to sharpen your knives on company time? If not, you should be.
"We believe the facts clearly demonstrate that the knife-sharpening activities of these workmen are an integral part of and indispensable to the various butchering activities for which they were principally employed, and that they must be compensated for by respondent in compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act"
We did have a thread on this before, but it was a long time ago.
I think you should be allowed to sharpen on company time, but I never do it. In a way, I'm against it. In the past, but not lately, I have felt let down by coworkers when they should have been helping with something else, but they chose to sharpen their knives instead.
It has been a problem in the past when people use bad judgement of when, how long, and often they do it.
I feel you should show up at work ready to work. And having sharp knives is part of that. Elton John shows up at his concerts with his piano already tuned. He's a pro.
I'm not going to argue with a person who does it. I'll be annoyed, but keep my mouth shut.
Sometimes a person from bakery, deli, or produce asks us to sharpen a knife. I always say "I don't have time now. I never even do my own knives at work. But if you give it to me for the night, I'll do it at home and bring it back for you tomorrow
