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It's a Kentucky Fried Friday....  

secret_lade 49F
14128 posts
12/18/2020 3:52 am
It's a Kentucky Fried Friday....


The company I work for has invested a lot of money on employee luncheons and benefits through the entirety of the virus.

While I know employee retention is one of the main reasons, I feel they also realize just how emotionally and physically taxing this whole thing has been for us all...

Us being the essential workers who have come into work each day during it all...

Us being the essential workers who have to deal with the shit head, proving a point non-maskers who try to breeze through our doors and create a scene when asked to wear their mask....

Us being the essential workers who have to explain to customers why we don't have the products they are looking for even though "It's in the ad!!"

Us being the essential workers who wake up with a headache or cold-like symptoms and are required to call into work and miss a day of pay because 'what if it's COVID'?!?

It's funny, though, to see what perks and benefits garner the most attention from the employees.

While the $300 bonus at Thanksgiving and $300 bonus for Christmas were amazing, it's actually some of the food days that have caused the most excitement.

And, today's food day has been one of them!

I had been chatting with a counterpart of mine at another store on Wednesday, finding out what food days they had done to get some ideas for my store, when she mentioned KFC.

Honestly, it wasn't even a thought for me.

KFC? Fast food??

She's said they had been easy to work with and it was a win because food didn't have to be individually packaged and their employees seemed to like it.

So, I presented the idea to Boss #2 yesterday and we decided to go with it.

I was traveling around the store putting postings up to let the employees know we would be doing a KFC food day today and it had gained attention immediately.

"Really?? We're doing mashed potato bowls?? Oooh! I can't wait!"

"Oh my god... I love their pot pies!"

"I haven't eaten there in forever..."

It made me smile to know that something as simple as a pot pie could make someone's day.

Even I was one of those people who were like, OMG! I can't wait!!

It's also been forever since I've eaten KFC as well!

Here's to a happy Kentucky Fried Friday!
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secret_lade 49F
9227 posts
12/20/2020 6:21 am

    Quoting WyoCowboy7751:
    A Big Box Store Warehouse that I worked at , before Retirement, would periodically through the year have a Day, using the wood-fired BBQ grill they had, feed all the Employees, Grilled Burgers ( known as Burger Burn Day), other times they would grill the fixins for Breakfast Burrito's or cover top of grill with a sheet of steel and make Pancakes !! Even though I worked for an out-side Security Co., they fed those of Us On Duty at the time also !! X-mas time Catered Party, they handed each Employee a $500 Bonus Check except for 10 randomly drawn Employees that received a $1,000 Check !! They even gave Us a X-mas Card (signed by the Management Team) & Check for $100 too show Their Appreciation of Our Work !!
It's too bad more companies don't do this stuff for their employees. When an employee feels important and valued, there is retention and good work ethic. That's part of the reason why these food days are so popular. Instant gratification and feel good feelings... I am important and this meals shows me this.


secret_lade 49F
9227 posts
12/20/2020 6:17 am

    Quoting lok4fun500:
    Happy KFC Day......me and the Mrs like to have it on Boxing Day after our hectic day before. It's nice to have someone else cook for us even if it's curbside only! That's our usual anyway!!

Right now, we're beck to curbside only again. That's ok, even when the restaurants were still open to indoor dining, I still wasn't doing any indoor dining. The drive-thru's are all lined up to the road anymore, and I'm impatient when it comes to waiting in line, so we've been doing very little eating out.


secret_lade 49F
9227 posts
12/20/2020 6:15 am

    Quoting flannel_light:
    There pit pies are so big and good. Now I might have to get one. It's been forever for me too. You all enjoy it.
I've never had one of the pot pies... But, yes, they look amazing. The pot pie is on my bucket list.


secret_lade 49F
9227 posts
12/20/2020 6:13 am

    Quoting Paulxx001:
    I haven't eaten thee in forever either.
    Thanks for the idea. ❗😎
The Colonial Chicken is always a nice break from the ho hum of every day... Salty, krispy good.


secret_lade 49F
9227 posts
12/20/2020 6:11 am

    Quoting hogknot:
    Every once in awhile it's a nice to eat some of Colonel Sanders chicken. Even nicer when the boss pays for it.
It is always especially nice when the boss is paying for it....


secret_lade 49F
9227 posts
12/20/2020 6:10 am

    Quoting  :

The bonuses were taxed at 22%.... Everybody and their brother were in my office to bitch about why their taxes were doubled on their pay checks. Mind you, I have nothing at all to do with payroll, nor do I have any control over what the tax codes are... But instead of thinking, holy crap! I've got an additional $245 coming to me! They're bitching because... Jesus Christ, they took an additional $55 out in taxes! Greedy goddamn company....

Uh, yah... Greedy goddamn government. It's called income tax.


secret_lade 49F
9227 posts
12/20/2020 6:03 am

    Quoting lookinginmd60:
    Sounds so yummy... would love to have some
Too bad you don't work with me.... You would have had your opportunity.... Maybe....


secret_lade 49F
9227 posts
12/20/2020 6:01 am

    Quoting benard69:
    On behalf of Colonel Sanders and the rest of us ...America owes it's workers a Giant Gratitude of thanks...Thanks much and enjoy the day!
I'm a Sanders, unfortunately not one of the famous ones... LOL America really does owe its workers a thank you, those of us who continue to get out there every day and face the public who treat us like a disease because of this stupid virus.


secret_lade 49F
9227 posts
12/20/2020 5:54 am

    Quoting mc_justmc:
    I eat there fairly often. I have fried chicken cravings.
Wow, fried chicken cravings. I thought I was the only one... Except, I have McDonald's french fry cravings. I don't eat there very often, but when I do, I usually get a giant french fry and a coke. Forget the sandwiches.... It's all about the fries.


secret_lade 49F
9227 posts
12/20/2020 5:51 am

    Quoting citizen4722:
    I still can't understand why there isn't a KFC over here in the only city in Cornwall?
    The nearest is 15 mile away!
You could always do a day trip to get some chicken! LOL


secret_lade 49F
9227 posts
12/20/2020 5:50 am

    Quoting pagancountrygirl:
    It's been a long time since I've had KFC. The one we had in town went out of business years ago so it's at least a 20 miles drive to the nearest one. Might have to make that drive soon for finger lickin chicken!
I don't eat there very often, but when I do, I think to myself, why don't I do this more?? LOL


secret_lade 49F
9227 posts
12/20/2020 5:49 am

    Quoting KX450F2016:
    I had KFC Hot wings last Monday night!..... Hadn't eaten there in over a year! And it was awesome!
I ended up not eating anything.... KFC will now be forever linked to the KFC fiasco in my mind. It's become tainted with bad feelings.


KX450F2016 55M
193 posts
12/18/2020 2:57 pm

I had KFC Hot wings last Monday night!..... Hadn't eaten there in over a year! And it was awesome!


pagancountrygirl 66F
6466 posts
12/18/2020 2:42 pm

It's been a long time since I've had KFC. The one we had in town went out of business years ago so it's at least a 20 miles drive to the nearest one. Might have to make that drive soon for finger lickin chicken!

Pagan
Hmmmm....I know I left that wand around here somewhere!


citizen4722 66M  
74582 posts
12/18/2020 1:19 pm

I still can't understand why there isn't a KFC over here in the only city in Cornwall?
The nearest is 15 mile away!


mc_justmc 63M

12/18/2020 12:56 pm

I eat there fairly often. I have fried chicken cravings.


benard69 66M/66F  

12/18/2020 9:41 am

On behalf of Colonel Sanders and the rest of us ...America owes it's workers a Giant Gratitude of thanks...Thanks much and enjoy the day!


lookinginmd60 69M
22 posts
12/18/2020 8:43 am

Sounds so yummy... would love to have some


hogknot 57M
1059 posts
12/18/2020 7:23 am

Every once in awhile it's a nice to eat some of Colonel Sanders chicken. Even nicer when the boss pays for it.


Paulxx001 66M
22642 posts
12/18/2020 7:12 am

I haven't eaten thee in forever either.
Thanks for the idea. ❗😎


flannel_light 61F
4586 posts
12/18/2020 7:00 am

There pit pies are so big and good. Now I might have to get one. It's been forever for me too. You all enjoy it.

The Light is shinning and she is lonely and waiting in the darkness.


lok4fun500 M
51906 posts
12/18/2020 6:30 am

Happy KFC Day......me and the Mrs like to have it on Boxing Day after our hectic day before. It's nice to have someone else cook for us even if it's curbside only! That's our usual anyway!!


WyoCowboy7751 70M
2537 posts
12/18/2020 6:17 am

A Big Box Store Warehouse that I worked at , before Retirement, would periodically through the year have a Day, using the wood-fired BBQ grill they had, feed all the Employees, Grilled Burgers ( known as Burger Burn Day), other times they would grill the fixins for Breakfast Burrito's or cover top of grill with a sheet of steel and make Pancakes !! Even though I worked for an out-side Security Co., they fed those of Us On Duty at the time also !! X-mas time Catered Party, they handed each Employee a $500 Bonus Check except for 10 randomly drawn Employees that received a $1,000 Check !! They even gave Us a X-mas Card (signed by the Management Team) & Check for $100 too show Their Appreciation of Our Work !!


secret_lade 49F
9227 posts
12/18/2020 4:47 am

TGIF!


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