NihilisticNerfHerder
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Fuck it I hope I get customers sick then!
FP Edit: believe me ik my job sucks but I love being a cook! But my brother is a floor manager at a restaurant supply store so he got me in contact with some restaurants! I have an interview set up for Tuesday! Wish me luck!
BizmarkTheGreat
Bad corrupt industry. But you know what. People gotta eat; and they always will.
PikaChunin
Then let them eat the rich... cake... that we sell for just $5.99 per slice.
Lelines
Lick all the spoons.
NihilisticNerfHerder
more than I usually do?
1armmany
When I was industry they would always tell you to get someone else to cover your shift. No one would on short notice, so had to work sick.
DoublevBomb
No point accruing favours if no one who owes them to you will be there long, and half of them wouldn't consider that a bond anyway.
Ogri
Call OUT sick? Have I been saying it wrongly?
JiffyGee
I love when employers say this. It’s like pick one!
keelh
Exactly like being a nurse!
NihilisticNerfHerder
Pusilanimous
Typhoid Mary?
NihilisticNerfHerder
in the illnesses riddled flesh!
oldmanfromscenetwentyfour
The feels
CatAssTrophyTheory
Just stop being sick and start being awesome instead!
IThinkImBig
Your memes are trash kid
NihilisticNerfHerder
haha omg its you! How you been cutie?! So; how did my mom do?
IThinkImBig
Found out she has cancer so i decided not to end her life early
NihilisticNerfHerder
I mean if I was going to be with you I probably end my life too so it makes sense!
mikey6gun
Had to come in with strep throat once because they didn't want to pay another cook overtime. Worked 8 hours with a 103 fever.
Siptro
always come in but never act sick around customers or you're fired!
NihilisticNerfHerder
its so simple!
taco1910
Yeah, what’re they gonna do? Trace the cold back to your establishment.. fak no
PhantomGeek
And here I come along with my autoimmune disease and appetite, eat and catch the illness. Thanks for the side of plague
TheManInTheWall
Dont worry, we smothered it in BBQ sauce so you cant see the typhoid infested phlegm we hid in your burger
PhantomGeek
Well if it's good sauce.....
SomethingOffensive
Maybe your boss is frustrated in general with the situation. Or maybe you tend to call in sick more than everyone else. OR you're the (1)
SomethingOffensive
Reliable one where the boss can handle things if others are out, but not if you are. See it through the boss's eyes, and it might make (2)
SomethingOffensive
Work a lot easier on both of you. (3)
NihilisticNerfHerder
I've worked at this job for at least four years and only ever call out twice
NihilisticNerfHerder
Yeah no it's the latter I'mdef one he tends to lean on more for help but that dsn't mean I shouldn't be able to rest if I need 2
erischilde
So many comments in here are so oblivious to how bad management and ownership is in general.
Lycanthian
I absolutely love cooking, which is why I refuse to get a job cooking.
CazeSix
As some who is a classical trained chef and worked with it for 10 years. I'm so glad I went back to university. Fuck working in as a chef
MangoLassi
I still really want to become a chef, even after hearing everything people say. :x
secretdpp
Thisssss loved it, wanted to do it for a living. Now I fucking hate microwaving food let alone actually cooking
TheDivineUsersub
I must be psychic because I already hated making food. I skipped a step! I'm an autistic prodigy!!!
GeneralBullshit
I would love to be better at cooking, got any advice
ThisPlaceLooksLikeCalifornia
Doing more cooking helps you get better at cooking.
nacklemurnig
Find a meal you like. Make it. You will screw up. Do it again.
Lycanthian
This, its all about recognizing your mistakes, where you can improve, and do it again. Never be ashamed to take advice
GeneralBullshit
Guess that's good news for me, t thanks :D
ChefLifeSucksButILoveIt
My fucking name is hella relevant
NihilisticNerfHerder
LineCook
I always go to work when I'm sick and get sent home. That way everyone knows I'm not lying about being sick.
NihilisticNerfHerder
they don't care lol they'll put me to work
LineCook
Yeah, that happens. At least its hours on the clock. I always just think that if I'm going to feel like shit, I'd rather be getting paid.
mytigio
Just stay near your boss and vomit on him/her/it a few times, that should do it.
PhantomGeek
And here I come along with my autoimmune disease and catch your critters. Thanks. Send food to my wake
NihilisticNerfHerder
fitting name then haha
PhantomGeek
It captures me. A nerd dying from a broken immune system. You're one of the precious few to get it +1
thumpher92
I show up to work and get sent home. At least no one can accuse me of faking sick.
NihilisticNerfHerder
they don't care lol they'll make me work
OctopusOccult
If i called in sick one time without a weeks head notice my manager would lose his shit
NihilisticNerfHerder
that sounds like its your fault. You should know to plan for when you're sick!(jk)
BigTittyGothKitty
I work as a Direct Care Professional for disabled women, and if I get sick I have to call three different people to take my place, and then-
BigTittyGothKitty
the manager on call to boot, of which there are at least 10 on a weekly rotation. Its a mess :/ Yet my coworker just has to call the house-
BigTittyGothKitty
I work at and thats it. Something is fucky here if you ask me.
OldGreg620
Sounds like you do your work and they can't afford to let the fuckup be alone.
cyatagarasu
I work in the restaurant business I want to places have a zero tolerance it’s ridiculous and all honesty things happen
NihilisticNerfHerder
bro you gotta re-read that comment I don't know if it needs punctuation or what but it is not coherent at all
cyatagarasu
Speech to text is real bitch Sometimes I didn’t check to make sure everything was correct my bad
cyatagarasu
I work in the restaurant business most places have zero tolerance if you get sick or hurt your most likely fired it’s bullshit
NihilisticNerfHerder
Oh I no tell me about it it's bs 1time I got a stomach bug and throwing up and they just threw me on prep so customers wouldnt see me
Thorinandcompany
how do you call out sick?
NihilisticNerfHerder
was that rhetorical?..
Thorinandcompany
you call in sick... not out
lonelylinguist
“Call out sick” is a variant most common near NY but used by some speakers all around the country. It implies calling *to get out* of work.
OmegaKamidake
Calling in to work to call that I'll be out sick. I'm calling out sick.
Skywatcher16
used to enjoy cooking. then i got a job doing it. now its take out central
NihilisticNerfHerder
dangerousDoc
I remember I called in sick one time boss called bs and said come in I come in sick as hell and he stops me turns me around and walks me out
OldGreg620
My old director pulled that shit. I came in and 24 hours later the whole office had the flu. 18 employees 4 supervisors the director and
OldGreg620
Business manager. After that they would tell me to stay home.
Dongels
most managers that i've met are absolute crooks
NihilisticNerfHerder
yeah it seems like theyre hard working but they just care about the numbers
Headstereo
That or how they appear to others.
BylawsBarrister
Came down with norovirus, didn't come in, boss wanted a dr's note or I'd be written up. Like I'm paying for a dr as a Food Service Worker.
Vaeevictiss
How'd you know you had norovirus then?
cyborgelt
Web MD. He also has ball cancer and anal warts and is also dead.
BylawsBarrister
Look, you really should've told me you were having a flare up before our "sorry you got cancer" pegging session.
Somethingclever321
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BylawsBarrister
I didn't for sure, but it has pretty clear symptoms which I exhibited. Even if it wasnt , FSW's shouldn't go to work if they're vomiting 1/2
BylawsBarrister
and have diarrhea, which oh boy did I. Also, my mom is a nurse, so I typically ask her what's wrong wi th me if I'm sick or something.
alchemagician
Sounds like you've never had norovirus...
DirtRagFartStain
I think his point was "how would you know it was specifically norovirus without a diagnosis from a doctor." I'd be annoyed if some kid
DirtRagFartStain
came to work complaining that he had bacterial pneumonia or something when he hasn't been diagnosed. Still, fuck the idea of doctors notes
BylawsBarrister
I agree. I didn't tell my manager I had noro. I said "I'm running a high fever, and I've been vomiting amd had diarrhea since last night" 1/
timeloveandyarn
Subway tried to make me sign an agreement that if I called out for any reason, I would be removed from the schedule for a week.
NihilisticNerfHerder
What the literal fuck
timeloveandyarn
Dont know if thats the policy of the company or just the owner of that particular franchise but that was my first clue to nope the fuck out.
mytigio
Not the company, both my wife and I worked at Subway for awhile and that certainly wasn't in the paperwork.
DoublevBomb
I've always just thought of it as the profession where people opt into being treated horribly by basically every part of the experience.
Skywatcher16
as osomeon in the industry, i assure you, its not by choice. bills dont pay themselves....
DoublevBomb
They don't, but other professions also pay money.
Skywatcher16
true, but most of them require expensive degrees, or an equally expensive move of location for someone like me who lives rural and thus 1/2
Skywatcher16
only has 5 or 6 employment options that arent half a days drive away
DoublevBomb
I legitimately feel bad for people born into, or otherwise stuck in, small rural communities.
DoublevBomb
*and smoke constantly, because that's the only way they ever get breaks
NihilisticNerfHerder
yeah I picked up smoking for that exact reason
DoublevBomb
They all do, apparently, if they didn't already. I can imagine more punishing jobs, but few that hide in plain sight on every corner.
SaphireShear
I work in a bakery, my coworker got mono. Wouldnt let him come into work, got fired for not coming in. 10/10 management
swinglinered
dox
Sheepyhead
How is that not hideously illegal. My union would have a great time working with me to sue the shit out of my employer if they did that
ArdentSlacker
No baker's union. I mean, that it's illegal doesn't stop corporations. They'll just go "Welp, if we break the law it costs $20,000, but 1+
ArdentSlacker
2/2 following the law costs $20,001 so burn the orphanage."
Skywatcher16
can say for sure, but im gonna geuss a "right to work" state
Sheepyhead
Meaning?
MrBigMcLargeHuge
They can fire you for almost any reason and the only 'benefit' you get is that you can also quit without having to give a real reason.
Sheepyhead
You have to give a reason to quit otherwise?
Skywatcher16
its a cluster of laws supporteed by american conservatives. basically its union busting and kills any workers rights, so they call it /2
Skywatcher16
"right to work" to make it sound nice to people looking for jobs, but the real meaning is "right for employers to treat you like shit 2/3
ElbowDeepInAHorse
It's a balancing act for sure. No employer wants half his staff to catch one employee's bug, but they also need dependable employees. :/
ArdentSlacker
It's not a balancing act. US employers are barely restrained from firing people capable of catching a cold. Balance involves opposing forces
ElbowDeepInAHorse
Oh god one of my non-horse comments is riding a post to the front page STOP THE TRAIN I'M NOT DRESSED YET
ChefLifeSucksButILoveIt
Worked in a 5 star that always told me "You only call in dead, never sick"
somenerandom
Yeah but there's nothing undependable about getting sick. It happens.
IWantACleverUsernameToo
my favorite is the - won't offer full time but demands total availability combo - like dude sorry I have to have 2 jobs cuz you stingy
Skywatcher16
yup
IWantACleverUsernameToo
1 last job at a coffee shop - only employee w/ previous experience. said they'd bump me up to 35 hours after 2 weeks and were fine w/ me
IWantACleverUsernameToo
2 having a nanny job out of town on the weekends. Constantly bitching about how they don't have enough employees so they have to work shifts
IWantACleverUsernameToo
3 themselves. Kept my hours less than 20 (learned later one of them was salty I couldn't do weekends even though they said they were cool w/
IWantACleverUsernameToo
(ps: I'm obviously salty and needed to bitch since I posted a paragraph to your 3 letters - lol)
NihilisticNerfHerder
nah all employers care about if making sure their numbers look good.
BatmansUnderPantsAreSoSoft
I missed 2 weeks between February and March. Boss doesn't care.
dangerousDoc
In many cases happy employees = good numbers. Although you also have to be strict about things. It's a balancing act
randomgentleman
Not true, sounds like you just have a shit boss. Or maybe you call in sick way too much.
NihilisticNerfHerder
yeah its def the former!
randomgentleman
That's a bummer. Look for a new job!
ElbowDeepInAHorse
It's a business. The primary goal is to have good numbers so you can stay IN business.
spartantalk
Calling in sick two minutes before shift start, an calling in accordance to company/store policy is important.
NihilisticNerfHerder
Is the difference between making the numbers look good and the well-being of your employees
BrwnSgr
And customers lol
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