Sort of fired today?

Question

Well I am 14 years old and this summer was my first summer of working. Well i was a dishwasher at a restaurant and was doing great. people were saying was doing a good job, one guy even said I was the best guy in there and my employer was going to give me more hours. Tonight i got in there and there was no running water (pipes broken) and i couldnt run the dishwasher or the sink. They brought in a vat of water and put it into the sink and told me to handwash which was redicolous for a restuarant on a busy night . I was trying hard but soon found myself overwhelmed in an absolute mountain of dishes I couldnt get cleaned before the waitors were complaining that there was more and I had to hurry up. It was way to much for me I was very stressed out at the time as well about my grandma in the hospital and I just lost it and walked out without saying anything. I called my boss and explained what happend and asked if I could still work there and he said dontcount on it nd hungup.WhatshudIdo?

Answer 1

Ok so you had a job you couldnt handle. Just go look for another job and dont use them for a reference.

Answer 2

I'm not sure why your boss had a 14 year old working there (I thought 16 was minimum age - perhaps I'm wrong). In any event, the job generally would be too much for someone your age anyway. Problems are bound to happen and that is HIS problem - NOT YOURS! If the pipes were broken, that was something over which he should have closed down for the night. Sorry - but that should have been a business loss he was willing to accept. Of course, you couldn't keep up with HAND WASHING all the dishes for a restaurant full of people! That was HIS fault - NOT YOURS! That's why restaurants HAVE commercial diswashers. If they could get by with hand washing they wouldn't bother with commercial diswashers. Aside from which, I believe it is the LAW to have a commercial dishwashing setup for health reasons. I don't think it's legal any more to have staff that HAND WASHES the dishes! I wouldn't worry about this any more. Your boss was a jerk! He should have an ADULT working there and expecting ONE person to HAND WASH all dishes is beyond UNREASONABLE! He basically should have just closed down for the night. He can go to hell!

Answer 3

Well, I know it was your first job, but realistically you left on a busy night without authorization and without informing anyone. In the real world of employment you have to learn responsibility. Everyone makes mistakes when they are young and just starting in the workfield. Everyone has personal problems( and I'm sorry your Gram is sick), but you should have either called in for personal reasons or stuck it out for the rest of the night. By leaving them hanging you have burned that bridge so you can't go back there and set yourself up for a bad reference when you go apply elsewhere. You may not like this piece of advice, but if I was you I would call the restaurant during a non busy time and talk to the manager. Appologize for leaving the way you did and that you understand his reasoning for not letting you come back. Then tell him that you appriciate the experience and have learned from your mistake. That way if you apply somewhere else maybe he won't give you such a bad rap when they call and check your work performance.

Answer 4

Get a new job but don't include your work experience at this restaurant and don't use them as reference either.

I don't blame you for doing what you did, but just keep it in mind not to walk out at any of your future jobs. If you want to quit, do it in writing and give at least 2 weeks notice.

If things are going out of hand, inform your supervisor that you cannot do your duties because (and state the reason here).

Send a business-like letter to your former boss and explain your side. At the same time, mention that you were at fault. This is just to express your side and so not to burn bridges. Maybe (or maybe not) your boss mighth consider hiring you again. But I won't hope for it, besides, I wouldn't want to go back to that place anymore. I don't want to work for a boss who doesn't have a good plan during crisis.

Answer 5

Man get another job and F**K your boss your 14 yrs old unless you live in some third world country and have to support your family on $1 a day wage than don't stress it, find another one and that's it, If not don't your 14yrs old your going to have plenty of years to work...trust me I have been working since I was 15 and now I am 25 and I want to retire tomorrow. Relax enjoy your childhood do everything you can now before you grow up and have responsibilities and wont be able to just walk out because you have a house payment and kids and you cant afford to do that. ENJOY IT WHILE YOU CAN

Answer 6

Probably look for another job. You need to learn to keep your cool and not walk out.

Remember, when you get to work, everything else should be left at the door. Come to work, to work, not to worry about all your other problems.

While the situation wasn't the best, there were other options you could have taken, such as asking for help, asking the waitstaff to cut you some slack...etc, walking out on a job is the worst possible thing you could have done.

Answer 7

OK - legal answer - you might have a case. Get enough evidence - wait through a lot of years, etc. you might get yoru job back.

Best answer: Find somewhere else to work. Accept that work is just that: Something that someone pays you to do - after all - if it were fun, people would work there for free. If you get paid as a dishwasher, you need to be able to accept different ways to wash dishes.

The world works that way!

Answer 8

You were told to do something that was not doable. Plus yuck bet that was not very sanitized ( the dishes) You tried your best. You will learn there are times you have to stick with something. Yet I understand it being your first job. What to do? well, I bet there are other jobs washing dishes. That was a beginner job. He let you go because you walked. So go hunt another job and good luck

Answer 9

you walked out on your employer when he was in trouble and he knows that he cant count on you being their in tough times, you should have told the boss on the night you need help to get the dishes done. You made a bad decision. Don't put him down as a reference for your next job, you will not be likely to get it.

Answer 10

I would first file for unemployment in your state because your working conditions were such that it made it impossible to do your job.

Second to that, I might contact your employer and explain what he/he already knows; that you did not have the capacity to perform your job due to the lack of resources. In this conversation I would also mention your personal situation and ask for another chance. In doing so, this only adds to your unemployment claim if you are not re-hired.

If you employer does not re-hire you, you have the right in some states to not only apply for unemployment benefits, but also contact EEOC and explain that you were discriminated against because of your "age", and that you did state to the employer that you did not have the proper and appropriate means to perform your duties.

Answer 11

Ah, the walk out......
Start looking for a different job and remember, this happens to practically everybody. Besides, this was merely dishwasing.....that sucks anyway, you got all the time to get something better.

If you give the name of the restaurant, i'll go in there and complain about the hair in my food.