u/scrape_cog

I went for a Head Chef gig in West Hollywood. I usually avoid this side of town because parking there is a nightmare, but the pay was really high, so I decided to give it a shot.

I arrived ten minutes before the interview; the appointment was at 4:00 PM. I checked in with the host, and she told me the owner was on his way.

It became 4:25 and still nobody showed up. I talked to her again, and she said he was finishing a call and would seat me in a booth.

By 4:50, I was done. I took off my blazer, called the server, and ordered a cold IPA. It was on the table within two minutes.

I had finished half of my second glass when the guy finally arrived at 5:15. He looked at my glass and said, "Are you seriously drinking beer while waiting for an interview?"

I told him, "No, I'm just enjoying a drink because I had an interview with someone professional, but what happened is I got stood up by someone who doesn't know how to manage his time. Now, I'm just waiting for the 405 traffic to ease up before I head home."

His face turned very red, and he said, "Enjoy being broke then," and walked away annoyed.

Lmao forget about this guy. Honestly, it was the best beer I've had in a long time.

This morning I asked to sit down with the VP of Ops at my job about possibly getting a raise. After he dodged me three different times, we finally sat down. I told him what I was asking for, and his first response was: "Or what?" I was surprised, so I told him: We'll probably see. Then I asked him why he thought I didn't deserve it. He started talking about how he'd love to pay everyone $120/hr, but things have to stay fair and equal for everyone. I had to remind him that I wasn't asking for $120/hr.

At my job, which is a team of 5 people including the manager, I'm still the only one who knows how to run the production line from start to finish. I've shown other people before how to do it, but no one has stayed long enough to handle it on their own. I told the VP that it makes no sense for me to get paid the same as someone who was just hired and doesn't even know the process. He told me that was unrealistic. So I reminded him that for the past 8 months, not a single finished product would have left the building without going through me first.

That's when he started talking down to me, telling me I wasn't special, or a superstar, and that anyone could do my job. I told him fine, then where are they? Because I'm the one still here. Everyone else either quit, got transferred, or couldn't keep up. He told me that was the wrong way to look at it. I asked him what would happen if I wasn't there tomorrow. He said they'd figure it out. So I told him I thought this conversation was over, because he had made his position very clear.

I went back out to the shop to keep getting things ready for the run. A little while later, the manager came and got me, and I found HR sitting in the office too. As soon as I walked in, the VP said that effective immediately, my employment was suspended. I told him to go to hell and went to get my keys. They all followed me, telling me I was handling the situation the wrong way. I got close to the VP and told him: I asked you for fair pay, and your response was to fire me?