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Originally Posted by blankall
Earls. I was in the kitchen.
Staff discount: 50% up to $10. Once per shift. Did not apply if I was not working.
I was paid .25 above minimum wage and told I would get a .25 raise for every new station I learned. I had to twist arms to get that raise.
I was constantly put on split shifts... ie work for 2 hours get a 3 hour break and then come back and work for 4 more hours. What the hell am I supposed to do in a three hour break? That is barely enough time to get home and back on transit.
The kicker was they expected me to be responsible for my own uniform. I was only given one chef's jacket, which was expected to be clean. At the time I was not living in a place with access to a laundry machine. So I had to go to the laundramat 2 times a week to wash this thing.
We also had "staff parties" that the kitchen had to work during.
Edit: I should probably ad as disclaimer some people have had good experiences with this company. I think policie vary from restaurant to restaurant.
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Weird. I had
exactly the same experience in the kitchen with these guys. Begging for raises and all. You forgot the best part. No breaks whatsoever, unless it was unpaid.
Which I'm fairly sure is illegal.
But what made it worse on top of that is that smokers were allowed to have 5 minute "smoke breaks".