In response to what they do with their mechanical shows, they actually destroy them and their games unless they are being moved to a different Chuck E Cheese. They have people destroy them into pieces and snap pictures of it all as proof. They are very strict about letting those things get out. That is not to say that it has never happened, but they do try their best to keep their games and anything “chuck e” in their stores only.

The rumors about their cleanliness are somewhat true. If you bother to lift the lid of the cheese or pepper shakers, most of them are rusted. We didn’t refridgerate the parmesan cheese in the shakers, even though we kept the cheese we were using to refill the shakers refridgerated..

They’re all about using Pledge on everything, especially their games.. they like the shine..hah. We were supposed to use a product called Ster-Bac Blu, but that was typically watered down or the kids cleaning just plain disregarded that specific standard and grabbed whatever spray bottle they could find.

What is most concerning is what is going on behind the scenes. Sexual Harrassment runs rampant and they make claims that they take it seriously, however the General Managers and District Managers usually tell you to “grow thicker skin.” Corporate will do an “investigation” which nails only a small fraction of the people for breaking company policies as well as laws.

Really, truly.. Chuck E Cheese employs people who didn’t make it anywhere else. You can tear into me for having worked there, but this was one of my first jobs and I learned very fast what kind of outfit they really are. It is like the Island of Misfits from the Rudolph Movie; the managers and a good chunk of the staff are all “broken toys.” I worked with some great kids and some of the people were nice, but overall.. its just scarey. One manager had major drug and alcohol problems that he took with him to work regularly. Another manager, who was a grown man with a wife and children would take off his wedding ring and attempt to pick up MILF’s (mom i’d love to F**K). This guy was a real piece of work; he would make homosexual jokes and passes, including an excessive amount of touching to the under age male employees. He made ridiculous remarks to me about my own “physique” as well as other female employees, most of which were under age. This is a grown man who was hired to supervise young employees as well as a store filled with small children; that is just frightening. What is more bothersome is that it felt impossible to get him fired; even despite his horrible work habits and performance, the District Manager refused to do anything until my General Manager went above his head to corporate and HR to get a response.

I could go on and on, but I am just warning you that these places are full of creeps and I’d definitely keep a close eye on your children if you do go to one. I personally would never want a dime of my money to go into a company like Chuck E. Cheese’s pockets.

I did actually leave and come back under a different District Manager and it was worse! I have yet to receive my paycheck, because the district manager never entered my file as a new hire. They actually show no record of my return..? I have clock out slips and training manuals, handbooks, their landyard and my own copies of documentation.. yet somehow corporate offices claim they do not? I really want to know how they don’t hold anyone accountable for these things. Are they not breaking laws?

There are a lot of Chuck E Cheese’s out there and I’m sure some are run better and differently, but based on the things I hear from other people and have experienced from the stores I’ve worked at are all too familiar. It tends to follow a similar pattern regardless of where I’ve been..

Bottom line is I’d NEVER let my kids work there and I keep them entertained elsewhere and I’d advise everyone else out there to just be aware of what is actually going on..