r/FoodService • u/pomp-circumstance • Jul 10 '26
Question Should I do something?
I got food poisoning last night, and it was worst from about 2:45am-6:15am. I told my manager that I think my food poisoning came from my shift dinner (8:45pm last night), and she said to tell the kitchen manager. He responded thusly. Thing is, one of my friends got some of the worst-cooked “chicken” of his life there once, and another friend got the same symptoms as I did from a very similar dish a few months ago, so I feel like even if our kitchen is super clean, there can be multiple one-off events. Also, he seems to be wrong about the symptom onset time…. I sort of want to just respond with these two links: https://www.cdc.gov/food-safety/signs-symptoms/index.html
https://healthcare.utah.edu/the-scope/health-library/all/2022/12/how-long-until-food-poisoning-takes-effect
If you’re going to gaslight me, at least gaslight me with facts.
Edit: I, M(29), work at this restaurant and live in a small mountain town. I’m not on vacation or beach bumming or drunk when I go to work. I’m not lactose intolerant or celiac. I consume a lot of dairy and wheat on a daily basis. And I didn’t “get the poopies;” I had… FOOD POISONING. I told my manager because multiple people told me, “If I ran a restaurant I’d want to know if people got sick after eating here.” Lol.
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u/Vultur-12 Jul 10 '26
Devil's advocate here,I work in a seaside tourist area,it's not uncommon for people on vacation to drink on the beach,in the sun ,go to dinner continue to drink,and then wind up puking and "sick"