DancingBear
04-09-2011, 12:01 PM
So I need some advice about what to do in this situation.
I work at a late night campus cafe at the rate of $7.35 an hour ($7.65 on Fridays). It started out great. It was fun, everyone talked and laughed a lot, there was great music, free food, etc.. Now, it has taken a turn for the worse. Most of my coworkers either ignore me or pick on me. Lots of them don't pull their weight and put it on me and a couple of the other employees. (They will sit around and chat with the manager who does nothing about this).
A few new rules were enforced including one saying that only people who are currently working are allowed behind the counter. I liked this rule because when people would come back to make food for themselves, they would get in the way and customers would get angry at me for not filling the orders. This rule was in effect for a little while (especially when I went to get food) but now, the manager is letting her "favourites" come and do whatever they want.
Specifically, last night, a girl who wasn't working was back sitting on a girl who was currently working for 2 hours out of the 3.5 hour shift. She did nothing the entire time. My roommate was stuck with piles of 30-40 orders by herself because I was doing register. This same girl who was off the clock called me a bitch twice that night right in front of the manager, and would give me sassy answers whenever I asked somebody ELSE a question. Usually, I just ignore things like this because there is no point getting upset over something so silly, and especially at a place where people are already frustrated because it's work! But now it's just starting to bother me. I shouldn't have to take abuse like this.
So, what should I do? Should I bring it up to the manager who never seems to listen to me (and is friends with the employees who do nothing)? Or should I go up a level to their boss? Or should I just suck it up because it's a low paying shitty job anyway?
I work at a late night campus cafe at the rate of $7.35 an hour ($7.65 on Fridays). It started out great. It was fun, everyone talked and laughed a lot, there was great music, free food, etc.. Now, it has taken a turn for the worse. Most of my coworkers either ignore me or pick on me. Lots of them don't pull their weight and put it on me and a couple of the other employees. (They will sit around and chat with the manager who does nothing about this).
A few new rules were enforced including one saying that only people who are currently working are allowed behind the counter. I liked this rule because when people would come back to make food for themselves, they would get in the way and customers would get angry at me for not filling the orders. This rule was in effect for a little while (especially when I went to get food) but now, the manager is letting her "favourites" come and do whatever they want.
Specifically, last night, a girl who wasn't working was back sitting on a girl who was currently working for 2 hours out of the 3.5 hour shift. She did nothing the entire time. My roommate was stuck with piles of 30-40 orders by herself because I was doing register. This same girl who was off the clock called me a bitch twice that night right in front of the manager, and would give me sassy answers whenever I asked somebody ELSE a question. Usually, I just ignore things like this because there is no point getting upset over something so silly, and especially at a place where people are already frustrated because it's work! But now it's just starting to bother me. I shouldn't have to take abuse like this.
So, what should I do? Should I bring it up to the manager who never seems to listen to me (and is friends with the employees who do nothing)? Or should I go up a level to their boss? Or should I just suck it up because it's a low paying shitty job anyway?