Attention Food Service Workers!?

Question

If you work in a food service establishment, how often do you wash your hands (be honest!)?

Answer 1

I worked in fast food before and workers know that they are being watched, just because you may not see them wash their hands, most likely they do.  I made sure I washed my hands before leaving the bathroom and after leaving the bathroom where customers can see.  Just to ease their minds of " Did she wash her hands?"  I personally think the prep workers should be wearing gloves since they are in direct contact with the food.  Everyone else, managers and cashiers, drive-thru cashiers, should wash their hands often.  They seldomly handle the food.  They just make your drink, handle the money and give you the bag.

Answer 2

All of the time, only because I would hope that people do it more often then not. I also  use hand sanitizer to ensure my hands are clean. You just never know what kind of germs are out there from all the strangers you come in contact with.

Answer 3

With soap and water probably like twice a shift. But, we use hand sanitizer behind the bar about every 30-40 min.

Answer 4

I'm a server/bartender in two different establishments.

One of those places makes the servers prepare side

salads for their tables.

I wash my hands all the time - or try to find tongs or something

to use to handle the food.

BUT

I can tell you that not all servers give a thought to it.

A lot of times the server will be too busy to stop everything

to wash up.

This is really an owner problem - the making of the salad

thing - the cooks should be handling all of the food

- not the servers - we just don't have the time!!!!

I also think most people would say they wash up normally

after a bathroom break or a cig break but I doubt many

servers think about it during a rush!

Answer 5

When I did work in the food service, I washed my hands every time after cleaning a table from dirty plates, having a cigarette, going to the bathroom etc. etc. Pretty much all the time.