I got a new job as a Line Cook about 2ish weeks ago. Get paid dog shit obviously and I’m on night/closing shift alone which wouldn’t be so bad if not for the fact it’s still busy as hell and there’s one asshole manager who makes it his life’s mission to make everything as painful as possible.
To the extent he makes us do stupid crap before we’re allowed to go home that no other manager would ask us to do. And generally treats you like a child and talks down to you.
Last time I closed with him we got swamped with orders at he stood there trying to pop quiz me or go “and what should you be doing now… asking for my help?”
I also got put on about 6 or 7 days straight the first week I was on. I told them when I started I wanted about 3 days a week as I had a freelance job as well which they claimed was fine and then promptly ignored.
So a few days ago I said I wouldn’t be doing that again and told them I wanted only 3 days a week. I was told by one manager it should be worked out next schedule for me to be 3.
Now I’m told it won’t be for another week or two by asshole manager because “I don’t have any other cooks so there’s nothing I can do”.
So my pissed off ass decided I’m calling in tomorrow right before my two off days and making it 3 because 1. I don’t want to close with asshole manager and 2. I’m mildly pissed off.
And yet I still feel guilty about leaving them with no cook. Either he’ll have to do it himself, which he can, he constantly critiques the line cooks and is back there harassing them about how he spent 6 weeks cooking when he got hired as a manager, or he’ll have to find someone else.
Problem is no one else really wants to deal with him either so he’ll probably be hard pressed. I think in the past he’s had to pull a cook from another store to fill in.
It feels ridiculous to me though. Despite all this why do I feel guilty about calling off?
They obviously don’t give a shit about me so why the hell do i care at all?
Anyone else ever feel like this?