Hello!
I work in the restaurant industry as a manager. Whenever my employees have called off, I have always been the type to say “ok, I’m going to figure this out. You rest.” — usually I would try to get their shift covered for them, or I would just adjust the floor chart for that evening. Simple. My GM has been out with covid — I found out via her TikTok, she didn’t inform anyone that they may be infected — for the past few days. It’s her first day back. She is unwilling to stay until close to help out, instead coercing me & the other manger to work on our days off so I could get my sick day covered & swapped without her having to lift a finger. I would never dream of telling a server that was sick “to swap with someone else!” – it’s as simple as telling a co-worker to get well and letting it go/figuring it out. I’m livid, I want to quit as soon as I walk in. I had an interview for an administrative assistant today via phone, and I am hoping I get the job (I’ll know tomorrow. ) I want out of management and I want out of this industry that expects you to work on your worst days.
I just needed to vent.