# I need advice for working at 7-Eleven **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 15, 2022, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-advice-for-working-at-7-eleven/973276 "2022-10-15T00:16:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2022, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-advice-for-working-at-7-eleven/973276/81 "2022-10-18T03:54:42Z")
Great to hear! ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2022, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-advice-for-working-at-7-eleven/973276/82 "2022-10-18T04:08:07Z")
Awesome! ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2022, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-advice-for-working-at-7-eleven/973276/83 "2022-10-18T04:15:51Z")
> [@ekedolphin](#): > > I did much better today, on Day 2. I feel very positive about my contributions. That is a fantastic update, and frankly, exactly what I expected. You’ll keep learning, and keep doing better. It’s only assholes who are all, “Oh, how hard can it be?” Dude, there’s a LOT to learn! It ain’t easy. But you’re trying to do your best, O.P. and that is really the most important thing. ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2022, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-advice-for-working-at-7-eleven/973276/84 "2022-10-18T06:10:43Z")
> [@ekedolphin](#): > > Even did a spot of cooking. Cooking in a 7-Eleven? ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2022, 8:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-advice-for-working-at-7-eleven/973276/85 "2022-10-18T08:36:21Z")
> [@DesertDog](#): > > Cooking in a 7-Eleven? Did you think the hot dogs and pizzas cook themselves? ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2022, 8:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-advice-for-working-at-7-eleven/973276/86 "2022-10-18T08:55:01Z")
Pizzas I’ll give you, I guess, but I wouldn’t call putting hot dogs on a roller grill cooking. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2022, 10:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-advice-for-working-at-7-eleven/973276/87 "2022-10-18T10:46:29Z")
What would you call it? ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2022, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-advice-for-working-at-7-eleven/973276/88 "2022-10-18T11:49:48Z")
There’s also keeping the coffee machines running and, in our gas station, making popcorn. The roller-grill stuff needs to be monitored (I’ll eat our hot dogs because I know the people running the place actually keep up with proper timing/replacement of the sausages). It’s not high-end cuisine but proper food handling is an aspect of such convenience stores. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2022, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-advice-for-working-at-7-eleven/973276/89 "2022-10-18T18:03:58Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Did you think the hot dogs and pizzas cook themselves? And chicken. Monday is 3/$3.49 on any pizza or grill item at our 7-Eleven, and we were cooking them like crazy, and I was _pushing_ them like crazy. I want my manager to know I’m serious about making our sales goals. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2022, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-advice-for-working-at-7-eleven/973276/90 "2022-10-18T19:11:46Z")
It sounds like you’re kicking some ass. Are you ready to be a manager soon? ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2022, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-advice-for-working-at-7-eleven/973276/91 "2022-10-18T19:16:40Z")
> [@hajario](#): > > Are you ready to be a manager soon? Oh, lord, no. I took the job because I want to make extra money on top of my disability check; if I make more than (something like) $1600 a month at a job, I’ll lose my disability, and all the cash and medical benefits that come with it. ---
**Author:** ![carnut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnut/32/3531_2.png) [@carnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnut)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2022, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-advice-for-working-at-7-eleven/973276/92 "2022-10-18T22:11:18Z")
> [@ekedolphin](#): > > I did much better today, on Day 2. That’s great to hear. First day is hard, but you’ve got this. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2022, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-advice-for-working-at-7-eleven/973276/93 "2022-10-18T22:18:29Z")
It’s because this is simply a case of applying heat to an edible object to make it safer to eat and/or more appetizing. …Wait, that’s the definition of cooking. ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2022, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-advice-for-working-at-7-eleven/973276/94 "2022-10-19T18:24:01Z")
Monsieur Escoffier would beg to differ. ---
**Author:** ![carnut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnut/32/3531_2.png) [@carnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnut)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2022, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-advice-for-working-at-7-eleven/973276/95 "2022-10-19T22:20:02Z")
So, it’s not like Monsieur Escoffier invented cooking. He just copped an attitude because he was good at it. We all start out with the small stuff, and that includes tending the food service at 7/11. I say good for @ekedolphin. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2022, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-advice-for-working-at-7-eleven/973276/96 "2022-10-19T22:24:04Z")
Looking forward to hearing how day 3 went… ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2022, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-advice-for-working-at-7-eleven/973276/97 "2022-10-19T22:56:31Z")
If the OP has a less than stellar day, all he needs to do is remember that at least he’s not at Dollar General. ---
**Author:** ![carnut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnut/32/3531_2.png) [@carnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnut)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2022, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-advice-for-working-at-7-eleven/973276/98 "2022-10-19T23:00:03Z")
Absolutely. I had a friend who worked there for two whole years because there wasn’t anything else available in her small town. She was fired for being sick “to much”. Her health improved once she was gone. ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2022, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-advice-for-working-at-7-eleven/973276/99 "2022-10-19T23:11:33Z")
> [@carnut](#): > > We all start out with the small stuff, and that includes tending the food service at 7/11. True enough and I’ve eaten my share of taquitos off of the roller grill (the sausages look suspect to me) but the food at 7-Eleven had a lot done to it before the staff there was “applying heat to an edible object to make it safer to eat and/or more appetizing.” I would say it was those doing the prep before the goods arrived at the store who were the cooks. Otherwise, putting a packaged sandwich into a refrigerator case makes you a “sandwich artisan.” [![](https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2018/01/25/08/sandwiches-0.jpg) ](https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2018/01/25/08/sandwiches-0.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![carnut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnut/32/3531_2.png) [@carnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnut)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2022, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-advice-for-working-at-7-eleven/973276/100 "2022-10-19T23:16:22Z")
> [@DesertDog](#): > > Otherwise, putting a packaged sandwich into a refrigerator case makes you a “sandwich artisan.” Now I agree that if you are just filling the cold case with pre-made sarnies you aren’t cooking. But if you are heating and tracking the timing of the food under the heat, you are cooking. And if you are assembling sarnies, you are doing food prep, which at home, might be called cooking but commercially called food-prep. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-advice-for-working-at-7-eleven/973276.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-advice-for-working-at-7-eleven/973276.md?page=6)