I was fired today,

CMoore2004 · Oct 8, 2008

You could just by a side of beef from a farmer, or buy the whole cow and sell a side to a friend/family member. I'm really not sure how you guys can eat that crap they sell at Walmart and other stores. Get a deep freezer and buy in bulk--you'll save money and have much better beef that puts even the steak houses to shame.

Calumet1tsp · Oct 8, 2008

HFC said: ↑

I would go online and see what you can find in your area to get a employment law lawyer to go after Flying J for treating you badly when you were trying to help the customers from getting sick.

In terms of things being left on the shelf longer than they should, there was a story in the Washington Post newspaper about five years ago where Food Lion was changing the wrapping of old meat and putting on a new plastic wrap and new expiration date. I asked a friend who works with Bi-Lo as a meat department attendant and he said, Yep ... that's done sometimes.

Also, about two years ago I was at an Exxon near the Maryland State Fairgrounds getting gas and then I got a Hershey's chocolate bar. I opened it and it had parts that were white and started to fall away as I was undoing the wrapper. I asked someone about that and she said the bar was old and you should not have eaten it.
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the chocolate hadn't been tempered properly and was discoloring due to heating up and cooling down.

Highballin · Oct 8, 2008

bigredinternational said: ↑

I feed my dog science diet treats that expired years ago. She loves them. I eat one every once in a while to see if they are still good. Um. Yep. Still good. They still taste like tasteless cardboard.
Hey you must be the driver I see on all fours and raising his leg to wash the tires.

We got 30 some cases of these for free from Hills when she was a puppy 10 years ago. They haven't killed her yet. She still crawls on top of me every night and gets more covers than I do. She has such a rough life.

BRI
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You are talking about a 4 legged DOG right.

Samantha82580 · Oct 8, 2008

pickles and preserves it
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It also helps cover up the rancid or bad meat taste, and helps stop bacterial decomposition
Yuck!!!!!
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Ok that is really sickening! Makes me wanna go vegetaririan.

telcobilly · Oct 9, 2008

truckermario said: ↑

One time I was at a big truck stop, but not one of the "chains", and found products months past expiration and one that was two years old. This is supposed to be America!

Isn't whistleblower termination illegal? I think you're entitled to litigation. Maybe you should also tell the FDA or some health inspectors.
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Whistleblower number: 800-952-5225

Ken Worth · Oct 9, 2008

Former Flying J employee said: ↑

I've worked for flying J's for over a year and at the Plaza I worked at, I was adament about certain issues revolving around satisfactory shelf items. basically, I worked for a few people who didnt give a #### about your health and well being or the health and well being of 4 wheel consumers. Constantly I would find expired items sometimes in the amount
of 100 pieces of product and was told to not pull the items anymore by the General Manager because it reflected that the Merchandise manger was doing a poor job and it reflected that he was doing a poor job.
I spoke up about it at a meeting and contacted corporate office of the infringements against the consumers and nothing was done although the woman I spoke with a short time ago had said that such would be Investigated, the next day I was fired with a lie.

I've probably meet many of you running routes to North Carolina and to Florida. Its a shame that I would have to bring this to your ears as if just how you receive service sometimes isnt bad enough that what you might purchase at the location i worked for could make you sick.

Im sorry guys that my fight to ensure that you would receive legitamite good's was a short lived one, It was to the point that i would have to tell customers that an item they had brought to me in trust was expired, tHAT TO WAS also something I was told that I never should do. But in all those situations where expired items were broguth to me and I noticed and alerted the customer they were appreciative and most went and found a legitamite date. It wasnt like alerting you created a diminish in a sale, its unfortunate that I worked under sorry people who are still there and who still allow and or avertantly choose not to notice expired items, Im alerting you of this matter because it was severe enough that they were afraid to the point that they lied to terminate me. If you need to know which location I worked at if you pm me I will tell you the location in privacy as there are many good people there who are trying to ensure you receive a great experience, it is primarily the upper echelon that has failed at this facility in doing so, most of them have illegitamite people skills and no common sense, providing the reason why they are upper echelons at that facilty.

thank you for your time, if you have a question just ask.
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So you're saying the Health Department needs to visit the Flying J near Commerce,Georgia? Is this near where they made Deliverance? Maybe they don't pay no mind to them fancy stickers?

Why did you feel the need to stick your neck out when an anonymous call should've done the job? Are they still selling "Chinese" food?

jedi_tev · Oct 13, 2008

I know there are Whitleblower hot lines and you're supposed to be protected from firing. Former Flying J should become a driver lol.

Truckerjo · Oct 13, 2008

Well I see the thread is kind of old but sorry you losed your job doing the right thing..

I always check my milk ext.. and expiration dates on almost all the items i buy..
Many many many times I go digging threw them so I can find one that is not expired... And boy did I get funny looks from employees... I could care less what they thank.. That date is there for a reason.. I always told the cashier on when buying whatever they had expired milk ext.. I know they probably did not do anything but I still told them..

Dukesdad · Oct 13, 2008

Sorry to burst any bubbles BUT
"best before" date is just that. It does not mean that the milk or whatever will turn sour at midnight.
Just means it is at optimum freshness before that date.
That being said, I always check dates and would NOT buy something "old"

ziggystyles · Oct 13, 2008

Just to clarify for the know it alls....who dont know anything. The meat at Wal Mart is packaged by Tyson. In the USA. USDA beef as well.

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