SO I (21) STARTED WORKING FOR A VERY POPULAR FAST FOOD CHAIN A MONTH AGO. THE PAY IS ACTUALLY DECENT COMPARED TO MY LAST 2 JOBS LOL. AND ITS NOT AS TOXIC.
I AM VENTING OUT MY FRUSTRATIONS ABOUT THIS SO DON'T TAKE IT *THAT* SERIOUS. SO I WORK PART TIME. WHICH IS FINE. IN A PERFECT WORLD I WOULD WORK AT MAX 30 HOURS. IM WORKING 15-25 RN WHICH IS OK. BUT I CHECKED MY SCHEDULE THIS WEEK AND I AM ONLY WORKING 5 HOURS. 5 HOURS. ONE DAY A WEEK. 5 HOURS.
AND IM JUST WONDERING….THIS CANT BE LEGAL….THIS CANT BE ETHICAL. BUT IT IS. LIKE I KNOW WE ARE AGAINST WORK IN THIS SUBREDDIT BUT I AM JUST POINTING OUT THE ABSURDITY OF THESE DAMN CORPORATIONS. PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT WE HAVE A STAFF OF ABOUT 150 PEOPLE OF ALL AGES. ALL OF US WHO HAVE FAMILIES TO FEED AND BILLS TO PAY. OUR SUPERVISORS WILL BE GLAD TO WORK 50 HOURS THOUGH. AT 26 AN HOUR. BUT THE HOURS WE HAVE ARE CUT. DUE TO “HIGH LABOR” DURING A “SLOW” SEASON. THATS UTTER BULLSHIT.
I AM SO TIRED OF THEM USING THAT EXCUSE WHEN THEY CLEARLY GENERATE TONS OF REVENUE. I AM NOT EXAGGERATING EITHER. THE LINE IS USUALLY OUT THE DOOR MOST DAYS! THIS HAPPENED AT MY LAST JOB TOO. FROM A BUSINESS PERSPECTIVE I TRY TO UNDERSTAND IT BUT IN MY HEAD IT IS JUST SO RIDICULOUS. AND I REALIZE THIS IS WHY MOST PEOPLE HAVE ABOUT 2-3 JOBS AT THIS POINT. BECAUSE OF HOW UNRELIABLE EMPLOYERS ARE. AND YET WE HAVE TO DEPEND ON THEM BY WORKING TO NOT BE HOMELESS OR STARVE. I AM TRYING TO BE POSITIVE AND MAYBE THINGS WILL CHANGE BUT THEY KEEP DECIDING TO GO ON THIS PATH. IT MADE SENSE SOMEWHAT DURING CHRISTMAS WEEK BUT COME ON. ITS JANUARY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CITY NEAR PLENTY OF SCHOOLS AND PARKS. PEOPLE ARE GOING TO COME REGARDLESS.
I AM JUST SO ANGRY. I REFUSE TO GET A SECOND JOB. I KNOW I AM OVERREACTING A LITTLE BIT. I DONT EVEN HATE THIS JOB THAT MUCH YET. I AM JUST SENSING THE CORPORATE GREED. I KNOW WHO IS GETTING THE MOST MONEY AND IT MAKES ME MAD. THE POWER DYNAMICS ARE INSANE. 5 HOURS. OUT OF THE WHOLE WEEK. AND FOR THE REST OF THAT WEEK IM GOING TO WONDER HOW CAN I MAKE MORE INCOME TO SUPPORT MYSELF IN CASE OF TIMES LIKE THESE…..
IT'S WEIRD HOW IN TIMES LIKE THESE I CAN START TO ENVY PEOPLE WHO WORK 9-5 OFFICE JOBS. LIKE YEAH IT KINDA SUCKS AND IS DRAINING. BUT AT LEAST ITS CONSISTENT AND ITS A JOB THAT DOESNT REQUIRE MUCH PHYSICAL LABOR. EVEN THAT HAS ITS CONS BUT COMPARED TO FOOD SERVICE HOLY SHIT. THIS IS MY SECOND POST HERE.
I HAVE GROWN SINCE THEN AND FOUND OUT I WAS BEING EXPLOITED FOR ONLY 14 AN HOUR (WHICH IS ACTUALLY BELOW MINIMUM WAGE IN MY STATE) WHEN I WAS PROMISED A RAISE FOR 16 AN HR LAST YEAR AT ONE OF MY OLD JOBS. SOMETIMES I JUST WANNA SAY F*CK IT AND RUN AWAY. SELL ALL MY POSSESSIONS AND JUST LIVE IN A CABIN IN VERMONT OR SOMETHING. AT LEAST THATLL BE MORE SUSTAINABLE THAN THIS NONSENSE. I AM SORRY IF THIS IS REALLY IMMATURE. I JUST WISH EVERYONE ELSE WOULD WAKE UP AND RECLAIM SOME SORT OF POWER IN ORDER TO GET THE MONEY THAT IS RIGHTFULLY HOURS. I AM TIRED OF THIS!! I AM TIRED OF THE GETTING ON MY KNEES FOR THEM. I FEEL LIKE A BOOTLICKER, BUT REALLY I JUST WANNA ENSURE MY SURVIVAL.