Hey y’all. I’m the general manager of a restaurant. My daily duties include making sure money is right, putting out (metaphorical) fires, dealing with guests when they get upset enough to ask for a manager, making a record of noteworthy events every shift, organizing large parties, training new servers, hosts, bussers and bartenders, and doing inventory every night for the next day’s grocery order/orders (there is a possibility that the owner will have to go to multiple places to stock up for the day, because it is a very small chain and we can’t justify making a Ben E Keith order for everything everyday for profit reasons), making staff schedules, and meeting with liquor/wine reps to improve bar sales.
I have been doing all of this for the last few months since I landed the general manager position for a not great but decent salary (60,000/year) for the last six months.
Last week the owner of the restaurant went on vacation, which is fine with me cause everyone deserves a break from time to time. But he left me in charge of not only making the orders, but picking them up and putting them away at the restaurant. Which turns my 55 hour week into a 75 hour week.
I am happy to do the extra work if I am being compensated accordingly. I received no bonus or extra pay for the extra 20ish hours I worked that week.
My question is should I be pissed? Or should I expect my salary to cover the extra time and effort I put in?
I’m really not sure as this is the first place I’ve ever held a management position. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
I’m not upset when I think about it but a lot of people are telling me I should be.