I worked at a restaurant that went under new management while I was working there, new rule implemented was that no employee could take food home they ordered on shift. Didn’t finish your meal? Throw it in the trash.
I left the industry in February. Just couldn't take all the abuse anymore.
It's taken almost two months and I've been scraping by, but I'm about to start a job in the cannabis industry. It's already so much better-salary, quarterly bonuses, paid time off, health insurance, company car, phone stipend, fringe benefits out the ass.
The thing is, I really spent a lot of time working on my resume and taking adobe classes to be able to get the job. I never would have been able to do that shit while still pulling long hours waiting and bartending.
Almost twenty years in the service industry, and all it took was a month on unemployment to break out of the cycle. Restaurants are a trap. If you're on the fence and able - quit. I can't promise you immediate results, there's as much luck and chance involved as anything else, but I CAN promise you the service industry is quicksand and it only gets harder to get out.
axiir on April 28th, 2021 at 12:44 UTC »
And to think $4.50 is one of the higher wages I've seen, I believe my area is 2 something an hour
guiltfreepeasant on April 28th, 2021 at 13:46 UTC »
I worked at a restaurant that went under new management while I was working there, new rule implemented was that no employee could take food home they ordered on shift. Didn’t finish your meal? Throw it in the trash.
deadflagblues on April 28th, 2021 at 14:17 UTC »
I left the industry in February. Just couldn't take all the abuse anymore.
It's taken almost two months and I've been scraping by, but I'm about to start a job in the cannabis industry. It's already so much better-salary, quarterly bonuses, paid time off, health insurance, company car, phone stipend, fringe benefits out the ass.
The thing is, I really spent a lot of time working on my resume and taking adobe classes to be able to get the job. I never would have been able to do that shit while still pulling long hours waiting and bartending.
Almost twenty years in the service industry, and all it took was a month on unemployment to break out of the cycle. Restaurants are a trap. If you're on the fence and able - quit. I can't promise you immediate results, there's as much luck and chance involved as anything else, but I CAN promise you the service industry is quicksand and it only gets harder to get out.