Author: Olivia

So, I’m a server in Canada and until October of 2021 I had worked at the same restaurant for over 4 years. This is the only restaurant job I’ve ever had. In October, I spoke to my department manager about taking a LoA because I was having trouble juggling work and school. He told me he could give me a month off but for any more than that I would have to talk to the general manager, let’s call him Richard. So, I spoke to Richard who told me he can’t give me a LoA, but if I need time off, I can quit and he would be happy to rehire me when I want to come back. Richard is notorious for refusing to rehire people who’ve quit and want to come back, so I was skeptical but he reassured me, “100% we would love to have you back. Take…

So we’re going to say her name on a group call and tell her she’s great. Yay! Thanks for more money for the executives and uh, good luck to you!!

This happened about 30 minutes ago. Went to go help a friend move, they hired some movers as well. One of the movers tripped and hit his head on the road, we called 911 because he couldn’t remember what year it was or who the president was, his eye was really swollen and there was blood. His coworker says their boss’ policy is that no customer can call an ambulance, they have to call him and then he will call if he thinks they need it. The ambulance comes and they check him out and the EMTs say he needs to go to the hospital, but the movers boss calls and makes him refuse the ride and go to a walk in clinic instead. Is there anything I can do, or someone I can call? Is this even legal? If I find out any more of the story I’ll update…