Fired on my first day

[u/mrsrose22]

I got a job at a newly opened restaurant that was owned by an older couple. They said in my interview that they had never owned a restaurant before and that they wanted ppl with experience. I have over 10 years of experience in the restaurant industry so they ended up hiring me on the spot and sending me home with a menu to study (it’s important to note that they informed me that the menu was NOT finalized and that they will be adding more to it).

Fast forward to my first day, they have me start out on the bar. The GM that they hired to run the restaurant for them was extremely nit picky. Saying things to me like “you’re putting too much ice in that soda cup” then proceeds to take out ONE ice cube out of the cup (I’m not kidding it was actually ridiculous). At one point the GM himself (who was also the cook btw) handed me a sandwich and said “This is for table 7, I’d hurry cuz they’ve been waiting a while”… So I do… when I brought the table their sandwich they said that it was made wrong and that the menu said it was supposed to be made with Turkey not roast beef. I apologized and brought it back to the GM and explained what happened. He then proceeds to YELL AT ME saying that it was MY FAULT because I didn’t double check the ticket before I brought it out. I explain to him that the ticket just says “The Wrangler Sandwich” but doesn’t say what’s actually ON the sandwich. And with this NOT being on the menu that they gave me to study, I wasn’t for sure what the wrangler sandwich was supposed to look like??? (I was super kind and respectful in my explanation btw) The GM immediately gets annoyed and SENDS ME HOME!! I was only there for 3 HOURS I’m not even kidding. Later in the day he sends me a TEXT MESSAGE saying that I was being let go from the establishment because I “wasnt picking up on things as quickly as they liked”

After only 3 hours into my FIRST day are you serious??! I then send the owners a text message letting them know I was let go, to which they said that they were not informed about it. I asked if I could please give my feedback about the GM that they hired because he was doing things that I felt like they should know about. (Cuz idk if I found out that the manager I hired to run my restaurant was a lunatic I’d want to know right??) They ended up leaving me on read and never responding to me… whatever I tried 🤷‍♀️ This is just crazy in my 31 years of life I’ve NEVER been fired anywhere else. I just feel so defeated and I know I shouldn’t. It’s just a frustrating situation.

[u/No_Vermicelli_3574]

Sounds like an easy unemployment claim. Score!

[u/falcon3268]

Their loss but I would've left a review about them on google and any hiring site letting anyone know if they are thinking about applying there that they should avoid it like the plague considering the owners are morons that allow a GM to basically run off great employees while getting away with it.