I’m an 18 year old who graduated from high school in May and decided to take a year off of school to work and save up some money to pay for college. I currently work in the kitchen of an assisted living facility as a server. I hate it. As in most kitchens, we have both an executive and sous chef. The executive chef is a 60 something year old ass who treats all his employees like shit. Myself included. I’ve been there for about 5 months at this point and every single day I work he finds something to torment me. He knows I struggle with anxiety and depression and yet still always has something negative to say about me as well as takes joy in triggering my anxiety by yelling at me and banging on whatever he can find.
I’m not a bad employee. I’ve missed one shift in 5 months for a car accident when that shift was already on a day that I told them I couldn’t work. I was the only one to step up and work over 50 hours a week when we got super short staffed. And yet, I still work in horrible conditions and am belittled constantly by him.
A month or two ago I got a certification that would allow me to switch into a medical position at the same facility (including a significant pay raise) and every time I try and switch he talks to the director of the other department and asks her not to hire me. I no longer know what to do.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.