I went to Domino’s before the Super Bowl to get a couple of things for the game tonight. I walked in and they were already announcing that wait times for carry out pizzas were going to be close to three hours. Luckily, I had already ordered and it was to be ready before the game. The workers there looked tired and rundown. I saw one girl go over to the manager and ask for a break and the manager said no and this girl looked so heartbroken. She walked into the back and started answering phones so she didn’t have to see anybody upfront. A few minutes later she comes back out and talks with another coworker and starts complaining about the situation, saying it had been several hours since she had any break, and says “are they just asking me to quit?” The manager hears this and turns around and says “you knew the break times when you signed up for the job, I don’t have time for this. If you want to leave then leave”. The girl takes off her apron and leaves it right there on the floor and says “thanks guys” and walks out the back. It was brilliant and invigorating. I love to see it. While at first I was thinking “yeah – stick it to the manager…” I then realized the manager probably hasn’t had a break in a while either and makes maybe 2$ more an hour than the worker? I left feeling bad for both of them.
Edit: I no longer feel bad for the manager