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First of all, a big thank you and an even bigger hug to everybody who responded to the previous post. I probably won't be replying to it much since looking at it upsets me again; I am that freaking unstable right now, but I really do appreciate the advice and I'll try to implement it as soon as I can.
...after I recover from today's shifts. Dear God.
I was absolutely weeded during both shifts, and trying to finish things up afterwords was crazy. When I checked out after the first shift, the managers were in a meeting and I never got my payout (the restaurant still owes me $15.54). During the second shift, it took me two hours after I was cut to do my sidework. I can understand it taking a bit longer because it was just me doing yellow section's sidework instead of two people, and some of it I'd never done before (because sidework just got changed around and some of it's new to me), but two hours is just ridiculous.
And I can tell you exactly why it took two hours: midstation. Part of yellow's dinner sidework is to clean and close midstation (empty the chip warmer, empty the salsa, restock ramikins and chip bowls, wipe down counter and walls, etc). Midstation is right across from the line, which is where servers pick up food from the kitchen. You can see where this is going.
Me: *cleancleancleanfinished! Asks closer to check that it's done right and sign off that it's done*
Closer: *has to do 86,000,000 things for tables and will check in a few minutes, kay?*
Other OtB Employees: *make to go order/assemble food/eat/generally make mess at midstation*
Midstation: *dirty again!*
Me: *exact same expression as icon - CLEANS MIDSTATION AGAIN*
It got to the point where the manager stopped me, told me he'd seen me clean midstation several times and that I was done and it was fine. It also got to the point where I was crying in dry storage while counting napkins to roll silverware because I just wanted to go home. For not being waterproof, my makeup holds up remarkably well under duress.
...and tomorrow I'm in red. Hell, with the exception of my volunteer shift on Sunday, I'm in red for the entirety of the week.
...hahahawheeeeee.
...after I recover from today's shifts. Dear God.
I was absolutely weeded during both shifts, and trying to finish things up afterwords was crazy. When I checked out after the first shift, the managers were in a meeting and I never got my payout (the restaurant still owes me $15.54). During the second shift, it took me two hours after I was cut to do my sidework. I can understand it taking a bit longer because it was just me doing yellow section's sidework instead of two people, and some of it I'd never done before (because sidework just got changed around and some of it's new to me), but two hours is just ridiculous.
And I can tell you exactly why it took two hours: midstation. Part of yellow's dinner sidework is to clean and close midstation (empty the chip warmer, empty the salsa, restock ramikins and chip bowls, wipe down counter and walls, etc). Midstation is right across from the line, which is where servers pick up food from the kitchen. You can see where this is going.
Me: *cleancleancleanfinished! Asks closer to check that it's done right and sign off that it's done*
Closer: *has to do 86,000,000 things for tables and will check in a few minutes, kay?*
Other OtB Employees: *make to go order/assemble food/eat/generally make mess at midstation*
Midstation: *dirty again!*
Me: *exact same expression as icon - CLEANS MIDSTATION AGAIN*
It got to the point where the manager stopped me, told me he'd seen me clean midstation several times and that I was done and it was fine. It also got to the point where I was crying in dry storage while counting napkins to roll silverware because I just wanted to go home. For not being waterproof, my makeup holds up remarkably well under duress.
...and tomorrow I'm in red. Hell, with the exception of my volunteer shift on Sunday, I'm in red for the entirety of the week.
...hahahawheeeeee.
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*MORE HUGS*
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*BIG HUGS* I know the feeling. Glad you survived the shifts.