We were understaffed at work today (waitress) and I had to clean and restock more than half the store's dressings and tables. So they cut me second. We were pretty dead, and I only had three tables (One had eight people, five small children)
They tell me my side work late at night, and then they change my side work halfway making me do extra stations. When I get finished with my work, I rolled ALL of the stores silverware and I vacuumed the whole store. As I'm rolling silverware, by myself, the head waitress walks over to me and tells me what a bad job I'm doing, that I need to help more with other people's orders and that I need to start my side stations early. (Early on it's hard to tell how many people are going to come in the store, so if I take my dressings away it will be futile.) So after she gives me some "pointers" she walks away. She spent all day just talking to people, never helping out herself. In my eyes, I was being complained at for not picking up other people's work
2007-01-02 13:36:30 · 5 answers · asked by baneoverlord 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
Other people's work FAST enough for her so she can get out of there on time. It's not that I mind doing a lot of work, it's just that I don't want to be bitched at when no one is helping me. Is this fair or is it normal?
2007-01-02 13:37:48 · update #1
As a former waitress, I don't envy you. Watiressing really sucks. If this kind of thing is happening all the time, why don't you look for another job? They are a dime a dozen. If it was an isolated incident and the money is good there, just suck it up.
2007-01-02 13:46:10 · answer #1 · answered by Rairia 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That definitly isn't fair, but it is normal. Unfortunatly, that waitress and other people will always do that. They just don't get it that even if your work isn't perfect, atleast YOU'RE working, unlike them.
Just go on, and ignore her. Or, to get 'even', one day just spend a few hours doing aboslutely nothing, like her. When she tells you to start working, you can say the same thing to her. :)
2007-01-02 21:47:22 · answer #2 · answered by Midori 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i had a job like that,and believe me its not fair at all. i was like you .i wasnt afraid of hard work, but when i was doing 6 jobs at one time and the managers were in the back just talking,and woulldnt come up to help me when i called for help that was the end for me
2007-01-02 21:49:21 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you familiar with the website BitterWaitress by any chance? Great place to vent! ;)
2007-01-02 21:46:24 · answer #4 · answered by mabster60 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
get a better job
2007-01-02 21:44:31 · answer #5 · answered by laissezfaire2329 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋