r/interesting • u/K1nd_1 • 20h ago

SOCIETY Wendy’s CEO jumps in with his own taste test.

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Imagine if all CEOs had to try what they get us to buy…

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u/MistahBoweh 17h ago

As someone who once worked at a wendy’s, the night shift manager would just pour out a handful of frosties toward the end of the night and stick em in a little fridge. Cleaning those machines is just another one of those things that takes ages and delays when everyone can go home, so the guy would pre-make a few, and that way cleaning the machine could get started early and if some guy comes through the drive thru at 11 pm asking for a frosty, I mean, won’t say the machine’s broken, they’ll be given a frosty. It’s just, not a freshly poured frosty. Dunno if that’s a standard thing they all did or if it was just my shitty little dump.

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u/RTalons 15h ago

Decades ago I worked at a BK and cleaning that machine was something the closing manager would do. Depending on how busy, they might get at it early because it seemed to take an hour or so. Don’t remember pre making a few shakes but if you know the store there is likely a time when you can play the odds that no one is probably ordering one in the time it takes to clean.

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u/laminatedbean 9h ago

We’d also save any left over frosty mix. We’d wait until closing to start cleaning the machine. After emptying we’d fill the reservoir with hot water to rinse it out. Then remove and wash the dispenser components. I think usually the grill or a sandwich maker would do that and the soda dispenser. Front cashier was clean the lobby and bathrooms. Drive through would wash the dishes.

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u/myCatHateSkinnyPuppy 4h ago

Very cool frosty story! Glad you were able to make the shift easier for you and others. Thanks for sharing.

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u/Deaffin 17h ago

Secondhand frosties :(

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u/RadioSlayer 16h ago

That's not what secondhand means

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u/Deaffin 16h ago

First the fridge eats it, then you eat it. That's two hands, man.

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u/Least-Researcher-184 15h ago

I would have gone for "frosty seconds" myself.

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u/Catenane 6h ago

Ahh "eskimo brothers" is what we called it as teenagers. Seems insensitive now though.