u/Euphoric-Rub2507

Hello everyone, just wanted to give you a bit of a story time and also just a heads up if anyone is ever as dumb as I am to not do what I did. About a little over a year ago, I got my first ever restaurant job, at a very busy restaurant in Santa Monica. I started as a host. I hustled and worked hard to work my way up to becoming a server. I did it, and I think I’ve been a pretty good server. People would mostly leave great reviews about me (although I did have off my off days where I’d give attitude lol) I wasn’t perfect but I knew how to upsell and give good service. Our pool was extremely high and sometimes I’d only take home 20-30% from my tables. Anyways, we had some bad management that was taking money from the business. HR launched an entire investigation on everything, and started reviewing cameras. During the messy management era, some servers and bartenders (me included) got access to manager codes and started to use them for comps and voids without asking management. Sometimes, I’d use a chefs code when he wasn’t even on shift thinking that they don’t check. We use toast at our restaurant, and obviously I knew everything is logged, but there were so many things happening that weren’t “by the book” that I didn’t care. I made a lot of mistakes that I now regret, I wish I could take them back. I’ve been dishonest, and I guess now that the day that I knew was coming is here, I don’t know what to do next. I guess my question to you all is, is there a way to get another serving job after being fired from one for doing something you shouldn’t have? I really have learned my lesson, and I just want to do things the right way. Honestly I’ve been wanting to leave the restaurant anyways, I just didn’t have anything lined up yet. I see people saying how difficult it is to get a serving job, and my worst fear is having to be a runner or busser or host (I’ve never been a busser or runner and I definitely do not want to be)
Anyways to all of you employed, don’t take it for granted and don’t be stupid like me if you ever do get access to a managers code. Any advice regarding what I can do as I don’t even have enough money to cover my rent or basic expenses right now… Thank you all

Had the most embarrassing thing happen today at work.
After taking a table’s order, I was sent on my 30 minute break, I went to the restroom and forgot to lock the door… the table that I just took the order from, the guy comes to the restroom and opens the door and sees me sitting on the toilet…I AM SO EMBARRASSED 😭☠️😭

Hi everyone. Today I had an accident at work and I wondering if I could get some advice. I’m super stressed out and have so much anxiety regarding what will happen.
I work at a touristy restaurant in LA that is located in the same building as a hotel. The restaurant and hotel are not associated with eachother. The restaurant shares a basement parking area/storage area for our drinks etc with the hotel as well. Anyways, today I was carrying a box of heavy glass sparkling water bottles and while I was walking in the shared walkway with the hotel (that’s close by their pool) the box ripped at the bottom and 3 bottles fell and broke. The walkway is separated from the pool area so I nor did other staff initially think any of the glass got into the hotel pool/the area, but it did…
Apparently some glass got into the pool and fortunately I don’t believe anybody was hurt, but they had to close down the pool. I’ve never had something like this happen to me before, so I would appreciate what to expect. Oh and, I just recently had a final warning regarding a guest experience, and overall have not had the best past couple months with the company. I’m not ready to be fired but I’m kind of expecting it. Is this the final straw? Could there be anything even more serious to come from it? It was a genuine mistake and accident. Thank you all for your advice.