Gloves At The Deli Counter

robman60

Don't the gloves at the deli counter lose all purpose if the worker uses the same gloves for everything?

Today, while ordering a roll the slob behind the counter cleaned some dirt that was below the counter, before proceeding to make the roll. :mad:

In an attempt to recuperate my losses, I read a newspaper from the shop while still in there without paying for it. Felt good man, felt good. :cool:

TheZohanS

Some deli workers are brain dead, they think the purpose of the gloves is to protect their hands.

7sr2z3fely84g5

i find it annoying when the same worker would serve and handle cash with the gloves.

OPENROAD

I have asked them to change gloves as they were washing prior to making my sandwich.

orourkeda

Once they didnt pick their hole with it then no need for concern.

castletownman

It'd be worse if you were in a busy A & E and the doctor didn't change gloves. In fairness

**Timbuk2**

orourkeda wrote: »

Once they didnt pick their hole with it then no need for concern.

If they're handling lots of coins while wearing the gloves, then preparing food that you are going to eat with those gloves, then there is cause for concern.

bigneacy

It pisses me off when they use the same knife for all the food. Like I don't wanna taste what the person before me had. :mad:

orourkeda

**Timbuk2** wrote: »

If they're handling lots of coins while wearing the gloves, then preparing food that you are going to eat with those gloves, then there is cause for concern.

man up

AgileMyth

**Timbuk2** wrote: »

If they're handling lots of coins while wearing the gloves, then preparing food that you are going to eat with those gloves, then there is cause for concern.

Not really. Its not actually going to get you sick or kill you.

looky loo

ah dry yer eyes...didnt your mother spit on a hanky to clean yer face.

pablomakaveli

I work in a Deli and we're required to change our gloves before serving at the counter every time. If there are people not doing that then they're not doing it right.

Though serving several people at the same counter without changing gloves is ok if you dont touch anything dirty or aren't going to handle hot food after handling cold food or vice versa.

AnneElizabeth

Bought a sandwich in Dublin about 2 weeks ago, the guy didn't use gloves at all! And neither did another worker, I don't think the place even had gloves! Wouldn't have taken the sandwich but it was seriously cheap! :P

Krizdarkfall

the wearing glove ****e is nothing, what about those baskets they have with doughnuts and cookies on display ALL day, every little ****ebag touching them "mmaa can i have a cookie,look mmaa half price"

AgileMyth

robman60 wrote: »

Don't the gloves at the deli counter lose all purpose if the worker uses the same gloves for everything?

Today, while ordering a roll the slob behind the counter cleaned some dirt that was below the counter, before proceeding to make the roll. :mad:

In an attempt to recuperate my losses, I read a newspaper from the shop while still in there without paying for it. Felt good man, felt good. :cool:

Make your own fucking lunch if its such a problem.

You can't be lazy and picky.

RoyalMarine

ive gone to deli's before, ordered food, watched them make it, no gloves.. once they had it to me, i say, sorry, can you make that fresh. they say, what? it is fresh. then i tell them they didnt wear gloves...

i usually end up with no lunch

TheUsual

Yeah I bet they scratch their arse with them when nobody is watching.

You don't even want to know what's in the mayo.

OPENROAD

TheUsual wrote: »

Yeah I bet they scratch their arse with them when nobody is watching.

You don't even want to know what's in the mayo.

pablomakaveli

TheUsual wrote: »

Yeah I bet they scratch their arse with them when nobody is watching.

You don't even want to know what's in the mayo.

Theres a reason why mayo is white.

TheZohanS

pablomakaveli wrote: »

Theres a reason why mayo is white.

Racist.

LETHAL LADY

My local super value used to have a help yourself deli counter, all you needed was a big plastic spoon or your hand or whatever tickled your fancy. I could never bring myself to buy anything from it.

Ditch

bigneacy wrote: »

It pisses me off when they use the same knife for all the food. Like I don't wanna taste what the person before me had. :mad:

Yep: " Bacon and fried egg sandwich, please "

Five minutes later? Bite. Spit! Gag! :mad: Who the hell asked for bread soaked in fucking Cucumber juice?!

DesperateDan

I work in Dominos and we don't wear gloves, and I'm pretty sure most pizza places don't either. Our food is all cooked though, but I've had to stand there and take bollox from a couple of crazy women (not being sexist or anything, but it always seems to be women ) that are convinced we should be wearing gloves. We all wash our hands literally every 5 mins, and even have a damn alarm that goes off every 20 mins for this purpose!

x in the city

robman60 wrote: »

Don't the gloves at the deli counter lose all purpose if the worker uses the same gloves for everything?

Today, while ordering a roll the slob behind the counter cleaned some dirt that was below the counter, before proceeding to make the roll. :mad:

In an attempt to recuperate my losses, I read a newspaper from the shop while still in there without paying for it. Felt good man, felt good. :cool:

he clearly thought nothing of making that roll for you after he went for a piss a few moments prior to that and wriggled it dry with the same gloves.

x in the city

DesperateDan wrote: »

I work in Dominos and we don't wear gloves, and I'm pretty sure most pizza places don't either. Our food is all cooked though, but I've had to stand there and take bollox from a couple of crazy women (not being sexist or anything, but it always seems to be women ) that are convinced we should be wearing gloves. We all wash our hands literally every 5 mins, and even have a damn alarm that goes off every 20 mins for this purpose!

women probably use a whole bog roll on the jax each time they go to the loo, thats why they go in pairs to make the job ...erm easier.

**Timbuk2**

DesperateDan wrote: »

I work in Dominos and we don't wear gloves, and I'm pretty sure most pizza places don't either. Our food is all cooked though, but I've had to stand there and take bollox from a couple of crazy women (not being sexist or anything, but it always seems to be women ) that are convinced we should be wearing gloves. We all wash our hands literally every 5 mins, and even have a damn alarm that goes off every 20 mins for this purpose!

Ah yea but in Dominoes you are all separate - i.e. the guy who is putting the toppings on the pizza isn't the same guy as is putting money through the till, etc.
In shop delis, it's often the same person doing both!

As a side note, why don't Dominoes workers wear gloves? Is it just not a company requirement, or is there a specific reason why gloves shouldn't be worn?

Skerries

mmm! melted plastic topping

DoneDL

I doubt many chefs or bakers wear gloves, I think that a clean area with hand washing facilities will be more important than gloves.

jsd1004

**Timbuk2** wrote: »

Ah yea but in Dominoes you are all separate - i.e. the guy who is putting the toppings on the pizza isn't the same guy as is putting money through the till, etc.
In shop delis, it's often the same person doing both!

As a side note, why don't Dominoes workers wear gloves? Is it just not a company requirement, or is there a specific reason why gloves shouldn't be worn?

Gloves are only as a clean as the last thing they have touched. I have seen people wear the same pair of gloves for an entire shift..Yum..Chefs do not wear gloves either. Dealing with hot surfaces is not good with gloves on. Hot rubber and skin is not nice.

**Timbuk2**

LOL, it looks like not wearing gloves might be the least of our worries! :eek:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhBmWxQpedI

Bigcheeze

**Timbuk2** wrote: »

DesperateDan wrote: »

I work in Dominos and we don't wear gloves, and I'm pretty sure most pizza places don't either. Our food is all cooked though, but I've had to stand there and take bollox from a couple of crazy women (not being sexist or anything, but it always seems to be women ) that are convinced we should be wearing gloves. We all wash our hands literally every 5 mins, and even have a damn alarm that goes off every 20 mins for this purpose!

Ah yea but in Dominoes you are all separate - i.e. the guy who is putting the toppings on the pizza isn't the same guy as is putting money through the till, etc.
In shop delis, it's often the same person doing both!

As a side note, why don't Dominoes workers wear gloves? Is it just not a company requirement, or is there a specific reason why gloves shouldn't be worn?

Restaurant chefs don't wear gloves so why should pizza chefs. It would be a bitch to handle and roll pizza dough with gloves. Maybe dominoes dough comes pre rolled.

bigneacy

Takeaway/Fast food joint staff don't wear gloves either. Again, the whole - hot surface and glove scenario prevents that.

I wouldn't have a problem with a deli worker making my sandwich with no gloves on, so long as they washed their hands beforehand.

I was in a takeaway once and seen a member of staff sneeze into their hands and then go to start wrapping the chips. Friend of mine told him to go and wash his hands before he touched our food. He looked at him like he was a freak. Dirty bastard. Washed them tho...

Pinklady11

I remember a few years ago I was waiting to be served at a deli. It was very busy as it was lunch time and there were about 3 girls serving. They were all wearing gloves but then I spotted one of them coughing into her hand while the glove was on and then continued to serve people without changing it. I nearly got sick. I left the queue and got my lunch elsewhere.

stovelid

robman60 wrote: »

Today, while ordering a roll the slob behind the counter cleaned some dirt that was below the counter, before proceeding to make the roll. :mad:

You ate the roll - and lived - though.

stupidusername

I used to work in a deli and was very conscious of my gloves and when I should change them. I know the boss was concerned with how many I was using though,tight bastard. Once I was asked to change my gloves by a customer but that wasn't because I had done anything.

The subway I used to go to in limerick the girl there used to handle money and then make the next subway,every time I had to ask her to change her gloves.she never copped on to what she was doing wrong.

I get being disgusted at a deli worker not changing their gloves but you can hardly complain if you just put up with it. Ask them to change them!

RichieC

Don't get me started on the deli in my local...

DesperateDan

**Timbuk2** wrote: »

Ah yea but in Dominoes you are all separate - i.e. the guy who is putting the toppings on the pizza isn't the same guy as is putting money through the till, etc.
In shop delis, it's often the same person doing both!

As a side note, why don't Dominoes workers wear gloves? Is it just not a company requirement, or is there a specific reason why gloves shouldn't be worn?

I think its a company requirement for a few reasons, (it also probably saves them money!), but to me it is often more hygenic to wash your hands every 5-20 mins rather than wear the same gloves for a few hours. Like if we handle fish or spicy foods, we have to wash our hands immediately, which gloves wouldn't allow so it would be easier to cross-contaminate stuff like that.

But yeah you would be too close to a hot oven aswell, very easy for them to melt onto your hands, then a nice little law suit heads their way...

DesperateDan

Bigcheeze wrote: »

Restaurant chefs don't wear gloves so why should pizza chefs. It would be a bitch to handle and roll pizza dough with gloves. Maybe dominoes dough comes pre rolled.

Oh yeah I never thought of that too, yeah we couldn't "slap" (Dominos term for ya) a pizza with gloves on, not possible!

MagicMarker

Any restaurant you go to, fast food or otherwise, the people preparing your food do not wear gloves, the emphasis is put on washing and sanitizing your hands before handling food.

senorwipesalot

I saw a deli assistant come out of the jacks with her gloves on and proceed to make sandwiches.

mattjack

AnneElizabeth wrote: »

Bought a sandwich in Dublin about 2 weeks ago, the guy didn't use gloves at all! And neither did another worker, I don't think the place even had gloves! Wouldn't have taken the sandwich but it was seriously cheap! :P

Dublin ? we never wear gloves in Dublin....just to annoy country folk like yourself

chillywilly

RichieC wrote: »

Don't get me started on the deli in my local...

Ok:p

There's no point in worrying too much about things like this. It is absolutely gross but if you thought about it, you would never eat out anywhere. I've seen Eddie Rockets staff come out of the toilets without washing their hands and start preparing food, chefs coming back from the bathroom or from having a smoke without washing their hands. Deli workers sneezing into their hands, then serving the next person with the same gloves. In fact, when I'm trying to save money by not eating out, I think about these things and it always puts me off.

x_Ellie_x

A week or two ago, I was at the deli counter in my local Tesco's. The girl working at the deli was changing the bin and then she spotted me a came over to serve me. She proceeded to use the same gloves that she was wearing when she changed the bin. I had to stop her and tell her to wash her hands and change her gloves. She replied why should she. Urgh, was tempted to say 'cause you're a manky bitch' but I held my tongue and told her it wasn't hygienic. She washed her hands & got new gloves and served me a couple of slices of turkey. But I didn't buy the turkey, I just left it down somewhere in the shop when it occurred to me that the girl had probably also used manky disgusting gloves when she was slicing the meat that morning.

The girl behind the deli counter was really dirty too. She had her long hair tied in a pony and it was covered in a net but her huge side fringe was loose and uncovered and her hair was completely covered in grease. It looked like she hadn't washed it in months. Her uniform was manky too. It had lots of stains on it. Why do shops employ dirty people like that to work in their deli's?

mikemac

Gloves aren't a huge deal

The thing that sickens me is old wans coming in and squeezing all the loafs and baguettes to see if it's soft and fresh
They are all the same, yet they insist on checking several

And after they've crushed them they don't even bother buying it :mad:

You crush the bread, you buy it tbh

Bigcheeze

I'm never eating anything again that I didn't grow or kill myself.

Capt'n Midnight

when you pay at a deli , do you wash your hands after handling the money ?

Mickeroo

meh, the gloves are just a product of an overly paranoid society, I don't particularly care if they wear them at all.

YBTurbo

People are too up their arse about Health and Safety.

Anybody remember as a kid when, you'd drop food, pick it up and eat it?
You didn't die then, did you?


I can understand asking someone to change the gloves if they pick their arse or something.

But it makes no difference, you touch the dirty door handle when you come into the shop, you then probably touch the counter, then handle dirty money to pay, get dirty money back. Go out touch the door handle again, then open your car etc... pick out your sausage roll and eat it.

Taco Corp

Tis all good for the immune system

ajjmk

I work in a deli and I try my best to change gloves between taking orders and taking money and serving tables. Though sometimes I have to admit, on busy days when I'm working by myself I sometimes forget to change gloves between handling cash and making food. I know it's unhygienic, but then when you think about it, how many customers wash their hands in between paying me and eating their food?
I've only once had a customer complain to me about the handling of their food and imo she was out of line complaining. She asked for a slice of lasagna and I used a knife to cut it, and a scoop to lift it out..she then refused to pay for it because I wasn't wearing gloves when holding the knife and scoop