Subway Employee Shows How Their Boss Makes Them Remove Labels Before Serving Spoiled Food

A Subway employee made a stomach-churning confession about what his boss forces him to do with food items that have gone past their expiry date. The worker admitted his boss expects the staff to remove the labels from the out-of-date food and continue serving it to unassuming customers that step into the joint.

The staff member, unable to turn a blind eye to the practice, took to Reddit and shared a video of how they scratch off the labels from food containers before serving the spoiled ingredients.

“My boss makes us change the day dots. Food is nasty and spoiled. Who do I contact? He's the owner,” said the employee.

The very thought of the practice made netizens queasy, and many offered words of advice to the employee on what they thought he should do.

"First find another job because your best bet is to get food services involved and consequentially get the store closed," one comment said while another suggested, "Contact your health department first."

"That's quite disgusting! there should be some sort of number somewhere as an anonymous tip line, health departments would be a good place to call as well. If we did that at our store we'd be kicked out the door!" shared one Reddit user.

Some readers also shared their own experiences of working at Subway and doled out well-kept secrets of unhygienic practices.

“I worked at a Subway who did that exact thing. It was really gross. It was like, ‘oh, just get rid of the hard spots on the cheese.’ Or, ‘Just pick away the moldy bits. If you throw any food away, it costs this store a lot of money,’” one Reddit user said.

Another commented, “When I worked at a Subway franchise, I was made to cut and serve rotten tomatoes and also put out moldy spinach for the customers.”

A former Subway customer, who vowed never to eat at another Subway joint again, shared a horrible experience about a meatball sub they still can't forget even after years. Right from the very first bite, the customer could tell something was wrong but couldn't figure out what the problem was. "I took a bite, felt a glob of weird unfamiliar texture followed by the unmistakable taste of rot and mold and when I spit it out and looked at it there was a hunk of fuzzy green mold in it. I felt the immediate need to vomit and nearly didn't make it to the bathroom," they shared.

"After this video, it's pretty clear why and how this happened," added the former customer, referring to the footage the employee shared on Reddit.

It turns out that such practices are not isolated to Subway joints alone. Several employees from other restaurants also shared revelations on a Reddit thread based on their own experiences.

“Not fast food but I worked in a movie theatre and found out only two of the inside metal trays of the popcorn machine were cleaned weekly. I took it upon myself to dismantle it and clean the rest of the machine. It was lined in the corners with mold probably dating back to when the machine was originally purchased. Not every machine out there is fully cleaned as places just clean the most used pieces.”

- Nautilus23

"At Taco Bell, “Someone actually spilled a bottle of that cleaner in our fryer and the manager wouldn't let us change the oil because the cleaner 'is nontoxic.'"

- SeaOkra

“I worked at McDonald’s. Don’t get breakfast after lunch starts up. It sucks for the employees, but also, if we can, we are just gonna microwave your food. Biscuits, griddles, muffins, folded eggs. It’s all gonna get nuked. Especially if we are real busy.

I also don’t recommend bacon. We let it sit out for a good while sometimes."

- Sexybtch554

“At KFC, we were supposed to change the fryer oil every couple days. Our penny-pinching manager had us change it every couple weeks. We'd just skim off the 'floaters' and cover it at night."

- JoeB_302 said on another Reddit thread.

“Papa John's employees are always high. Always."

- BootyFista

“Whenever we have ingredients that is going to expire or just expired, we tell our cashiers to subtly 'promote' certain foods when a customer seems unsure about what to buy.”

- l0ckdown