A user describes a situation where a coworker repeatedly disregards food safety protocols despite passing training. They express the need for better tracking of compliance and understanding of food safety regulations among employees.
yesterday during prep the cook dropped a full tray of raw chicken on the kitchen floor like i'm talking raw breast fillets scattered across a floor that gets mopped twice a day but is still a kitchen floor in a restaurant. i saw it happen from across the kitchen and expected her to grab the trash bin. she did not grab the trash bin like this woman bent down, picked up every single piece of raw chicken off the floor, and put it back on the prep station. i walked over and said to her to not use it. she looked me dead in the face with zero hesitation and said five second rule. i was aghast like five second rule for raw chicken that we're going to serve to paying customers. i said it was on the floor for way longer than 5 seconds and i threw the chicken out and she got upset because that's like $40 worth of product and i'm wasting money according to her... she then said her last restaurant did this all the time and nobody ever got sick (i don't know what restaurant that was but i'm never eating there) this isn't the first incident bc last month i saw her tasting a sauce with a spoon and put the spoon back in the pot. when i said something she said she's not sick so what's the problem. the problem is health codes exist and we can't afford a lawsuit because the cook thinks her immune system applies to customers. i've done food safety training with her twice and she passed the test both times and she just doesn't believe in them and treats food safety like she's aware it exists she just doesn't think it applies to her. what do i do? because right now i'm exhausted but she cooks the best tho to be fair