I’ve worked in the same restaurant for a little over 2 years now and while it was fun for a while, the endless stress of it and the rude customers we get on daily basis is starting to get to me.
This wasn’t really a problem for me but since we got a new boss work has just been a nightmare. We’ve all tried to give her a chance but all she does is talk shut about us behind our backs and gaslight us.
When she found out people had been complaining about her she threatened our managers to end their manager position if they didn’t end the shit-talk. She threatened to reduce a coworkers hours because the coworker refused to cover a shift no one was able to and when the boss said she couldn’t say no to it, my coworker called our higher up boss which our boss didn’t like.
She sits in the office when she’s supposed to be working with us and then gets mad when it takes time for everyone to get their food and completely overlooks the fact that we’re one less because of her.
She’s been getting my hopes up about me becoming a manager since we needed a second one but she only did that because that way I would cover more shifts and help her with other stuff to prove myself. I found out a while ago that she doesn’t want to give me that position and that she’s been searching for someone else to take it despite me working here the longest and knowing so much more than others.
I don’t really care for the manager role but I only wanted it because that was the only way I could get increased hours on my contract and also higher pay.
I work around 120-140 hours a month but on my contract it says that I get a minimum of 80 hours a month and because of that I can’t move out because i’m only guaranteed 80 hours a month and that is not enough to pay the rent of most apartments.
She is now saying she wants to delay getting a second manager until our working environment gets better but I don’t want to endure another summer of shitty pay, rude customers, terrible hours and now an unbearable boss.
I’m just feeling anxious because I don’t have another job lined up. I’ve gotten rejected from many jobs because they needed staff immediately and I have a months notice.
My plan is to just quit, finish my last month there and maybe take a few weeks of vacation before starting to look for jobs but i’m not sure if thats a good idea.
I’m not from the US and English is my second language so i’m sorry if anything is wrong. :’)