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I work 8 hour retail shifts at a bakery and am forced to take my break within first 30 mins of my shift. On my feet 7+ hours straight with a messed up ankle

It’s cheap scheduling practices, I work the retail counter alone in the afternoons and they make me take my break shortly after I get to work so the person working the morning shift can cover my station while I’m breaking. As a result I’m on my feet for 7 hours straight which is very difficult for me due to an ankle injury. Last time I asked if I could take my break later my manager told me that the person working the morning shift would have to stay overtime to cover at the retail counter while I’m on my break. Didn’t explicitly say no, but he framed it such that I would be the asshole for keeping this person, who also worked 8 hours in the morn, from going home. I haven’t worked many restaurant jobs so idk if this is standard practice, but it’s def annoying. For sure not…


It’s cheap scheduling practices, I work the retail counter alone in the afternoons and they make me take my break shortly after I get to work so the person working the morning shift can cover my station while I’m breaking. As a result I’m on my feet for 7 hours straight which is very difficult for me due to an ankle injury. Last time I asked if I could take my break later my manager told me that the person working the morning shift would have to stay overtime to cover at the retail counter while I’m on my break. Didn’t explicitly say no, but he framed it such that I would be the asshole for keeping this person, who also worked 8 hours in the morn, from going home. I haven’t worked many restaurant jobs so idk if this is standard practice, but it’s def annoying. For sure not as bad as a lot of the shit that’s put on here so I hope this doesn’t sound too dramatic, but I’m just wondering what rights I have in this situation.

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