I just finished my 2nd day at my new job and I’m already having doubts. It’s a local independently owned pizza and bar joint. I worked in the fast food industry in my teenage years and vowed to never return but I was essentially pushed to quit at my previous job right before I had major surgery (that’s a story for another time) and I’ve been unemployed since October.
Red flags I’ve already noticed:
- no interviewing process whatsoever
- hiring manager went on about how she “can’t get anybody to work”
- no system for clocking in and out
- i had to repeatedly ask how we get paid (paper check, direct deposit, either or?)
- 12 hour open to close shifts five to six days a week (this doesn’t include cleaning the kitchen which takes over an hour)
- told to be 15 min early but apparently i don’t get paid for those 15 mins
- only three cooks including me
- was told previously i would have 30-60 min breaks depending on shift but have now found out we get no breaks
- was told we get a discount on food if we are on the clock but at the same time we can’t eat on the clock (???)
I honestly just wanted to vent my frustrations. I’m 27 and have been working since 16, I’ve definitely had even worse fast food jobs than this, but I am so exhausted with being told lies and expected to just shrug it off for a paycheck. And they wonder why they “can’t get anyone to work”
TL;DR: new job already sucks after two days