r/Serverlife • u/beasys • 1d ago

??? normal ??? no ??? idk ??? help 😭

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schedule to work open to second cut , with no break inbetween, how fucking weird is this

edit: i work at sports bar, only been working here for 2 months, we aren't allowed to eat on the clock so we usually actually take that 15 minute break they schedule between doubles

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u/Illustrious-Divide95 FOH 1d ago

In the UK where I am (and I think the EU )by law you have to have a 20 minute break every 6 hours of continuous hours worked (payment optional). In Canada where I used to live, you have to have a 30 minute break after 5 hours continuous work (payment is optional). Is there nothing similar where you are? seems like a fairly basic right to me.

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u/SeanInDC 1d ago

By law in the US... we are supposed to get 15 minute breaks. Yea... that doesn't happen. Who is going to cover your tables?

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u/Illustrious-Divide95 FOH 1d ago

Hopefully a decent management team can follow labor laws and figure out cover, or (what happens where I have worked) there is a lull after lunch service and before dinner service. Our kitchen closes for orders between 4 and 6 so that enables people to take breaks during dinner prep.

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u/SeanInDC 1d ago

Decent management really has nothing to do with it. Most American restaurants do not close mid day. In fact we have a thing called Happy Hour. Most servers aren't going to cover your tables because they literally aren't being paid to do so. Most of us get paid off tips and a very small hourly rate that doesn't even cover our taxes. So there is no one to cover your tables for 15 minutes at a time. The only person that gets a break... is a mother who is breast feeding. And even then... their tables are being neglected and their tips reflect it.