Why I Quit The Food Service Industry For Good

In this episode of Making It Work, one woman explains why she quit working in the food service industry after living through 2020 and beyond.
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[@voidhog1028]

I refused a shift and lost my job. Honestly the best thing that ever happened to me. My mental health is a lot better now...

[@nickorange4881]

That happened to me too.

[@abbigailcarr2725]

Yeah any job that would fire you for refusing a single shift must have been hell and toxic to work for well before that incident

[@hc1616]

Serving made me break down and made my anxiety so bad I would have anxiety attacks going to work but know I wanted the money

[@dracojensei1141]

No amount of money can buy my health at restaurants

[@hc1616]

The toughest thing about serving the public is if you don’t smile all the time they call the manager and tell on you. The toll on your mental health is terrible. Even if people are trolling you you have to keep smiling and take it .i didn’t even know I had bad anxiety and anxiety attacks until I worked years in food service it’s that bad.

[@timewarpblackhole]

I totally get you, you're just expected to be a robot

[@feylights166]

"Humanizing workers". Agreed. Also, whenever you're a customer, whether you're shopping or eating, please, please be nice to the associates!

[@josueravena3464]

For sure. I have been a receiving end on many customer abuses for a few times, even if its not my fault.

[@MakaykayLAMB]

When I first started as a barista I was in NC and made $9.50/hour. Moved & Was also a barista at an sbux in Chicago at a ritzy hotel. Was paid $17/hour plus we got tips. But got furloughed during the pandemic and made WAY more than I was originally making. Was able to save it and buy a house a year later. Haven’t looked back since. Now I am grateful and excited to have holidays and weekends off for the first time in my career. I work from home, I’m salaried. Allat “if you can lean you can clean” crap is out the window. People don’t realize that it’s not just the pay, it’s the treatment. These corporations will work you until you’re exhausted and then convince you that because you’re getting benefits, you are being treated fairly.

[@Pepperz543]

Wow congrats to you, that’s amazing! Hope you’re enjoying your new house!!

[@naianz]

thisssssss tho

[@Mr_Boifriend]

what do you do now for income?

[@Miss.Adventures]

Yes!! The pandemic was such a blessing for me. I would’ve never willingly quit my server job as I was addicted to the daily cash. However, when everything shut down I put all my effort into my other job that went permanently work from home. I now have steady predictable income, I am not getting yelled at over someone’s eggs and I’m not wearing out my body carrying heavy trays. I learned a lot but like you said it’s time to put those skills to use somewhere else that appreciates you.

[@imnotusingmyrealname4566]

You still have to "wear your body out" at the gym or otherwise you will have back pain and many other health problems from sitting at home all the time.

[@vhelma21945]

YES! I felt the same when I left the service industry!

[@iluvzurara2]

@@imnotusingmyrealname4566 that’s not wearing your back out that’s just exercise and completely irrelevant to what the op said

[@strayiggytv]

@@imnotusingmyrealname4566 the differences between a workout and back damaging labor with a boss breathing down your neck are vast.

[@Mr_Boifriend]

what was the other job that you now do exclusively?

[@Discrete1998]

$15/hr is no longer a living wage. It’s been raised too little and too late. I will not accept a job at less than $19/hr now. I cannot survive otherwise. I’ll be looking into freelancing soon! I’m a single mother and childcare is in shortage.

[@nanayai1656]

Especially in NYC

[@Xantrah]

Exactly! $15/hr minimum wage was needed a decade ago. Today it's closer to $19-$20. In 1938, the federal minimum wage was 25 cents/hr. Based on the US government's CPI calculations for inflation(which I think is drastically lower than reality) the cumulative inflation rate between 1938 and 2022 is 1,894%. That makes 25 cents in 1938 equivalent to $19.94 today. If only Roosevelt had the foresight to tie the federal minimum wage to inflation...

[@jaydee9308]

Truthfully in most cities you need 25hr

[@Animefreak242]

True. Minimum wage needs to be $26.75/hr - in the poorest state

[@afrikan_criola1923]

$15hr in my country( Portugal) it's more than a living wage, it's amazing quality of life, how expensive is the USA?

[@comicog3]

If it moved with inflation, the minimum wage would be around $30. That's $60k. Pay people what they're worth.

[@MarielJoan]

I worked in the industry for over eleven years and through the first two years of the pandemic. Quit last year for a production job and never looking back. I loved the dynamics of FOH and kitchen, the stories you hear, the experiences shared with coworkers, even the drama… but that’s just me reminiscing through rose-color glasses; longs were the days spent crying in bathrooms and over kitchen sink’s, the 15 hour shifts, and shitty bosses. Thank you, next - for real.

[@pri.sci.lla.]

The part that sucks most is being an “essential” worker and getting no hazard pay while people get UI

[@Bajaandblonde]

After 18 years of working for said company, they do not support their baristas at all when it comes to customer issues. Why do you think they have unions starting? I've never been supported. They are a "Just say yes" company. Even if the customer is in the wrong, the stores will give them anything for free just so the customer doesn't try to escalate the situation and have it go up the corporate ladder. Are you a fellow Karen and want to complain about a store? Just call their corporate number and get a free $25-$100 credit! People in the service industry have to play therapist to the person unloading their personal problems because they have nobody to talk to. They also have to play a punching bag because some people feel like attacking and belittling service industry people just because they have had a bad day or it makes them feel better. Sometimes I wish I had a mirror to show people how they are treating me for no reason and so they can stare back at themselves and see how toddler like they are acting. A lot of people who I work with are looking for other jobs. The work load is too much now and they can't hire enough staff. This company started going down hill in my opinion in 2014 when they introduced mobile orders. Lost its coffee shop feel and now is just a number/money hungry corporation. Drive thru stores have to make orders for drive thru, cafe, mobile, and uber eats. That is 4 channels of work that goes to into one store. Now imagine being short staffed? The general public doesn't care about the stores issues of being short staffed and having inventory supply issues every single day. It's all about them. Ok I'm done, I feel like I just had a therapy session lmao. Thanks for coming to my TED talk.

[@viviamv]

I worked for them for 9 years and agree with everything you said

[@zabssoutherngirl2019]

🙏🏾♥️ I worked in retail for seven and a half yrs. I am with you.

[@adesuwa9112]

Omg I worked as a barista in college and a little bit after graduating and it took such a toll on my MH to deal w/ all the BS on a constant basis like that. Everything you said is major facts about SB and I couldn’t have said it any better than myself. In a way SB has made customers feel SO ENTITLED to treat baristas like shit who have the corporate number on speed-dial when their ridiculous order wasn’t made to perfection or when they feel like bossing ppl around bc THEY are having a bad day. I really hope the unions get established soon bc it’s been loooong overdue for that.

[@Nadia-yo8lt]

i quit waiting tables before the pandemic. I was done with food industry. Even though i was making ok money (60k) just by waitressing, this job sucks the soul out of you. Plus no 401k, no health care, no paid leave, nada.

[@Nadia-yo8lt]

@@renwing6542 yearly

[@darklight6921]

@@renwing6542 gotta start an onlyfans for 60k monthly.

[@adesuwa9112]

Wow omg

[@hc1616]

Yes the money was decent around 60k for me as well but I’ll gladly work for 35 to not deal with customers in my face and abusive management

[@HighwaterTrousers]

I'm legit so glad to hear someone making it work after leaving the food service industry. I just quit my food service job a few days ago and am looking to find a full time graphic design or illustration job, the thing I went to college for. But I never had the courage or mindset to actually quit, since I need the money and with the way applying for jobs is so difficult due to the AI app scanners. But as Ms. Ader mentions, with the pandemic happening, managers really needed to look out for their employees. And unfortunately, I was in that exact spot. I got paid absolutely far below my worth, while being forced to handle things above my pay, and having to deal with the illegal stuff the company did to save a penny - the manager and owners did nothing to support me. I remember even being a target of a racist attack at the beginning of the pandemic since I'm Japanese, while the owners and manager laughed at me during it. I could go on for hours about how awful of a job it was. But it's done wonders for my mental health to quit and I've never felt more positive and confident that things will work out. Positive thoughts to everyone going through the same situation and for those who aren't able to leave just yet. We're all in this together!

[@jboudie]

Good luck, I hope you're able to find a better position soon! The things you described having gone through sound awful and I'm happy for you that you don't have to put up with that BS any longer!

[@kristyb5821]

I left the service industry in 2017 when I fell at work and blew out my ACL (which my employer covered 100%, no problems at all). I turned my skills in upselling and customer service into a career in sales. I literally changed my life at 35 and started a new career. By 37 I was a sales manager at one of the largest and highest volume dealerships in the South and making 6 figures. Then we had a massive tornado destroy Nashville and the pandemic hit 3 days later. The dealership and all of the vehicles were destroyed from the tornado. No job and a global pandemic plus I’m immune compromised from an autoimmune disease and cancer. I felt like everything was working against me. I fought like hell to get back on my feet and back on top. It was tough. Unemployment was only a fraction of what I was making (Tennessee caps UI at $275 a week so even with the boost I was only making $875 a week, compared to my 2-3k a week working). Fortunately, I am super frugal and banked 75% of my wages while working so I had a healthy rainy day fund and we had my husband’s income. Our mortgage was only $800 a month and no debt so it was easy for us to save so much. The biggest issue was losing my health insurance which was super affordable at $300 a month for the whole family with amazing coverage. I got really motivated to find work right away, landed at some wrong places and finally found the right place last year as an account manager. I have taken a significant pay cut of nearly 60% but I also have extremely generous PTO, excellent insurance that is both affordable and has a low deductible and out of pocket max. I also recently (this month) had a new type of cancer discovered. They have been extremely supportive about time off and assisting me with whatever we need as a family. My advice to servers/ hospitality workers is take your skills you have learned in the industry and start applying for jobs you think you wouldn’t be qualified for. You might be surprised at the results you find. We’ve been able to pay our house off already because of the boost in my income, I was able to buy my new to me car in cash and we still have a healthy rainy day fund. It is always worth the risk of applying, what’s the worst they do, not call you? Take a chance on yourself, believe in your skills and your abilities. You all deserve a place of employment where you are valued and treated like human beings with respect.

[@ratatataraxia]

Have a blessed day everyone.

[@yaoibe2]

Thanks u too

[@Kori-T]

Thanks, I hope you’ll have a blessed day too!

[@Wilbur-em1hw]

You too mate.

[@travismills4538]

To be honest, I thought this video was going to talk about what steps to take next from the restaurant. It’s 2022 and it can be very hard to find a job away from the restaurant industry. Especially for cooks, prep workers, and chefs. We feel the strain as well personally I’m looking to get out just simply make a better life for my family.

[@karlareyes4688]

Holy moly! You guys are lucky! I keep reading comments on wages of $15 to $19 minimum. I was working for $10 during the pandemic as a cook. My coworkers for $8 or $9 an hour. You can imagine our frustration when people who decided to stay home were making way more than we were!!! I've been in the service industry for over 20 years and I would love to leave it but sadly it's the only industry that allows me to work in the legal situation I'm in. I pray one day we all can have the same opportunity to look for a job that not only pays well but also values workers as people

[@hoho7029]

why didnt you quit? aint cooks like very in demand ?

[@karlareyes4688]

@@hoho7029 I didn't have the luxury to quit. Besides, where I live wages are not the best

[@matthewbailey8588]

Im living off of about 15 an hour. I just put in about 40hours between two nursing home kitchens and I get a good variety of cooking, dietary aide, and waitstaff work. It's a pretty nice setup. Foodservice pay isnt the best, but it's doable in my state.

[@karlareyes4688]

@@matthewbailey8588 what state is that? Sign me up 😅

[@ebonysabbs4612]

I’ve had 23 jobs in customer service (mainly restaurants), so this video hits close to home. My mental health declined rapidly and now I’m on 2 different antidepressants and I was but on temporary disability for depression. My disability Benefits will be up in June. I’m so thankful for the opportunity to heal and then work hard to find employment that’s not as soul sucking as customer service. 🙌🏾 Also be prepared if you get a customer service job in Los Angeles or if you work in those jobs in LA now! I’ll pray for you🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾❤️❤️❤️

[@LadyBoBannon]

I hope things are better for you. ❤️

[@hc1616]

Customer service jobs are tough I will try to avoid them as much as I can I almost got stuck on anti depressants and anxiety meds but I started exercising and eventually my mind got right after not serving for a while

[@UltraObscene84]

I worked in food service for almost 18 years and lost my job in March 2021. It was honestly such a relief.

[@bluejedi723]

Thank you for this. Former fast food slave here. My fast food manager ditching me (I was a shift leader and 21 at the time) with 3 brand spanking new hires (all 16-17) on a busy Saturday afternoon to take her "kids to the beach" for the weekend was the best thing to happen to me. After 4 years of working in fast food, I hung up my apron at the end of the shift and never returned.

[@knelle1114]

Getting out of that industry is the best thing you can do for yourself. I wasted 12 years of my life as a cook in the restaurant industry.

[@elcocaino8728]

Where are you now? I am 21 and been working in restaurant industry since I was 17. College isn't really for me and I am pretty introverted. Any tips ideas I will greatly appreciate it.

[@Riven0x]

​@@elcocaino8728maybe take up truck driving? That's that I'm working towards after being in the restaurant industry for 10 years.

[@EASJR1991]

I worked in the food service industry before the pandemic, but I left. And the reason why was because I felt like I wasn’t respected anymore. I was a pizza delivery driver. But after I was mugged, I switched to working inside the restaurant. And then they cut my shifts. Sometimes I would only work one 4-5 hour shift per week. And we also had issues with being understaffed which made everything so much more burdensome for us. So eventually I quit once another opportunity came up.

[@ThursdayASMR]

I have been dying for a video just like this. I have been working for starbucks for longer than i would like to admit. And i dont see a way out. This is inspiring and gives me hope that i can actually come up with a way to get out for good.

[@Athenawinzzz]

did you get out?? I need to

[@NoobToobJamarMemes]

I decided to work retail over food service. I'm thankful I did. Aside from those who work at Chick-fil-A and one manager at Little Caesar's I know, everyone HATES working food service. And all the videos and Reddits confirm it. Yeh, Walmart ain't prrfect, but its not bad.

[@user-sb9cs6qc8h]

What about Chick fil a? It's the food industry as well?

[@NoobToobJamarMemes]

@@user-sb9cs6qc8h I've talked to and know multiple employees there and they like it. It's the lesser of the food service evils you could say. I've also heard Starbucks is pretty okay.

[@devilscupid3515]

I was making good Money as a Operation Manager at a Pizza Chain. Honestly the best thing I did was quit my job after a change in directors happened. I finished my degree and moved on to better things. I barely spent time with my daughter and wife. Even though I was making good money , it didn’t mean much if I couldn’t be with my loved ones, specially on holidays. Always working, constant threats of losing your job due to customers rating and employees constantly leaving due to company low pay and much more. The restaurant industry is so underpaid for the amount of hours .

[@thewisdomdivatv]

I hope this inspires someone that they can create a life with work that doesn’t make them feel exploited for corporate greed. We can do better as a society.

[@Toady_toad]

Have you ever bought a coffee from a coffee shop?

[@-natmac]

@@Toady_toad You can partake in something and still criticize it. For example I need a car but can’t afford to switch to electric, so I must continue to buy gas and cringe at the pump.

[@hollyclark4518]

This felt very "I'm a girl boss now". Doesn't go into the harassment many of us go through on a constant basis, or how much we have to shut away and ignore daily. The regulars who are encouraging their daughters eating disorder? Ignore it. The so n so who assaulted... Don't talk about it. The constant expectation to be happy and friendly even when...fill in the blanks...is soul crushing. And I work at a very upscale restaurant. Pressure on every day.

[@ExiledStardust]

This. Also very "me me me me." I'm happy that things turned out for the OP, but very little of what she said is applicable to my life.

[@bleuside]

@@ExiledStardust And that's why its called why "I" quit the service industry and not why "you should" quit :/

[@morgantremble]

Yeah I thought this was going to be about customers terrorizing service workers during the pandemic… that’s why I quit my service job.

[@kriscox4019]

I’m glad that people are leaving shitty jobs. I worked in the service industry for a dozen years and had great and not doing great jobs. I’ve also worked in corporate settings - both good and awful. While I love that some are finding freelancing exciting and a great way to make money, I don’t think it’s the right solution for everyone (and I know that’s not what the author was saying). What I hope, is that companies do start humanizing workers again and that the predictability and security of the workplace can return (ideally in the US with the addition of PTO, sick and maternity leave as standard). There’s lots of benefits from being self reliant. There are also lots of benefits from being part of a collective.

[@clairewillow6475]

I work in a school and made more money not working too. When I got the CERB money It was a shock to find out our prime minister thinks the average person should be making more than I do :/

[@xoxo_kiyla]

I think this is great, the only way the industry is going to change is if people stop taking those jobs. I'm not a big fan of tipping but I do it because I know it's necessary. It really annoys me that I get shamed into supplementing someone's income because their employer doesn't pay them a livable wage.

[@csmith917]

Food industry is something I've worked in for a long time. i'm not even sure how to make a change. I wasn't successful with college and it just wasn't for me...

[@HackersSun]

You could try doing data entry, or something called a sample processor. I work in sample processing (administrative lab work), and it's super easy, you have a form what the client wants tested, press a button to log it in the sample into a database, print work order and stickers to put on the sample, label sample.

[@jfyne03]

What's funny to me is not the fact that people are finally realizing their worth with these jobs and higher-ups are surprised about it. What makes me laugh are the people with the most to say about persons working in the service industry but never worked a day of their lives in the industry. 😂

[@hc1616]

It’s the toughest job I ever had when I realize it. I would sometimes dream about being back in the Amazon warehouse making almost half the money but I would not have nightmares about party tables tipping $20 on $500 and acting ratchet

[@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley]

My last job was at $20/hr for doing online chat for my state's unemployment. When the state didn't immediately renew our contract despite the great work they said we'd done and instead said they'd just give it until the end of last year, I knew the writing was on the wall. I hoped for the best...but the worst was what we got. They decided to go with another company that put in a bid that was less than half of ours. Oof to those employees. They're getting paid less than us and have to talk on the phone as the state ended up removing the chat option for help with unemployment (one less option for the hearing impaired, way to go 🙄). But I'd rather my job have to let us go and I just file unemployment until I find something better than to have my pay cut to fit what the state would rather pay. At least then, I'm now free to focus on job hunting. And I think I have found my dream company with great pay and a grest work-life balance. So good, I'm scared it's also going to have the rug pulled out from under me, lol. I'll hear next week if I got the job.

[@tvelicia]

Good luck! I hope this works out and that you update us in this thread.

[@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley]

@@tvelicia I actually was just called and technically got the job! I was offerred $40K (sounds like I'm going to be salaried, this is a first). But...I stupidly did my math wrong on my salary request. Trying to keep at $20 an hour, I configured the math at: 20x40x4x12=38,400 (the hourly wage, times 40 hours a week, times 4 weeks in a month, times 12 months in a year). This...is incorrect, lol. It should actually be: 20x40x52 (the hourly amount times the hours worked in a week, times the weeks in a year) which gives $41,600. I almost said to just forget about the extra $1600 as I really want to work for this company, but decided to just push the envelope and see what happens. I did let it be known that I'm very interested regardless (so watch them come back saying they can't give the $41.6, lol). Hopefully I can get an update on this later today or tomorrow. Either way though, I pretty much have the job :)

[@maame4592]

Sending you all the luck in the world. I pray things work out for you

[@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley]

@@maame4592 Thank you!

[@tvelicia]

@@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley - Congratulations on the offer! I'm glad you pushed the envelope and I hope it works out in your favor 🍀🤞🏾

[@SmileKidOFMusic]

Thank you for posting this. As Starbucks partners try to move into a unionization. I appreciate showing what the company as whole lacks the last couple of years, especially during the pandemic.

[@Amanda_Lane]

I loved my food service job and didn't want to stop (the landlord had other ideas) but I'll be the first to admit one of the things I loved the most was my station being BoH. I saw how customer interactions were wearing down on my boss/the owner and how that informed her decision not to seek a new location. That was Thanksgiving of last year. I don't think I can get another position with that kind of pay and basic human respect again (even if it didn't include any retirement or health benefits) and I don't know if I wanna try. But I also don't have any other kind of "professional" experience. I feel like I'm back at square one, trying to navigate the job market without any direction or guidance, with a financial Sword of Damocles hanging, admittedly (or maybe deceptively) high, over my head.

[@edunlap6594]

In a related job, I used to be a direct support worker at a group home for people with intellectual/physical disabilities. Never again. They think that you're supposed to survive off of $1 $2 dollars above minimum wage plus the kisses, hugs, smiles, and rainbows. Added to insult is this institution is owned by a well-connected Catholic nun, so you know that people expect MIRACLES EVERYDAY. NEVER AGAIN.

[@princessbuttonz]

Social services preys on the kind hearts of its workers and exploits in exchange for low wages. It's disgusting how poorly paid people are who are doing such valuable work for human dignity. There's no respect for the dignity of the worker themselves.

[@josueravena3464]

For me, the hospitality industry needs to treat workers with a bit of dignity, otherwise even after the pandemic is over it will not be a satisfying job unless you perform spectacular at your job. Imagine having to deal with rude customers on a daily basis, HECK even freakin' call centers who have to endure rude customers on a daily basis. For me, I plan to build multiple passive income after building an emergency fund, it will be a rough one but I intend to free myself from the dehumanizing workforce unless the industry changes itself and starting humanizing workers instead of treating it like a robot.

[@abeautifullittlefool1758]

Oh boy this sounds so similar to what happened to me at sbux. Hung up my green apron Aug 2020 and am determined to never come back.

[@rejikrejik]

???

[@saschamayer4050]

10 bucks say it was also Sbux. 😉

[@abeautifullittlefool1758]

Sbux = Starbucks partner slang for Starbucks

[@kenishalperkins]

I absolutely loved this !! So spot ON 💪🏾

[@motionmuse5684]

I hate it. I do love food drink and the true art of hospitality....coffee, cute plates and unique napkins....but not being done this way. I'm beyond drained ;/. Looking for some other ways to use my 20 years experience. Maybe food styling or styling events.

[@TheMntnG]

I liked it. $22/h as a student and 6h shifts with free drinks were just fine. on that salary, you could feed a family with that.

[@dim9753]

Hopefully is she ever gets a chance to hire someone, she will pay them well and give as many benefits as she can afford

[@wiltedspinachcat3472]

when i worked at starbucks in north scottsdale, i took home an extra $40 a week in cash tips, when i worked as a barista at a smaller coffee shop in north dakota, i made minimum $60 a DAY in tips because it wasn't only cash. i do not understand why starbucks STILL doesn't allow credit card tips???

[@Mockduck2020]

This was a great essay!

[@lrnwlsn2]

But HOW do you leave the service industry. We all know why, but the one answer I can't find is HOW.

[@Riven0x]

If you havent already, get your drivers license and find driving/delivery gigs or get your CDL and do trucking.

[@davidlavine2846]

That industry is very toxic. I worked in a Italian restaurant in New Jersey for years in my teens and 20s. Dish washing, busing, cooking,(making sauces,making dough, making dinners sandwiches.) almost every waiter/waitress was an Adderall addict or had a pretty routine cocaine habit, or drug habit. These places will let anyone cook, that includes GUILTY convicted felons who are disgruntled by "life" beating them down. You really trust food made with the hands of a disgruntled, morally bankrupt, drug addicted, alcohol ridden, guilty convicted felon COOK? I sure as shit don't. But hey, see for yourself.

[@hc1616]

At my steakhouse job all the cooks were on drugs and abusive to workers

[@Riven0x]

​@@hc1616same here. They're all degenerates who could care less about anything but themselves

[@NeighborhoodBasketCase]

I am a gm at a subway and I feel guilty for being complicit in how we pay and treat our employees. I want to work for a boss that doesn’t make me lie about the job

[@jens.3235]

Starbucks is a lot harder than it looks. McDonald’s is much better, despite its negative perception

[@donyee8970]

I don't blame people wanting to quit food service. I worked in food service for many years to pay for college in the 80's. I developed a lot of work habits that still serve me today. Everyone should work at a low paying service sector job to learn a good work ethic and appreciate those that work to serve us.

[@dalton6108]

Get out of the restaurant industry. The Medical industry grew by nearly 20% closing in on nearly 3 million new jobs. Get into sales, finance, real estate, or insurance with most industry growth being over 10%. Get into the trades like electrician, carpentry, or plumbing where job growth has said to grow close to 68% one study said. With all the new technology out there and automation, trade jobs are in high demand. Robotics, solar, housing, maintenance, etc. Get out of the food industry and get into a career that can get you a 60k job or more.

[@nanolathe1193]

yeah i got that covid unemployment bonus too and guess what, 2 years later i get a bill in the mail for $8k because they messed up. in their own words "we made a benefit overpayment error". blows my mind how they gave out that money then years later suddenly want it all back at once with interest. thats an absolute crime

[@tanyarai]

Commenting because I wanted to flaunt my new TFD membership Y’all are amazing!

[@lilyyoung1002]

I agree. I love the Mona emojis

[@christie_exist]

Yeah, I don't want to return to it either. It's horrible.

[@ericariordan6296]

For a brief period earning more on UI with the federal bumper was true, for me. Time away from the industry made me realize how much everyday, I took abuse and for years, let it mostly roll of my back. I had work nightmares that woke me from sleep that I had normalized. Service industry workers are just as human as you and deserve courtesy and respect. Be thankful to your Barista, waiter, know there is more to the job that goes into preparing your brief interaction. Chefs and kitchen crews are likely working for 4-7 hours before the doors even open for business.

[@theresalives4973]

I’m a bartender at a high end restaurant. My hourly is $2.13 so I work for tips, and they’re usually decent. However I am an introvert and highly sensitive, & it’s been so hard for my mental health. I had someone write a bad review about me because she had to wait 5 minutes for me because it was busy I had a full bar and making drinks for the whole restaurant. She was upset that I wasn’t all cheery and upbeat as well. It’s not something you can just show up and do your job for, you also have to smile and be friendly and as the saying goes, bartenders are the bests therapists. This is true as I’ve had customers trauma dump on me for 2 hours just to get a shitty $3 tip. I wish I had listened to my parents and gone to college, I could be working from home being an actual therapist making $100 per hour instead of $2.13 with more physical and emotional labor.

[@Janeway1269]

This entire speech, particularly the end, just paints these jobs as jobs for teens and early twenty-somethings which, is what Boomers have yakked about all along. Unfortunately the reality is that for many without the skills of the speaker, it's something that they have to rely on for survival. So it's much more today than just a bridge job or career in the short term. Some folks are stuck with these jobs. And UI doesn't last.

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[@mccolk]

The page-turning noise is really distracting/annoying.

[@davidma6616]

Insightful video, thanks for sharing. Side note: it ended up being the EXACT length of my restroom break 😂

[@samanthahardy9903]

In the U.K unfortunately the benefits system is not the same. Many who don't work have conditions attached to the benefits whereby if you don't get a job (any job, doesn't matter if it pays enough to cover food, travel, rent etc) within a specified amount of time they cut the amount you get and sometimes cut it completely. When you do get a job you are still having to receive benefits on top of your wages because you don't earn enough to pay for the basics either. It's a lose lose situation. Those who are in work who can afford the basics are very small in number. Many employers will only hire part timers and yet the social security office expects those on in work government benefits to increase their working hours or face having their financial assistance cut. The problem is that companies prefer part time workers so employees are punished bynot being given full time hours by their employers.

[@lynseycobden203]

An inspiring speech

[@defensegeneral9893]

A company charging $6-$7 a cup of coffee that cost $1 by the cup from Africa, shouldn’t have issue paying their employees $15-$20 . And shouldn’t be asking for tips.

[@paillette2010]

Funnily enough, though I’ve never eaten there, a Red Lobster ad ran before this video. 🤔🤔🤔

[@shaylenwayne9284]

80 to 100 dollars in tips a week? Jealous. I get less than 20

[@darklight6921]

the double digits now dont mean as much. because of inflation

[@davetesh]

What a great video!!!

[@randomnothingnis]

So the biggest issue is you're not guaranteed any amount of hours. Sure, minimum wage being $14 is cool, but you can't make money if they don't have fucking hours. I just got a new job at the beginning of January and it was great initially, they told me the hours were there if I wanted them and I did, but now I'm scheduled 12 hours all week. ALL WEEK. AND THAT'S NOT GUARANTEED, THEY COULD SEND ME HOME EARLY. AND EVERY DAY SAYS ON CALL.

[@hc1616]

That’s the main reason I won’t work at a part time food place they think they can sparingly give you hours on random days and not even allow you to pay bills

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[@Sly2314]

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[@ooievaar6756]

way too much bars, restaurants, vegan places, 1000 sorts of coffee bars etc. Even here (Netherlands) the only thing one can buy in city centres nowadays is food and clothes/boutiques. All other things are on industry-terrains/areas, mostly only accessible by car, or online. Hospitality working hours are lousy (except maybe lunch rooms), there arent enough hours, or too many, and ......everyone together is 1 team. That makes that the weakest link makes or breaks the service/product. Toxic often for trust and not healthy to work in, having loads of alcohol around isnt healthy neither, and 1 new virus and youre sacked again

[@inick122492]

She said it

[@joeannchaney1219]

That is cute for you, however, we do not all have parents that we can live with.

[@kiaracodes5166]

I was so distracted by the horrible audio I couldn’t even finish the video

[@marcoasierrabernal4893]

The food industry sucks in the US I mean form 10 places 8 of them you’ll find a rude employee talking on the phone or working slower that a sloth. I was a server and bartender and yes you have you moody days but is your reputation on the line, if you don’t like your job maybe start looking for a new one but don’t make your costumers suffer because of that, you should treat everyone nicely and leave your problems at the door, expect if the costumer is an asshole then treat them as such.

[@ooievaar6756]

starbucks is watery filthy too expensive coffee anyway, and why in such huge cups/quantity/volume ? Looks like soup. Yek

[@JjakeTradesFx]

As a sushi chef of 12 years, this industry is the most unethical and a huge scam.

[@JjakeTradesFx]

the servers literally give you a shit service if you don't tip, its quite disgusting especially since they make 2 - 3x the amount of the actual cooks or prep cooks. the minimum wage in denver is 19$ they make about 50 an hour just think about that. quit tipping you are ruining good food, I used to be passionate but seeing how unfair it is I don't care i just study and can't wait to start my own business with ethics and no fucking tips its disgusting. Once i finally switch careers im never tipping servers or anyone else it's not my job to pay you on top of the food I buy. It's your job stop acting like I'm in the wrong for not tipping.Bums.

[@krystalmills1622]

I can relate! LOL!

[@Vladi_AK47]

This is fucking wild. You wanna live in Manhattan, but you work at Star Bucks. 🤣 you can’t make this shit up

[@sarahwbs]

What bartending job allows you to drink on the job?!

[@Jay-ho9io]

Many if not most.

[@careforjusticealways]

i rejected a shift and was fired😂🤷🏽‍♀️

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[@Rainsnowreadysetblow]

I wish you guys would get rid of that sound when you move an image down. SO INCREDIBLY ANNOYING and UNNECESSARY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@acivilright]

The city of Manhattan... Borough.

[@miguelespinozacid]

No, the reason why you are feeling better now is because you no longer pay outrageous rent prices living in New York and because you live with your parents. The problem was not your previous job the problem was living in New York

[@saschamayer4050]

Ok

[@saschamayer4050]

6:19

[@randykoger4646]

Good video, but sadly all that rubber cartoon humanoids animation truly sucks.

[@skyandmoonlight]

im from europe, worked in NYC for 11 years paying taxes and everything even if i wasn't a citizen...., EVERY SINGLE bosses i met in my career were ALWAYS abusive and toxic people that would blackmail you, NYC restaurant scene especially for not citizens is super abusive, never wanted to get in trouble, thank god i never was, but if i could bring them to justice i would tell justice where to look for them!!!! all those that doesn't even respect law, they "cash only" to don't pay taxes, they all have their own way to avoid law...but if you try to talk you are fired immediatly, while i am working reaaaally hard for them!!!! it makes me feel so angry! they should be stopped! Brooklyn (bushwick area especially) is full of people like them, they skim money from employees, they treat you like slaves, they take a cut from tips without telling you and if you catch them doing it they always have excuses and they cut your shifts coz you're too smart and so you are a treath..., they use you and humiliates you if you aren't ok with that you are fired quickly...is horrible! i wish restaurant workers could all get togheter against this people, i didn't came to America to steal or be a shitty human, i came here to be part of the community and be a nice man, and then i gotta see these criminals restaurant owners behaving like that..such a shame!!!

[@travismills4538]

To be honest, I thought this video was going to talk about what steps to take next from the restaurant. It’s 2022 and it can be very hard to find a job away from the restaurant industry. Especially for cooks, prep workers, and chefs. We feel the strain as well personally I’m looking to get out just simply make a better life for my family.

[@NoobToobJamarMemes]

I decided to work retail over food service. I'm thankful I did. Aside from those who work at Chick-fil-A and one manager at Little Caesar's I know, everyone HATES working food service. And all the videos and Reddits confirm it. Yeh, Walmart ain't prrfect, but its not bad.