I’m fucking livid.
i got this job at a kitchen a month ago. 6 to 4, 10 hours for minimum wage and unstable hours. sometimes we leave at 4:30 or even 5 PM. it’s shitty and exploitative, but it’s something to do, and I learn a lot (I’m studying to be a chef). I have no written contract a verbal agreement with my boss about the hours and pay, and I’m “on trial” for the next 2 months, after that I’ll be elligible for a “formal” contract if I pass the trial.
but then this week comes along and they’re telling all of us that we need to work from 4:30 AM to 6 PM (at the least) for friday, saturday, monday and tuesday. no compensation in the form of payment or days off. now I’m no labor lawyer but this is some grade-A bullshit. I hate it because the workplace is actually on the same page, pretty much everyone agrees that we already work too many hours and that maybe the bosses should have 2 groups/shifts or something, but no one is doing anything about it. and now with this weekend thing, everybody is super fucking compliant and not saying a word about it except for me. it makes me feel like I’m crazy for wanting something that’s literally my right.