So this past week I finally quite my low paying job. I say low since they didnt raise the minimum wage when it raised so i was still getting 15hr for 3 hours every week day with no benifits.
I came to this job about 3 years ago before covid hit. There was me, manager and a coworker that are still left from the original team. There was a huge turn over due to us haveing no coverage for covid and cupe shutting us out of work. We also have had people leave in high amounts even when hired due to the stress of the job. My manager dosent see this position worth minimal wage since its a school season realted job and we are off three months a year. We work the cafiteria in the schools in our city. They are all contrated out by the same company.
I will note i use knee braces and wraps around my ankles to help a worsening issue not be so painfull at the end of the day. Since i was the youngest of the team, i usualy got the labour heavy jobs. My day would open with hot meal prep, start of meal cooking, keeping my area clean while helping with small tasks my coworker needed help on. As put together any wierd special manager concoted. Preping thw serving station and then putting hot food into the station. Servings the teenager's when lunch came. Then once it was settled down i would go into cleaning duties. All dishes had to be done and put away by myself. Then washing every serface and cleaning floors. Once the back was done, then i would do as much in the front as i could. Throw out the shift i would also stalk were i could. If it qas Tuesday or Thursday then i would also be dealing with incomeing shipments during my meal prep time. Haveing to check off the list and out them away in the cold fridge.
I get no help in this since when we do have a third person, they are usualy helping my coworker prep the front. Our manager will hang around the office. I perfer she stay in hee office since her idea of help is to prep a food and then leave a huge mess for me to clean up ontop of everything eles i have to do.
Then the kids… I get alot of kids with attuides. Ether ordering some insane lunch wrap order. Since we have a substation like subway. Or they get very upset at me for not allowing them a fork for free when i been informed by managment I am not allowed to do this. They also get upset at the prices and sizes of food though I can't do anything about that. This year I had a special group of older teens. We have a door leading into the kitchen part that faces a section of lockers kids pass by to get to a shop class. This group was regularly going by and moaning as loudly aa they could to scares us in the kitchen. I almost dropped a few things on my toes cus they had timed it for when I was putting dishes away. Then they would come in for food and be the most entittled people. My fries were under cooked, the gravey was cold, we werent giving them enough in thier dishes, and they had fun ordering me around. I begged my manager to ban them from the cafiteria since no matter how i acted towards the situation, they were bent on targeting me. She informed me that unless they take a action worth reporting to the police, no one could do anything. I finaly snapped when I asked her to server them for me cuz I dont wanna be harrassed. She smiled, said no and went to get coffie to sip while she watches me struggle cuz we are understaffed.
Sorry for this long ars rant but i have finaly left and yes this was the same place that gave us that deal with the 120$ bonus. Then promised raises would come. All she did when i quite was go “no problem”.