Undercover Boss Finds Out Chef Isn't Being Paid

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  • Опубліковано 17 лис 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 Рік тому +12284

    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 Рік тому +355

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

    • @sarahlee4005
      @sarahlee4005 Рік тому +653

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

    • @doolittlefirstking6388
      @doolittlefirstking6388 Рік тому +300

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

    • @therestaurantguru1961
      @therestaurantguru1961 Рік тому +742

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

    • @doolittlefirstking6388
      @doolittlefirstking6388 Рік тому +87

      @@therestaurantguru1961 he obviously is!!

  • @MBAinternetmktg
    @MBAinternetmktg Рік тому +3324

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

    • @colinmorgan7771
      @colinmorgan7771 Рік тому

      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 Рік тому +61

      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 Рік тому +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 Рік тому +22

      @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 Рік тому +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...

  • @tahirrao5173
    @tahirrao5173 Рік тому +382

    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 Місяць тому +3

      Those are not traits that get rewarded in most businesses

  • @marccollins4929
    @marccollins4929 Рік тому +209

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

  • @Godot28
    @Godot28 Рік тому +2934

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

    • @diane4549
      @diane4549 Рік тому +80

      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 Рік тому +7

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

    • @diane4549
      @diane4549 Рік тому +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 Рік тому +2

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

    • @DieselPurge
      @DieselPurge Рік тому +2

      Exactly

  • @megatronskneecap
    @megatronskneecap Рік тому +131

    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 5 місяців тому +2

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

    • @amichaels1871
      @amichaels1871 5 місяців тому +3

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

    • @krissavagelive
      @krissavagelive 4 місяці тому +5

      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.

  • @AA-pi2dz
    @AA-pi2dz 3 місяці тому +19

    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.

  • @likeggs6465
    @likeggs6465 Рік тому +1080

    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 Рік тому +51

      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 Рік тому +18

      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 Рік тому +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 Рік тому +13

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

    • @misterwallace3479
      @misterwallace3479 6 місяців тому +2

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

  • @mskimlouise
    @mskimlouise Рік тому +1248

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

    • @rjmartinsgutinstinctspodcast
      @rjmartinsgutinstinctspodcast Рік тому +20

      my JAW DROPPED. LOL whaaaat

    • @MrRondonmon
      @MrRondonmon Рік тому +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 Рік тому +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 Рік тому +13

      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 Рік тому +12

      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.

  • @chargedattack3559
    @chargedattack3559 Рік тому +98

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

  • @HeadHoncho727
    @HeadHoncho727 Рік тому +5084

    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 Рік тому +98

      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 Рік тому +2

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

    • @jenniferb5706
      @jenniferb5706 Рік тому +24

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

    • @kennethwalton5582
      @kennethwalton5582 Рік тому +23

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

    • @janeenharris3074
      @janeenharris3074 Рік тому +42

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

  • @daanjoubert5297
    @daanjoubert5297 5 місяців тому +26

    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

  • @LeeLynch1
    @LeeLynch1 Рік тому +3328

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

    • @LeeLynch1
      @LeeLynch1 Рік тому +134

      @@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 Рік тому

      @@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 Рік тому +33

      @@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 Рік тому +10

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

    • @YGPR1212
      @YGPR1212 Рік тому +3

      💡ding ding ding

  • @jimm2434
    @jimm2434 Рік тому +1315

    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 Рік тому +10

      Needs at least 3 other chefs lol

    • @draco4540
      @draco4540 Рік тому +11

      @@haamishmcgarry and a dishwasher or two.

    • @JTScottOfficial
      @JTScottOfficial Рік тому +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 Рік тому +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 Рік тому +10

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

  • @kilssj2250
    @kilssj2250 Рік тому +21

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

  • @jeanmariereed1646
    @jeanmariereed1646 4 місяці тому +9

    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.

  • @Extinctpopulations
    @Extinctpopulations Рік тому +1233

    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 Рік тому +31

      THAT'S RIGHT

    • @blue_jay31
      @blue_jay31 Рік тому +19

      Thank you, I thought the same !sad !

    • @townbeach3603
      @townbeach3603 Рік тому +15

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

    • @Extinctpopulations
      @Extinctpopulations Рік тому +4

      @@townbeach3603 one of them. Think about that lol

    • @lisap2405
      @lisap2405 Рік тому +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

  • @chefman53
    @chefman53 Рік тому +641

    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 Рік тому +17

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

    • @edinacloud5968
      @edinacloud5968 Рік тому +6

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

    • @hewhoshallnotbespokenof1606
      @hewhoshallnotbespokenof1606 Рік тому +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 Рік тому +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 Рік тому +1

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

  • @blaine3224
    @blaine3224 Рік тому +27

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

    • @stanswaby
      @stanswaby 4 місяці тому

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

  • @Aztecius
    @Aztecius Рік тому +4

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

  • @hcaballero57
    @hcaballero57 Рік тому +882

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

    • @ghostccc8089
      @ghostccc8089 Рік тому +21

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

    • @fredbiden868
      @fredbiden868 Рік тому +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 Рік тому

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

    • @Freshprankstv1
      @Freshprankstv1 Рік тому

      the uk overtime isnt mandatory, thats the us

    • @NotSamuzed0o0
      @NotSamuzed0o0 Рік тому

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

  • @courtneyhawkins4072
    @courtneyhawkins4072 Рік тому +852

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

  • @chrisjenkins1
    @chrisjenkins1 Рік тому +6

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

  • @davidlane8536
    @davidlane8536 11 місяців тому +12

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

    • @edithbannerman4
      @edithbannerman4 4 місяці тому

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

    • @stanswaby
      @stanswaby 4 місяці тому

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

  • @cessieabe2
    @cessieabe2 Рік тому +211

    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 Рік тому +5

      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.

  • @lindadubnick9539
    @lindadubnick9539 Рік тому +566

    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 Рік тому +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 Рік тому

      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 Рік тому +5

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

    • @luckylock4191
      @luckylock4191 Рік тому

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

    • @thomasjones4570
      @thomasjones4570 Рік тому +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.

  • @chareajohnson2320
    @chareajohnson2320 Рік тому +5

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

  • @tedroybal5231
    @tedroybal5231 Рік тому

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

  • @Spike-ck5tj
    @Spike-ck5tj Рік тому +274

    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 Рік тому +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 Рік тому +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 Рік тому +6

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

    • @kathyschwab9949
      @kathyschwab9949 Рік тому +3

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

    • @richarddamico5639
      @richarddamico5639 Рік тому +1

      True and the Canadian version was just as cheap!

  • @alexandercameron1977
    @alexandercameron1977 Рік тому +219

    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 Рік тому +4

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

    • @ahmedlaari9406
      @ahmedlaari9406 Рік тому +4

      Hire him please

    • @moynur04
      @moynur04 Рік тому +2

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

  • @garrettbourdas5884
    @garrettbourdas5884 Рік тому +3

    Cheers mate! Good luck to you and God bless!

    • @edithbannerman4
      @edithbannerman4 4 місяці тому

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

  • @saxon1177
    @saxon1177 Рік тому +1

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

  • @mandyd473
    @mandyd473 Рік тому +248

    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 Рік тому +2

      Lool

    • @TeslaGengar
      @TeslaGengar Рік тому +1

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

  • @davesrvchannel4717
    @davesrvchannel4717 Рік тому +71

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

    • @georgedunkelberg5004
      @georgedunkelberg5004 5 місяців тому +1

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

    • @GirlfriendNinja
      @GirlfriendNinja 4 місяці тому

      He is full of shit.

    • @sasakorosec7213
      @sasakorosec7213 4 місяці тому +2

      🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮 ceo

    • @SurelyIjest206
      @SurelyIjest206 3 місяці тому

      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.

  • @christianmrz
    @christianmrz 11 місяців тому +2

    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 11 місяців тому

      💯! 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?😳🤬

  • @stephenleader8065
    @stephenleader8065 Рік тому +4

    "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.

  • @Mark-kp1mj
    @Mark-kp1mj Рік тому +110

    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 Рік тому +7

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

    • @School_of_DejaVu
      @School_of_DejaVu Рік тому

      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 Рік тому

      This isn't right.

    • @lifeofcooper994
      @lifeofcooper994 Рік тому

      Same boat as me man

    • @Mark-kp1mj
      @Mark-kp1mj Рік тому

      @@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.

  • @patricialloyd866
    @patricialloyd866 11 місяців тому +2

    I hope there's more rewards to this story

  • @ardentizzy7720
    @ardentizzy7720 3 місяці тому

    What a fantastic worker and boss ..

  • @dcavidgomez2877
    @dcavidgomez2877 Рік тому +77

    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 5 місяців тому

      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.

  • @declan5073
    @declan5073 Рік тому +101

    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 Рік тому +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 Рік тому +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 Рік тому +1

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

    • @SohanDsouza
      @SohanDsouza Рік тому

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

    • @thomasjones4570
      @thomasjones4570 Рік тому +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?

  • @bagsofsauce9095
    @bagsofsauce9095 Рік тому

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

  • @magic2506
    @magic2506 5 місяців тому

    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.

  • @patsydarling160
    @patsydarling160 Рік тому +39

    Know your worth young man💫

  • @linkinparktilldeath1
    @linkinparktilldeath1 Рік тому +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 Рік тому +7

      🤣...its insane

    • @simonbaxter8001
      @simonbaxter8001 Рік тому

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

    • @stanswaby
      @stanswaby 4 місяці тому

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

    • @misakitten8835
      @misakitten8835 4 місяці тому

      "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.

  • @richardyoung871
    @richardyoung871 Рік тому +2

    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.

  • @lindalacey9671
    @lindalacey9671 Рік тому

    Hope there is more to this.

  • @garrykennedy5484
    @garrykennedy5484 Рік тому +150

    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 Рік тому +2

      Im sorry

    • @brendadickson9583
      @brendadickson9583 Рік тому +2

      I am so sorry hope this changes

    • @lifeofcooper994
      @lifeofcooper994 Рік тому

      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 Рік тому +1

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

    • @garrykennedy5484
      @garrykennedy5484 Рік тому +1

      @@karinaz8756 Ooooh,, Very well said.

  • @BryanV4
    @BryanV4 Рік тому

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

  • @neilmacintyre7906
    @neilmacintyre7906 Рік тому +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 Рік тому +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 Рік тому +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 Рік тому +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 Рік тому +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 Рік тому +3

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

  • @Tropicaltemp
    @Tropicaltemp Рік тому +78

    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 Рік тому +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 Рік тому +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 Рік тому

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

    • @Tropicaltemp
      @Tropicaltemp Рік тому

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

    • @Tropicaltemp
      @Tropicaltemp Рік тому

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

  • @michaelbates2575
    @michaelbates2575 3 місяці тому +1

    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

  • @augustseptember3503
    @augustseptember3503 Рік тому +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 5 місяців тому +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!

  • @TheAwakeningangel
    @TheAwakeningangel Рік тому +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 Рік тому +4

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

    • @luisafrance1635
      @luisafrance1635 Рік тому +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 Рік тому

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

    • @dianemaloy1338
      @dianemaloy1338 Рік тому

      Pop

    • @dianemaloy1338
      @dianemaloy1338 Рік тому

      @@luisafrance1635 pop

  • @gabrielle.barile
    @gabrielle.barile Рік тому +6

    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

  • @jerrykeenan1848
    @jerrykeenan1848 Рік тому

    Hope he got a big bonus! Great guy!

  • @zfilmmaker
    @zfilmmaker Рік тому +2

    If this were Undercover Boss USA, he would have been compensated for overtime. Sending him to cooking school isn’t proper compensation for his time, it’s theirs.

  • @Anita_Lauren
    @Anita_Lauren Рік тому +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 Рік тому +1

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

  • @huyongquan6554
    @huyongquan6554 Рік тому +22

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

    • @livableincome
      @livableincome Рік тому

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

  • @tor13128
    @tor13128 Рік тому +1

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

  • @brandyherman6780
    @brandyherman6780 Рік тому

    No words!

  • @dannihenson3420
    @dannihenson3420 Рік тому +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.

  • @photongamingclips6339
    @photongamingclips6339 Рік тому +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.

  • @101Spacetime
    @101Spacetime Рік тому +1

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

    • @bobshanklylfc778
      @bobshanklylfc778 Рік тому

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

    • @101Spacetime
      @101Spacetime Рік тому

      @@bobshanklylfc778 lmao

  • @simo_mdluli
    @simo_mdluli Рік тому

    made me cry

  • @brendadickson9583
    @brendadickson9583 Рік тому +37

    This is heartbreaking I hope he gets a good job somewhere

    • @georgedunkelberg5004
      @georgedunkelberg5004 5 місяців тому +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.

  • @theodorebolan6724
    @theodorebolan6724 Рік тому +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 Рік тому +1

      yes and that would be a great follow up vlog

  • @rubenxavierramalhocruz2930
    @rubenxavierramalhocruz2930 Рік тому

    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.

  • @6ftS
    @6ftS 2 місяці тому

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

  • @rosebean8200
    @rosebean8200 Рік тому +17

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

  • @Emsie76
    @Emsie76 Рік тому +15

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

  • @robinhecita3006
    @robinhecita3006 Рік тому

    Unbelievable! This boss just threw a bone!!!

  • @israymervalentin-arias6313
    @israymervalentin-arias6313 Рік тому +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 😂

  • @mubingamer2641
    @mubingamer2641 Рік тому +11

    Keep up the good work bro your videos are amazing❤

  • @agnese72
    @agnese72 Рік тому +16

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

  • @JensMorrison
    @JensMorrison Рік тому

    That guy had a really good attitude.

  • @mooreorlessvideos
    @mooreorlessvideos Рік тому

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

  • @steveib8118
    @steveib8118 Рік тому +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 Рік тому

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

    • @AlessandroGenTLe
      @AlessandroGenTLe 10 місяців тому +1

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

  • @cdnest
    @cdnest 11 місяців тому +2

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

  • @Charlyzoner
    @Charlyzoner Рік тому

    What !!!! That's it !!! I can't belive it.

  • @JD-iv4jt
    @JD-iv4jt Рік тому +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 Рік тому

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

  • @JC-fc2op
    @JC-fc2op Рік тому +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

  • @daforn
    @daforn Рік тому

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

  • @marthawelch4289
    @marthawelch4289 Рік тому +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.

  • @karenvanwyk5307
    @karenvanwyk5307 Рік тому +5

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

  • @Tandymandan
    @Tandymandan 8 місяців тому

    So his thank you is a class that will help him work even harder haha

  • @jerome8601
    @jerome8601 Рік тому

    No new equipment but a cooking course lol❤😂

  • @margf.6773
    @margf.6773 Рік тому +5

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

  • @MitsubishiEvoXFQ
    @MitsubishiEvoXFQ Рік тому +48

    CEO: He isn’t being appreciated, he doesn’t have the tools and he’s not getting paid for the hours he works.
    Also CEO: Gonna send you on a cooking course. That’s It.

    • @thePryceofPearlz
      @thePryceofPearlz Рік тому +1

      Right. The hell?

    • @paulmidsussex3409
      @paulmidsussex3409 Рік тому

      It is a franchise, he is not the employer. Ultimately the only thing he can do is kick the hotel out of the network.

    • @MitsubishiEvoXFQ
      @MitsubishiEvoXFQ Рік тому +5

      @@paulmidsussex3409 I understand but the program is pointless if he can’t actually make a significant change so if Best Western chose to do the program then they should have invested into their partners.

    • @leopoldpoppenberger8692
      @leopoldpoppenberger8692 Рік тому +1

      and the CEO to a people Management Course

  • @fun2badult
    @fun2badult Місяць тому +1

    "Here's a cooking course that we're paying so you can work even harder for us!"

    • @halcyonlightvibes2023
      @halcyonlightvibes2023 Місяць тому

      Right? That was the lamest executive I've seen on this show. Truly pathetic response to this hardworking guy.

  • @rizkhan3368
    @rizkhan3368 Рік тому

    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.

  • @tas22222
    @tas22222 Рік тому +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.

  • @pamelamckenzie2685
    @pamelamckenzie2685 Рік тому +20

    I hope he get a new cooker and all the other things is needed in the kitchen he needs more staff as well and a good wage no more over time.

  • @majie1018
    @majie1018 3 місяці тому

    Yep, a cooking course for his troubles! Much appreciation.

  • @jel5034
    @jel5034 Рік тому +1

    "I'm gonna send you on a cooking course so you can do more". Embarrassing.

  • @shaneherian3638
    @shaneherian3638 Рік тому +5

    What just happened?!? The CEO didn't do enough for the chef. He deserves more.

  • @ollyw2897
    @ollyw2897 Рік тому +6

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

  • @blackg0076
    @blackg0076 3 місяці тому

    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.

  • @jemzmoodly9360
    @jemzmoodly9360 Рік тому +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$$ 😂😂

  • @Anonymous-jx8zy
    @Anonymous-jx8zy Рік тому +5

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