need help/advice

[jessica31876]

My daughter works for dominos and is having serious problems with her boss. She cannot afford to lose the job and the last person who complained about the store manager to his boss got their hours cut to 10 hours a week and she cannot afford that either. The things she tells me he does:

calls her stupid
sits in the office listening to baseball games
does not prep/clean when he is working
expects her to answer the phones, make pizzas, take payments, prep the area by herself and clean it by herself.
leaves her alone in the store to do the work of three or four people even though he is supposed to be there to help her.

The staff all have complaints about this guy from what she has told me but nobody wants to be the one to go to the boss to complain because of the way the girl who did in the past is being treated now.

Ideally I would tell her to quit but because she moved out and is on her own she has to have another job to go to and there really is not much over where she lives.

So what would be the best thing to do? I have no idea. Id like to go tell this guy to get off his butt and do the job he is being paid to do but that is not likely to help her much LOL

[jacinda]

How about an anonymous letter posted to the big boss. Detail everything, but put all the blame on the store manager, don't mention any other name. Is there a boss ABOVE the big boss? My nephew works for a fast food chain here, and you can make complaints online to the head store without having to go through the local chain.

[nun69]

I would have her wrote an anonomios {sp!!} letter the the company!!!! ten somebody will look into it and they don't have to know it is her....I would also recommend her start looking for another job as soon as possible..they don't have to know that she wants to quit, she can just say she needs the extra money so is looking for a 2nd job....NOBODY should have to put up with that!

[littlekiwi]

see if there is a union covering her workplace and get advice from there

[jessica31876]

the anonymous thing was pretty much what I already told her to do. It really is unfair to her and it makes me so mad because I know she busts her butt at work and it is not unusual for her to open up at 10AM and still be working when the store closes at 1 AM. She has been looking for other work but where she lives there isnt much prospects. They have a few restaurants, a grocery store and a walmart super center and she has applied at all of them. She can get hired as seasonal work she said but that would only be til after christmas.

[nun69]

yeah, but if she works really well alot of places will keep seasonal people!

[nonnie]

too bad she cant take a digital recorder in and catch him saying it on tape - Then pull the district manager aside next time he comes in and show him the tape -
This serves 2 purposes - scares the crap out of the district manager thus ensuring that she keeps her job and her hours -
Lets the DM know that this guy is a LOOSER -

I know that someplace there is the number for the district manager and she could call him and let him know - with dates and times and specifics

[nonnie]

BTW- Totally off topic - But Angie - I LOVE your new siggy!!!!!!! So adorable!!!

[jessica31876]

yea angie I told her that. It might come down to her having to take seasonal work. At the very least hopefully she can stay long enough she will be eligible for unemployment. Im going to mention to her to try to record him. I think she can do that with her cell phone or at the very least bring her netbook to work and set it up without him realizing it so that she can record him on the webcam.

[Kat Stokes]

I would tell her to check her labor law posters and get the phone number of your local office and report the boss to them. She is obviously in a hostile work environment and there are laws against that. Management could get into some serious trouble for allowing employees to be treated that way. She also needs to document EVERYTHING that happens and ensure that she has the date and approximate time of the incident(s). Oh, and keep looking for a new job. No one should be treated that way. Period.

[jessica31876]

I did not think about that!! That is actually a really good idea though. I know there are laws about a hostile work environment but didnt think about her going directly to wage/labor though.

To be honest Im not sure why the boss wants to keep him on as manager. He is very lazy and my daughter told me last month after they did inventory they were short 120+ 20 ounce sodas and she said that the guy who is the one treating her badly drinks them without paying for them!! There is a sign on the cooler now that you will be fired if you take a soda and do not pay for it now. She told me he drinks about 4 of the 20 ounce sodas everyday!!

Originally Posted by Kat Stokes

I would tell her to check her labor law posters and get the phone number of your local office and report the boss to them. She is obviously in a hostile work environment and there are laws against that. Management could get into some serious trouble for allowing employees to be treated that way. She also needs to document EVERYTHING that happens and ensure that she has the date and approximate time of the incident(s). Oh, and keep looking for a new job. No one should be treated that way. Period.

[MommaTrish]

Got nothing to add, but I hope she can find another job soon or get things settled at her work.

[jessica31876]

I really hope so too Trish...Ive given her some ideas on where to look. It might end up her having to look outside of the town she lives in to find another job. Ive gotten some good ideas to tell her though so far...hopefully she can find something that will work for her.