I’m a college student working in a super small, yet super busy restaurant. Every employee acknowledges that we deal with many practices that are illegal in a workplace. For example, we don’t get breaks. Meaning that we are on our feet for sometimes 10 hours at a time without sitting down.
The money is fantastic so I’ve been willing to endure this, but yesterday I almost quit on the spot. I have ADD and I take my medication every day at noon, or else I simply can’t function properly, especially in that environment. My manager saw me stop during the rush to take my meds, and lost her shit.
“WTF are you doing?!? You have people waiting to order.”
“Well I need to take my pill real quick.”
“I don’t give a shit. If I see this again I’m writing you up.”
Am I in the wrong or is this some bullshit?