I was called in interview today at a certain fast food Company. I worked at the same company at a different location and had the experience but quit because of college. So I applied for the fast food at my current location and was contacted reasonably fast. I arrived earlier than the interviewer and was told to come the next day. It was no big deal but I called my interviewer to let her know before I leave. She apologized on the manager's behalf and we proceeded to the interview.
She asked questions that they would normally asked and I answered them to the best of my ability. She then gave the employment form for me to fill out. I asked her what was the starting pay thrice and she answered $11/hr so I gave her an offer of $12. we went back and forth a bit and settled on $11.75.
After signing every document and finalizing the interview, she drop the ball on me “Which location did you work at?” she asked. I responded with the location and she says “Oh you worked for…? I had a feeling since I saw your address. lemme call the the GM” I instinctively had a bad feeling because the GM and I weren't on the best of terms and he was verbally abusive. She got off the phone and sat back down a looked me right in the eyes and said ” I just got off the phone with the GM and he told me that you should not be getting paid 11.75 since you're working weekends and not the full week” I was taken aback and asked why and her reason was “because you're a student and this job is just something to get money on your pocket and your manager said that you were slow on the job and also gave me a rate that I should be paying you.” Mind you my previous GM always called people slightly slower than him slow and also uses it to get employees to overwork themselves. She then told me that she didn't like his offer and raised it slightly. I asked her what was her offer she said “$10.75″ At that moment I felt insulted because we already agreed on $11.75 and it's already on paper. She then said ” It was not on the system and also someone you worked with offer a lower pay rate” At that point I didn't even want to take it further but I gave her my final offer of $11 which was the starting pay but she rejecting offer saying that it is all she can offer since I'm working 3 days only. I got up and told her that I don't think this will work and walk out. Was my judgment correct or Should I have caved in and accepted the offer since I desperately needed a job and hurt my pride.
UPDATE
Lol I forgot to update
First of all I would like to thank everyone for their constructive feedback and suggestions. I’ve learned a lot from this experience. And no they did not call me back for another offer. At my old bosses place all my coworkers who were there before me left because they were being maltreated on top of getting paid $8/hr. I have not once step foot in that restaurant because I refuse to support it after what my boss did to me. Fast forward to a month ago, I was fortunate enough to land a part time job at a grocery store 5 minutes away from my house that pays $15/hr( I went to Africa for a few months lol).My managers treat me well and even bought me lunch for being a great worker. Plus they are also willing to work around my schedule when it comes to my classes as well as other things like study sessions with my classmates. I can’t say that I’m happy but it’s say to say that I am grateful to my managers and coworkers because they are all nice and are very supportive some of them even thought that have been working with the company prior due to my demeanor and how I quickly blend in. I am still learning and taking it easy and I have been working on my social skills since I deal with customers all day long. I apologize for the grammar errors I am typing this in a bit of a hurry lol. I hope everyone is doing well in life 🙂