During my pandemic tenure at Hooters I made about $200 every two weeks because work weeks were cut to 15 hours for most of the black staff, while they made millions globally. Shit is wild if you ask me https://twitter.com/dennisvalerino/status/1289881205513449472
Then they asked me to take out my nose rings while having my face mask on and that mfn sent me! I had to go after that request, don’t disrespect my girls
We got no hazard pay, the cleaning crew was fired so it was our responsibility, seating was closed but full uniform was still required, and etc. but they gave us free meals on mondays and tuesdays 🙋🏽‍♀️
Don’t even get me started on the harassment from not only customers but male BOH staff and most male managers/corporate bosses/ general managers who always made it a point to speak or touch not only myself but others innappropriately
The staff facility is disgusting all the tine. No one cleans up after themselves or others. My closet is bigger than the “dressing room” in which we are to change and break inside of
The gag is we never got breaks. We were to order food and nibble on it as often as possible. Double shifts were not rewarded with an hours rest, just more screaming customers over chiken wings
But back to the break room: during winter months, pieces of the ceiling would fall off, so it would be freezing making us enable to “change” or “take breaks” in that area. There were often insects of multiple species maybe even a rodent or two... three lol
SN: this thread is over my entire year and a half in the orange shorts
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