I have a piece of advice for companies who are in the market for talent. Be very careful how you reply to a prospective employee as your words may be used against you on social media. Case in point is a woman who wanted to work for a new Canadian based food delivery company call Skip The Dishes. She asked about pay and benefits which in my mind seems reasonable. She got a result that she wasn’t expecting. They cancelled her interview. She in response tweeted out what she asked the company and what their response was. I’d recommend clicking on the Tweet below and seeing her question and the responses from Skip The Dishes in full:
Applied for a job at @SkipTheDishes. They cancelled my interview b/c I asked about wages/benefits @CBC @CBCNews @ctvwinnipeg #boycottSkip pic.twitter.com/CjBdnFvY1P
— . (@feministkiljoyy) March 13, 2017
As I type this, this tweet has been liked over six thousand times and retweeted over five thousand times. In the process creating a huge PR nightmare for Skip The Dishes as there is now a “#boycotSkip” hashtag that is gaining steam.
If I were applying for a job, I’d want to know what I’d be looking at in terms of pay and benefits. After all, I have to eat, pay the bills and the like. By saying that by asking these questions during the interview process that the person who asks them is not an “organizational fit” is a #fail. It really sounds like Skip The Dishes is exploiting their employees which is a harsh thing to say, but based on this response, what else is one to think?
In any case, given the traction that this tweet has, Skip The Dishes has bigger problems than one job applicant. It will be interesting to see how and if they can recover from this.
UPDATE: Skip The Dishes has reacted to this PR nightmare with this:
(1/2) The email to Taylor does not represent #SkipTheDishes team values. We have followed up to offer heartfelt apologies & a 2nd interview. pic.twitter.com/XKYWsHXj7P
— Skip (@SkipTheDishes) March 14, 2017
And This:
(2/2) We do share compensation & it’s OK to ask. We are coaching internally to ensure this doesn’t happen again. @CBC @CBCNews @CTVWinnipeg
— Skip (@SkipTheDishes) March 14, 2017
The thing is that today is March 21st and these tweets were posted on the 13th and 14th of March and we are still talking about this. That shows how much of a PR disaster this is. Plus the “#boycotSkip” hashtag is still going strong. Another indication that this isn’t good for the company.
UPDATE #2: Curious about what Skip The Dishes pays, I decided to look around to see if I could find that info. The best I could do is this Reddit discussion which indicates that drivers are not paid an hourly wage. Instead they get a fee of $4 – $7 per delivery. They have to cover the costs of upkeep on their vehicles and they get no benefits. The kicker is that this info comes from the company itself. There’s also some info from a person who claims to be a driver for them that does not read as being a positive experience.
Having said all of that, I could not find any info on what their office jobs pay.
Kevin Smith Brings Iconic ‘Mooby’s’ Pop-Up Experience To Canada With Kitchen Hub & SkipTheDishes
Posted in Commentary with tags Skip The Dishes on November 5, 2020 by itnerdOn November 12, Kevin Smith is bringing the first Canadian pop-up of the fast-food joint, Mooby’s, to Toronto! Following successful launches in Los Angeles, New Jersey and Chicago, the Mooby’s experience comes to Toronto courtesy ofSkipTheDishes and Kitchen Hub, Canada’s first Virtual Food Hall.
The pop-up will immerse fans in the world of Mooby’s, launching as a socially distanced, pick-up only experience transformed with signage and memorabilia, replicating the restaurant fans have come to know and love.
The entire Mooby’s experience will also be brought to life at home for the perfect photo opportunity through delivery exclusively with SkipTheDishes. Canada’s largest and most popular food delivery app will be bringing Moo Mains and more right to the doors of loyal fans throughout Etobicoke, downtown Toronto and other cities planned throughout the GTA.
The Mooby’s menu will include fan favourites from the franchise, including the Cow Tipper and Hater Totz. For fans who aren’t about that meat life, fear not, as there are vegan options like theBeyond Cow Tipper. In addition, Kevin Smith and the Kitchen Hub team have collaborated to bring some menu items with Canadian flare.
The pick-up only experience will begin November 12 at 11:30am at Kitchen Hub’s Etobicoke location (935 The Queensway) via Moobyspopup.com; with delivery available through SkipTheDishes from November 26 to December 9 from 11:30am – 10:00pm daily.
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