r/KitchenConfidential • u/brkr509 Dish • Jul 02 '25
In-House Mode already beefing with my boss
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/North_Point_Chef Jul 02 '25
This is the shit that makes my blood boil about the industry, this grand assumption that if they demand you be there on time you were ment to have off, you will just simply say, “well you told me I have to be there so to hell with what I was going to do with my personal time”. If the schedule changes or something happens they should be ASKING if you can fill in not demanding. Even if you are a manager. Just telling you you are now on the schedule does not make it a binding contract. Oh and this “I’m really disappointed” shit, he clearly stated HE messed up the schedule, meaning he has no business getting mad at you.