I have worked under a few incompetants in my short life, but this one really takes the biscuit. I work at a popular sandwich chain. The owner and the ONE manager are CRAZY about cost-cutting; nothing new here. But they have taken this insanity to the absolute limit.

Apparently this place is in a state of constant turnover. The manager (a self-proclaimed “perfectionist”) hires anyone who shows up to the interview. The guy who started 2 days before me was fired in less than a week for “not smiling enough.” Yikes! People are getting fired and quitting left and right.

On top of that, we are no longer allowed to put anything on the sandwiches. We actually DICE the green peppers to “save money”, so that the peppers resemble a wet, nasty paste. Every time I make a sandwich, customers hover over me, saying “more…more…” The onions are a sick paste, too, and the tomatoes are usually rotten, but we’re not allowed to throw them away.

But the real problem is scheduling. It used to be that 2 people would close together, the shift being 5 to 10:30. Now 2 people are scheduled at 5, but one has to go home at 8:30, and everything MUST be done by then. And guess who gets to go home early? Lucky me, working 10 hours a week.

I almost forgot to mention that the manager never shows up- she watches the cameras from her computer at home. One faces the register, the other faces the prep table. She calls once or twice a nnight to remind us to use less green peppers or to see how we’re doing.

Well, that’s my rant; better go, I’ll be late for my 3 hour shift!”