(2015-11-30, 11:28 am)john555 Wrote: My complaint is the playlist my favorite McDonald's has been playing the past few days...horrible, depressing, sappy ballads from the seventies...While studying my Japanese I nearly went insane listening to songs like these

(2015-11-30, 11:28 am)john555 Wrote: After an hour of this I was ready to go into the bathroom and commit seppuku to end my suffering.

(2015-12-01, 8:21 pm)sholum Wrote: As for studying woes; I can't get anything done at school, even though I have to spend ten hours there on some days. People are too loud, even in the library. If there's anyone around talking (almost always, outside of class), it distracts me from what I'm doing, as I'm a habitual people observer (don't speak secrets within earshot of me; I've heard some pretty embarrassing things that weren't meant for my ears; good thing I don't talk to people enough to be a gossip).

• no bottle cap opener but they have a random shaved ice machine (restaurant doesn't serve shaved ice)
  
• they convince people that a 12 hour shift is normal and justify it by giving them a 2 hour break (I'm assuming they don't give OT past 8 hr which is illegal, don't know for sure)
  
• beer in served in clear plastic cups about the same size as the party red cups with prices of beer ranging from $3.50-$4.95 per cup
  
• management is not open to suggestions from staff, place has only been opened since Monday and I was told that they convinced the silent partner to start actively look for a second location which baffles me cuz they can't even get orders ready in a reasonable time. I swear the avg wait time for customers has been 30 minutes if not more.
  
• speaking of beer, I saw the manager today drinking beer on the job! he's never on the floor but acts as one of the cooks! This was when I went to the kitchen to have him open the glass coke bottle because we had no opener. He opens it with a butter knife...
  

(2016-06-17, 12:25 am)RawrPk Wrote: There is so much more I can say but I will narrow it down to the worst list:

• no bottle cap opener but they have a random shaved ice machine (restaurant doesn't serve shaved ice)
  
• they convince people that a 12 hour shift is normal and justify it by giving them a 2 hour break (I'm assuming they don't give OT past 8 hr which is illegal, don't know for sure)
  
• beer in served in clear plastic cups about the same size as the party red cups with prices of beer ranging from $3.50-$4.95 per cup
  
• management is not open to suggestions from staff, place has only been opened since Monday and I was told that they convinced the silent partner to start actively look for a second location which baffles me cuz they can't even get orders ready in a reasonable time. I swear the avg wait time for customers has been 30 minutes if not more.
  
• speaking of beer, I saw the manager today drinking beer on the job! he's never on the floor but acts as one of the cooks! This was when I went to the kitchen to have him open the glass coke bottle because we had no opener. He opens it with a butter knife...
  

(2016-06-17, 1:08 am)RawrPk Wrote: No. Good ol' U.S.A.

(2016-06-17, 1:23 am)SomeCallMeChris Wrote:

(2016-06-17, 12:25 am)RawrPk Wrote: There is so much more I can say but I will narrow it down to the worst list:

• no bottle cap opener but they have a random shaved ice machine (restaurant doesn't serve shaved ice)
  
• they convince people that a 12 hour shift is normal and justify it by giving them a 2 hour break (I'm assuming they don't give OT past 8 hr which is illegal, don't know for sure)
  
• beer in served in clear plastic cups about the same size as the party red cups with prices of beer ranging from $3.50-$4.95 per cup
  
• management is not open to suggestions from staff, place has only been opened since Monday and I was told that they convinced the silent partner to start actively look for a second location which baffles me cuz they can't even get orders ready in a reasonable time. I swear the avg wait time for customers has been 30 minutes if not more.
  
• speaking of beer, I saw the manager today drinking beer on the job! he's never on the floor but acts as one of the cooks! This was when I went to the kitchen to have him open the glass coke bottle because we had no opener. He opens it with a butter knife...
  

Hmmm. So, actually, overtime is only legally required for more than 40 hours per week. Long shifts or split shifts are perfectly allowable, and reasonably common in food service. You are required to be given 'the opportunity' for a 30 minute unpaid break for any given shift that is more than 6 hours long. Many food service establishments ignore that completely, and of course nobody insists on it because making waves is not going to improve your own position. (Many highly corporate establishments also force you to take a 30 minute unpaid break, because if you're forced to take a break you can't ever claim that you weren't given 'the opportunity' for a break.)

It's not illegal to drink on the job, and in many food service establishments it's not even particularly worried about. I've even been given beers on the house plenty of times... -however-, if this drinking is occurring in the middle of service that's a worrisome sign. Especially for someone who's cooking. (Drinking while working with knives and fire isn't the best idea in the world). Having a drink or two in the last hour of service or after service during cleanup... pretty normal. Having  drinks throughout the day... pretty scary.

For some practical advice - you can open a bottlecap by putting the edge of the cap on any hard corner (such as a metal rack or counter) and giving the opposite side of the bottlecap a good whack with your fist; or by wedging the cap into a wire shelving rack so that one edge of the bottlecap is over one wire and the other edge is under another wire, and then give it a yank towards the lower wire and the cap will pop off.

That said, I wouldn't stay there anyway if I were you. There's nothing wrong with being a food-runner/busser per se, but ... well, the establishment where I work, that's a gateway to become waitstaff or a bartender. We don't, however, have a 'cashier' postion at all, waitstaff handle the checks. Being a food-runner at the kind of place that has the customers come pay at the register is probably a dead-end, so if you don't like it now... it's probably not going to get better. Not to say you should walk out tomorrow, but it wouldn't hurt to fill out applications for likely looking places.

(2016-06-17, 12:25 am)RawrPk Wrote: This one is with a new startup restaurant where my so called bosses have never worked a day in the industry.

(2016-06-17, 12:25 am)RawrPk Wrote: I'm also not really seeking advice but any would be appreciated. Maybe someone else in the koohii community has something to rant about too. Tbh, reading the forums here this week has been the only thing that makes me feel a bit better after a shitty day at work so 皆さん、ありがとうございます！m(_ _)m

(2016-06-17, 12:25 am)RawrPk Wrote: I plan to apply for new jobs on my day off in 2 days.

(2016-06-17, 2:01 am)RawrPk Wrote: As for the bottle opening, bf told me about using a strong edge so I'll probably try that for tomorrow's shift.

(2016-06-17, 7:48 pm)RawrPk Wrote: 1) his feet swelling from an allergic reaction
So what kind of sane person would eat something they're allergic to?!

2) after a brief chat with a senior man, once the man leaves, he starts saying things like "he's like a reptile...black eyes...stick tongue out... Sold his soul to Satan for success". Umm wtf?

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Symptoms
The main symptom is sudden swelling below the skin surface. Welts or swelling on the surface of the skin can also develop.

The swelling usually occurs around the eyes and lips. It may also be found on the hands, feet, and throat