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Tired of work

So I’ve been working at a hotel kitchen for the past 10 months and I’m so over it. When I started working there I was doubted on my skills from the very beginning. The chef made it seem because I am a girl I can’t do my job. My thought process was always if you doubted me why did you hire me? Whatever I stuck through it even though the food wasn’t that great either. Well a few month later I found out I was pregnant and that I was covid positive. I had to quarantine for two weeks. Finally I got back to work and of course with my luck my second day back I get in to a car accident. So now I’m pregnant trying to catch up on my bills with no car. Mind you im still making it to work while recovering from the accident and…


So I’ve been working at a hotel kitchen for the past 10 months and I’m so over it. When I started working there I was doubted on my skills from the very beginning. The chef made it seem because I am a girl I can’t do my job. My thought process was always if you doubted me why did you hire me? Whatever I stuck through it even though the food wasn’t that great either. Well a few month later I found out I was pregnant and that I was covid positive. I had to quarantine for two weeks. Finally I got back to work and of course with my luck my second day back I get in to a car accident. So now I’m pregnant trying to catch up on my bills with no car. Mind you im still making it to work while recovering from the accident and still kicking ass on the line all the while fighting pregnancy symptoms. The chef starts complying that im throwing up to much to be productive on line. Which is not true cause I hadn’t received any complaints from guest and no steaks had ever been sent back so I just be doing fine and prep was getting done. Anyway he ends up telling hr and the executive chef of the hotel that my pregnancy is getting in the way of my job. I tried to put my two weeks in because I wasn’t going to stand for that kind of insult. The executive chef of the hotel convinced me to stay since the other chef was going to be leaving fairly soon. I said fine but something needs to be done about the chef and how he is treating me. Nothing was done and the treatment got worse. So I emailed hr and informed her I would not be going back. They reprimanded him and transferred me to the other kitchen which I did not want but did reluctantly on the promise that when he was gone I’d be transferred back to my preferred position. I am now 7 months pregnant and have not been transferred back and their excuse is “I’m to sick” to work my preferred position. This came from me asking if I can take a few 10-15 minutes breaks when I need to because the weight of the baby is starting to take a toll on me. Which I need a doctors note just to get these breaks. Now I’ve been pulled into the office of the executive chef to be told that I lack team work and it shows that I am not happy where I am at. I’ve repeatedly expressed I am not happy where I am being that I was promised my position back when the chef left. I have no teamwork because I was only trained on one position in the kitchen I am now, so how am I suppose to help if I don’t know what to do on the other stations. I’ve told them I can’t do that much anymore any way because I’m in my last trimester and everything hurts as of right now. This is my third pregnancy and it has been the toughest on my body. I don’t know what to do as of now. I really want to quit but I am waiting for my husband to find a job first. Every time I go into work I just want to walk out, I’m miserable and hate it there. The boss has no empathy for what I’m going through which I think is crazy being that his wife just gave birth. I don’t know what his wife does for a living but I’m sure it’s not as physically demanding as working the line at a busy restaurant. On top of that he had the audacity to say he works more hours then I do. I couldn’t help but roll my eyes. Like that’s your job not mine. I am not required to work over time and I am not required to put work over my health or my babies health. I’ve been in the hospital three separate times because of work related stress and my fear that the stress is hurting my baby. I guess I’m posting just to vent but if you have any advice or words of encouragement that would be nice. Thanks in advance!

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