Some netizens called out Kim Chiu because of this video of a Chowking staff.
Kim Chiu is an endorser of this fast-food restaurant whose staff recently went viral for doing this kind of work.
A go-to fast-food restaurant of many Filipinos for Chinese foods is Chowking. This was founded by Robert F. Kuan in 1985 and its first restaurant was opened in Rotary Arcade, Makati.
In 2000, it officially became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Jollibee Foods Corporation.
The restaurant serves for dine-in guests, take-out orders, and drive-thrus. It is also available for delivery through using an application and is currently endorsed by Kapamilya actress Kim Chiu.
And recently, in a circulating video online involving a Chowking staff, the actress’ attention was called out.
In the video that was shared by a concerned netizen, a female staff was going door-to-door to ask people if they would like to order. The hard work is undeniable as she is the one getting the order and also the one to get it from their store and return it for delivery.
According to the staff, they have a quota to reach as part of their job as a service crew. Their store is not doing well in sales which is why they needed to do it. Their manager ordered them to do it to raise their sales.
The company did not even give her an allowance for transportation.
The netizen who shared the video expressed, “There’s nothing but an umbrella. They didn’t give her water or allowance to use the jeep or the tricycle. Very disappointed with the whole situation and I hardly ever post content like this but I have a platform and I’m gonna use it.”
Several other netizens also expressed their concern about the staff who are hardworking but underpaid and disappointed in the said restaurant for letting the person work under this condition.
In 2019, a Chowking staff was spotted inside a delivery box. This went viral online.
Watch the video below:
wtf @chowking_ph maawa naman kayo sa mga staff nyo? pic.twitter.com/jvRLJ6mzD2
— Mavy (@mavewreak) November 25, 2023
One netizen who reposted this called out Kim and said, “Maybe you can tell @chowking_ph that this isn’t right. And no, not the fault of Ate in the vid. She’s just doing what she was made to think is her job.”
Here are some of the other reactions from X:
Kawawa naman, i will never ever do it sa mga employees ko. Nakakadurog ng puso
Challenging, risky & exhausting job, JFC workers compassionately take care of vulnerable people who cannot care for themselves. Imagine they sacrifice their own money to stay on their job.
chowking should investigate who’s the owner of the branch. maybe it’s a franchisee. also the manager who allowed this
Parang gusto ko maiyak kanina while at work ‘coz I’ve always thought that my job isn’t easy and then this — grabe kayo
Ung manager nito buwaya! Gusto magpasikat sa management kaya gusto lumaki ung sales kaya ganyan pinag gagawa sa mga crew!
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