I signed a position as a part time employee, with the set hours of 25-30hrs. I told the manager at the interview that I may need to drop that if my next semester at school is hard.
The shifts were suddenly 11 hrs long and we were to get a 30 minute break. I never received a break. I worked alone as a lifeguard. I had to radio someone to use the bathroom. The other managers didn't like me because I put them in trouble the first week (angered by my ADA accommodation, where they emailed the GM that “if I cannot work my entire shift without a break, I should be fired”. That's against state and federal laws, so it wasn't bad. My medicine makes me thirsty. I wanted a bathroom break every 2 hrs.)
The managers involved in the situation (3 men) were angered and I was so happy they were the people to “immediately relieve me” should I need to use the restroom. It was around 45 minutes each time. I once took 5 minutes and was told to take it off my time clock. I laughed. I was a new, but not dumb. I had +10 years as a manager of aquatics.
So, most people suddenly started quitting. I knew why. It was obvious. Our Lead was incompetent to a leadership role, one I had held previously.
I began working 50 hrs/week to make up for the quitting, but only allowed her 2 weeks, as I am part time and recieve no benefits.
Suddenly, she texts me that she's coming in for my break and I'll be working a double today. I text my SO. He basically says, “so she wants you to work 4am-12am and return tmrw to do the same?” And it struck me… F that. She shows up, I hand her all tube, fanny pack, even the shirt off my back, and leave. She asks if I'll come back for a meeting to “work things out” I say no.
I received angry text messages about how I missed our meeting time and she was disappointed in me.
Next job asked about old job. I said nice things. Interviewer laughed. She had heard that the entire staff quit after I did, which is true. She said the place is a shitshow.
People higher up from me and my equals let me know they were quitting too. I was about to take on their workload too + while 50hrs a week, while part time. That part was confirmed by the Lead in a meeting.
Byeee. Never returned. New job thought it was polite and professional to only mention good things about job, when she knew it was terrible.