Working at a restaurant has some benefits and a lot of downsides. One of the best things about working at a chain Chinese food place is if somebody messes up an order, you can take it home! When I was a hostess at a restaurant only slightly better than Panda Express, I brought home so many portions of honey-seared chicken to my family because somebody ordered it without veggies, and one of the cooks accidentally included veggies. Unfortunately, not all jobs are so chill that they let employees take home food that would've been thrown away otherwise.
There have been so many viral videos of Dunkin Donuts employees throwing vast amounts of donuts into the trash. They waste all of this food because they're selfish and don't want anyone eating their product for free, even after it has become worthless. One Redditor dealing with food insecurity got reprimanded by his manager for taking home bread from his job that would have been thrown out otherwise.