Author: Olivia

I’ve worked in this particular restaurant for about a year. It’s described as “casual upscale dining.” Last summer was easily the most profitable 3 month span I’ve ever had in the dining industry, and I was very much looking forward to this summer. We tend to have 7-10 “large parties” per shift on the weekends consisting of 10+ guests per table. At 10 guests an automatic gratuity is added at 20%. Now, there has always been an automatic tip out of 5.5% of your sales which translates to a 14.5% tip. On a $300 bill, which is quite common, you walk away with $45 For about 1.5 hours of work ( while handling perhaps another 2-3 tables in addition) it makes for a solid payday overall. The new policy which was instituted about a month and a half ago requires that any parties over 12 must be split between two…

I used to have an extra $50 a month towards my phone bill. I also had/have a company phone. Last week my employer changed my job title/description and also decided to take out the $50 because I “don’t really need it” if I have a company phone. Thing is, none of us really use our phones and any calls I do make are from my personal phone anyway because the other phone has had issues. Im also an idiot cuz I let her talk me into agreeing to this by accident. I want the $50 back and I’m really upset.

Applying for ish jobs on Indeed. Employer reaches out and invites me to the store to fill out an application in person. To me, this is hella old school and not worth the 30min drive (one way) for a just-above-minimum-wage job. A phone call and a once over of my application on Indeed would suffice, am I being too harsh? Should I give them the benefit of the doubt and take time and money out of my day to travel down there?

What should I make sure to ask them and that they would provide if we were to unionize? My one real grievances is lack of wage increase? I've been in grocery unions before so I have at least some knowledge.

The department I am in has only been around for 2 years. It was created because there was a need for this department, I was in another department and was asked to move due to my good performance. I found out today that since the department was created 2 years ago, starting pay for new hires is 50k a year. I was only making 40k, even when I moved over. I’ve had two raises in the last two years and am now at 48k. When I found out new hires make more than me, and have been for almost two years I was furious. One of my co workers started a year and six months ago and his pay is 54k. I never call in, always pick up extra shifts, I’ve made all of the training material (which is outside my scope of job description) and have been with the…

Long story short: New company take over, I was offered the options of redundancy or stay for less hours, less pay and more work so I took the redundancy and was accepted. Well I requested my end date, pay package date and my police check which I will need to look for further employment as I worked with at risk people. They have provided none of this in the meantime so I feel like I’m in limbo and unable to move on. Which is ironic since they rushed me to make a decision. Going on 4 weeks later I haven’t received any update since and am still rostered to work my regular shifts. I have already asked for a follow up but rather not be a pain and keep asking as the last time I was essentially told “we’ll get back to you asap” So in spite of this, I’ve…

Exactly what the title says. I was required to sign a document saying that salaries are confidential and that they are not to be discussed. They gave me a promotion to now be my bosses boss and they refuse to give me any form of compensation for it. Not even fringe benefits. If I share my pay with others and get fired. Is the lawsuit really worth it? It’s a right to work state.