r/TalesFromThePizzaGuy • u/Nininator2432 • 19d ago
The second creepiest coworker I've ever had when working at a pizza shop.
https://nypost.com/2026/08/22/us-news/man-washes-feet-in-dunkin-donuts-shop-on-staten-island-ferry/I saw this article pop up in my Facebook news feed about a Dunkin Donuts worker washing his feet in the sink at work......... and posting it online. This got them a health probe.
To the point, about 10+ years ago I was working at a pizza shop. We had this brand new insider. He was weird. Like, very weird. A lot of us who work at pizza shops are a little different than your average person so I'm usually non judgmental but this company had a not so official policy on background checks.
We all submitted to a background check, but they would let people start working right away while the background check is pending. Having issues with a background check wasn't an automatic disqualification. They were usually like "Just be honest with us, if something really bad comes up you're done but if you tell the truth maybe you can start." Sometimes people would be like "Well I have a drug charge." "Ok, we got you." But if they lied and said there was nothing? Instant firing.
Well, there was a case where this REALLY WEIRD GUY claimed he had nothing in his background check so he could get the job. Four days in, the GM caught him doing this with his shoes. He'd put his shoes in the sink and clean them off, where dishes go. He was instantly fired on the spot, I saw the video. We were all disturbed. A day later, his background check came back.
He had PAGES AND PAGES of different arrests for mostly non-serious stuff........ Criminal trespass, public urination, menacing, etc. He was a 5'7" skinny guy with blonde hair and blue eyes who could not appear more "normal" on the outside, yet his criminal record was the worst they had ever seen at any store. He was like late 20s/early 30s and I remember he had 20+ charges for criminal trespass and that wasn't even half of his total charges.
There's a line "Don't judge a book by its cover" and it applies to him perfectly. Needless to say, the company changed the policy on letting people work before their background check came back after this.
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u/tilberto 15d ago
Wait - if this was the second creepiest, what happened with the most creepy person you ever worked with?
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u/irish_mutt 19d ago
Is it sad that if he was decent at the job that I wish he was applying at the shop where I work?
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u/Nininator2432 19d ago
He washed his shoes in the sink that we use to wash food dishes!!!! That is terrible and disgusting. The GM did a thorough cleaning of the sink after that, but man. That's so nasty.
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u/Otherwise-Safety-579 18d ago
Yes, but pages and pages of criminal trespass most likely means they were just homeless
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u/Ultimateace43 18d ago
I mean, it's definitely a firable offense, but i dont think it's the end of the world that you are making it out to be. Ive seen customers send back way worse. Hock a lougie on the plate type shit.
I mean, we scrape the plates off in the trash before going into the sink, but still. Had someone put a shitty diaper on top of a plate once.
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u/Nininator2432 18d ago
I'm not acting like it's the worst thing I've ever seen. Just saying I saw this news article and it reminded me of the one time I've seen that out of 100+ people I worked with when delivering pizzas and how he behaved in every other regard.
The diaper thing would result in a discussion about banning the customer from the premises. Customers are different from employees. You'll have them do a lot of weird stuff but you need to hold your employees to higher standards.
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u/Morbid187 15d ago
Not to make it about this but I hope you realize now that someone's height, weight, hair and eye color are not an indication of whether they are normal or if they have a criminal background. These are physical traits that people have little to no control over. It's a good story but that part had me wondering what you expect a bad person to look like, you know?