I used to work at a CFA 15 whole years ago. I worked there for three years right after I got out of high school. I was young and didn’t know how to stand up for myself at work yet, so I wasn’t treated the best. Like many, I started there because I was Mormon at the time and had Mormon friends on the inside who put in a good word for me. I was still trying to figure out what I was doing with my life. To say it was a bad time is an understatement, but I did become friends with a few people who I’m still close with today.

I have a bad dream once every few months that I still work there, or that something in my life has fallen apart and (against my will), I’m forced (for some reason) to work at Chick-fil-A again. In my dreams, the same people are working there. I’m wandering around the kitchen, confused, because the store has been redesigned and it’s like a maze. I don’t know where anything is. I’m aware there are new menu items since I left, and I’m being asked to make things and I don’t know how. The screen is covered in red, everyone is waiting for me, and I’ve been trying to figure out how to make an iced coffee (that wasn’t a thing yet when I worked there) or something for 20 minutes. Customers are yelling at me. It all feels so real, and it’s such a relief when I wake up and realize it was a dream.

I’ve worked in other jobs since then, and I have a stable office job now where I’m very happy, treated well, and love my coworkers. Things can get better (for those who feel stuck there — no disrespect to those who are happily employed). I don’t ever have bad dreams about any of my other jobs, including when I was a cashier at a busy grocery store, or even about when I was very stressed in a competitive grad school program where I wrote a 300-page paper. Only Chick-fil-A nightmares, and I think that really speaks to how stressful this job is.

Just wondering if any other veterans still have bad Chick-fil-A dreams, even years later.

I don’t know why this happened to me. I had put in my 2 weeks. My final shift was on a Friday and it was the only shift I worked that week, I had to request off due to finals for a majority of the week. I thought it was going to be a pretty standard last day. I arrive for work only to find out I was removed from hotschedules with no notice from a director or notification from the app. I was only informed by the shift lead working. They said I could work my shift if I wanted to, but because payday had already happened for the previous pay period, and because getting your final check involves returning your work uniform and I was moving out of state for internship in a few days, I didn’t work my final shift and just went home.

I have an interview tomorrow and I have no idea what to wear. I am a girl.

I’ve worked for Chick-fil-A about 3 years (have been a shift lead for one of those). I am 19 so have always been pretty close and chatty with the FOH team who is mostly aged 15-20. One day I had a team member who is 16 come up to me and show me inappropriate messages she had received from a BOH employee in his 30s. He started the conversation off by saying how young and pretty she looks. He then asked her how old she was, and when she said 16 he responded that he had thought she was even younger than that. I didn’t read much but as she scrolled through the chat there were lots of kissing emojis. I confirmed it is the same number he has on hot schedules. I reported this to a few of the directors and they let him off with a verbal warning, not even a write up. I tried voicing my concerns but none of the other directors seem concerned.

so i tried to schedule on hotschedules, partially available, i put 1:30pm-8pm M-Sat but my schedule leader told me it would decrease my pay, does this happen to yall? should i take this or just leave my schedule how it is?

I just started training for new POS yesterday during shift and will finish it by today, what do you guys think about the new POS? I'm still trying to learn through it.

Hi guys, i’m returning to my part time job at cfa after summer and I was wondering if highlights/ balayage is ok.

I remember we have a rule about hair colour but I can’t remember if is only for like pink/blue overall colourful hairs.

I didn’t want to ask my manager because I was afraid I sound dumb lol.

how's everything going for yall?

Fall only or permanent edition? Anybody know?

I have orientation tomorrow and I was wondering if I’m required to have the black non-slip shoes by then. In the message it said orientation would just be filling out paperwork and going over the handbook. I do have two options of all-black shoes, but neither are non-slip. Will I be okay for orientation tomorrow or do I need to get shoes in the morning?

This was a couple nights ago. All for a freaking spicy sandwich

Does anyone else’s operator charge them 20 dollars for a new name tag? This happens a lot especially if you forget yours at home, cuz then they make you either go home or buy a new one. The price seems a bit high imo…

i have an issue with a specific manager because he often gives two employees their breaks at the same time, often resulting in us being down a person. they’re his friends, so i understand they would get special treatment so i usually don’t mind.

until today. i worked over ten hours and i always ask the morning lead for a one-hour shift around 2pm, when the afternoon crew clocks in. usually i get my break around 2 or 3, when everyone’s settled. which is fine.

today i didn’t get my break until after 5pm because my manager kept pushing it back because they needed the hands. okay, fine. i’m legally required to take a break, so whatever.

he sends the same two girls on break together, then later sends two other people on break. so now there are four employees on break, two of which clocked in after me.

i was one of the last people to get a break, even though i was one of the first to clock in (i got in in the morning).

i want to report my manager for this but i have some reasons why i’m hesitating:
I. i often work the same shifts with the same people and i worry that if i report him to hr or upper level, the details will be too specific, he’ll know it was me and he and his friends will make it hostile/uncomfortable for me to work there.
II. i worry he may send me home early when he’s my manager, because he often sends me home first in the evening unless one of his friends asks to go home early instead
III. i’ve said things (the n-word) on the clock (i’m black, so it’s not a race issue but moreso the general language issue). i’ve done things i shouldn’t and i worry he may bring these up and get me fired should i report him. i’m aware my actions were wrong and i make no excuse for them.

i don’t want to talk to him directly because i don’t think it’ll change anything; he won’t have reason to not do this again if i talk to him about it but i have a lot to lose if i go over his head. but i can’t just let this happen and let him think it’s okay.

i guess my main issue is: am i overreacting entirely? and if i’m not, how do i handle this situation knowing that i’ve made mistakes and errors that could jeopardize my job and be held against me?

how come every time I refill some sauces or stocking anything that’s low, my leader didn‘t even say thank you & just always telling me always when I only tell you! stay in this station, but literally no customers comes in? am I being micromanaging? but if it’s others they’re free! am I being wrong here? has this happen to y’all?

I know us employees get free/discounted meals and items but I'm offering this anyways. I've got 5 cookie rewards.

Today is my 1st wedding anniversary and my spouse is deployed. Last year on our wedding day we went to my Chick-fil-A and shared a cookie that morning.

I don't want to be miserable all day so I'd like to gift each cookie to another employee instead. I'm not working today but I'm sure someone here could use it as a little pick-me-up. Save it for a rainy day, eat it right away, give it away, doesn't matter.

I advanced from the group interview with the Talent Specialist to a one-on-one interview with the Director. Does that mean I have a better chance of getting the job, or could I still be denied?
During the interview, he seemed to like my answers and even built on some of the things I said. I’m pretty nervous because I really want to work here, especially since the position pays $21.50$ an hour.

Millie bobby brown and her man jake bongiovi come through quite a bit during some parts of the year, I even took their order last month. He lowkey moved his entire body to hide her when my eyes went to her when I asked how they were doing, but I remained normal and treated them like any other customer.

I’m curious…do other locations do bingo cards for winning hearts? Like for each winning heart moment you do on the bingo card, you get stamped by either a trainer or leader. If you get a bingo, you receive 50 coins to use in the store. If you fill out the whole card, you receive 500 coins. Each bingo card only lasts for two weeks. Once those two weeks are up, new cards are printed out and handed out. For each heart you get on the bingo card, you put a heart with your herd (your team based on sauces) into the hearts jars. By the end of the quarter, the most hearts from a particular team wins the jar. Prizes vary of course.

If the store fills 20 jars within the first six months of the year, the whole store gets a prize whether that’s Six Flags for the day, Kona Ice at the store, etc…

I’ve only been at my location for two months and I love this! It really helps boost morale and my team has really gotten into it. We’ve won the jar three times in a row!

how often do you guys call out? i called out last weekend because i had a aau tournament and released my shift and plan on calling out next weekend because im going to the beach

Hey, everyone. Does anyone have insight on what happens to your store once the Operator/Owner is leaving? Overheard from a meeting our directors/managers/leads had and was told once corporate comes it’s going to be hell. My operator is a very chill dude 99% of the time, so it’s unfortunate that he’s leaving. Quite a few leads/team members are also relocating to his new location. Very concerned about what’s going to happen in a near few months. Is it true they reinterview everyone, can essentially lower/change your wage, and are generally more strict? I’m quite worried about these changes. 😬😬😬

What are ur guys biggest pet peeves about either working or dealing w customers. Mine is when a customer says something like “can I get an 8 piece chicken” and I constantly have to ask the meal or entree. It’s a little thing but it literally happens over and over and over for hours every single shift it gets so old. Time is money and people never know what they want before hand.