I was often the heavy about cooks washing their hands after going to the bathroom. Other managers were not as watchful about it, but the bathroom door handle is not safe, and the gloves can be contaminated by dirty hands.
As for racism — I’ve never worked with anyone as nasty as the rev’rund [with the exception of someone threatening me with a knife], but I do know racism can work both ways. I know more than I can say about it. Even if someone acts extra-friendly, that can also be a danger sign [sad to say].
I can tell you this — an immigrant worked with me in a temp job [nothing to do with fast food]. His coworkers refused to eat at his place because he bragged about working in a reataurant once, and he got even with a customer by wiping himself in the bathroom with a bun.
I despise when anyone treats people badly for ANY reason. Our children have had hispanic and black friends all along in their lives and judge people by their character, not their color. There seems to be an abundance of less than honorable people of every skin color filling our nation's prisons and jails.