Month: September 2023

I have an extremely abusive regional manager who is racist, transphobic and downright evil behind closed doors. I recently received the first citation I’ve ever gotten at any job I’ve ever had. I want to talk to HR about this because my manager and I truly believe the citation is based on company politics and very undeserved. Will I get fired if I respectfully and professionally tell my regional manager that I need space from her for now? I’m scared I’m in a group that they’re looking to fire and am on thin ice with this citation but I just can’t mentally deal with this woman. Not too sure if this is the right subreddit for this. Please let me know if there are any suggestions for better subreddits or if you have any advice!! I am struggling!!!

I work at a small,family owned restaurant. It recently changed owners about a year and a half ago,and since that,it has been hell. An aunt,mother,and daughter bought it. The daughter was the manager. She is the worst boss any of us have ever known. She regularly screamed,cried,and cussed in front of customers. She berated employees. She had intense mania,and could go from loving you one day to screaming and having you cry the next. She ran that restaurant into the GROUND. We had horrible reviews on food,lost our entire kitchen staff 4-5x,and in addition,we frequently were told that we may not get paid the next day because we were so broke. Towards the end,she’d never come to work,and claim that she was doing bookkeeping. Which she never was,because after she left,we found that she hadn’t paid taxes or done books in a year. In addition,she also tried to make us…

yesterday morning i called in 30 mins before my opening shift because my apartment flooded. while i know 30 mins isnt really a lot of time to find a replacement, i obviously wasnt planning on the sink pipe bursting. i feel like most of me and my moms belongings getting absolutely drenched was a bit more important than a 3 hour opening shift at a grocery store. today i went in and manager asked what happened yesterday. so i told him, and showed him photos of all the water everywhere. he seemed annoyed about me not going in. “[coworker] was all alone, why couldnt you have just come in?” like, if it was that important, why couldnt manager had come in instead?? mornings are usually pretty slow anyway. i didnt even tell him that the night prior i hardly slept because i was so nauseous and in pain from a…