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I worked at applebees for a little over a month. I was out to dinner with my girlfriend at the time and we had just ordered food, I got a phone call demanding t
by cmdrfred 12y ago
I worked at applebees for a little over a month. I was out to dinner with my girlfriend at the time and we had just ordered food, I got a phone call demanding that I come in. I refused, the week after they only put me on the schedule for 3 hours. I have no pity for these types of people.
- makomk 12y agoHere in the UK, there are people who've been forced to miss their friends' weddings and their own holiday trips due to the same tactics by employers, despite having booked the time off well in advance. Yet our business lobbying organisations have the gall to claim that the zero-hour contracts which make this possible are good for employees because they offer the employees flexibility.
- cmdrfred 12y agoI just luckly made my way into IT (A lifetime dream of mine) but previously I worked at a plastics factory(QC tech). They would demand you work overtime with 24 hours notice. They get orders 2 - 3 weeks in advance at minimum. After a while you have to consider that this might be intentional, its hard to set up a job interview when you have to change your schedule with 24 hours notice. So its not just fast food that does this, though it's new to me that this happens in the UK.