Upon investigating the corporation Aramark, I found that there are much bigger problems than those at the college.  Among the problems we have complaints pertaining to food quality, abuse toward students and fellow Aramark employees, and barring specific people entry to eating facilities (even if those people have health issues that require them to eat.)  While there are many complaints pertaining to Aramark at the University, I found that this is not the only place where this company has upheld its horrid reputation.  The company not only has a bad reputation locally, the reputation even goes internationally. 

        Before I go into the international complaints against Aramark, let us start here in America. Among the most popular complaints against the company was poor food quality, employees bullied from supervisors, and of course harassment. To quote the site “Aramark is Evil,” “Aramark is a horrible, abusive company that has a well-documented history of mistreating employees, lowering industry standards, and using public dollars to kill other businesses; especially mom-n-pop food establishments near campuses with their wicked "Dining Dollars" system. This blog was created to cry out against Aramark and request a Congressional investigation of their unseemly practices.” Of course, you do not have to take my word for it; you can simply look for yourself as I have cited all my sources.

First, let us look into the most popular complaint against Aramark; let us review the food quality. When we evaluate the food, there is usually the same problem: the food is either burned, undercooked, or simply tastes horrid. In fact, these three elements alone have sparked an international war against the Aramark Corporation. When evaluating the food for myself, what I observed made me gag. First off, the food was very poorly prepared. For example, the chicken was very dry and obviously not cooked that day; in fact, I would have been amazed if it had been cooked that week. Secondly, regarding the chicken, I had even found some pieces that had not even cooked thoroughly; can you say food poisoning?  However, the problems seemed to go on.

               Putting the food quality aside, there have also been complaints regarding harassment, stealing, and abuse. First, let us review the harassment. Even at the university I attend, it is not rare to see employee abuse. Rather it is toward fellow employees or students the abuse thrives in Aramark. I recall an incident that involved two female students. They had come in shortly prior to closing (according to the clocks in the cafeteria) and met with screams from an Aramark employee. The confrontation, however, did not start out as a scream match. At first, she rudely informed the students that they were closed and they had to leave. When that failed, she then resorted into screaming at the students who could do nothing more than stand and listen. While a complaint was filed against the employee, I was amazed to find that the employee had not been terminated. In fact, she was simply relocated into the kitchen area.

               When we evaluate the ethics of Aramark, we find that trait simply does not exist. In recent years, Aramark was placed under the gun for stealing from its employees. Aramark had apparently been taking Union dues while at the same time pocketing the cash. It was, at this time, the Union filed a criminal complaint against them. To make the situation worst it is unknown as to which Union actually represents Aramark. Regardless, it is known that 1,700 employees were affected by the theft. “Aramark does not have the right to take money out of workers’ paychecks and then do whatever it wants to do with it,” Bruce Raynor, president of Workers United, told one source.

               Finally, due to time, we have the claim of Harassment; something I have seen first-hand from Aramark supervisors. In Milwaukee Wi., a chef had a habit of stating things that were highly inappropriate. Like the Aramark in other locations, complaints to the management were left unheard. To directly quote the article, “he acuse(d) workers of using drugs when they don’t do drugs, he call(ed) us stupid, he talk(ed) badly about a workers sexual orientation.” This type of abuse is common among Aramark employees. Furthermore, it’s not uncommon for the management to partake in this behavior.

               There are many cases more that I can go into. In fact, if you Google “Aramark complaints,” You will be amazed as to what you find from other people. Though some of the people are/were employees of Aramark, you’ll learn that most of them are simply customers. When you run a company, you are expected to uphold certain ethics and morals. However, if you run Aramark, it is almost expected to toss that out the window. While I write this one article against the Aramark Corporation, be aware that there is a war being waged against them. The corruption within the company, the abuse, and the food quality are only minor reasons for this war. If you search online, you will find that there are countless other reasons for this war.

~The Syndicate Project~

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