Complaint Review: Subway Sandwiches - Litchfield Park Arizona

Sorry Sweetie, But your claim is not right. As a Subway Franchisee in Omaha, NE I can tell you first hand that size has nothing to do with it. From what information you have provided I do have to agree with the other two posts. 1st - No one is ever hired for Management only. Maybe you should have asked specifically what the job duties entailed before accepting the position. As with most establishments you start as the low man and move yourself up with hard work and determination. This shows the management that is currently there that you have what it takes to take on the responsibility. 2nd - I don't agree with them to leave anyone in the store alone, new or otherwise. Subway is set up to be manned by at least 2 people at all times. If this was a problem you should have spoken up. 3rd - They are not going to give you your own store to staff and run if you cannot even do so with a fully staffed one for 1 shift. Rules of Management 101. That was a "trial by fire" and you failed. They intentionally gave you those employees to see how you would handle it. You couldn't bear 1 shift, how are you ever going to manage a full staff of teenagers whose main focus is their friends and the latest party or 20-60 yr old welfare workers who can't get hired any where else and are in and out of jail every other week. They don't give a (explicative) less about what your bills and monetary requirements are. Hate to tell you this, but this is the majority of people you will get applying. 4th - Speed isn't something that "will come over time". You have to take the initiative. There's that word again. If you show no improvement over the 2 wks you were employed, there would have been very little increase later on. Sandwich artistry is picked up very quickly. You have to be able to outperform EVERY employee on your staff if you are to have the respect of being their manager. As my husband (who is 250 lbs) and I (who is 300 lbs) say, "If you can do my job better than me, you can have it because I want the best person for the job in charge." It had nothing to do with your size it had to do with your desire. 5th - You also mentioned you were talked to about it previously. I get the feeling from that line that you were confrontational and defensive. If there were problems with the shift or your performance thus far it falls directly on your shoulders not anyone else's. First rule of management is "It is always your fault". Whether things go right or wrong, you are the person left in charge. If you want a job doing paperwork, maybe you should apply at an office and not a Customer Service oriented facility.

Sorry Sweetie, But your claim is not right. As a Subway Franchisee in Omaha, NE I can tell you first hand that size has nothing to do with it. From what information you have provided I do have to agree with the other two posts. 1st - No one is ever hired for Management only. Maybe you should have asked specifically what the job duties entailed before accepting the position. As with most establishments you start as the low man and move yourself up with hard work and determination. This shows the management that is currently there that you have what it takes to take on the responsibility. 2nd - I don't agree with them to leave anyone in the store alone, new or otherwise. Subway is set up to be manned by at least 2 people at all times. If this was a problem you should have spoken up. 3rd - They are not going to give you your own store to staff and run if you cannot even do so with a fully staffed one for 1 shift. Rules of Management 101. That was a "trial by fire" and you failed. They intentionally gave you those employees to see how you would handle it. You couldn't bear 1 shift, how are you ever going to manage a full staff of teenagers whose main focus is their friends and the latest party or 20-60 yr old welfare workers who can't get hired any where else and are in and out of jail every other week. They don't give a (explicative) less about what your bills and monetary requirements are. Hate to tell you this, but this is the majority of people you will get applying. 4th - Speed isn't something that "will come over time". You have to take the initiative. There's that word again. If you show no improvement over the 2 wks you were employed, there would have been very little increase later on. Sandwich artistry is picked up very quickly. You have to be able to outperform EVERY employee on your staff if you are to have the respect of being their manager. As my husband (who is 250 lbs) and I (who is 300 lbs) say, "If you can do my job better than me, you can have it because I want the best person for the job in charge." It had nothing to do with your size it had to do with your desire. 5th - You also mentioned you were talked to about it previously. I get the feeling from that line that you were confrontational and defensive. If there were problems with the shift or your performance thus far it falls directly on your shoulders not anyone else's. First rule of management is "It is always your fault". Whether things go right or wrong, you are the person left in charge. If you want a job doing paperwork, maybe you should apply at an office and not a Customer Service oriented facility.

Sorry Sweetie, But your claim is not right. As a Subway Franchisee in Omaha, NE I can tell you first hand that size has nothing to do with it. From what information you have provided I do have to agree with the other two posts. 1st - No one is ever hired for Management only. Maybe you should have asked specifically what the job duties entailed before accepting the position. As with most establishments you start as the low man and move yourself up with hard work and determination. This shows the management that is currently there that you have what it takes to take on the responsibility. 2nd - I don't agree with them to leave anyone in the store alone, new or otherwise. Subway is set up to be manned by at least 2 people at all times. If this was a problem you should have spoken up. 3rd - They are not going to give you your own store to staff and run if you cannot even do so with a fully staffed one for 1 shift. Rules of Management 101. That was a "trial by fire" and you failed. They intentionally gave you those employees to see how you would handle it. You couldn't bear 1 shift, how are you ever going to manage a full staff of teenagers whose main focus is their friends and the latest party or 20-60 yr old welfare workers who can't get hired any where else and are in and out of jail every other week. They don't give a (explicative) less about what your bills and monetary requirements are. Hate to tell you this, but this is the majority of people you will get applying. 4th - Speed isn't something that "will come over time". You have to take the initiative. There's that word again. If you show no improvement over the 2 wks you were employed, there would have been very little increase later on. Sandwich artistry is picked up very quickly. You have to be able to outperform EVERY employee on your staff if you are to have the respect of being their manager. As my husband (who is 250 lbs) and I (who is 300 lbs) say, "If you can do my job better than me, you can have it because I want the best person for the job in charge." It had nothing to do with your size it had to do with your desire. 5th - You also mentioned you were talked to about it previously. I get the feeling from that line that you were confrontational and defensive. If there were problems with the shift or your performance thus far it falls directly on your shoulders not anyone else's. First rule of management is "It is always your fault". Whether things go right or wrong, you are the person left in charge. If you want a job doing paperwork, maybe you should apply at an office and not a Customer Service oriented facility.

Sorry Sweetie, But your claim is not right. As a Subway Franchisee in Omaha, NE I can tell you first hand that size has nothing to do with it. From what information you have provided I do have to agree with the other two posts. 1st - No one is ever hired for Management only. Maybe you should have asked specifically what the job duties entailed before accepting the position. As with most establishments you start as the low man and move yourself up with hard work and determination. This shows the management that is currently there that you have what it takes to take on the responsibility. 2nd - I don't agree with them to leave anyone in the store alone, new or otherwise. Subway is set up to be manned by at least 2 people at all times. If this was a problem you should have spoken up. 3rd - They are not going to give you your own store to staff and run if you cannot even do so with a fully staffed one for 1 shift. Rules of Management 101. That was a "trial by fire" and you failed. They intentionally gave you those employees to see how you would handle it. You couldn't bear 1 shift, how are you ever going to manage a full staff of teenagers whose main focus is their friends and the latest party or 20-60 yr old welfare workers who can't get hired any where else and are in and out of jail every other week. They don't give a (explicative) less about what your bills and monetary requirements are. Hate to tell you this, but this is the majority of people you will get applying. 4th - Speed isn't something that "will come over time". You have to take the initiative. There's that word again. If you show no improvement over the 2 wks you were employed, there would have been very little increase later on. Sandwich artistry is picked up very quickly. You have to be able to outperform EVERY employee on your staff if you are to have the respect of being their manager. As my husband (who is 250 lbs) and I (who is 300 lbs) say, "If you can do my job better than me, you can have it because I want the best person for the job in charge." It had nothing to do with your size it had to do with your desire. 5th - You also mentioned you were talked to about it previously. I get the feeling from that line that you were confrontational and defensive. If there were problems with the shift or your performance thus far it falls directly on your shoulders not anyone else's. First rule of management is "It is always your fault". Whether things go right or wrong, you are the person left in charge. If you want a job doing paperwork, maybe you should apply at an office and not a Customer Service oriented facility.

I am a Subway Manager for a busy Subway based in Tucson. I went to work for this company 2 weeks after having a child, I was over 30 and had toximia to boot. Within 6 months I became a Manager due to my willingness to learn the job first, then asking what I could do next. It seems to me you wanted to get away from the customers, and do the paperwork more. Well I work 50 plus hours a week, 5 hours may be spent on paperwork, the rest is making sandwiches. You put the cart before the horse darling. In the subway company I work for I have seen all types of people; large, small, young and old. The real manager would have gotten the two lazy employees motivated to work, not done all the work themself. Try to manage the people next time. And good luck on your other professional persuits.

I'm a Subway store manager in Tucson, AZ. I am a heavy woman (I weigh over 300 lbs) and I can attest that Subway does not discriminate based on 'size'. I have been a store manager at Subway for over a year now and I have seen other nearby managers come and go, and none of it has been based on size. I have seen fat managers be hired and stay with the company, I have seen fat managers quit or be fired. It's common for people to blame outside problems for the issue at hand. Maybe you were too slow at making sandwiches. You are trained as a sandwich artist right away and do that for over a week before they even start with scheduling, inventory, etc. Besides, you spend most of your time there working on the line helping customers than you do in the back doing the paperwork. If you're not even cut out to be a regular employee, they were smart to fire you for manager.

I'm a Subway store manager in Tucson, AZ. I am a heavy woman (I weigh over 300 lbs) and I can attest that Subway does not discriminate based on 'size'. I have been a store manager at Subway for over a year now and I have seen other nearby managers come and go, and none of it has been based on size. I have seen fat managers be hired and stay with the company, I have seen fat managers quit or be fired. It's common for people to blame outside problems for the issue at hand. Maybe you were too slow at making sandwiches. You are trained as a sandwich artist right away and do that for over a week before they even start with scheduling, inventory, etc. Besides, you spend most of your time there working on the line helping customers than you do in the back doing the paperwork. If you're not even cut out to be a regular employee, they were smart to fire you for manager.

I'm a Subway store manager in Tucson, AZ. I am a heavy woman (I weigh over 300 lbs) and I can attest that Subway does not discriminate based on 'size'. I have been a store manager at Subway for over a year now and I have seen other nearby managers come and go, and none of it has been based on size. I have seen fat managers be hired and stay with the company, I have seen fat managers quit or be fired. It's common for people to blame outside problems for the issue at hand. Maybe you were too slow at making sandwiches. You are trained as a sandwich artist right away and do that for over a week before they even start with scheduling, inventory, etc. Besides, you spend most of your time there working on the line helping customers than you do in the back doing the paperwork. If you're not even cut out to be a regular employee, they were smart to fire you for manager.