I recently got hired at this bar. I only have serving experience and they were bartenders only but they said they would train me.
They told me to come in for a few hours the next day after hiring me. I didn’t know if it would be to do initial paperwork or what? I had only filled out an application at this point, nothing more.
My first day, no paper work and I end up being on my own, helping as needed, not much training goes on. They pay me 60 bucks at the end of the day for 7 hours? I mentioned to someone that I never clocked in which I thought was odd (or did paperwork) I was essentially doing the other bartenders favors / whatever they needed. I didn’t get trained really even, but I digress. The person I mentioned clocking in to, said we don’t clock in here. We don’t get pay checks here. So obviously everything is under the table?
I work a second and third day. They don’t really train me, have me help the other bartenders and take tables inside. Give me cash again for my time. I only have 1 out of the 6 managers numbers and there’s only the one person I can communicate with. He says they don’t need me to come in the fourth day when I was supposed to… I asked is there a reason why? Never got back to me. A day goes by, (4 days ago at this point) I said is there any word on my schedule change? He got back to me (this was Thursday and today is Sunday) and said “I’m still waiting on the (main owner) to get back to me about finalizing the schedule” I said ok thanks and haven’t heard a single thing since.
I ended up going to find another job so I don’t need them anymore anyway, but it pisses me off the way everything had gone down there.
Are they firing me? Are they actually waiting on a schedule change? It’s all sketch and the reason I am writing this is because is there anything I should do? Should I let it go and just chalk up my losses? It’s weird I worked there and got some days and then this? And because everything seems to be under the table which is illegal in the first place, no? They can just never text me back again?
I just need advice! If there’s anything I should/could do or just move on which I’m doing anyway. I don’t want to work for them. Thank you