This is like my first time posting in this sub so lmk if I’m doing anything wrong, but I’m just so frustrated. So this is probably gonna be a long post.
I just clocked out early from my shift (this is the first time I have ever done that) and it’s because of this one shift manager. I’m 19 and still trying to navigate the professional world while navigating through my emotions. I work at this fast food place and tonight we had the lobby closed. I saw a couple of guys in the foyer and asked if they had a food delivery order since I didn’t see any mobile orders. They tell me that the app wasn’t working for them and I hesitated, but I thought it would be fine just this one time to let them in and have them order. As soon as I do, the shift manager that just came in for her shift like a few minutes ago gives me a weird look and ask what I was doing. I tried explaining and she just tells me that the lobby is closed and they need to figure it out. Im a little embarrassed, but it’s fine because mistakes happens. I should have asked her first. It’s just rubbed me the wrong way and this isn’t the first time I’ve had issues with her. She just doesn’t make me feel valued as an employee and doesn’t teach me anything when I ask to be taught. So whenever I’m working with her, my work ethic just goes down the drain. I tried explaining that whole situation and seeing if there was anything I could have done different and it just didn’t seemed like she care enough to have that conversation. So I just left especially since three other people had clocked in around the same time she did.
There’s also another situation with a different person. I had a jokingly conversation with a coworker about positions and pay. As a result, I found out that he is getting paid more than me. I don’t want to bring up race, but I’m a black female who been working here for about 6 months and he is a white male who been working for about one to two months. Im furious especially since I quit because of college, but they convinced me to come back because they’re understaffed and “love my work ethic”. So why is he getting paid more than me especially since he just started and doesn’t know 1/4 of the things that I do or even stay later to help out like me. Doesn’t help that this coworker is a little cocky and annoys me about who’s better at their job.
Im starting to lose motivation for this job and wanting to quit again. I can’t seems to remember why I came back other than for the college assistance program they have here. I just want to feel appreciated by that one manager, get paid equally, and change the workplace. I want to talk to the manager of the store about this, but I don’t know how to approach him in a professional manner or if it’s even worth speaking to him about it. Any advice would be much appreciated. Thank you.