Hi. Everyone. I work in Los Angeles as a cashier at a restaurant. I feel violated by my boss. I have mental health issues and I have a developmental disability and currently at the regional center. I’ve always been quiet, agreeable and unable to stand up for myself. He knows this and takes advantage of me by cutting my hours or taking my phone or gaslighting me. Not all the time but once a while. Currently my boss cut my shifts at work. To 3 days a week. My boss also has a ton of bad traits like subtle bullying and gaslighting.
I can only hold down restaurant work as I get paid $25 an hour before taxes but now I don’t have enough hours. I like working in the morning and the workload is nice as I get overwhelmed easily. Most restaurants in LA are hard.
I just feel violated right now. My work supervisor told me I can’t get paid unless I sign an NDA agreement. I wanted to talk to a lawyer about signing the NDA agreement but my boss told me to sign the agreement on the spot. My coworkers all told me to sign it. I get extreme anxiety because I’ve been forced to do things in the past.
So he took my phone and signed the agreement for me along with other documents . I felt super anxious and froze in the moment so I was unable to say no. Now I feel violated because I have to settle things out of court if something bad happens and I can’t really talk about the restaurant.
Now he cut my shifts while other people have more shifts and I’m pretty furious. He’s on vacation right now but I don’t know what to do . I just feeel super freaked out about the situation. I want to leave and find another restaurant job but I don’t know any restaurant in Los Angeles that pays well and has a manageable workload and can offer mostly morning shifts. Looking for advice or support.
Edit: he signed the arbitration agreement, confidentiality agreement, and pto policy for me