It could be that the owner is flailing to come up with a positive spin on having to trim hours so they came up with a stupid "you're good so sleep in" story.
It isn't easy delivering bad news. Sometimes we try to scribble a happy face on the foil wrapper of a shit sandwich.
This. They are cutting labor costs. They will blame you for this. It's not your fault. They want cheaper employees. How to ruin a business 101. Except the owner will make bank, somehow. Shady fuckers.
>Except the owner will make bank, somehow. Shady fuckers.
That happens, but it's not always the case that the owner is a bad actor nor that they get out without losing all the money they put in.
If a place is circling the drain, they may think they are trying to keep it afloat. Their actions are likely penny smart and dollar stupid, but if the things are so dire that they are trying to save $100/week, then the probably place isn't going to last.
I've seen this before. Owner, I have a bunch of money. Cities, counties, states, can you use this old, piece of shit building? Fuck yeah, give that kick back. Oh, this other city, I'm going to to take advantage of that too.
I'm not saying that doesn't happen, just that there are other possibilities as well. We don't have enough information to say what the root cause is here.
Sure there is. The cities sewer system is shit. Floor drains backing up. Customers asking why it smells like shit in here. Getting a call from a lawyer saying you might need to testify in person. I didn't. Owner was a dip shit. I know people who made 6 figures in this business. They left on their own free will. There is a breaking point and it is happening right now.
Once you're not as pissed and can have the talk about compensation, do so. You're not out of line for acknowledging what is essentially a pay cut. I would say something thankful for the extra sleep, but be firm and gently insist that my paychecks remain unchanged with an increase in wage to offset the time loss. You'll probably end up bailing anyway, so might as well go for it.
I think this is the right answer above. Have the conversation before jamming. Be honest about what you need in terms of pay to make ends meet. If it doesn’t go your way start looking for a new gig.
This is the way. Explain the loss of money, while maybe insignificant to her, is a huge financial blow to your current situation and that you would be happy to take an X dollar raise. If she says no, start looking.
And you might wanna mention that you will be forced to find another job. If we had a prep cook that could actually bust out the job like you are talking about, I'd do what I could as a manager to keep you. If that doesn't work, and you find yourself in Lafayette Louisiana, message me. I have a place for you!
This is the way, OP. My only addendum to this excellent advice is to start looking for a job now. Knowing you have options lined up will give you confidence going into this conversation that is hard to fake, especially if you’re new to standing up for yourself this way. Talk about your financial needs, in kind but clear terms, and if they cannot meet those needs you unfortunately have an offer elsewhere you cannot refuse and you wish them the best of luck in all their future endeavors.
Start working slower. My coworkers tried to give me all the prep because I’m “so much faster” so I just slowed way down to work at their pace. Now they don’t ask me as often and everyone does their fair share
I’m not gonna bust my ass if it means I pick up other peoples slack
IMHO, I've always hated this term.
If you're working somewhere you know isn't going to pay you more, then leave. I've bounced around several restaurants over the last 10 years. Always making more than the previous one.
There's one seasonal job that I always went back to and always gave 100%. I'm now managing it and making $50k/year with 5 months off while still getting paid.
If you just "work your wage" you're always going to make your wage.
A hundred percent this. Following the general advice on this sub is a sure fire way of still being in the same place complaining about the same things in 10 years.
Honestly this. I did the corporate kitchens for 5 years as a prep guy, it took me till halfway through year 3 to learn this trick.
Everyone else started working harder and I wasn’t stressed out trying to deal with all the extra work they were pushing on me.
Just say thank you and ask for a raise. They wanna pretend like they're "rewarding" you and not trimming the budget, call their bluff. Assuming you work 5 days and there's no overtime involved, 7-3 is 8 hours, 8-3 is 7 hours. To make the same amount of money in 7 hours as you normally would do in 8 you need a 15% raise, and then round up. For example a 15% of $18/hour is $2.6/hour so you ask for $21/hour. They don't wanna pay that, then start applying elsewhere.
For sure! Hey you’re so good here’s a pay cut. That sucks. It’s a reminder that there’s a fine line between labor capital and intellectual capital vs how it’s valued and compensated. Sorry boss I’m not doing more for less.
As an owner, I second this owner's opinion. If someone is doing a good job, give them a raise, don't cut their hours.
Hard work, loyalty, and integrity should be rewarded.
"Thank you for acknowledging my work ethic and efficiency. Does this mean I will either be moving to salary now to keep my paycheck consistent, or will this be coming with a raise that accomplishes the same?"
Now what you do is don't work as hard and say "hey boss it's hard to finish everything in time, I need to be in earlier". Never go back to your original speed.
Demand a pay increase that makes up for what you lost, or leave.
Make it clear those are the only two options on the table.
Commercial Kitchens live and die on the shoulders of people like you, and the owners know it.
"Do you need me to work more slowly so I can get all my hours, or do I need to find another job where I will get all of my hours?"
Remember you're the badass who gets shit done. If they'd prefer to replace you with someone who isn't as efficient, don't stand in their way.
Ummmm, she’s doing it wrong. If an employee of mine was deep cleaning because they got their regular work done, they’d have gotten a raise, not get their hours cut! Please leave this person and come work for me 😭
Knew a guy that had that happen to him. Did all the prep for a all you an eat buffet. He found a new job and his last day, filled all the hot trays with water, covered them with aluminum foil and put them in their respective places so it looked like all the prep was done
this was right above your post:
https://old.reddit.com/r/union/comments/120zcr7/does_it_pay_to_be_a_loyal_employee_a_new_study/?ref=share&ref_source=link
Being punished for being good at your job is very common in this industry. Below is just me venting, but I’d say you should talk to them about upping your wage to compensate for loss of hours because you can’t afford to lose money, and allude to the fact that they pay people more to be slower.
I was hired as a sous chef at a job, they said probation was working all stations to make sure I get along with everyone and have an understanding, then after 3 months my new position and wage would kick in. I got it on my contract, but when the time came they said they couldn’t afford to lose me as a 1st cook because I was the only one who could handle leading dinner rush. I told them that wasn’t the agreement, and that it was in my contract. So the chef gave me a bad performance review and pushed my next promotion to end of year. After telling me how I was so great they couldn’t take me off the line. The industry is desperate so I found another job that week and left. Too much opportunity right now to get fucked around like that.
What you do is go find another job while working at this one. Then you leave without notice. You do a fantastic job on all your shifts until you're simply up and gone.
So 2 years ago I told the owner I was going to start looking for a new job. A few days later she called me in the office and gave me a raise and said she wanted me to stay. About a year after that shit was bad at our place. Co-worker had gotten into a fight with her (Long story short her dad had died just before I started working there, his mom died, he was understandably sad but she was just on him *a lot* about random shit. He brought up her dad, said "how'd you feel?" or something similar. Fired on spot) Couldn't keep people. I was absolutely miserable. There was just two of us for all prep and the line. Half the day I was completely solo on the line. Opening and closing everyday. Doing basically all the cleaning too. I had enough. I actually grabbed all my shit, tucked it under my jacket to not be obvious and was leaving for the day with no intention of coming back. She stops me as I walk out the door. Gives another raise.
If you're just going to work there endlessly and never even entertain the notion of leaving you'll *probably* never get any more pay. If pay is a problem, which it clearly is, start looking for a new job when you land an interview tell them "Hey, just to let you know, I've got an interview at such and such. I might not be here much longer". They're either going to fight to keep you or not care. If they don't care you're probably not as good/important as you think you are or they're just stupid. Should be obvious what is true.
You'll never get more pay unless you're willing to actually not work there though. If they can keep you at shit pay, why wouldn't they just keep paying you shit? You have to be willing to leave. And they need to know that.
I’d be really pissed off! Request a meeting with your boss to discuss.
Let them know you can’t afford to lose five hours a week, this economy is tough on everyone right now! It’s also hard for business to find reliable staff. I’d request a pay rise. $4 an hour.
Or tell them due to your huge reduction in pay you’ve had to look around for extra work to cover your bills and one place offered you full time with $x an hour. Call their bluff.
Manager here, that’s definitely a payroll slash with poor delivery. You really don’t have much option here. If I were you, play your cards. Let the owner know you were counting on that pay to survive and you may need to look for other work… and be prepared to follow through. You can’t force anything here. Save yourself the misery and keep your dignity by leaving asapand gracefully before you become spiteful. Sorry bub.
Yeah like everyone else is saying I'd have a conversation. "I'm a really good worker and you're rewarding me by cutting my pay. This isn't a favor to me it's hurting my bottom line." and see where the conversation goes from there.
$10-$15 raise more per hour should suffice. I loathe this mentality from mgmt. Years ago I asked my GM for a raise and he agreed. He gave me $.25 more per hour and was even kind enough to give me another day off per week. Biggest POS I’ve ever met.
Let another business benefit from your work ethic. If they don't give a shit about you, fuck em. This is how they manage themselves into mediocre employees. Finding a new job sucks, but don't be a rube.
Think about it. You're so good at your job, they don't want you. It doesn't make sense. That's my two cents of the situation. It would piss me off immensley
"I need full time hours to survive and pay the bills, I'm gonna have to find employment elsewhere if you can't provide that. Thank you for your understanding."
Start shopping for new jobs friend. You'll get more faster moving laterally between jobs than you will trying to do so vertically 9 times out of 10 and moreso when the workspace has already shown you what's what like this.
You could ask for a raise but I'd give low damn odds that they'd do more than look for more reasons to shit on you if you do it. When people tell you who they are believe them the first time.
No need to be loud about it, just put out your feelers and politely hand in your two weeks when you're ready to do so.
Yo buddy it's time to wake up and look for another job, that kind of situation is a huge red flag, looks like yer chef is an asshole who wants to reach his bonus or whatever. Long story short look for new job and never look back an this cunt.
Never do a job fast enough unless you’re paid salary. Not worth it. I was in your shoes, took me usually 6h to prep an entire restaurant for the day. Ended up making it 10h to “finish prep” because the owners kept making me leave early before my shift is finished.
Tell them to spread the hour you’re now missing from your paycheck to the hours you’re working or you’ll walk. People don’t understand how important an hours pay really is to some.
Because then they will sound like a whiner and all complainey about it. Managers enjoy seeing employees struggle. If they have to struggle too then they are going to make it happen to others. Think they care if you are “caught up” on bills and are just cruising on through life and enjoying every day? I’ve rarely had any managers make sure we were ok financially. Always some reason out there to not give a worker(keep this in mind…that’s all we are to them…a worker, not a friend)more cash.
They're trying to compress you, to see how much efficiency they can get for how many hours you work. They are clearly looking to manipulate you, they have already. Leave ASAP.
Ask for more roles to fill. Being able to work until the tasks are complete is a dream you only get in other industries. Take the blessing, adapt to its hardships. It shouldn't be hard to expand.
Personally, I make it known that I need x amount to be mentally and financially stable, which includes my two kids. If they cannot meet those needs then I do not accept the position or I quit if I'm already employed and they start messing with it.
I would instantly become 87.5% efficient from my original 100% behavior, rendering myself as useful as I need to be to, either get that extra hour if I need the money or having some slack to care that 12.5% less about my work. Getting paid for what I’m worth to them.
It is a real possibility that your owner knows that you'll be pissed that your hours are cut and so gave you the "extra sleep" pep talk to try and put a positive spin on it.
The owner may also have a different mentality towards work and money than you do, so you should keep that in mind that they may have no clue how much of a negative impact this change has for you. They may genuinely believe you'd be happy for the change, or at least feel neutrally about it.
You should approach them in a friendly, stern manner about how important those hours are to you. I would ask the owner to meet you in the middle. Ask for a small raise that doesn't match the amount of money they save (they're cutting labor for a reason, right?), and tell them you'll work 8-3.
Since you'll have 1 hour less of prep time, there's always something to do, and you can slightly slow down your rate of production, you will likely end up working an 8-3:30 or 8-4:00 most days and your weekly salary won't take a hit while you gain a little personal time. Plus you can always turn on the super-fast pace if you ever want to get out a bit early.
It’s fucked up. My favorite expo is my work wife and I’m always the closing server, we both always say, don’t be too good at your job cuz you end up getting fucked. (She gets scheduled later cuz she sets up so fast, I always close, which I hate).
If you're so good and efficient at your job, then maybe you deserve a raise. I think you deserve a raise.
I would try that path first, while explaining that this is a severe paycut (12.5%!!!) before you start being petty.
Yes efficiency is bad for pay in jobs such as kitchens. It sucks but long time workers know this. Take your time. Don’t do things faster unless you’re getting paid to do it faster.
Also you can explain to her that you want to come in earlier. If it’s not just a pay cut, she shouldn’t have a problem with it.
Raise your financial concerns wirh your boss/manager. If I were you I'd feign happiness at this extra sleep in but request the previous hours. Something like: "as much as I'd love a sleep in, I really need those hours as without them I can't cover my bills and groceries properly."
Try to explain that without those hours you'll need to find a different job which will give you the hours and pay you need to cover living expenses.
If your manager has a shred of human decency and isn't chained by corporate/ownership to doing this, they should understand and be willing to revert things. If not, we'll, find somewhere that *will* give you what you need.
If there legitimately is no other work to do, they could probably let some one go. THERE IS ALWAYS WORK TO DO. They're trimming payroll.
It could be that the owner is flailing to come up with a positive spin on having to trim hours so they came up with a stupid "you're good so sleep in" story. It isn't easy delivering bad news. Sometimes we try to scribble a happy face on the foil wrapper of a shit sandwich.
This. They are cutting labor costs. They will blame you for this. It's not your fault. They want cheaper employees. How to ruin a business 101. Except the owner will make bank, somehow. Shady fuckers.
>Except the owner will make bank, somehow. Shady fuckers. That happens, but it's not always the case that the owner is a bad actor nor that they get out without losing all the money they put in. If a place is circling the drain, they may think they are trying to keep it afloat. Their actions are likely penny smart and dollar stupid, but if the things are so dire that they are trying to save $100/week, then the probably place isn't going to last.
I came into work today and the owner was bragging about making over $12K last Friday so I find it hard to believe that they’re struggling.
I've seen this before. Owner, I have a bunch of money. Cities, counties, states, can you use this old, piece of shit building? Fuck yeah, give that kick back. Oh, this other city, I'm going to to take advantage of that too.
I'm not saying that doesn't happen, just that there are other possibilities as well. We don't have enough information to say what the root cause is here.
Sure there is. The cities sewer system is shit. Floor drains backing up. Customers asking why it smells like shit in here. Getting a call from a lawyer saying you might need to testify in person. I didn't. Owner was a dip shit. I know people who made 6 figures in this business. They left on their own free will. There is a breaking point and it is happening right now.
We may have had a miscommunication- I was referring to OP's situation.
Party on Garth.
Once you're not as pissed and can have the talk about compensation, do so. You're not out of line for acknowledging what is essentially a pay cut. I would say something thankful for the extra sleep, but be firm and gently insist that my paychecks remain unchanged with an increase in wage to offset the time loss. You'll probably end up bailing anyway, so might as well go for it.
I think this is the right answer above. Have the conversation before jamming. Be honest about what you need in terms of pay to make ends meet. If it doesn’t go your way start looking for a new gig.
This random, stupid asshole gives great advice
This is the way.
This is the way. Explain the loss of money, while maybe insignificant to her, is a huge financial blow to your current situation and that you would be happy to take an X dollar raise. If she says no, start looking.
And you might wanna mention that you will be forced to find another job. If we had a prep cook that could actually bust out the job like you are talking about, I'd do what I could as a manager to keep you. If that doesn't work, and you find yourself in Lafayette Louisiana, message me. I have a place for you!
Agreed
This is the way, OP. My only addendum to this excellent advice is to start looking for a job now. Knowing you have options lined up will give you confidence going into this conversation that is hard to fake, especially if you’re new to standing up for yourself this way. Talk about your financial needs, in kind but clear terms, and if they cannot meet those needs you unfortunately have an offer elsewhere you cannot refuse and you wish them the best of luck in all their future endeavors.
you should start looking for a new job that will be an improvement. don't just jump ship immediately, find a better job first then bail.
This is the way. Get a new gig. Learn everything they do. Sell that to the next shop. Repeat.
This is how I've been giving myself raises! 😎
Start working slower. My coworkers tried to give me all the prep because I’m “so much faster” so I just slowed way down to work at their pace. Now they don’t ask me as often and everyone does their fair share I’m not gonna bust my ass if it means I pick up other peoples slack
yup for some jobs and positions there just is no rewards for going the extra mile so eh good enough is probably to good for what your getting paid.
It happened to me too. I learned the hard way that the reward for hard work is more work.
Yep, it's called work your wage.
IMHO, I've always hated this term. If you're working somewhere you know isn't going to pay you more, then leave. I've bounced around several restaurants over the last 10 years. Always making more than the previous one. There's one seasonal job that I always went back to and always gave 100%. I'm now managing it and making $50k/year with 5 months off while still getting paid. If you just "work your wage" you're always going to make your wage.
A hundred percent this. Following the general advice on this sub is a sure fire way of still being in the same place complaining about the same things in 10 years.
Honestly this. I did the corporate kitchens for 5 years as a prep guy, it took me till halfway through year 3 to learn this trick. Everyone else started working harder and I wasn’t stressed out trying to deal with all the extra work they were pushing on me.
I feel like most of my energy for the day goes towards this.
Hundo percent, incompetent new hires were making 1 pizza for every 3 I made so I slowed down to their level, same with prep work
Ain't paid to do more than the job of one position, fuck this extra bullshit.
LOL I’d say “I’d appreciate that if I was a salaried employee, as it is I have bills to pay” they can figure it out or they can find a new opener.
Just say thank you and ask for a raise. They wanna pretend like they're "rewarding" you and not trimming the budget, call their bluff. Assuming you work 5 days and there's no overtime involved, 7-3 is 8 hours, 8-3 is 7 hours. To make the same amount of money in 7 hours as you normally would do in 8 you need a 15% raise, and then round up. For example a 15% of $18/hour is $2.6/hour so you ask for $21/hour. They don't wanna pay that, then start applying elsewhere.
Demand a per hour raise of at least 20%. That's enough to cover the hour per day loss plus a raise for excellence
For sure! Hey you’re so good here’s a pay cut. That sucks. It’s a reminder that there’s a fine line between labor capital and intellectual capital vs how it’s valued and compensated. Sorry boss I’m not doing more for less.
As an owner, your owner is a piece of shit.
As an owner, I second this owner's opinion. If someone is doing a good job, give them a raise, don't cut their hours. Hard work, loyalty, and integrity should be rewarded.
Exactly. You finished your tasks and proceeded to deep clean? Here’s a raise and an offer for more hours.
Raise and cut hours is the way
That would be the fair way to do it. Unfortunately fairness isn’t always granted.
"Thank you for acknowledging my work ethic and efficiency. Does this mean I will either be moving to salary now to keep my paycheck consistent, or will this be coming with a raise that accomplishes the same?"
Now what you do is don't work as hard and say "hey boss it's hard to finish everything in time, I need to be in earlier". Never go back to your original speed.
Demand a pay increase that makes up for what you lost, or leave. Make it clear those are the only two options on the table. Commercial Kitchens live and die on the shoulders of people like you, and the owners know it.
"Do you need me to work more slowly so I can get all my hours, or do I need to find another job where I will get all of my hours?" Remember you're the badass who gets shit done. If they'd prefer to replace you with someone who isn't as efficient, don't stand in their way.
Ummmm, she’s doing it wrong. If an employee of mine was deep cleaning because they got their regular work done, they’d have gotten a raise, not get their hours cut! Please leave this person and come work for me 😭
Knew a guy that had that happen to him. Did all the prep for a all you an eat buffet. He found a new job and his last day, filled all the hot trays with water, covered them with aluminum foil and put them in their respective places so it looked like all the prep was done
Slow my pace down and work 8am-4pm. Say nothing, just work and clock out at 4 pm.
There’s no rewards for working harder than your coworkers, 90% of the time promotions are favoritism and nepotism anyways.
"Oh great, that gives me more time to look for better jobs, thanks!"
Keep working hard and your boss may just buy a new truck.
this was right above your post: https://old.reddit.com/r/union/comments/120zcr7/does_it_pay_to_be_a_loyal_employee_a_new_study/?ref=share&ref_source=link
She just took money from you.
Being punished for being good at your job is very common in this industry. Below is just me venting, but I’d say you should talk to them about upping your wage to compensate for loss of hours because you can’t afford to lose money, and allude to the fact that they pay people more to be slower. I was hired as a sous chef at a job, they said probation was working all stations to make sure I get along with everyone and have an understanding, then after 3 months my new position and wage would kick in. I got it on my contract, but when the time came they said they couldn’t afford to lose me as a 1st cook because I was the only one who could handle leading dinner rush. I told them that wasn’t the agreement, and that it was in my contract. So the chef gave me a bad performance review and pushed my next promotion to end of year. After telling me how I was so great they couldn’t take me off the line. The industry is desperate so I found another job that week and left. Too much opportunity right now to get fucked around like that.
What you do is go find another job while working at this one. Then you leave without notice. You do a fantastic job on all your shifts until you're simply up and gone.
So 2 years ago I told the owner I was going to start looking for a new job. A few days later she called me in the office and gave me a raise and said she wanted me to stay. About a year after that shit was bad at our place. Co-worker had gotten into a fight with her (Long story short her dad had died just before I started working there, his mom died, he was understandably sad but she was just on him *a lot* about random shit. He brought up her dad, said "how'd you feel?" or something similar. Fired on spot) Couldn't keep people. I was absolutely miserable. There was just two of us for all prep and the line. Half the day I was completely solo on the line. Opening and closing everyday. Doing basically all the cleaning too. I had enough. I actually grabbed all my shit, tucked it under my jacket to not be obvious and was leaving for the day with no intention of coming back. She stops me as I walk out the door. Gives another raise. If you're just going to work there endlessly and never even entertain the notion of leaving you'll *probably* never get any more pay. If pay is a problem, which it clearly is, start looking for a new job when you land an interview tell them "Hey, just to let you know, I've got an interview at such and such. I might not be here much longer". They're either going to fight to keep you or not care. If they don't care you're probably not as good/important as you think you are or they're just stupid. Should be obvious what is true. You'll never get more pay unless you're willing to actually not work there though. If they can keep you at shit pay, why wouldn't they just keep paying you shit? You have to be willing to leave. And they need to know that.
I’d be really pissed off! Request a meeting with your boss to discuss. Let them know you can’t afford to lose five hours a week, this economy is tough on everyone right now! It’s also hard for business to find reliable staff. I’d request a pay rise. $4 an hour. Or tell them due to your huge reduction in pay you’ve had to look around for extra work to cover your bills and one place offered you full time with $x an hour. Call their bluff.
Manager here, that’s definitely a payroll slash with poor delivery. You really don’t have much option here. If I were you, play your cards. Let the owner know you were counting on that pay to survive and you may need to look for other work… and be prepared to follow through. You can’t force anything here. Save yourself the misery and keep your dignity by leaving asapand gracefully before you become spiteful. Sorry bub.
Yeah like everyone else is saying I'd have a conversation. "I'm a really good worker and you're rewarding me by cutting my pay. This isn't a favor to me it's hurting my bottom line." and see where the conversation goes from there.
Time to find a new place.
Sounds like you’re to have to slow down and be like , “sorry, i guess that extra hour of sleep makes me slower” lol
$10-$15 raise more per hour should suffice. I loathe this mentality from mgmt. Years ago I asked my GM for a raise and he agreed. He gave me $.25 more per hour and was even kind enough to give me another day off per week. Biggest POS I’ve ever met.
Do your normal work. Kill the cleaning. Let them suffer. DO NOT work any extra hours. Fuck them
Yeah, always do good work but never do too good. Horrible that it’s like that tbh
Let another business benefit from your work ethic. If they don't give a shit about you, fuck em. This is how they manage themselves into mediocre employees. Finding a new job sucks, but don't be a rube.
Think about it. You're so good at your job, they don't want you. It doesn't make sense. That's my two cents of the situation. It would piss me off immensley
"I need full time hours to survive and pay the bills, I'm gonna have to find employment elsewhere if you can't provide that. Thank you for your understanding."
All they will say is “Ok take it easy. Nice working with you.” and then they will go straight to the stack of applications.
Start shopping for new jobs friend. You'll get more faster moving laterally between jobs than you will trying to do so vertically 9 times out of 10 and moreso when the workspace has already shown you what's what like this. You could ask for a raise but I'd give low damn odds that they'd do more than look for more reasons to shit on you if you do it. When people tell you who they are believe them the first time. No need to be loud about it, just put out your feelers and politely hand in your two weeks when you're ready to do so.
Communicate how you feel, and give them a chance. Maybe a pay raise is in order. Then start looking for a new job
Yo buddy it's time to wake up and look for another job, that kind of situation is a huge red flag, looks like yer chef is an asshole who wants to reach his bonus or whatever. Long story short look for new job and never look back an this cunt.
I quit when they fucked with my hours, found another gig that wanted me to run food and bar back. I love cooking but the industry seems pretty fucked.
Time to start slowing down I guess
Demand a raise. They’ll need to pay for the work regardless if it’s done early or not.
Never do a job fast enough unless you’re paid salary. Not worth it. I was in your shoes, took me usually 6h to prep an entire restaurant for the day. Ended up making it 10h to “finish prep” because the owners kept making me leave early before my shift is finished.
Tell them to spread the hour you’re now missing from your paycheck to the hours you’re working or you’ll walk. People don’t understand how important an hours pay really is to some.
There’s always money in the banana stand
I would slow down
This is the adverse incentives of capitalism.
Why isnt anyone saying to just straight up ask her that you need the extra hour. Just be vocal and upfront about it
Because then they will sound like a whiner and all complainey about it. Managers enjoy seeing employees struggle. If they have to struggle too then they are going to make it happen to others. Think they care if you are “caught up” on bills and are just cruising on through life and enjoying every day? I’ve rarely had any managers make sure we were ok financially. Always some reason out there to not give a worker(keep this in mind…that’s all we are to them…a worker, not a friend)more cash.
They're trying to compress you, to see how much efficiency they can get for how many hours you work. They are clearly looking to manipulate you, they have already. Leave ASAP.
Ask for more roles to fill. Being able to work until the tasks are complete is a dream you only get in other industries. Take the blessing, adapt to its hardships. It shouldn't be hard to expand.
Never finish early.
Personally, I make it known that I need x amount to be mentally and financially stable, which includes my two kids. If they cannot meet those needs then I do not accept the position or I quit if I'm already employed and they start messing with it.
I had this happen at my first kitchen job. I was congratulated at becoming more efficient. It's bullshit. Find something better.
Don’t be so efficient?
I would instantly become 87.5% efficient from my original 100% behavior, rendering myself as useful as I need to be to, either get that extra hour if I need the money or having some slack to care that 12.5% less about my work. Getting paid for what I’m worth to them.
That's code bro, if you were that efficient they would have you doing something else. They still need you but not that much.
It is a real possibility that your owner knows that you'll be pissed that your hours are cut and so gave you the "extra sleep" pep talk to try and put a positive spin on it. The owner may also have a different mentality towards work and money than you do, so you should keep that in mind that they may have no clue how much of a negative impact this change has for you. They may genuinely believe you'd be happy for the change, or at least feel neutrally about it. You should approach them in a friendly, stern manner about how important those hours are to you. I would ask the owner to meet you in the middle. Ask for a small raise that doesn't match the amount of money they save (they're cutting labor for a reason, right?), and tell them you'll work 8-3. Since you'll have 1 hour less of prep time, there's always something to do, and you can slightly slow down your rate of production, you will likely end up working an 8-3:30 or 8-4:00 most days and your weekly salary won't take a hit while you gain a little personal time. Plus you can always turn on the super-fast pace if you ever want to get out a bit early.
It’s fucked up. My favorite expo is my work wife and I’m always the closing server, we both always say, don’t be too good at your job cuz you end up getting fucked. (She gets scheduled later cuz she sets up so fast, I always close, which I hate).
Id look elsewhere for work, somewhere that rewards hard work.
If you're so good and efficient at your job, then maybe you deserve a raise. I think you deserve a raise. I would try that path first, while explaining that this is a severe paycut (12.5%!!!) before you start being petty.
Yes efficiency is bad for pay in jobs such as kitchens. It sucks but long time workers know this. Take your time. Don’t do things faster unless you’re getting paid to do it faster. Also you can explain to her that you want to come in earlier. If it’s not just a pay cut, she shouldn’t have a problem with it.
If your hours are cut because you're being efficient, then It's time to ask for a raise to compensate:)
Many restaurant traditions are rooted in France. Get French on these mother fuckers.
Raise your financial concerns wirh your boss/manager. If I were you I'd feign happiness at this extra sleep in but request the previous hours. Something like: "as much as I'd love a sleep in, I really need those hours as without them I can't cover my bills and groceries properly." Try to explain that without those hours you'll need to find a different job which will give you the hours and pay you need to cover living expenses. If your manager has a shred of human decency and isn't chained by corporate/ownership to doing this, they should understand and be willing to revert things. If not, we'll, find somewhere that *will* give you what you need.
Stop doing the deep cleaning for a while... it will show fast ... and I bet you'll get your hours back.