Did you ever wonder about the uniforms at Culver's? It's very universal in Wisconsin to see Khaki pants and blue/yellow shirts. You often see the manager's in a solid, more dressy looking shirt with a tie. EVERYONE wears black shoes.
Yes, what might appear to look the same is actually not. When I worked at the Sunset Culver's they provided uniforms for you and ordered you your first pair of non-slip shoes. They were in fact the Khaki pants and colored shirts. What was strange about these is that none of the stuff was new. Yes, that's right you got a former workers greasy shirt and pants. The pants came all one length so you had to take them somewhere to be hemmed. Thank God for my grandma. (My mom can't even sew a button on) You did however need to provide your own belt, which could be black or brown. No facial hair and no earrings allowed. This being my first job seemed a little weird to me but nonetheless, that's how they rolled at the Sunset Culver's and plus I had nothing to compare it to.
When I left the Sunset Culver's to go to the Mukwonago Culver's, I had to give my uniforms back, however, I did get to keep my shoes. :-)))) Uniforms at the new Culver's was a tad bit different. They specifically required Dickie's brand Khakis' from Walmart. It was your own discretion on how many pants you wanted to buy. (My Mom made me get three so she wouldn't have to wash my work clothes every day) At least these pants fit and were NEW. I received one new shirt and one 'used' shirt. They only allow you to receive one shirt. If you make it to a year of working there, they provide you another 'used' shirt. Real generous eh? We are are required to wear a black belt only; brown was not acceptable. They also don't provide any shoes so when my other non-slip shoes because too worn to wear anymore, I had to purchase new ones at $50/pair. REALLY? I make $7.75/HR and I am expected to fork out that money for shoes???? Not a happy camper at all. At least I am still working there so it hasn't been a total waste of money.
If you come to work missing your shoes, you most definitely get sent home without pay and given a warning. If you show up without a belt, hat or name tag you will get a warning but will not get sent home since they have a few spare hats laying around. If you do that multiple times, you will get written up and it could lead to termination. I keep my name tag clipped to my hat and it never leaves my car so that I am sure to have it for every shift. I can admit I have forgotten the belt a time or two. Oops!
If you ever decide to start working at Culver's make sure that you are prepared to make an investment in your uniforms.
This was helpful, I wanted to see about piercings. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteKind of funny. I'm a manager at a Culver's on the Eastern side of WI. My new employees will only get used but good condition uniforms or brand new ones when they are hired. No-slip shoes are required at any restaurant you work at, and generally are up to the employee to pay for them.
ReplyDeleteAs far as the pants go, Culver's should be ordering all uniforms from HPI Direct and they offer hemming of the pants to your size. If your owner isn't willing to fork out the money to have them hemmed, he's way too cheap.
I should also add that the Culver's I work at has much more lenient standards on piercings. Any facial piercings must be covered or taken out and ear piercings, we generally look the other way.
Kind of funny. I'm a manager at a Culver's on the Eastern side of WI. My new employees will only get used but good condition uniforms or brand new ones when they are hired. No-slip shoes are required at any restaurant you work at, and generally are up to the employee to pay for them.
ReplyDeleteAs far as the pants go, Culver's should be ordering all uniforms from HPI Direct and they offer hemming of the pants to your size. If your owner isn't willing to fork out the money to have them hemmed, he's way too cheap.
I should also add that the Culver's I work at has much more lenient standards on piercings. Any facial piercings must be covered or taken out and ear piercings, we generally look the other way.
I work at a culvers in madiosn WI and this isnt the case for me at all. Our shirts, pants, hats, and shoes were given to us brand new without any cost. We were required to supply our own belt but that was it.
ReplyDeleteAt our location, they re extremely lenient with dyed hair and piercings. No beards are allowed because its not sanitary.
My pants are way way way too big, does any1 know if I can just wear a pair of my own? They gave me 2 pairs of black ones that are waaay too big, I have pair that fits me well, only difference is that mine are cotton and theirs are polyester. They both are black pants tho. Can I just wear my own?
ReplyDeleteIf you talk to the manager of your location they might let you. I know a girl at mine wears children's clothing because she is just that small so they let her buy her own shoes and pants from a store they just had to black.
DeleteI always wear a size 14 in pants but I got a 14 in my work pants (hpi khakis) and they were too small. I got a size 16 and they fit the exact same. What size should I ask for next?
ReplyDeleteI work at the Portage location, and I dyed my hair and they where extremely relaxed about it, and my uniform was free( the hat, shirt, pants) and I only had to pay half for the shoes. You did have to find your own person to hem your pants. But they are all black at our location now. I am full time so I got two pairs of pants and two polos. The blet you had to buy yourself.
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