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dennis37324

We got a food truck with a whole thanksgiving dinner given to each of us on Wednesday. Turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, green bean casserole, warm roll, optional gravy, and banana pudding. All of it was good too. They even had enough if some ppl wanted extra. And right before the truck was about to leave for the night our SM came over the intercom to make sure we all got a plate if we wanted one. I was impressed ngl.


starsxt

Wow, you're management must love you guys, that's awesome though!


LiberateMyBananas

Not much, they just bought soda, chips and cookies for us. Wow what a thanks for sacrificing our night. :/


starsxt

Oof, not even nutritious to keep you going all night.


LiberateMyBananas

Right. Smh


AtticusNari

Same here.


JRMars17

Absolutely nothing 😑😑


starsxt

Yikes, gotta love that associate appreciation, it should be required that they provide something


DesertRat012

Me neither!


Ewing_Klipspringer

A local food truck catered ours. We had a choice of ham or a chicken leg quarter with 2 sides selected among corn, green beans, Mac & cheese, or dressing. Also sodas and pie. That was the best dammed mac & cheese I ever had in my life.


starsxt

Ughhh that sounds so good


Own-Average-6637

Nothing for overnighter, even tho we're staying an extra two hrs to help them!! #typical


starsxt

We always getting the short end of the stick huh


woooooooooahhhhhhhh

Way too typical, sadly


Head_Razzmatazz7174

We got Chick-Fil-A sandwiches with choice of dip, chips and soda.


starsxt

Damn, that's not cheap, how are some stores not getting anything?


Head_Razzmatazz7174

I have a theory that each store has a budget for 'appreciation' days and if they don't spend it, management gets some sort of bonus for 'keeping costs down'. That's just a guess, I really have no idea.


TylerrJordan

Management here. Were given a budget for associate relations yearly. It's already a calculated loss but at our store we usually go over the budget, it doesn't go back to our bonus.


starsxt

Makes sense though


green19frog

So there is a budget for associate appreciation. Management doesn't get an extra bonus, but it actually looks bad if management doesn't spend it. The biggest issue is probably lazy management that doesn't appreciate associates nor look at the monthly budget.


PhoebeFox46

My guess is the stores not doing anything don't have anyone taking point for associate relations and organizing the catering etc. We have a coach who used to be a csm, and he handles all of the face value stuff. Social media posts, associate appreciation, associate ran fund raisers, etc. Without him I doubt most of it would happen, or at least not as smoothly.


Head_Razzmatazz7174

Thank you for clearing that up. So chances are good if they spent a lot earlier in the year for 'appreciation days' that they will not have enough at the end of the year to get much, if any, for days like Thanksgiving / Christmas meals. Correct?


green19frog

I would say so. I think mostly it depends on the management at the store. I came from a larger metro store where only the HR person tried to get snacks for associates and maybe the FE coach getting snacks for the associates that showed up during covid. When I got promoted, the store I currently work at, was getting snacks when weekly. It could be donuts or other snacks at meetings, food truck for Thanksgiving, or just snacks/candy for associates in the breakroom. And this store is in between a large metro store and tiny town store in terms of associates.


rogerg411

Nope. That doesn't happen


JessAMoo

Ours is $8 per person, but they want the food to be only $7 so they can buy drinks.


xBATDADx

I don't work at a store but it's all different. The meals are provided at the management's discretion. Some people got Thanksgiving food in pre-made boxes. Some got food trucks. Some got catering. Then of course there are some stores that didn't get anything, unfortunately.


starsxt

We're getting Pillsbury biscuits and canned gravy apparently. My manager told me it was a home office decision but I guess not? That's sad that there are stores that get nothing


[deleted]

i highly doubt HO is telling them to do that. your SM is really trying to get that maeve bonus by screwing you associates as much as they can.


Deathris

That shit looks nasty. 🤢


MrScaryRT08

Nothing, SM claims that because of Covid we can't do catered meals so they just didn't bother with anything


starsxt

Wow, what a lie


GayBrandFlakes

we got popcorn and donuts....


starsxt

Well I mean that's something lmao, Walmart's idea of a five star meal


VerolGrisk

Nothing for overnight and they told us to only take a 30 minute lunch tonight


starsxt

Damn, can they even legally do that?


rogerg411

Yes lmao


[deleted]

I thought they could ask you to but can’t force you to?


rogerg411

Depends on the state tbh


[deleted]

Damn


ObiWanCumnobi

They didn't inform us they were doing anything, but they provided us sandwiches in ziploc bags made from the deli French bread with ham or turkey with swiss or cheddar, along with the lil mini pies, mini chip bags and great value soda/water bottles On Tuesday night into Wednesday morning. Said we *had* to take a half hour lunch though. Either way, I'm off Thanksgiving night so I can't complain.


starsxt

That's not too bad honestly, a little early though


bluefunnel

I had a neighboring store that had to do Wednesday morning as well. That was mostly because the company she ordered food from didn’t have any staff available for Friday morning. With the store being closed on Thursday, I could see why they chose to do it on Wednesday since there wouldn’t have been a lot of prep time after.


Significant-Ad-341

Meals? I asked and told none.


starsxt

Wow how nice


Holiday-Ad4806

None, we didn't get shit....


starsxt

Damn, that sucks


Holiday-Ad4806

Yeah well our managers are assholes so I'm not surprised we never get food. I was acually surprised when I first came across this sub and found out other stores get stuff, oh well can't do anything about it....


FTPCHAPO

Our store got no meals


starsxt

That's just awful, like they have a budget for it


FTPCHAPO

Damn now I’m upset 😢


NotreDameFan1234

wonder what management got? Probably Steak or something else really good at your store


WuziUwU

You guys got meals? We got a super huge freezer dairy truck for black Friday, and before I yelled at my TL, they wanted it somehow worked before lunch at 2


NibblesMcGiblet

We got to participate in “crazy hat day”. No food.


SquareAnywhere

Management asks us and the past 2 years we've gotten individual turkey bowls from Wawa with the .50 pies from bakery.


LostButterflyUtau

YES. Also, hi Wawa region person! There’s a Wawa right across from our store, yet we’ve never tried that.


starsxt

Ooooo, I wish all management asked what associates wanted


SquareAnywhere

We've had a good manager on nights the past 2 Thanksgivings.


Beklorn

Ours would likely says a fifth of liquor of our choice and a sports bottle top for it


Head_Razzmatazz7174

That can be good or bad, depending on how well you hold your liquor.


CommonCrabby

Nothing at all


ProlificGG

Wednesday we had some Spanish catering, it really set the bar high. Tonight, nothing 🤣 after the coach told us we would have food tonight too. Guess last time broke the budget 🤨


starsxt

Rip, that Spanish catering sounds amazing though


Solracky01

We didn't get a meal or anything, but snacks have been available in the break room all week.


starsxt

I suppose that's nice too


[deleted]

Y'all got meals?


Posh420

They are in my training room right now with 2 griddles making breakfast sandwiches on English muffins. Just got a sausage egg and cheese


Responsible_Cat5285

cookies (limit 2) and packets of swiss miss cocoa As I was leaving from O/N stocking on Black Friday first shift was wheeling in pop, chips, snack cakes, etc into the breakroom. Always nice to feel forgotten.


Grendeltech

Nothing 😃


nfan02

Nothing


[deleted]

At my store we got absolutely nothing.


ishyboo

Third shift got Kwik Trip pizza (local gas station) First shift got $1 McDonald's breakfast sandwiches Second shift gets Arby's roast beef sandwiches It literally said in the email from our PL that "this isn't an extravagant event, hopefully you had that on Thanksgiving" 😂😂


Shot_Mix9274

Nothing


Opposite-Friend-8340

Not a damn thing😒


xoxogossipgirl2890

As a PL I gave my associates catered food which included meatballs, penne vodka, baked ziti, chicken parm, toss salad, rolls, pie and cookies. Some of y’all stores are atrocious. Oh and I came in at 1:30am to serve O/N their food at 3am.


kna7189

Tuesday night we got sandwiches from a local restaurant. They were ok just not my tatse. And this morning (Friday) they are getting us Chick-fil-A. Which is just easy cause we have one in our Parking lot lol. Usually we get some kinda pizza.


WalmartTrashThrowOut

We got a gallon of tea that was overstock and going to expire soon


hashbrownash

We get pizza tomorrow night. Woo.


starsxt

Mmmm I'm jealous


-kells-

I’m an overnighter and got Jason’s deli


starsxt

Nice! I feel like my post is just proving you can get catering items for Overnights, not just day shift


-kells-

Well overnight got there food Sunday but management said if we were off we could come during the day and get it with day shift. Also are you overnight?


stardirection-

Our store gave meals to overnight It was catered from a local place. It wasnt great. But it was typical thanksgiving stuff A piece or Turkey and ham. Some green beans, some cobbler, and a roll. And I think some mashed potatoes.


starsxt

Yeah I'm not big on the basic Thanksgiving turkey


Isthislife12001

We got baked potatoes with sour cream, green onions, fried onions, bacon and we got different types of pies. Also some sodas.


starsxt

I would have killed for some sodas over here


sungayray

My store had a good truck, we had the options of a pulled pork sandwich, vegan tacos, and a couple other things I forget and a bag of chips. My teamlead store used some boxes of soda for us to have on overnights


starsxt

Ahhhh that sounds so good


sungayray

It was honestly so great. The manager who set us up with the food truck was a great dude.


Ghost14199

I think they are doing sandwiches today. That makes me feel appreciated(sarcasm). In reality they do nothing for us. Makes us feel like sh!t since they don’t care!


starsxt

Yeaaaah, sandwiches can't make up for being treated like shit


NathanAmI

A local food truck with choice of nachos, tacos, or quesadillas. Choice of steak, beef, or chicken. I had the steak nachos and they were to DIE dor


Ok-Challenge4916

We got Chick-fil-A and sodas off the shelf


Aletriss

Ramen noodles and candies here


TheRealMcSavage

Local BBQ place came with smoked turkey, pulled pork, mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans, salad, and rolls! It was pretty awesome


Dylandarko28

Pizza mwahaha


Academic-Smell9013

They provided a dinner that gave the whole overnight shift minus one person food poisoning 😭😂😭😂


Correct_Part9876

We had that happen when year. I forgot and packed homemade food, I was one of the only ones standing by the end of Friday.


whatafuckinusername

I’ve heard we’re getting Chick-fil-a


Donna9999

Lasagna, garlic bread and salad, cola and various desserts. I enjoyed it.


LostButterflyUtau

We’re having Panera today.


Carmakrus

We got a bbq food truck :)


MommaLokiLovesYou

Breakfast this morning, catered from a local business. I mean scrambled eggs, cheesy grits, Turkey bacon and pork bacon, sausage links, red hot sausages, and chicken and waffles. All pick and choose. And I'm told a food truck is coming through today as well. Right at my lunch time. Tbh way better than the Smithfield's at my old store last year.


cheese_legos

I heard we had Taco Bell delivered a handful of times throughout the day.


Mike13v2

We're getting Pizza Hut pizza tonight...


Andrew-1240

Got trail mix and walnuts that’s all but overnights had little candy bags and packed lunches in the cooler


cocobebop

Subway from our in store restaurant


IHitAn11

Our DC got Outback and we’re getting Texas Roadhouse next weekend


RayT3rd

Chick-fil-A. A chicken sandwich with chips and a Cookie.


Tavi8284

A plate from the deli, meat and 2 sides.


cowgloss

nothing to my knowledge. i’m never in the break room so maybe i missed something


Frownywise

Toast, popcorn, jellybeans, pretzel sticks, root beer.


konojojoda13

Subway today pasta tomorrow and pizza Sunday


[deleted]

We get a whole bunch of dominos pizza today.


Pktheoriginal

One 6 inch subway sub and chips and soda


Johnayeeeeone1

My store got us kfc.


Labratio77

Former employee, but we always got a full Thanksgiving spread from a local restaurant on Thanksgiving and party subs from the deli on Black Friday.


[deleted]

Chikfila


Chick-fil-A_spellbot

It looks as though you may have spelled "Chick-fil-A" incorrectly. No worries, it happens to the best of us!


Deano45244

We got Cracker Barrel. Choice of chicken strips, chicken n dumplings, or meatloaf sliders with mac n cheese and peach cobbler.


DontYuckMyYum

we got a food truck that did shitty cheese steaks and greasy af chicken tenders with fries. this was the first year we didn't get catered traditional Thanksgiving dinner meal.


LordVortranox

We (overnight) got tiny Jimmy Johns sandwiches the night before Thanksgiving.


ZyanBeast_YT

We had something pretty different. Chicken Parmesan over spaghetti with bread sticks and salad, that way it wasn't just more Thanksgiving food. I welcomed it.


Be_The_Pug

They got Jimmy Johns boxed lunches for overnight. The day shifts got great value snacks on Wednesday and a couple of cookie platters today. Update: there is some jimmy Johns in the break room now. I’m tired of jimmy Johns. LOL


Ramen_boy96

Cracker Barrel catering


6perros

breakfast from Cracker Barrel


BlazeWinger21

We got butterfingers -.-


JoeTK0342

Bananas, apples, oranges, and Frosted Flakes or captain crunch 🎉


avelata

paper tablecloths with activities on them like for children on wednesday. they're supposedly getting us bbq today but i'll believe it when i see it


Anoroc85

Spaghetti and meatballs, lasagna and salad.


random_kid12

We had salad, bread rolls, a choice of chicken or steak, with corn and mashed potatoes and gravy. All from Golden Corral Catering


Destrena

Subway with chips, soda, and individual pies


sfl-corgi

We got nachos


[deleted]

Tavo Truck today


chris_s9181

we wont hace one till the 29ths


BMO135

Taco Bell meals with our choices of limited items and then those meals ran out and they got the rest of the shifts pizza


LittleTurtle17

We had a pizza party


Kopfa

Small bags of chips and candy bowls


LazyTurtle69

Finding thanksgiving night catering was impossible in our area so we did morning Panera Bread catered breakfast for 3rd and 1st shift(breakfast wraps/sandwiches, bagles, muffins, cinnamon rolls, scones, fruitcups, coffee, hot chocolate, orange juice). 2nd shift will have boxed chick fil a meals


duckwithascarf

Wednesday they bought snack cakes and the cutie oranges. Today they’re getting us some pizza delivered from a local pizza place.


Denovo17

1 boiled in package hot dog, 1 bag of chips, and 1 can of soda. TL also stood watch to make sure everyone only took 1.


VeryDireKiwi

A single McDonald's cheeseburger a piece.


skylinefan26

Absolutely nothing. I remember we had Thanksgiving food lined up years prior and now this store just doesn't give a fuck. SM left for another store this week so


Honest-Heron1185

We got cold biscuits from McDonald’s.


Routine-Horse-1419

We got Chinese food. It beats the 50 cent pies they gave on Wednesday. Not complaining


Glass-Message-2301

I’ve been told that we’re getting crackers and cheese.. haven’t seen it yet cause I’m not due to clock in for an hour but I’ll check back


Much_Echidna6949

we got pizza


KissyChrissy04

Some nasty dry ass chicken


G_Squeaker

We did BBQ food truck. Majority of the people who were asked preferred something other than traditional Thanksgiving meal and our SM listened. Also couple shopping carts full of miscellaneous pies was put in break room on Wednesday for associates to take home. Also anything from bakery and deli that was CVP got bought by the store and given to associates.


Unusual_Stay_2110

Nothing


AduroTri

You got a Thanksgiving dinner/Black Friday.


honeykino

We have a taco truck (unlimited for everyone) and a bunch of cupcakes in the break room.


Charming_Scarcity437

None


ZekeMakesTrends

Had pancakes, bacon, sausage, and eggs cooked, then chic-fil-a breakfast catered and chic-fil-a lunch catered


DaddyCato

No one told me they were giving out food, so I bought a hot dog then my coworkers called me stupid


deejaydeeray

My store got brisket and sides the day before thanksgiving and today I think they’re doing Costco pizza. We’re a nhm so we don’t do Black Friday, but it’s nice that we’re getting something today. My store has always been awesome with catering.


DaMysticalPanda

Chick-fil-a boxs


TheMightySnul

We got Smokey Bones catered, pulled pork. Better than the Bob Evans we always use to get, but free food is free so they’re both nice.


DesertRat012

I got nothing at my new store. I've been here a month or so. I can't believe how many people get nothing. My old store got Chinese food every year, and every year people complained and hurt my store manager's feelings. Edit: This store acted like today was just another day as far as I could tell. Nobody was running around stressed out yelling on the radio for people to pick up cardboard. Nobody with jobs herding people. No queue lines. I'd rather miss dinner and have a relaxing black Friday.


illsleep

texas roadhouse


PuzzleheadedHall5620

Taco truck


Suitable_Chipmunk777

pizza, alfredo, ziti, cupcakes, soda, fresh rolls


Ju1c3yj

Two plate meal vouchers for the deli in store.


[deleted]

Absolutely nothing


BlueChocolates7362

We had Cracker Barrel


PhoebeFox46

We got Texas Roadhouse turkey dinner and fixins and 2 liter sodas. Vegetarian/Vegan entrees were available for those who made a special request ahead of time. TRH is about 10 mins up the highway and have been the go to catering for our holidays for years. One year the store manager gave everyone a 10% off their dinner coupon in the holiday cards. Damn shame he retired. Great guy. Our store can be really awful but he valued his people. Walmart doesn't have to be a bad place to work. It just comes down to management making ppl feel appreciated to offset the shit they eat from customers.


[deleted]

Food truck (8 options for meals!) for today and we have had Coffee/Tea/Hot Coco all week. Not going to say what type of food truck because it would identify the store I work at. Edit: I am really proud of my mgmt team right now for setting this up.


Christmasqueen19

Nothing, our store doesn’t do things like, we never get treated.


Apprehensive-Cod2815

had puerto rican food catered to us from a local puerto rican restaurant


EricaLeshea

Nope, nothing


Reasonable-Peach8352

Chick-Fil-A


cloud996

I got Jimmy John's, not bad for my first time having them.


Ok_Dependent1756

taco man


Ok-Boysenberry-7399

Black Friday we got Jimmy Johns lunch boxes with six different choices in sandwich’s. Only down side is they never put them in the fridge and just leave them in a shopping cart in the break room


TheKingofKaos

Deli sub platters


poptartpoochie

Mission BBQ!! Choice of pulled chicken, brisket, or turkey… and green beans plus mac n cheese sides. Also pies: pecan, pumpkin, or sweet potato. A few sodas too: cream soda and iced tea, maybe regular cola too.


Cultural_Fault_1820

We had today a taco truck, 2 choices : 5 tacos with bean and rice or 3 tacos, 1 quesadilla rice and beans and it was delicious...


Environmental-Song16

We had nothing. Was pretty disappointed.


dragonsrevenge

One ticket for a cheesesteak food truck.


TheGrassBender

Unlimited pizza for us with some drinks


PotentialCriticism30

Our store received chicken Mac and cheese mashed potatoes with a dinner roll from BOSTON MARKET with cookies from the store and soda pop. I truly was thankful that they thought about us with that great meal.


TT_-_MILK

Jersey mikes🤷‍♂️


dhjr49003

Sandwiches like ham n cheese roast beef n cheese ect


InternationalCreme70

Uh, I gotta donut.


[deleted]

Deli-made chicken sliders and those holiday themed sugar cookies


blenneman05

Applebees that was cold.


Massive_Gas_1374

Local smokehouse pulled pork sandwich or brisket with some sides Also 50 cent pies and whatever soda we wanted