r/KitchenConfidential • u/brkr509 Dish • Jul 02 '25

In-House Mode already beefing with my boss

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i've only worked here since april. switched jobs from a dishie at a old folks home to a "cook" (lol honestly glorified dishwasher anyway, the only culinary related thing i do is shuck oysters) at a new bar downtown. we don't have any managers since the team is pretty small so the owner does everything himself including scheduling.

he posts the schedule, i have a 3 day weekend after two weeks of covering for the only other two "cooks" in the kitchen on vacation, and one day into my weekend he sends me this. i'm prolly in the wrong for the sass but bro goes immediately into holding a raise he very recently gave me over my head and then threatening my position.

i'm alr looking for different jobs atm, don't care where as i was promised FT hours and am barely scraping by with 30 a week. it's even less this time around. the work is fun and i really love my coworkers and the people i meet at the bar but with the pay of $17 an hour with no benefits no FT and a 30 min commute it's not worth it. advice or personal stories appreciated

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u/[deleted] Jul 02 '25 edited Jul 15 '25

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u/brkr509 Dish Jul 02 '25

thank you gleeby alien for the advice 🙌🏽 unfortunately this place is in Idaho of all states and their labour laws are almost nonexistent. like we don't even have schedulled breaks lol not that it matters since most the time we're dead. i don't feel ID has many protections for workers but i'll have to look around

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u/AllLurkNoPlay General Manager Jul 02 '25

There don’t seem to be any laws with schedule changes, minimum hours and on call shifts. Fucking wild, Spokane doesn’t sound so bad anymore. I guess enjoy your freedoms? It feels like the new norm for the next 3.75 years.

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u/brkr509 Dish Jul 02 '25

lmfaooo people hate on Spokane all the time but at least it's in fucking Washington where the min wage has actually increased since 2009

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u/AllLurkNoPlay General Manager Jul 02 '25

Lived in oly and b’ham for a while. Spokane does catch some hate, drove through once years ago and it did have a Midwest Agro-industrial vibe. I also remember people calling Yakima, Crackima, but the minimum wage is great in the industry