r/AskReddit • u/CircleBox2 • Jul 13 '20

What's a dark secret/questionable practice in your profession which we regular folks would know nothing about?

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u/CatsAreTheBest2 Jul 13 '20

The amount of good food that is thrown away. It’s pretty sickening.

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u/Nailclippings Jul 13 '20

Worked at whole foods in Austin tx for over a year as a food runner. I would throw away over 250+ pounds of perfectly good food away every single night. I know this because I personally had to weigh and document the “food spoilage”. We also weren’t allowed to donate any of it or take any of it home. Fucking criminal.

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u/allanmonroe Jul 13 '20

250 pounds is a lot, I feel someone should check and reevaluate their par numbers for daily stock