Something similar happened to me with my first serving job. I was clear about not having any experience, because I knew I would need some help & patience. On my 3rd shift there the manager failed to schedule enough workers during a huge 5k marathon, where the race would run directly in front of the restaurant. Needless to say, we were swarmed with a ton of people who wanted to eat/sit & watch their friends & family run. We were no match. There was 1 bartender & 1 other server, aside from myself. Not even an hour after we opened the manager (who to be fair was feeling overwhelmed) was calling all of us stupid. He was in the kitchen shouting at the chefs/cooks and slamming items down. It was like watching a toddler have a tantrum. But my last straw was when I asked if he would show me how to reload the paper for receipts (again, it was only my 3rd shift and we typically had a hostess who handled this) so I ask him for help and he WENT OFF! Telling me how dumb I was. I quit on the spot.

Don’t answer the phone at 3am lol

I mute my phone when I go to bed. I wouldn't have even seen it until the next morning. Poor planning on your part doesn't make it an emergency on my part. Buh bye!

It’s the bosses tone that is unacceptable to me. He could have asked nicely (he didn’t ask at all, he demanded it) and he could have apologized for the circumstances. Then maybe this wouldn’t even have been that big of an issue. I will never ever understand why some employers think it is ok to threat their employees like robots.

I got called in on my day off when I was a delivery driver because the other driver,who was like forty two, wasn't allowed to drive his dad's truck that day. It was snowing, cold, and icy and he just didn't want to work. However, when I was sick and needed him to take my place, he told me point blank that he "doesn't work on his day off."

Good for him. It's time that the employees in America fight back.

Also, I’m pretty sure encouraging someone to work while intoxicated is a liability and a huge no-no.

He should have asked, "I know it's your day off tmrw, but, are you available to come in and work a wedding? It's 11 hours, from 11an-10pm." And if you said no, and everyone says no, hire a temp. That was simple. He's making plenty off of that wedding. He just likes to push his weight around. Not a good boss, and doesn't know how to treat people, kindly and fairly. You can still be a boss and be just!!!

The person commenting at the end of the article forgot one thing about "work at will" (making me think he himself has been a boss longer than an employee) IT WORKS BOTH WAYS...for this reason bosses need to treat their employees with respect. Employees can without advanced notice walk out the door and ply their trade elsewhere, costing employers time and money to train somebody else up to the standards the now former employee once had if that is even possible, it is the same reason a lot of companies put deals in for new customers only, they know KEEPING the ones they have is a lot cheaper than finding new ones.

I came in on my day off to "help" a supervisor out for a few hrs. B***h called in sick that day. Never again! I barely have a phone for people to call, anyway, but have always been clear, my time off , is just that! Mine!

There is no labor shortage. We are tired of being treated like we are "owned" cause we work there! Why would we return to jobs who dropped us at the first sign of pandemic AND treat us like crap instead of the investment we are supposed to be???? These stories trying to make the restaurant worker look lazy needs to stop! We work harder and lo get then most often for less pay and dealing with every type of personality! Not everyone can do what we do!

An employer can not force you to work your day off. If you are scheduled that day off they can ask you to work that day but if you say no they can not force you to work it. They can not use it to threaten your job. There are things called labor laws that people in the work force really should know if they are going to actually be working.

I think this is fake. There was another one similar to this and the last part of the conversation is almost identical.