tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7410456309456903679.post685812605015495859..comments2023-06-14T00:36:58.124-07:00Comments on Confessions of a Part Time Waitress: Working on the 4thG.H.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02529350394018139741noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7410456309456903679.post-77138338642068161452009-06-28T22:38:33.058-07:002009-06-28T22:38:33.058-07:00Hey, you work hard and for what? For a damned vaca...Hey, you work hard and for what? For a damned vacation that has more meaning than any paycheck or shift of tips that you'll ever make. When your dead and gone and at St Peter's gates, are you gonna say, "Gee, I should have worked more shifts and vacationed less! Hell no...take your vacation, what ever it takes. This life is short, grab up as much joy from it as you can. You'll be glad you did, I promise!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7410456309456903679.post-14044434728592671592009-06-25T00:09:11.868-07:002009-06-25T00:09:11.868-07:00Any new staff around your restaurant? As a new ser...Any new staff around your restaurant? As a new server in mine, I'm desperate to pick up shifts/don't care about working on holidays/want the more experienced servers to be nice to me if I ever need to trade shifts. That would be your best bet at getting off.la escritorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11171429047272993007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7410456309456903679.post-4523563537431654822009-06-23T16:23:30.536-07:002009-06-23T16:23:30.536-07:00Mad Jack I don't think [in this case] restaura...Mad Jack I don't think [in this case] restaurant managers are a "dime a dozen" when the manager in question is family of the owners and workers.<br /><br />I wouldn't quit. What she did is wrong and since you can't prove it - well - how easy is it to find a job now where you live?<br /><br />We live in an area that is [basically] financially insular due to the gov't - but waitress jobs/minimum/non skilled jobs are hard to come by since a lot of other areas have been hit [construction/luxury services]<br /><br />I just love the dog in your 4th pic' tho.SkippyMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09479661523059481730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7410456309456903679.post-9162164878094176572009-06-23T13:01:05.922-07:002009-06-23T13:01:05.922-07:00Definitely quit. If they can erase your name out ...Definitely quit. If they can erase your name out of books made for the purpose of proving that you asked for time off in advance, who knows what else they could erase! Hours from your paycheck even. I'd definitely look for another job :o/ good luck!brithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17523198708112012568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7410456309456903679.post-20950578702629785502009-06-23T09:14:18.050-07:002009-06-23T09:14:18.050-07:00Situations like this are always tricky, particular...Situations like this are always tricky, particularly when you're the "outsider" working in a predominantly family-run business. Unpleasant and unfair though it might be for your plans to messed up for the 4th, I would recommend that you work the shift cheerfully and, in the interim, start quietly looking for a job elsewhere. By not making a scene about the vacation time, you'll be more likely to obtain a better recommendation from him for being a "team player" when you find a job that treats you fairly. <br /><br />Managers like this can be extremely petty individuals, and you would hate to be bad-mouthed by him to a prospective employer. Plus, by not quitting the job or issuing an ultimatum to your boss of "give me time off or I'm quitting," it will signal to a prospective employer that you are more dependable.<br /><br />Good luck!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7410456309456903679.post-29890666800704014482009-06-23T09:11:10.953-07:002009-06-23T09:11:10.953-07:00It is a big problem. How is the job situation wher...It is a big problem. How is the job situation where you are? Probably looking around isn't a bad idea. Tell her you will work every day till then but you need that weekend off big time like you were first promised. Let us know how it works. Good wishes on that one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7410456309456903679.post-55390285968731120852009-06-23T09:04:39.007-07:002009-06-23T09:04:39.007-07:00If you have or know someone with a digital camera ...If you have or know someone with a digital camera or a really good-quality camera phone, I recommend taking a picture of the ledger with your name in it next time, as soon as it's written down. Then you have proof that you were first next time! Actually, that's a good thing to do for anything you want to document for later--get it in writing, then snap a picture of it. Try to have the date taken display on the picture. And leave it in the camera, or move it back onto the camera's memory card when it's needed, since spineless managers will be less likely to say "Oh, you just used Photoshop for that" if the picture's still on the camera.<br /><br />And yeah, totally remind spineless manager that you are OWED!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7410456309456903679.post-51909580783462386282009-06-23T09:03:17.239-07:002009-06-23T09:03:17.239-07:00You know you requested the time off, SM knows you ...You know you requested the time off, SM knows you requested the time off. SM decided that priorities should be moved around.<br /><br />I would name the restaurant and the manager on your blog. I would then either tender my resignation on July 3 or July 4. Or call in sick, if you want to do that. Remember that you might be a member of a protected group.<br /><br />Good, reliable wait staff is hard to find. Restaurant managers are a dime a dozen, especially bad ones.<br /><br />Shoot, what you might do is find another job and set your start date after your July 4 vacation.Mad Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06190137186843630543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7410456309456903679.post-85980498613137055852009-06-22T23:33:12.536-07:002009-06-22T23:33:12.536-07:00For everyone that asked, the manager I asked back ...For everyone that asked, the manager I asked back in January is the same manager that told me I was shit out of luck. Your right she probably erased my name. As I've mentioned a million times most of the people I work with are family, and I'm still the newest employee, my guess is that she moved some things around to hook up her brother, brothers wife, friend, ect.<br />Your absolutely right its bull, but I'm worried there is nothing I can do. I talked to her the other night, and I'm prepared to talk to her again, but if she says I have to work, it may be a lost cause.<br /><br />Husband says I should quit if they don't give me the time off.<br /><br />VelisEtRemis- Your so right!! I should remind her how badly she screwed me a few weeks ago!!G.H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02529350394018139741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7410456309456903679.post-48963675056327439432009-06-22T22:32:20.379-07:002009-06-22T22:32:20.379-07:00Sounds like your manager has selective memory. I w...Sounds like your manager has selective memory. I would see if there is someone who would take your shift for you and if not, I would go back and tell the manager that you did ask for that time off, obviously it has been erased from the books and you have made plans to be out of town that weekend and cannot cancel your plans because you were assured you could have the time off you has asked for. <br /><br />I would be interested in seeing her book to see if there are any erasure marks where your name was once there.¸.•*´)ღ¸.•*´Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14216410996038420854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7410456309456903679.post-89149669992614538312009-06-22T19:25:29.592-07:002009-06-22T19:25:29.592-07:00just take "the spineless manager" out ba...just take "the spineless manager" out back and give them a chiropractic adjustment!Jo ~https://www.blogger.com/profile/14420027837365076239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7410456309456903679.post-90780096854514164782009-06-22T17:56:12.785-07:002009-06-22T17:56:12.785-07:00Spineless manager doesn't remember this? Do y...Spineless manager doesn't remember this? Do you remember whether or not s/he filled out the book in front of you?<br /><br />Any documentation is going to go a long way [which I know you know] but I would go to the first person on the list and talk with them. Perhaps someone heard you had it off and can back you up?SkippyMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09479661523059481730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7410456309456903679.post-8606984358520226222009-06-22T14:57:22.937-07:002009-06-22T14:57:22.937-07:00I would definitely ask to sit down with the spinel...I would definitely ask to sit down with the spineless manager and explain the situation to him again. Do you fill out paperwork for it? And if you do, is there a date on the paperwork that proves when it was filled out? Definitely check that out. I asked for time off as well, and apparently I'm the 9th out of about 50-60 waitresses and even then my manager gave me "the look." What is wrong with asking for time off? Goshbrithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17523198708112012568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7410456309456903679.post-91994535499606759072009-06-22T14:32:36.142-07:002009-06-22T14:32:36.142-07:00You might want to remind your spineless manager of...You might want to remind your spineless manager of two things:<br /><br />1. You put in your request shortly after you were hired in January, and that makes you first; and<br /><br />2. Your spineless manager "owes you":<br />http://confessions-of-a-waitress.blogspot.com/2009/05/suggested-gratuity-or-required-gratuity.html<br /><br />VelisEtRemisVelisEtRemisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7410456309456903679.post-48753695938430070492009-06-22T13:43:48.953-07:002009-06-22T13:43:48.953-07:00Did you put in your January request with the same ...Did you put in your January request with the same spineless manager? Or a different one that maybe still works there? I would stand up for yourself because you put it in way in advance like any good employee is supposed to, and it's not your fault your manager is some limp-dick who doesn't keep track of stuff like that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com