Wendy’s is searching for its next new employee — but not to be a cashier or cook.
Instead, one person will be tapped to become the company’s Chief Tasting Officer, with the responsibility of trying the brand's signature burgers, nuggets, and Frostys for an annual salary of $100,000.
The requirements of the job are simple: eating food from Wendy’s and sharing review videos. The employee can also record their fun, creative and honest food reviews from the comfort of their own home.
“Wendy's is hiring a Chief Tasting Officer. You’ll help bring the vibes, taste and creativity to the company in ways no one else can,” read the job listing, which includes the note “YES, THIS IS REAL.
“Basically, you’ll get paid to eat Wendy’s, be chill, maybe make some content and maybe even star in ads. Whether it's quarterly vlog check-ins, taste trending, or whatever, you’ll make cheddar just for liking cheddar.”
To be considered for the six-figure position, applicants should share a video of themselves explaining why they are a good fit for the role. “Bonus points if you show Wendy’s brand, products, food or restaurant,” the job ad read.
Candidates should have “a human mouth, a pulse, opinions, creativity and taste,” the ad continued.
The listing also mentions some of the employee benefits, including getting “paid to eat because it's not like your parents know what you do anyway” and having a job that AI can’t steal.
Pete Suerken, the U.S. President of Wendy’s, recently took the opportunity to do a taste test himself. In a video shared on the brand’s LinkedIn, he documented how the Wendy’s Baconator burger was made from scratch, before serving it to himself — alongside some fries and a Vanilla Frosty.
He then sat down with his meal and took multiple bites of his burger, calling it “amazing” and “wonderful.”
“This is exactly the way a great hamburger should be,” he said.
The Chief Tasting Officer job comes as Wendy’s is embarking on a significant restructuring. Last month, the company revealed its plans to shutter between 5 percent and 6 percent of its U.S. restaurants – equating to 298 to 358 locations – in the first half of this year.
The shift comes after global same-store sales, for locations open at least a year, plummeted by 10 percent in the October-December period, falling short of analysts’ expectations of an 8.5 per cent drop. U.S. same-store sales experienced an even steeper decline. However, Wendy's expressed confidence that its U.S. turnaround plans and international expansion will help reverse its sales decline.
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