The fact that fast food is harmful is known to absolutely everyone today. But at the same time, these are very tasty and appetizing, inexpensive dishes that can be eaten on the way to work. That is precisely why the Burger King restaurant has been so popular for decades. Employee reviews emphasize that tons of finished products are sold daily through retail chains. Today we offer you to get acquainted with the history and geography of points, open vacancies. In addition, we will try to look inside and see the company through the eyes of its employees.
History of success
Below we will return to the reviews of employees. Burger King will soon be celebrating its centenary. The specialties from the very first days were hamburgers or woes, as well as french fries. The history of the chain began with a small restaurant in Florida. On the way to modern development, the company changed four owners. In 2013, it had more than 13 thousand restaurants in 80 countries. Network turnover - more than 117 million dollars.
Fast food conquers Russia
More recently, in 2010, the first restaurant of this chain was opened. It happened as expected in Moscow. By the fall of 2017, over 400 restaurants were opened in Russia, of which more than 200 were in Moscow. More than 30 settlements also have their own “Burger King”. Young people are so accustomed to such culinary delights that they are increasingly replacing regular foods with fast food. For better or worse - we will not argue. Our task is to find out how to work in such a popular network, serving thousands of visitors every day. And help us in this feedback from employees. Burger King, by the way, regularly advertises for personnel searches. What happens behind the doors, because of which we get fragrant buns with rosy cutlets and bright sauce? This can only be said by someone who managed to work in the ranks of employees.
Your step into the future
Most come to this business as very young people. Yesterday's or current students are seduced by the opportunity to grow with the company, to improve their professional level and income. This is fully confirmed by the reviews of employees. Burger King gives everyone the opportunity to go from an ordinary employee to a coach, manager, deputy director, territorial manager. Very tempting. And what needs to be done in order to get to the top of the career ladder? Let's get it together.
Carier start
It is of fundamental importance in which city you decided to get a job at Burger King. The reviews emphasize that the very first restaurants of this chain from all available in Russia are located in the capital. This means that experienced employees work here who can transfer their knowledge to beginners. But reaching the stellar peak is also not easy. This is due to high competition. Next to you is a few dozen of these, and among them may well be more talented. Therefore, you have to sweat anyway, but especially if you live in Moscow. Employee reviews working at Burger King are sometimes called pitch-fire hell, but apparently you need to find the meaning of what you are doing and set a goal. Then the picture will be much more fun.
Starting position
The first thing you have to put up with is strict regulations. The main task of each employee is to quickly and at the highest level fulfill the duties assigned to him. Only by becoming the best at this stage will you be able to move on to the next, because soon you will be the one to teach beginners.
So, for a beginner, there are two positions: this is the kitchen or the box office. What is advised to choose reviews? Burger King is a fast-food restaurant, and if you want to succeed, you should be well versed in the recipe and the intricacies of the preparation. Therefore, it is worth starting with the kitchen. So you’ll join the team faster, and you will learn the basic recipes, which will help when it comes time to go out into the hall and start communicating with the guests.
How to get a job
The field of fast food is a high rhythm and compliance with standards. To master all the subtleties, quickly switch, adjust - a task for the young and energetic. Therefore, the team has a large percentage of students. This is due to the high staff turnover. On average, each team consists of 80% of students, which is welcomed by company policy.
If you are between 18 and 25, you can maintain a normal dialogue, then you should not be afraid of interviews. It is conducted by the same guys as you, maybe a little older. Their goal is to close a vacancy as soon as possible, just like yours, to get a job. And again, Moscow will stand a little apart. The responses of Burger King employees indicate that they were given stress interviews at the first interview, offered to dance on the table, and asked discouraging questions. So the employer tries to evaluate your ability to act in unusual situations.
Beginning of work
At first, everything seems alien and scary. This is especially true of the kitchen. Huge plates with hundreds of meatballs, pastries, buns, salads, and between all these dozens of people who are exchanging strange phrases. Need time. You are allocated a trainer who will conduct the training. Typically, a novice is first put in a department where the goods are prepared for shipment to the kitchen. Defrost something, wash, decompose, or spill something. The trainer will tell you the sequence of actions. Clear schemes are very well thought out here, everyone knows what and at what stage he must do.
The entire learning process is divided into several stages. First, the trainer speaks and demonstrates. Then the coach does, and you describe. Then you do, and the coach prompts. Finally, you do and speak at the same time. The difficulty here is to learn all the numbers. This is also often emphasized by reviews. Burger King is a large and well-known company, and manufacturing defects are unacceptable. Therefore, the temperature of the oil, cooking, storage time on board, on delivery, outlet temperature, assembly time, grams and milliliters - all this has to be taught indefinitely.
Stage Two
After the employee has learned all the stages of production and began to freely navigate, he goes to the cashier. But this does not always happen, guys sometimes refuse. But if this stage is not passed, then they become trainers faster. But the box office is waiting for the girls. There are only two positions, number one and two. The first one contacts the client, helps to choose, accepts payment and breaks the check. The second collects the order for the tray. In addition to the fact that the whole day you need to be friendly and attentive, so also full financial responsibility.
Personal rating
Inside the network, each cashier has a personal magnetic card on which all sales are recorded. In place of each of them receives very specific tasks that must be completed. This is a certain amount of potatoes and sauces, sandwiches and desserts, new products. On personal sales is tied and the salary of employees (St. Petersburg). Reviews "Burger King" is assessed as an opportunity to make good money, subject to personal effort, of course.
But this practice exists only in large cities. In small towns, a personal rating contest is ongoing, but gives almost nothing. Sometimes the best employee receives a small bonus. But if a restaurant performs average ratings by the end of the month, then the prize is received by managers and the best employees.
Career
It is quite possible, which is why many are so attracted to work at Burger King. Feedback from employees of St. Petersburg, Moscow and other regions suggests that if you are sociable and sociable, you are attracted to knowledge and do not move away from work, then you will not stay in ordinary employees. As soon as I have learned to smile constantly and naturally, to politely talk and to easily resolve any conflict situations, you automatically become a candidate for trainers.
The composition of the latter is limited, usually this is one for the whole team. The speed of your progress also depends on the turnover of the restaurant, therefore, work in Burger King is especially appreciated in large cities. Employee reviews suggest that further promotion to the managerial staff depends directly on the growth of the network in your city. After all, as soon as a new restaurant opens, part of the management team is transferred there, and “losses” are compensated for by the personnel reserve, which are the trainers. The latter have regular meetings and trainings, creative tasks.
Wage
This is the most important thing for every person who gets a job. I want to say that the salary here is commensurate with the effort invested. The rate is hourly, it is regularly indexed, but depends on the region. It is surprising that there are no negative reviews from employees related to this. Work at Burger King (for example, in Yekaterinburg) costs 110 rubles per hour, and in Moscow about 160. This is the initial tariff rate. Moreover, a person immediately indicates in the questionnaire how many hours he can devote to work. You can work out 40 hours a week or agree on 20. If you need money, then go to part-time and processing.
The next rate increase will be when you become a generalist, that is, you will work well in any area of the restaurant. The trainer already has a higher salary. The company helps all those interested to grow.
Schedule
Usually, the term “flexible schedule” is used by the employer to work seven days a week. Here the situation is somewhat different. Since the employees are mostly universal, mutual assistance is supported. You can change shifts, replace each other, scatter orders. And the responsibility for all these processes is especially felt when you are already the manager of the Burger King restaurant. Employee reviews say that this is a very serious step, which adds not only wages, but also responsibility. For the staff and for sales, education and training, ordering source products and advertising - the manager is responsible for everything.
That is, the words "flexible schedule" here means the ability to build your schedule in your own way, which is very convenient.
Social package
This is another plus that every restaurant of this network is endowed with. The company provides all guarantees, tax and pension contributions, official experience and paid leave. If necessary, employees go on sick leave. The work is standard, with two days off, but floating. The schedule is usually a Burger King manager. Employee reviews confirm that everyone’s opinions are taken into account. If you don’t have enough hands, and you need money, nobody will forbid you to work more than 40 hours a week. The shift lasts at least four hours, if you get five hours, the company provides lunch and a break of 15 minutes. At a six-hour load, lunch and a 30-minute break. Everything is paid by the company.
Pros and cons
Work is constantly on the move, in communication with different people, which may not appeal to everyone. But it has a number of advantages that I would like to emphasize. This is a convenient schedule and the ability to combine with study. For students and new students, a good level of salary, initial experience and irreplaceable experience, which will also be very useful. It should be noted the full social. package, pleasant working conditions, food and corporate taxi. Many emphasize that it gives a huge experience working with people, an excellent school of emotional management.
But any coin has a flip side. In the case of this company, these are colossal loads, physical and emotional. If you just want to sit out the day and go home, then it is better to hire a seller in a boutique with a small cross. There are more than enough stressful situations and unrest, but you need to learn how to cope with this. If there are health problems, then here they can get worse. Heavy, humid air can cause various rashes. Hands have to be washed with soap dozens of times a day, resulting in dry skin. Back problems cannot be ruled out either, because you have to stand a lot and walk, work, bending over.
Instead of a conclusion
Whether or not to work in the Burger King restaurant chain is up to you. But for most students, people without higher education and special skills, this company is sometimes the only chance to succeed. It is not easy here at any stage of work, but the work is honestly paid. Moreover, the work schedule adapts to you, which is extremely convenient for most students. This is an opportunity to communicate and get acquainted, learn and acquire important skills, and at the same time earn money.