I work in a supermarket kitchen and I do a lot of the repetitive tasks like washing dishes, serving and cleaning tables, even though I am trained to cook and use the checkout. My supervisor seems to avoid allowing me to cook or work checkout so I get stuck doing the least favourable jobs.
I'm not a very outspoken person but I'm not shy either. I just don't like to make a fuss. I usually just go with whatever my supervisor says for an easier life but today I reached the end of my tether.
She has been constantly criticising me since the moment I was employed and especially today. It had been building up throughout the day but the final straw was when she walked over to me and a colleague (after her shift had ended) and told us that us having a conversation, looking like we weren't doing anything in front of customers looked bad and a manager saw so she wanted to tell us before a manager intervened to save us from criticism from a manager.
I went back into the kitchen and stood by the hot lamps, waiting for food to serve. My coworker asked if I was OK and I nodded but a minute later I cried and told one of my coworkers that I couldn't stand this job anymore. This sounds extreme but it was building up over the day and I'm quite sensitive as it is.
Ended the day saying see you next week and nice to meet you to the new coworker 🙂 not a great first impression.