I REALLY should not have watched Whistleblower on supermarkets
Ten days ago I watched the BBC's undercover investigation on lack of basic hygiene in supermarkets.
For the last ten days I have been living on hard-boiled eggs, canned tuna, rolled oats, and assorted fruit and vegetables. Anything with the least amount of human filth added to it.
I can now button up my skinny jeans. Without having to lie on the floor, thank you very much.
I have also protected the programme on the DVR so that I do not erase it by mistake, in case I need a reminder (beach in 7 days, you see).
Thursday 31 May 2007 at 11:29 am
Did you see the Tesco response? http://newscounter.com/fullStory.jsp?id=764289
Friday 1 June 2007 at 5:13 am
I did see Tesco's response: in short, they say these were isolated incidents, and that those people have been retrained, and that Tesco maintains very high standards. Fair enough.
However, I worked in catering - this goes on all the time: you are trained to maintain the highest levels of hygiene (but then, off the record, you are encouraged to cut a few corners here and there).
As an employee, when you are faced with doing unpaid overtime to clean a counter - or go home instead, which do you choose?
And as a manager, if replacing a malfunctioning deep freeze thermometer plunges your weekly budget into the red and you risk losing your job, where do you stand?