied "I depend on this job to take care my family and stuff, thats why i work so hard at it" shows how big this man heart is
This is the best part of the undercover boss show. When you get to see hard working everyday employees who are just trying to get through every day to take care of their family and then the boss sees how hard they're working and tries to reward them for that. Something about this video had me crying with him. Sometimes the tears and emotion doesn't always feel genuine in this show or other similar shows but this time it felt so genuine to me.
@@ravinraven6913 i dont think it's 100% fake cuz why $5,000 why not 50,000 or 500,000 or hell give this man his own franchise to manage if it's just for show
Yeah too bad they don't understand that it's every employee they have doing that shit. Nor would they care if they could understand it. Can't sacrifice 5% of personal profit to give the masses 30%
The boss helping one worker isn’t commendable, the boss helping all of his workers would be commendable. And shouldn’t be considered a bonus, should be considered the minimum. We are people, not slaves.
@@ravinraven6913 it isn’t fake or rigged at all. There have been managers that have been full on fired and franchises have lost their restaurants when they’ve been exposed. One of the biggest examples is Hooters, and this show actually hurt the brand pretty big. It exposed how a lot of the waitresses/hooters girls are treated and as consequence Hooters lost a lot of revenue. They also redid the Hooter’s outfits to make them less “sexist” skimpy/revealing whatever you want to call it, which while appealing to the modern times, killed why people went there in first place.
I was at a mcdonalds drive through once, and my friend asked for a white coffee. They said they don’t have white coffee. He asked if they had black coffee, they said yes. He asked if they had milk, they said yes. We then just started to burst out laughing, because the man on the drive through must have thought they had ran out of white coffee beans 🤣
One time working at Burger King I put the frozen meat in the bun toaster and the buns in the grill slot. The meat came out raw, the buns came out burned and I had to grab my manager like, "Hey I think I messed up."
@@Osmone_Everony That actually happens? Dear god i never been in a burger joint, but i heard some weird questions while slinging coffee. Like “what is in a black coffee.” Coffee mam. And that has caffeine? i don’t want caffeine. “A decaf contains a bit. And do you sell bread without gluten? “My eyes are not gonna roll not gonna roll. No mam it is bread. Gluten free isn’t ordered enough to justify selling it at a BAKERY.
he has a son that’s visually impaired and he’s the perfect person to father that child. the patience and composure he has. u can tell his job taught him how to take care of his son. and his son taught him how to take care of his customers/employees. he converted the negatives of the job into something positive to develop further as a person. same with raising a child. he’s mentally strong and it’s something to admire. i wish him better things in life
This show demonstrates very clearly, that those at the top, don't know what those at the bottom go through. And it also shows what people will deal with their life issues.
@@youtubesucks1499 Because a franchise lives or dies by the hands of it's manager. Also you can give him the franchise or some type of contract where he get's a share of the profits that's actually substantial but not entirely like others who straight up financed it themselves.
@@hoopla2671 Umm.... do you know all franchise does is: Buy a name Follow franchise business plan. Seriously??? You must not have read the fine print.... I am laughing out loud at your comment.
You don’t understand how hard it is to work in fast food unless you’ve actually done it before. The multi tasking and standing in the same small area can really be exhausting.
Yes, this. Most of my jobs have been fast food because I'm mentally disabled and I can't do much else. It's hard, like really hard. I've been yelled at so many times that it doesn't even phase me anymore. But I'm an adult, I can handle it. I feel bad for my underage coworkers. They're so young having all this stress piled on them for such little pay. I try to make their shifts easier.
Exactly...5K? CEO was miles out of his league in comparison undercover and that's the best he can do? Sucks as employee and now back at his true position as the CEO...good job you dope.
I’m sure there are thousands of hard working white castle employees around the country lets just give them all a bunch of extra money for doing what they’re supposed to do
Maybe pay their employees a wage that meets or exceeds the cost of living in their area for putting up with all our entitled, hustling, fat asses every night and day.
This has to be the lowest amount I’ve ever seen an AMAZING employee get in the history of undercover boss . But 5000 and maybe a new position in the company after training is still a blessing .
Yeah, $5K is on the lower end for this show, but look at the recent Burger King employee that only got a goodie bag for 27 years without missing a day.
That father is so much more then ppl are seeing. He's also teaching his son that working hard at a job society looks down on can pay off! Just work hard and great things will come! I absolutely LOVED this video! Thank u!
What is so horrible about this TV show (and i have only seen a few episodes on youtube) is that wherever the CEO‘s go, they find hard working people who are severely underpaid, and they see that and think it‘s a unique case, so they offer that one person a pay raise, promotion or a small gift like the 5k. But they only do this for the sake of the TV show, and totally ignore the likely thousands of their employees who are in the exact same position. They see that people are struggling with the low income, giving one person 5k extra once doesn‘t solve any problems on the greater scale. If they truly cared they would adjust their wages, not just give one person a relatively small amount of money
Wrong. Working smart is more important than working hard. Understanding where and how to work hard is how you improve your life. If you work hard at something without intention or something that leads to nowhere, you just get nowhere faster.
Here's my solution: give everyone a one time gift of a million dollars. Once that's done, you have the same choices as now. Live your life. Only you can never get any other financial assistance. At all. Ever...unless it is a business loan, investment, or something of that nature. The results, as well as the excuses for failure, would certainly be interesting to see.
They're hard to find because more often than not, they spend their lives receiving crap pay with zero recognition or appreciation. People line up to denigrate their position and are quick to tell them how little they're worth. Now that folks are dropping out of the workforce and prioritizing themselves, people want to gaslight and talk about how much they appreciate hard workers and how hard they are to find. Hard workers wouldn't be hard to find If you pay people a decent wage and treat them with dignity in the first place.
tossing him a large amount so that he can mostly give it away to the tax-man..... what's the point here ??? ever tried any accounting ? ever touched any bit of reality ?
@@TigerCraneLovewell duh? if he made less he’d be draining the company’s money and if he’s making even then he isn’t a beneficial hire what a stupid comment
thats usually cause any worker who can do this never had a chance. Restaurants usually don't fully train people. Told to stay in their lane which means as a dish washer, they got no chance to learn a menu until the cooks sick and then you have one hour to become familiar with someone elses recipes. Then they get seen that they can't do it and are never given the chance again. Only way to get a promotion is through nepotism. In Fogo De Chao, I was promoted first day from Dish Washer to Line cook. I had the time to learn everything as my main job was make palenta and fried bananas. Over 3 months I saw everything done. But when I was younger and didn't know anyone at the job, I was stuck as a dishwasher...even if that company went out of business because it couldn't keep dinner cooks, they should have trained.....
@@stirange none of what you say is in response to the point i made. what i said was factual and your response did nothing but remove focus from the point being made
Everyone really should aspire to be more like Joe. Stand up guy trying to take care of the family and it makes me happy that they were able to help him out. Also the fact that his hard work/customer service skills didn't go unnoticed. I would have sauced him at least 20k though, prolly even 50k because that was my prediction.
Those in hospitality especially food that work hard every day and care, bc there are those that don't, are wayyy better at life than corporate stuff shirts that barely graduated college and handed an opportunity simply based on dumb degree. A degree doesn't show integrity, hardwork, compassion, honestly, humility etc. Many companies now are specifically done with college grads. Theyre often lazy, lack common sense and terrible work ethic.
@@brandongurrola835 Right! I worked my butt off to make Phi Theta Kappa in college and graduated as a Veterinary Nurse. Then worked at a world renowned large animal hospital as my 1st post graduation job. I did make a bit more $ than a fast food worker.
@@brandongurrola835 Did I mention I drove 87 miles one way to school worked 2 part-time jobs , volunteered, took 18 credits, sat in on another class for review (voluntarily) and drove my mother to and from work. Lol yep college students are lazy 🙄. Oh yeah went straight through summers as well! (At the age of 45.)
There've been many employees on this show that very obviously knew what was going on & played the part, but this guy was genuinely surprised & I'm happy for him.
Joe is an amazing man! Working so hard at White Castle, busting his butt every shift! He makes it look so easy, so effortless, and even though it’s a tough fast paced environment he is still polite and respectful to everyone, not just his fellow employees but also every single customer. Having so much going on in his personal life with his son being blind and knowing he’s gotta do everything he can for his son, that’s gotta take a toll on him mentally but he has such a positive polite demeanor. God bless him for all that he does! I think more CEO’s/owners need to do this type of thing (with or without the cameras/show) to see who’s F’ing up and who’s making a difference.
I think more CEOs need to pay up more so people like Joe don't have to struggle as hard instead of giving them a check and a pat on the back. Give him a month and this stunt will not even be a memory.
Tears of happiness for Joe. What a great man and wish him all the happiest days with his son. Thanks to the management to help him out and he deserve it. He relies on his job to support his family…. What a great father
Made my night seeing this clip and the man that Joe is, through his work and being a father. Gives me peace knowing there are humans like this out there when we are exposed to so much negativity online at times. Hope they give him his due and he’s able to own a franchise in the future or move up to the highest ranks within White Castle. Having upper management who actually rose up from the front lines will always instil the greatest values in future employees. Fabulous work!
I work behind the front desk of a very busy hotel, and I totally understand when Joe says it takes a special kind of person to deal with public. This man deserves a white castle franchise, no question about it.
I have seen many occasions where a parent doesn't stick around due to child having disabilities, impairment or just health issues. What stands out to me in this video is the love he has for his son. How much people, especially those with such demanding jobs will have the patience required to verbally paint the world for their blind child on the daily and it seems like a pleasure for him. I respect this man so much.
Joe is outstanding. Unfortunately many people feel they will never get the opportunity to shine so they only give the minimum effort. I can hardly fault them either. Good to see a good man rewarded.
Workers like Joe have no avenues to advocate for themselves to giant corps like white castle outside of tv shows so we need to start normalizing worker unions because they give workers the power to make demands toward the corps they are at
@@UltraSilverRobot Unions although started out as a good idea are self serving, they become tyrants, still fail to recognise merits on an individual basis.
Thank you, White Castle, I believe Joe will make a great boss one day and lead his store to huge sales. His can-do attitude and his calm demeanor are exactly what a great boss needs.
This is great because now the CEO will realize that 11.75 an hour is no where near livable, and now will raise the wage to 12.03 an hour that way the employees can finally live off their paycheck. Great work!
@@smoker3092 28 cent increase per hour. If you work 40 hours and are paid $11.75 in year you'll make $24,440. A 28 cent raise will bump your annual pay up to $25,022. That's an Increase of $582. It adds up there's a reason why raises even cents, are good. Have you never had a job before?
He deserves a franchise and so much more. It’s so refreshing to see stuff like this. It’s hard to find good people in this world. Start him a go fund me or something this man is gold!
Joe is the epitome of what every employer is looking for. Unfortunately, people like Joe are a hard find. He should've been offered something in the line of teaching leadership. Good luck Joe☺👍
When the CEO was talking to Joe about the class I thought he was going to offer him to teach the class. Helping to write the curriculum is nice but you need a person with a passion for what the course is about to teach it. Joe looks like the man for that job.
yeah people arent really in good spirits when they can barely afford to survive at their job and have managers that make it more stressful than it needs to be
I'm pretty sure the owner felt salty that Joe showed him up so hard during the night shift. He wanted to remind him that he was the boss and, thus, Joe has to depend entirely on his charity for any extra pay he gets. No mention of a raise with his new job either.
Listen $5,000 is more than he had but at the same time, it's an insult. This man makes you more that $5,000 by himself in an hour with orders, and making people feel good about coming back for great customer service. White Castle Owner, sir you are ridiculous. But at the end of the day, I'm happy that Joe's happy. Hopefully they gave him a big raise and started him on the path to being a franchise owner.
You delusional if you think a single man makes $5,000 in a single hour working at white castle. Some times they make less than $100 in sales in an hour
@@Huktonnfonix lol. And what I'm saying is HE DOESN'T BRING IN 5k in REVENUE an HOUR ... Smh. Have you been to white castle? Lol. If they make $5 off each customer they would need to serve 1000 people in one hour. That's not even humanly possible unless you have a staff of 20.
@@Huktonnfonix 5k in revenue an hour? You are tripping out the wazoo, and not to mention 5k revenue is not 5k profit, after all deductions fast food is a tight margin business of around 6-9%
This is beautiful. I've never ate at a white castle but now I want to find one nearby. Great CEO and great employee. People complained 5000 is low but it's a gift and he is grateful for it as he should be.
He was so grateful and so beautifully genuine he brought me to tears that man drserves more than $5k could ever give him or his family. He should never have to worry about his childs health bills ever. Praying for them ♥️🙏♥️
@@stevegoldstein3402 No. For being an outstanding employee, with some of the best custom service skill by far , for holding HIS company to a higher standard .... while having patience for a CEO who didn't know s*** about his own company. Nah he deserves way MORE!!!! $5k .... can barely get you gas and groceries.
man when I was working fast food I would've loved to work with the dude Joe, he has such a calm nature while still being focused on tasks WHILE instructing the CEO, perfect employee
Not just a great worker but a great person! That’s the type of management that’ll keep employees around for along time. Brother you have my highest respect!
I'm glad I watched this clip. I was so touched by Joe. The owner now sees how hard it is to multitask, and Joe showed him how it's done in a humble, curious, professional way. White Castle should be honored to have Joe working for them! He deserves a lot more than $5K. He should have his own Franchise! Any business would be honored to have someone like Joe working for them. I wish the best for Joe and his family, God Bless. XO
This shows how much of a disconnect there is between a CEO and a front line worker.
@@ZackHamlin1 every quarter
To be fair, it goes both ways. Just because you're a badass on the line doesn't mean you're cut out to run a large company.
They have no idea! Very same thing with our government and the people. Such a disconnect and they have no idea of the reality of the normal working American.
Or government and the people
@@ZackHamlin1 more
Give this guy a White Castle franchise!
I know. Just lip service
now that is a gift !!
All those sliders we eat and that's all he gets? Pretty tight Mr White Castle.
I know that's right!! And pay him six figures to run a leadership program where he can spread that kindness and pride long and far!!!!
HE REALLY DESERVES HIS OWN FRANCHISE. HONEST HUMBLE AND THANKFUL. SOMEONE, PLEASE GIVE THIS MAN A REAL BREAK. I AGREE
That dude deserves more than $5k. He's the heart and soul of the company.
The store manager would be a much better CEO. The unskiled owner unfamiliar with work could transfer to the janitorial staff but the place would be a mess
hes a fast food employee...
Yeak 5k isnt that much
Hes worth more than that, bet he got a big pay rise though
@@nathanbaker8245 pay rise?
For all those parents struggling at horrible jobs for the love of your children, you are heroes.
it's insane how society would paint them as lazy, I've seen people work 2-3 types of jobs like this and get labelled as lazy, it's ridiculous
or idiots who don't know how to get a good job that pays well. Or know a skill because you had sex at a young age and never developed real skills
sure they are the heroes but they are also the problem which is how we wound up where we are...my step dad works 30 hours a month and makes $3,000 and he just sits at computers. I made $2,000 just being a cook. Now I would rather live off disability because the people who work and run companies are idiots
No, they are expendable assets and fact is most of them are lazy. If you're not working 120 hour weeks then you're lazy in my book.
Even without children he had to struggle at such an unqualified job. No difference.
@@jesses5463 Okay boomer
Someone needs to start a petition to get Joe his own franchise. That man deserves it. He's a 5 star employee and doesn't deserve to be stuck on a drive thru.
And how exactly does someone get their own franchise from people signing a petition? Lmao
@@ryanhenning8939 do you not lnow how petitions work? It's about raising awareness for something. So if we get enough signatures, then submit it to Joe's boss, he may choose to work in the interest of the people who signed the petition if there is enough support. No different from any other thing tou could petition for. It's not like it's some guarantee, it's just a show of support.
That’s what I thought dude was going to offer
Running a business and working at one are two entirely different things, he may not feel he fits well running a restaurant
@@baddonkey75 he could manage the new franchise and be part owner he clearly knows how the place operates and would probably make it very successful
Best part is how after experiencing for himself how stressful, chaotic, and frustrating working in a fast food restaurant can be, he chose NOT to increase his company's wages across the board or take steps towards improving working conditions, but instead gave one guy a one-time payment of $5000 as if it was something that was going to last beyond a few months.
I thought he was going to raise every nightshift employee's salary.
now you are aware that the NETWORK pays for all the "goodies" they give away so they can't be sued
I’ll meet you halfway. What you’re missing in this equation is how competitive the fast food business really is. I can remember when a white castle burger was a nickel!
One thing that wasn’t mentioned in this video was the incredible profit sharing that white castle employees are entitled to. There are true stories of white castle employees retiring after 40 years of service with well over $1 million
Be thankful
@@SR-ib4zt For?
What kind and gentle spirit this man has. He honestly deserves more than $5000 and participation in their new project. Fast track this guy and make him manager and move him up quick. Then help him get a franchise. White castle dropped the ball on this one. I hope they read these comments and do right by this man.
I’d still be grateful, money I never would of made
I completely agree, much more could/should have been done
Considering Stevewilldoit would give him 20k just for saying see you on the tripod means that this suit can give that hard working man that provides for his special needs son wayy more
They defintley didn’t drop the ball. Comment sections are so ridiculous lmao. It would have taken him probably 4 months of working to get that 5k but ok. I do hope that a gofundme or something gets made & im sure he was paid a set amount to be on the show as well. Of course I wish they would have gave him more tho but I’m not gonna turn something so beautiful into something negative. His tears said it all. He’s thankful.
@@ihuman7253 I would imagine publicly they said 5000, we don’t know what really happened and probably never will. What I do agree with is that everyone should be more like Joe,And not judge people by how they look or what skills they have at the moment
I nearly lost it at 4:38 when Joe spoke to his son. Just a hard-working, loving father, who has the best interests of his family in mind. Mad respect.
Black fathers are underrated
That baby was so excited😭 i bet he got whatever object he wanted that evening. Such a precious daddy. The family unit is SO important and SO crucial. The ominous "they" want us to believe we can thrive withOUT the parentals partnering. But it's so much more vital that we stay together.
He deserves WAY more than 5,000 and that “promotion” he deserves to be in customer outreach. Teaching how to be a good leader in fast food and how to communicate and stuff in higher up capacity. More than just helping with a class or two.
Are we going to pretend that $5000 isn’t a lot of money? If so, perhaps you should give him $5000 also.
I’m not a giant corporation that can afford to give much more that 5k.
@@Inamichan oh you're not a giant organization that can put money up to help him.... then shut up 😂😂
I love it when haters hate on generosity. Lol. It’s like when billionaires donate 20 million dollars to a worthy cause, there’s always some person saying “why didn’t the cheap bastards give MORE!?” 😂
garbage ass company. will never go here.
Wow that’s it $5,000??? He deserves a lot more than that. I hope other CEOs see this and offers him a better job with a huge raise.
its the date they offered it. when i was 20 years old i sold my tr4 for 4 grand that i lived off of for like 6 mounths rember a soda pack of gum and candy bar was 1$.
@@matthewkeating6970 well I guess it depends when this was actually filmed if it was over 20 years ago fine but he still deserved a lot more
im really shocked by that amount after hearing that we should all be like Joe. i find it so insulting to give him only $5,000.
Aye he doesn't have to give out any money he's reaching out of his own pocket to give out money you should try n give away 5 k
@@skeetinyoureye6484 why not? He couldn’t even do the job right what’s wrong for compensating someone that goes above and beyond and does an amazing job at what they do that brings more business and money to the company. Now a days it’s VERY hard to find customer service people that are friendly and do their job right! Nothing wrong with compensating them!
Joe is a waaayyyyy better person than I’ll ever be! To only offer him 5k after all the hard work that he puts in and you know he has a child with special needs is a slap in the face!! I hope that he’s being compensated heavily to write this curriculum
Probably not. Its free labor thats disguised as a “class” that joe is going to teach and create. The positive is he can grow with the company culture and become a regional manager with this recognition.
i agree . This CEO could wipe his ass with 5K and not miss it. Nice gesture but just a drop in the bucket.
Did u forget about the government stipulation for him having special needs
@@keatotherealone520 when you have a disabled child you still get benefits for your child. I work with the disabled and I know individuals who come from millionaire families and they still get food stamps and Medicaid. Either way the CEO could of easy paid his salary for a year.
Ah yes handouts is what you all want
Bruh..5k... Joe is the main reason yall in business. People like Joe who work on the Frontline deserve a lot more than they get. Make him a manager or spokesperson like cmon man
Taxes cut that 5k in half.
@@prayerpoint7241 That's not taxes then, that's straight up robbery.
@@prayerpoint7241 "Taxes cut that 5k in half"
Tell me you don't understand taxes without telling me you don't understand taxes. The highest income tax in MURICA is 37%, and only applies to wages earned over the first $539,901. Do you think Joe is making $539,901?
Clueless.
-when you’re that good at being an employee, you’re too valuable on the front lines to be promoted.
That’s why mans didn’t get what he deserves. That CEO is a greedy SOAB and he knows 5k ain’t gonna do shit to hurt his pockets
Lmfao fr that was petty af shoulda been at LEAST 50 bands smh. 5k is 2 months rent lmfao
When he said he didn't think those opportunities would come at White Castle, he was right. It was Undercover Boss that gave him that opportunity, not White Castle.
That’s the same thing he’s the ceo
@@staceysherene5488 No it isn't, the show provided him with the opportunity. Without the show he would never have gotten the opportunity.
Yes and no, not every CEO does stuff
@@chinchillamdgamer CEOs virtually never talk to frontline workers. Could you find an exception? Sure, but who cares, there are always exceptions to any rule. The point is, he would have gone unappreciated without this show. Yes the CEO gave him opportunities, but only AFTER the show. He felt no reason to do so before it (given that he has been a faithful successful employee for years and received no such recognition).
@@staceysherene5488 Has the CEO actually made steps to make it better, and why did it take Undercover Boss for him to care enough to go see
“You picked a bad shift for a first night”
I hope more customers told him something like this. Rude customers aren’t worth minimum wage. The job sucks and the customers don’t help. It’s time the employer does.
Every restaurant and store has people like Joe who work 10x as hard as even their superiors but didn’t have the opportunities they had.
I was one of those top workers. Never again. Now i just do the bare minimum
@@ytivarg5371 sounds like a good way to never earn more than the bare minimum. You just watched a guy work hard and get the opportunity he deserved, and you still don’t get it
@@Nman22222 sadly that’s not how it often plays out. I say always work as hard as you can, just don’t waste your life working under people who don’t appreciate you. There’s a lot of great bosses out there but they are hard to find because their employees don’t quit.
@me
Joe was given $5000. Unfortunately he will spend it on stuff, rather than invest in his own future. People get opportunities and do not know what to do with them.
“Buddy, we goin to the toy store!”
What a good father, and all around good person. We need more people like him in the world
I lost it. God, help this man and his family in this new journey. He's such a kind, loving, caring soul.
Joe needs a management position and a huge raise. What an amazing man.
someone commented that he was promoted to a manager after this
Someone commented he was promoted to CEO after this.
@@mikedoja6704 And in the sequel video to this Joe will be the Undercover Boss.
This dude Joe deserves a raise more than anyone I've seen doing anything in ages. This guy is the coolest. Laid back and friendly demeanor, explaining casually how he instills the sense that "I'm here for you" to the customers, working super hard and still being super upbeat and friendly. Not only that but he's a good dad, taking care of his visually-impaired son, explaining how he talks to him constantly to stimulate his mind, describing entire Interiors in detail.
What a phenominal dude. Folks like Joe should be running things. And I don't mean at White Castle, I mean in government, honestly.
You’re absolutely right.
Chill lol
@@ShaqsCheeks youtube commenter respond with a genuine emotion challenge level: impossible
I'd rather of taken a raise than the 5k lol.
@@CodingWithUnity not as a normal crew member. A raise would be nothing. that man needs a promotion
That’s the best you can do White Castle? This guy was amazing! Give him a franchise!
That’s what I thought was coming. Then I thought, maybe just $100k or close to that.
White Castle doesn't franchise to anyone. All the stores have to be corporate run.
eh, i dunno, is white castle even doing that well these days?
Love how people expect so much from others, but when it comes to themselves they dip, for example if a man on the street begs and you gave him a dollar would it then be appropriate for him to say "wow that's all your going to give me" how about you learn how to be grateful for what you get rather than what you don't
@@ThahnG413 If you are a member of the Ingram family that has owned the company for generations, and gross nearly 1B annually, I seriously doubt one dollar vs 5k is a stumbling block. The filming company probably pays more than 5k per employee to film this show. If I were White Castle, I would be ashamed, however their greed has kept it a family owned money machine, all with the majority of minimum wage employees. Kudos.
They gave my guy 5K. They should have made him a regional manager and paid for his business degree, annd a raise whule he's earning the degree. This was a pretty lackluster reward.
I’m a high end bartender, and I have all the respect in the world for fast food workers, servers, and baristas. Those are jobs that I don’t have the ability to do well. That owner is so lucky to have Joe working for him. $5000? Come on, man. You can do better than that.
I was thinking $5000 ?????? are you a tight arse give the guy a bit more than that.
I think he has bigger plans for him with the leadership program. Once he is a leader the base pay will jump way higher
@@LV-ei1ce Naw, he just wants cheap labor to write the curriculum.
It’s only $10k to buy a franchise, maybe he wants to help him with becoming a franchisee
What the fuck is a high-end bartender? I thought you guys had a pretentious name for that. You guys have the aprons with leather straps and the specialty beards, mustaches, and egg whites. Right? Lots of egg whites frothed for that one drink. I could have sworn there was a name for it. Mixologist? Right?
Hopefully this is a promotion for Joe. He needs to be above store management, cooperate trainer of somekind. His attitude and ability to recognize the situation he works in could have so much potential, especially since customer service seems to be gone.
Agreed. If not then Chic Fil A will likely pluck him up
Completely agree. I 100% thought the CEO was going to tell him that he was going to be promoted to a corporate trainer and travel the country training managers on a good salary. Dude literally gave him extra work by making him write a curriculum and “participate” in the first training class. TF out of here.
i was sorely disappointed for the reward joe got. After all they hard work they still treated him like an average joe.
Give Joe a franchise!!!! He deserves it and will be the best franchise owner ever!!!
He has to have the money to pay for staff supplies ect ect that's why
YES Debbie! That's a GREAT idea.
You don't just get a franchise, you have to finance it
@@ThahnG413 front him for a year or two and it will be paid off
Apparently White Castle doesn't franchise
I worked for a chain restaurant, and our district manager (who had started as a dishwasher when he was 14) would still work in the restaurants a few days per month, 4- hour shifts. It was not only to keep in touch with the workers, and how the restaurants were actually functioning, but it was because he LIKED it. And he did the HARD work when he was there. He had massive respect from the employees. Unfortunately, as "only" a district manager, he couldn't do anything about strange corporate decisions, made by men in suits who rarely even ate in the restaurants.
Honesty I feel that. To this day I still miss the chaotic nature of fast food. The connection with people, not just the customers but with the coworkers more than anything
he did the hard work because people like you wouldn't....or couldn't do it right. So if he didn't come in 4 hours a month, he expected it to be trashed and not up to standards..so he just did it and instead of taking it personally or to heart...you just let him do it
its like the scene from Idiocracy when the guy says: Lead, Follow or get out of the way and you just get out of the way. Though its supposed to embarrass you to lead if not follow....
@ravinraven6913 lol you project more than a movie theater bro chill
@@ravinraven6913 Something repressed you have to speak about?
@@ravinraven6913 Wow way to ruin a nice gesture and actual kindness from another human being.
joe works hard because he's essentially stuck where hes at. someone watching this that has the ability to give joe a better paying job with more opportunity, that would be awesome and well deserved. giving him 5000 is nice but in the end, for every joe that gets recognized there are 100's of them who are taken for granted.
you meant to say millions right
****MILLSONS**** of them who are taken for granted
$5,000 was nothing from the CEO making millions. Honestly the CEO could have done a lot more..
Some people are disconnected from the real world if you want more money go out and hustle for it, being a nice person doesn't guarantee us with 6 figure income a house, skill nothing at all. It is great to have these young men quality and work ethics but if he want more gotta move up
@@juniorvaldez9572 youre disconnected from reality - the hustle mentality is made up by idiots who think working 60+ hours a week and posting "grinding till im at the top" on social media with a bunch of emojis is some badge of honor.
This CEO is talking about how much of an amazing asset Joe is and gives him the most underwhelming reward… more work to do and a whopping $5,000. But Joe is still tearing up, that says a lot about both of them. I hope Joe and his family are doing good today
Yeah that guy makes 5000 from his burger place in a day while doing nothing
i mean that’s probably at least a month of work for free..
@@SellWithJt5 yeah but when the ceo is probably bringing home around 5-10 million a year.. he could’ve gave him like 15k. All these big companies nowadays make a ridiculous amount of money and pay the workers making it for them just enough to survive. That 5 grand probably was gone within a month after him taking care of things he’s needed to.
@@JSB-2Z-2K probably like $50, 000-$100,000 a day
@@SellWithJt5 lmao more like 3 months
5K to Joe and his Family is a kind gesture of appreciation. (I was underwhelmed, because Joe participated in a TV show that makes a great deal of money) I just hope the new class Joe will help create and graduate from come with much more. Joe deserves soooo much more.
Right!! I thought 5k was just that, a "gesture" and a cheap one at that!!
He deserves much more.
I heard 5k and my eye brows went all types of ways. He should get a store. That he owns. And over sees
This was 2010, $5,000 then got you quite a good bit more than it would today
@@smunger69 That's only like $6700 in today's money. About 3 months pay for him assuming they paid around $12 an hour back then. While that's nothing to scoff at, I honestly expected more, like make him a manager too or something. Then he gets asked to write a curriculum for a career advancement program. While that would look great on a resume, he was basically told to do more work as a reward for impressing the boss 😂
Also, how are you gonna have someone help teach career advancement when they're still a cashier?? Don't get me wrong, the guy has a great attitude and work ethic especially for a fast food job, but I don't think he's qualified to teach anyone how to climb the ladder if he's still at the bottom himself 😅
I agree but my guess is 5k is probably a months salary that will certainly help and also I would like to believe that this will lead to other great opportunities for this young man.
Joe deserves the freaking world. What an amazing human being. It’s people like joe that needs to be making the big bucks. What a beautiful soul
When he says to his son at the end “we’re going to the toy store” that’s what did it for me. 😢
when the ceo said "people would be down in your position" and Joe replied "I depend on this job to take care my family and stuff, thats why i work so hard at it" shows how big this man heart is
I can't believe he only got 5000
Unionize so people like Joe can get what they deserve
It shows how screwed up our society is
@@Izacundo1 true
What a wholesome story, the world needs more people like Joe.
That my cousin remember my mom telling me about this
RuneScape 4 life ;)
@@Behehee HAH, fancy seeing you here mate. Small world. Right on behe
@@Oreos_and_Chill fashionscape
@@nokina3 what happened to him?
5k huh??? That’s the cheapest I’ve seen any Under Cover boss give thanks so much for the appreciation.
What undercover?
This is the best part of the undercover boss show. When you get to see hard working everyday employees who are just trying to get through every day to take care of their family and then the boss sees how hard they're working and tries to reward them for that. Something about this video had me crying with him. Sometimes the tears and emotion doesn't always feel genuine in this show or other similar shows but this time it felt so genuine to me.
its what should have showed you this is fake....its all rigged
@@ravinraven6913 i dont think it's 100% fake cuz why $5,000 why not 50,000 or 500,000 or hell give this man his own franchise to manage if it's just for show
Yeah too bad they don't understand that it's every employee they have doing that shit. Nor would they care if they could understand it. Can't sacrifice 5% of personal profit to give the masses 30%
The boss helping one worker isn’t commendable, the boss helping all of his workers would be commendable. And shouldn’t be considered a bonus, should be considered the minimum. We are people, not slaves.
@@ravinraven6913 it isn’t fake or rigged at all. There have been managers that have been full on fired and franchises have lost their restaurants when they’ve been exposed. One of the biggest examples is Hooters, and this show actually hurt the brand pretty big. It exposed how a lot of the waitresses/hooters girls are treated and as consequence Hooters lost a lot of revenue. They also redid the Hooter’s outfits to make them less “sexist” skimpy/revealing whatever you want to call it, which while appealing to the modern times, killed why people went there in first place.
"Want cheese on those?" "They come with cheese, they're double cheese burgers..." Killed me 😂😂
That's still better than someone ordering a cheeseburger without cheese. 😅
I was at a mcdonalds drive through once, and my friend asked for a white coffee.
They said they don’t have white coffee.
He asked if they had black coffee, they said yes.
He asked if they had milk, they said yes.
We then just started to burst out laughing, because the man on the drive through must have thought they had ran out of white coffee beans 🤣
One time working at Burger King I put the frozen meat in the bun toaster and the buns in the grill slot. The meat came out raw, the buns came out burned and I had to grab my manager like, "Hey I think I messed up."
@@Osmone_Everony That actually happens? Dear god i never been in a burger joint, but i heard some weird questions while slinging coffee. Like “what is in a black coffee.” Coffee mam. And that has caffeine? i don’t want caffeine. “A decaf contains a bit. And do you sell bread without gluten? “My eyes are not gonna roll not gonna roll. No mam it is bread. Gluten free isn’t ordered enough to justify selling it at a BAKERY.
@@mikeknight42 No I was just kidding. 😅
However, it wouldn't even surprise me if that really happens.
he has a son that’s visually impaired and he’s the perfect person to father that child. the patience and composure he has. u can tell his job taught him how to take care of his son. and his son taught him how to take care of his customers/employees. he converted the negatives of the job into something positive to develop further as a person. same with raising a child. he’s mentally strong and it’s something to admire. i wish him better things in life
You sound like management of minimum wage workers with no benefits. Lol.
Well said and keen eyes.
Some very sage insights here.
Damned good man, don't know how I would handle it myself.
This boss actually didn’t do much for such a good hard working employee. He should have changed his life
Yes, he could have also send him on a well-deserved vacation.
You have to change your own life, not mooch off of other people. You mooch.
semperbauhaus bruh
@@JakkoWarner No "bruh" about it bruh. That's the truth
@@semperbauhaus like how billionaires mooch off the government?
Joe's a lovely respectable man. wish the best for him and his son and I hope the programs' going great and teaching others to be amazing like him!
This show demonstrates very clearly, that those at the top, don't know what those at the bottom go through. And it also shows what people will deal with their life issues.
Finding employees like him are like hitting the Lottery. Give him a franchise.
Yes!!! That type of leadership is hard to find.
You need to do extra special stuff for this guy and his family.. give him a franchise dude!!
Why should he be given a franchise?
@@youtubesucks1499 Because a franchise lives or dies by the hands of it's manager. Also you can give him the franchise or some type of contract where he get's a share of the profits that's actually substantial but not entirely like others who straight up financed it themselves.
@@hoopla2671 Umm.... do you know all franchise does is:
Buy a name
Follow franchise business plan.
Seriously???
You must not have read the fine print....
I am laughing out loud at your comment.
@@hoopla2671 Ps. White Castle has NO franchises.
Zero. None. .
What's a zero times franchise???
Still zero.
@@hoopla2671 I am still literally laughing out loud at your comment ......
Love his attitude. Doesn't care if he works at a fast food joint. Everyone has a story and this guy definitely doesn't take things for granted.
You don’t understand how hard it is to work in fast food unless you’ve actually done it before. The multi tasking and standing in the same small area can really be exhausting.
I lasted for three months 🤷
I did it for 15... years... Now, I'm in software engineering, and holy crap, what a different world.
@@benjamincrew1949 good for you buddy. Proud of you. I did something similar so I know the struggle
Not to mention verbal abuse from customers sometimes
Yes, this. Most of my jobs have been fast food because I'm mentally disabled and I can't do much else. It's hard, like really hard. I've been yelled at so many times that it doesn't even phase me anymore. But I'm an adult, I can handle it. I feel bad for my underage coworkers. They're so young having all this stress piled on them for such little pay. I try to make their shifts easier.
The CEO knows he is on TV and still offers him only 5k. He was missing another zero for sure.
Exactly...5K? CEO was miles out of his league in comparison undercover and that's the best he can do? Sucks as employee and now back at his true position as the CEO...good job you dope.
If you want people to keep working for you Keep them poor
Rule number 1 in running a business
5k was worth a lot more back in those days
@@Kaiyats Your father knows that rule
@@Kaiyats Keep them happy. Keeping them poor only makes them look for another job.
This is so beautiful and how things should be for the workers.
Just 5k from the CEO, that is just like a slap in the face.
He's is a hard-working man.he deserves more than that
Be happy that he gave him the 5k in the first place. It wasn't mandantory to give him anything but still did!
I’m sure there are thousands of hard working white castle employees around the country lets just give them all a bunch of extra money for doing what they’re supposed to do
So give it to him. Or are you only generous when it comes to other peoples money? Interesting
Maybe pay their employees a wage that meets or exceeds the cost of living in their area for putting up with all our entitled, hustling, fat asses every night and day.
Thermo is the type that want universal health care for all but doesn't want to pay the taxes to help the other people.
When this man start to well up with tears, broke my heart. He loves his family and working hard for them. He deserves the best life for his good heart
This has to be the lowest amount I’ve ever seen an AMAZING employee get in the history of undercover boss . But 5000 and maybe a new position in the company after training is still a blessing .
Any follow up? It was 2002
Yeah, $5K is on the lower end for this show, but look at the recent Burger King employee that only got a goodie bag for 27 years without missing a day.
@@zach14m whaaaaaaaaaatttt !!! I’m about to watch that now
Joe is a phenomenal human and father. He deserves the best from life.
Joe would be a fantastic asset to any company, his work ethics are second to none. I wish him and his son all the very best for the future.
That father is so much more then ppl are seeing. He's also teaching his son that working hard at a job society looks down on can pay off! Just work hard and great things will come! I absolutely LOVED this video! Thank u!
How about the other thousands of people in that job that work hard and don’t get a measly $5000 from the CEO?
Been working hard for 12 years with nothing to show for it get fucked
What is so horrible about this TV show (and i have only seen a few episodes on youtube) is that wherever the CEO‘s go, they find hard working people who are severely underpaid, and they see that and think it‘s a unique case, so they offer that one person a pay raise, promotion or a small gift like the 5k. But they only do this for the sake of the TV show, and totally ignore the likely thousands of their employees who are in the exact same position.
They see that people are struggling with the low income, giving one person 5k extra once doesn‘t solve any problems on the greater scale. If they truly cared they would adjust their wages, not just give one person a relatively small amount of money
Wrong. Working smart is more important than working hard. Understanding where and how to work hard is how you improve your life. If you work hard at something without intention or something that leads to nowhere, you just get nowhere faster.
Here's my solution: give everyone a one time gift of a million dollars. Once that's done, you have the same choices as now. Live your life. Only you can never get any other financial assistance. At all. Ever...unless it is a business loan, investment, or something of that nature.
The results, as well as the excuses for failure, would certainly be interesting to see.
They young kid helping the CEO out really needs to be in management. Not only does he know everything, but he has a wonderful attitude.
Apparently he was promoted to a manager position
The boss gave him an executive position.
Joe worked fast but was so laid back about it. So he will train people how to fulfill an order.
Its always funny how the ceo is astounded by how much work the minions actually do
For 1/10th the money
@@Koroyo 1/10th????????? WAY less than that. CEOs on average make about 400 times what the average worker in the company does.
@@Koroyo 1/300th would be closer to the truth.
Funny how you don’t mention how a lot of those ‘CEO’s’ practically built the company from the ground up.
Get this shit out of here.
@@titan8084 That's the exception, not the rule.
He deserves more than 5k I know that. Employees like him are hard to find
They're basically mythical creatures at this point.
@@shooby9496 yes! Like seriously no one has manners or respect anymore
They're hard to find because more often than not, they spend their lives receiving crap pay with zero recognition or appreciation. People line up to denigrate their position and are quick to tell them how little they're worth. Now that folks are dropping out of the workforce and prioritizing themselves, people want to gaslight and talk about how much they appreciate hard workers and how hard they are to find. Hard workers wouldn't be hard to find If you pay people a decent wage and treat them with dignity in the first place.
The rallys CEO gave his employee 15k. He definitely needs more.
tossing him a large amount so that he can mostly give it away to the tax-man.....
what's the point here ???
ever tried any accounting ? ever touched any bit of reality ?
I was underwhelmed by his “generosity “
"we're going to the toy store!" the look on his sons face was so adorable!!!!!
This man was more patient and respectful than 99% of fast food trainers.
How many trainees, are middle aged, look like class, and have a camera crew?
Of course Joe is a classy guy too. In a different way.
@@billpetersen298reality tv, that’s who. It’s a comedy.
Replicate Joe in all fast food restaurants
He's more patient, respectful, professional, and knowledgeable than most trainers in ANY field.
Keep it up, Joe!
$5000 that’s it. Step up white castle this man deserves a whole lot more
Joe is exactly what employers are looking for it’s just sad that efforts like this very very rarely get noticed
That’s why people quit because there treated badly
Because he sells off more food in an hour than the money he makes per hour. Pay workers!
@@TigerCraneLovewell duh? if he made less he’d be draining the company’s money and if he’s making even then he isn’t a beneficial hire what a stupid comment
thats usually cause any worker who can do this never had a chance. Restaurants usually don't fully train people. Told to stay in their lane which means as a dish washer, they got no chance to learn a menu until the cooks sick and then you have one hour to become familiar with someone elses recipes. Then they get seen that they can't do it and are never given the chance again.
Only way to get a promotion is through nepotism. In Fogo De Chao, I was promoted first day from Dish Washer to Line cook. I had the time to learn everything as my main job was make palenta and fried bananas. Over 3 months I saw everything done. But when I was younger and didn't know anyone at the job, I was stuck as a dishwasher...even if that company went out of business because it couldn't keep dinner cooks, they should have trained.....
@@stirange none of what you say is in response to the point i made. what i said was factual and your response did nothing but remove focus from the point being made
The real disconnect is thinking that 5K will really make a difference... but the CEO has no clue what the cost of living is.
Everyone really should aspire to be more like Joe. Stand up guy trying to take care of the family and it makes me happy that they were able to help him out. Also the fact that his hard work/customer service skills didn't go unnoticed. I would have sauced him at least 20k though, prolly even 50k because that was my prediction.
Those in hospitality especially food that work hard every day and care, bc there are those that don't, are wayyy better at life than corporate stuff shirts that barely graduated college and handed an opportunity simply based on dumb degree. A degree doesn't show integrity, hardwork, compassion, honestly, humility etc. Many companies now are specifically done with college grads. Theyre often lazy, lack common sense and terrible work ethic.
@@SingleMaltBuckeyeHave you ever been to college?
@@brandongurrola835 Right! I worked my butt off to make Phi Theta Kappa in college and graduated as a Veterinary Nurse. Then worked at a world renowned large animal hospital as my 1st post graduation job. I did make a bit more $ than a fast food worker.
@@jenniferthomas8557Yeah, this clown doesn’t know what he talking about lol🤣
@@brandongurrola835 Did I mention I drove 87 miles one way to school worked 2 part-time jobs , volunteered, took 18 credits, sat in on another class for review (voluntarily) and drove my mother to and from work. Lol yep college students are lazy 🙄. Oh yeah went straight through summers as well! (At the age of 45.)
There've been many employees on this show that very obviously knew what was going on & played the part, but this guy was genuinely surprised & I'm happy for him.
Props to this brother being such a good father and breaking the stereotype.
That MAN never had help. You can see it in the way he tried so hard to keep his composer. Proud of him
Joe is an amazing man! Working so hard at White Castle, busting his butt every shift! He makes it look so easy, so effortless, and even though it’s a tough fast paced environment he is still polite and respectful to everyone, not just his fellow employees but also every single customer. Having so much going on in his personal life with his son being blind and knowing he’s gotta do everything he can for his son, that’s gotta take a toll on him mentally but he has such a positive polite demeanor. God bless him for all that he does! I think more CEO’s/owners need to do this type of thing (with or without the cameras/show) to see who’s F’ing up and who’s making a difference.
I think more CEOs need to pay up more so people like Joe don't have to struggle as hard instead of giving them a check and a pat on the back. Give him a month and this stunt will not even be a memory.
Tears of happiness for Joe. What a great man and wish him all the happiest days with his son. Thanks to the management to help him out and he deserve it. He relies on his job to support his family…. What a great father
That’s what being a father is my guy we all do it it’s our responsibility not that big of a deal
Amazing Boss, Amazing Employee. Beautiful Family! Blessings to you All!!!
Made my night seeing this clip and the man that Joe is, through his work and being a father. Gives me peace knowing there are humans like this out there when we are exposed to so much negativity online at times. Hope they give him his due and he’s able to own a franchise in the future or move up to the highest ranks within White Castle. Having upper management who actually rose up from the front lines will always instil the greatest values in future employees. Fabulous work!
White Castles is family owned...they do not franchise.
@@kinyunjarmon8575 Joe could start a BLACK castle burger
I work behind the front desk of a very busy hotel, and I totally understand when Joe says it takes a special kind of person to deal with public.
This man deserves a white castle franchise, no question about it.
Service industry jobs are painful!
@@myview2543 indeed, but also rewarding 🙂
I have seen many occasions where a parent doesn't stick around due to child having disabilities, impairment or just health issues. What stands out to me in this video is the love he has for his son. How much people, especially those with such demanding jobs will have the patience required to verbally paint the world for their blind child on the daily and it seems like a pleasure for him. I respect this man so much.
WELL SAID! It’s the enthusiasm after prolly working grueling shifts. Buts it’s always about your mindset!
Joe is outstanding. Unfortunately many people feel they will never get the opportunity to shine so they only give the minimum effort. I can hardly fault them either. Good to see a good man rewarded.
When you have a person this good, Don't give them 5k. Pay for their own franchise and make the money back that way
So upgrade your order speaker system and update your POS computer terminal. Make it more efficient for your employees!
HAha for a second I thought u meant piece of shit computer
Terminal 🤣
@@benjaminfranklin4760 thats what it actually stands for because it is a POS most the time 🤣
This guy is genuinely a good person.
It always comes back, it may seem like it’s taking forever, but patience perseverance and integrity pay off.
Great things take time.
Workers like Joe have no avenues to advocate for themselves to giant corps like white castle outside of tv shows so we need to start normalizing worker unions because they give workers the power to make demands toward the corps they are at
@@UltraSilverRobot Unions although started out as a good idea are self serving, they become tyrants, still fail to recognise merits on an individual basis.
I love this Father ...
He is a hard working man trying to make it .... sometimes it so hard but you can see the struggle in his eyes
Thank you, White Castle, I believe Joe will make a great boss one day and lead his store to huge sales. His can-do attitude and his calm demeanor are exactly what a great boss needs.
thank you White Castle?? They didn’t do anything for joe! Wtf?
@@Sandman27-88 Leaders for tomorrow program, 5k for son.
Joe is one hell of a guy, I really respect people like him. I also love how this CEO shows him lots of respect.
This is great because now the CEO will realize that 11.75 an hour is no where near livable, and now will raise the wage to 12.03 an hour that way the employees can finally live off their paycheck. Great work!
i love the system!
From an employer’s point of view, just adding one more dollar to everyone’s payroll is pretty damn costly
@@mftripz8445 idk who your math teacher is but 12.03-11.75=0.28
@@smoker3092 28 cent increase per hour. If you work 40 hours and are paid $11.75 in year you'll make $24,440. A 28 cent raise will bump your annual pay up to $25,022. That's an Increase of $582. It adds up there's a reason why raises even cents, are good. Have you never had a job before?
@@pizzarollking4397 idk who asked you to wrtie all that since I never said it doesnt add up but at least your math is correct
You can tell Joe has heart of gold ! God bless you brother
All due respect and props to Joe. God bless him as a man, father, employee and leader
He deserves a franchise and so much more. It’s so refreshing to see stuff like this. It’s hard to find good people in this world. Start him a go fund me or something this man is gold!
Joe is the epitome of what every employer is looking for. Unfortunately, people like Joe are a hard find. He should've been offered something in the line of teaching leadership. Good luck Joe☺👍
When the CEO was talking to Joe about the class I thought he was going to offer him to teach the class. Helping to write the curriculum is nice but you need a person with a passion for what the course is about to teach it. Joe looks like the man for that job.
People like joe get fired every day , joe is just a number but in this rare case joe is being acknowledged for joe.
yeah people arent really in good spirits when they can barely afford to survive at their job and have managers that make it more stressful than it needs to be
4 SHO !
Joe works super hard because he has to for his family, you’re just saying that more people should be exploited to work hard.
I see I’m not the only one who felt insulted for Joe .
5k isn’t doing much for anyone in 2022
This is old. But it wasn't enough 15 years ago either. 50k would've been better
That's the difference between Joe and you.
Exactly. That's mayhe 2 months rent
I'm pretty sure the owner felt salty that Joe showed him up so hard during the night shift. He wanted to remind him that he was the boss and, thus, Joe has to depend entirely on his charity for any extra pay he gets. No mention of a raise with his new job either.
this was a long time ago though
customer: can I get a double cheeseburger
CEO: would you like cheese
lmfao
A guy like this is a blessing as a customer and unreplaceable as a teammate. Pride is everything. "We should all be like Joe."
Hats Off To This Young Man God Bless You And Your Family 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾💯
Tears came down my eyes when I saw his son. God, please bless this kid until the end.
🤣it's 100% fake lol
@@rocoe9019 do you not see the child's eyes, mister lol?? Ffs
@@martinverner7390 🥱
Listen $5,000 is more than he had but at the same time, it's an insult. This man makes you more that $5,000 by himself in an hour with orders, and making people feel good about coming back for great customer service. White Castle Owner, sir you are ridiculous. But at the end of the day, I'm happy that Joe's happy. Hopefully they gave him a big raise and started him on the path to being a franchise owner.
My company pays $5k for recommending a software engineer who takes a job offer and another 10k if they last a year.
You delusional if you think a single man makes $5,000 in a single hour working at white castle. Some times they make less than $100 in sales in an hour
@@lambdalambdalambdaa What they were saying is that when he's working he brings in 5k in revenue an hour, not that he's paid 5k an hour.
@@Huktonnfonix lol. And what I'm saying is HE DOESN'T BRING IN 5k in REVENUE an HOUR ... Smh. Have you been to white castle? Lol. If they make $5 off each customer they would need to serve 1000 people in one hour. That's not even humanly possible unless you have a staff of 20.
@@Huktonnfonix 5k in revenue an hour? You are tripping out the wazoo, and not to mention 5k revenue is not 5k profit, after all deductions fast food is a tight margin business of around 6-9%
Joe is so genuine man and we need more people like him in this world..
just shows how someone like Joe deserves everything the CEO has where the CEO takes for granted what he has
I have to repeat an earlier comment. Give this wonderful man a 5K raise per year and then, a White Castle Franchise now!!!
5k a year isn’t shit. Give him $15k a year
This is beautiful. I've never ate at a white castle but now I want to find one nearby. Great CEO and great employee. People complained 5000 is low but it's a gift and he is grateful for it as he should be.
What a man. You are an awesome example, Joe! I wish more people were like you.
Fabulous! He really deserves the recognition!
He was so grateful and so beautifully genuine he brought me to tears that man drserves more than $5k could ever give him or his family. He should never have to worry about his childs health bills ever. Praying for them ♥️🙏♥️
no one should have to worry about heath bills, the private health insurance industry is a scam
5K????? Give this guy 100K.
For taking orders at a fast food restaurant?
@@stevegoldstein3402 ummm that guy is build different, he's a valuable asset to white castle.
@@stevegoldstein3402 No. For being an outstanding employee, with some of the best custom service skill by far , for holding HIS company to a higher standard .... while having patience for a CEO who didn't know s*** about his own company.
Nah he deserves way MORE!!!!
$5k .... can barely get you gas and groceries.
“I depend on this job to take care my family that’s why I work so hard” I salute you
absolutely amazing to see this man do everything for his family that he can . . . W O W what an amazing person.
man when I was working fast food I would've loved to work with the dude Joe, he has such a calm nature while still being focused on tasks WHILE instructing the CEO, perfect employee
Not just a great worker but a great person! That’s the type of management that’ll keep employees around for along time. Brother you have my highest respect!
Joe, I’ve noticed how great you are. We would like to give you the honor of working Saturdays and Sunday’s as well! Congrats!
I'm glad I watched this clip. I was so touched by Joe.
The owner now sees how hard it is to multitask, and Joe showed him how it's done in a humble, curious, professional way.
White Castle should be honored to have Joe working for them! He deserves a lot more than $5K.
He should have his own Franchise! Any business would be honored to have someone like Joe working for them.
I wish the best for Joe and his family, God Bless. XO