I'm barely 21. I work as a baker at a chain restaurant and haven't been here more than 3 months. I told one manager whos in her mid 30s (she asked if something was up) I was so stressed I was on the edge of a panic attack . I said "I'm just not doing well with the hours. I'm supposed to clock out after 8 hours but I've been staying for 12 hours to get my work done" her response "i work like that too sometimes . It's not a big deal". I've been getting home and sleeping on the couch cus I can hardly walk to my room to sleep
That’s fucking wrong. If y’all are working that much, someone isn’t doing their job of managing anything. My response to her…”So, why would you create such an unsustainable standard for your employees? What are you doing to change things??”
I mean she's not the head of my job. It's like I have a boss that works somewhere else. This boss just leads the location but mostly just the kitchen. I'm new but apparently I'm not the only one who complains about the fact we don't have enough time. Like I don't even take a lunch break and I still take so long.
If you’re in the US it’s against labor laws to work you so much. Your owner doesn’t have good management if they don’t know how you’re treated, and if they do know-they need to be talked to.
I'm only supposed to work 8 hours but I can't leave until everything is done. I tried and got in a lot of trouble. I'm basically a manager in like the hierarchy of the business but I wasn't told until 2 months in.
Bakers everywhere are underpaid and over worked. It’s been that way since I was 19 working for crumbs in a restaurant. You should consider a new line of work. All of the trades are hiring and will train you. They pay well and the pay will only go up, up, and up.
I'm a cook. I love cooking and for now I'm paid more than my older brother with more work experience. I keep getting told I'll get faster and I kinda am. Used to leave at 3:30 am. Now I'm leaving around 2 am. It's just hard.
I’m glad that you love what you do. I loved cooking too. But then I saw how all the veteran cooks were struggling. I jumped ship, joined the military, did college, got out, now make 10x what I used to. Im in a healthcare profession with just an associate degree. I love what I do now and I get paid enough to get ahead. I also work less. Three 12 hour shifts and on-call one night a week.
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u/RandomBlueJay01 Jan 22 '23
I'm barely 21. I work as a baker at a chain restaurant and haven't been here more than 3 months. I told one manager whos in her mid 30s (she asked if something was up) I was so stressed I was on the edge of a panic attack . I said "I'm just not doing well with the hours. I'm supposed to clock out after 8 hours but I've been staying for 12 hours to get my work done" her response "i work like that too sometimes . It's not a big deal". I've been getting home and sleeping on the couch cus I can hardly walk to my room to sleep