Sorry if this isn’t allowed but i need to know im not alone
Ive been working BOH at chain restaurant since mid 2021 and i’ve been burnt out since month 3. Immediately they trained me for 3 different positions which by month 2 i was handling alone for upwards of 6 hours a day. My hours have been dramatically reduced but on days I am “fortunate” enough to work livable hours (especially holidays) i now have 6-7 positions im juggling in one shift for the pay of 1. Break them, catch them up, stock the walk in. I was taught that being a yes-man would get me far in life but all it has done has given me severe anxiety and depression with mounting existential dread that im going to be stuck here forever after my applications to many many MANY jobs were either rejected or ignored.
My final straw was when my manager told me I needed to be more flexible. There are 3 positions i havent been trained in and 4 other people back here how much more flexible do i need to be? My coworkers tell me “thats just how it is” but it shouldnt be. Im fed up and its making me never want to work in a kitchen again.
On top of all this i missed my first valentines with my boyfriend working a double, mothers day, fathers day, both of their birthdays, thanksgiving, Christmas and new year’s because of this. I cant stand missing so many days that are important to me at the risk of termination. Im tired of being called in “just in case” but i need to pay rent