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I embarrassed my grocery store managers in front of the health inspector.

I work at a grocery store and all the managers were worked up today because we were scheduled to have a health and safety inspection. So they are making sure we are all following every silly standard that we typically wink at and questioning employees to make sure we know the answers to questions he might randomly ask employees. I'm stocking some shelves next to the deli while the assistant store manager, customer service manager, and deli manager are escorting the health inspector. The managers seem clearly tense with some nervous small talk and laughter with the guy. The inspector asked the deli manager a food safety question which he struggled to show an answer to. While the deli manager is looking for an answer and I'm a few feet away, I say, “I have a question . . . . What rule are we supposed to follow- the 5…


I work at a grocery store and all the managers were worked up today because we were scheduled to have a health and safety inspection. So they are making sure we are all following every silly standard that we typically wink at and questioning employees to make sure we know the answers to questions he might randomly ask employees. I'm stocking some shelves next to the deli while the assistant store manager, customer service manager, and deli manager are escorting the health inspector. The managers seem clearly tense with some nervous small talk and laughter with the guy. The inspector asked the deli manager a food safety question which he struggled to show an answer to. While the deli manager is looking for an answer and I'm a few feet away, I say, “I have a question . . . . What rule are we supposed to follow- the 5 second rule or the 10 second rule?” The assistant manager looked like he was about to have a stroke and says to me, “Did you . . . just ask . . . the health inspector . . . about the 5 second rule?” “Yeah,” I said. “I'll see you in your office later.” Then returned to stocking the shelves right there.

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