A look at a German Subway branch in 2008: At that time there was still the Meatball-Sub. © Teutopress/Imago
For five years, an Internet user said he worked for the sandwich chain Subway. His anonymous answers to pressing questions are exciting.
Munich - "Ask me anything" threads are very popular on Reddit. There, people with an unusual job or destiny face the questions of the community. However, the answers should be taken with a grain of salt: only a few of those who have been punched have their background officially verified. But often it is clear from the attention to detail of their answers that they are very likely to be genuine, for example in the case of a Rewe employee who prefers to go to Aldi and Lidl. And this is also the case now with a person who, according to his own statements, has been topping bread at the sandwich chain Subway for five years.
"I started working at Subway when I was 16 years old," the user writes. "That dragged on for the upper school and for a year after graduating from high school. During my studies, I 'returned' to Subway every now and then during the semester break and helped out there." Around 100 postings were collected in the Q&A session during the first eight days.
Subway Q&A on Reddit: What happened to the Meatball Sub?
Much attention is paid to the discussion after the question "Why was Meatball taken out of the program?" - because some seem to miss the sandwich with the warm meatballs in tomato sauce, which has flown out in Germany. The answer: "We were always told that it wasn't worth it. The meatball was in a sauce all day that had to be kept warm or cold (no idea what exactly). And if no one bought it, you had to throw it all away because it couldn't be kept for more than a day. Salami or something like that can be kept for the next day. The Meat Sub has simply incurred too many costs than it has generated profit. In any case, it wasn't worth it for us." Several other people who say they have also worked at Subway confirm this: "I only worked at Subway for two months ... But: Had to be kept warm. And I actually sold them very rarely."
Another user wants to know: "What was the most disgusting and funniest thing that happened to you?" The answer probably refers more to the experience with the highest disgust factor: "We always have such containers under the counter in which crumbs etc., which are created by the sub-receipts, are collected. It's like a garbage can. An employee once fell into a piece of salami, and he just took it out, with all the dirt on it, and just ate it. It was kind of disgusting." Not nice - but probably easy to top with something that has now been found in the breakfast salmon at Netto.
Insider tip: "If the subway does it, then let the jalapenos toast with it"
Back to Subway: The alleged ex-employee also willingly reveals his personal insider tip for customers when asked: "If the Subway does it, then let the jalapenos toast with it. Provides a more intense taste." The post gets more than 20 likes - a few people will probably try that.
The Subway user gets even more "likes" for his answer to a question from a person who has never eaten there before. What should you try or avoid there? The tip: "The most popular sub is the teriyaki in combination with the cheese oregano (bread, editor's note). Vegetables of choice and then the chipotle sauce."
The Reddit user thinks Subway is "just totally overpriced now"
And how does the probable Subway insider himself feel about the food there? Ambivalent! He "likes to eat after the time" there. "You can really combine as much as possible." But he also has negative words for Subway: "Not so much anymore because it's just totally overpriced now." Also on Reddit, cashiers unpacked and explained which sayings they can no longer hear. And did you know that you should never put a certain drink on the checkout conveyor belt in the supermarket? (lin)