Retail & Hospitality

I have applied to so many part time positions (86 so far this year), I’ve only ever got one interview and I’ve been applying regularly for the past two years. It’s gotten to the point that I’ve re-app...

What is your company's policy when it comes to allowing customers to cuss, yell, or threaten you? I've never worked for a company that was so willing to let customers freak out on us. It feels like I ...

Why is it so hard for a man with over 40 years in work force to find a new job ? Age discrimination is what I think .

If you had the choice of being paid salary or hourly which would you pick and why? I'm currently hourly. I make $30.93 an hour on regular time and $46.70 for overtime after. I realize that sometimes m...

Opinion Poll! The customer is always right, do you agree?

I don't know if my manager's expectations are unrealistic and he needs to hire more people or maybe I'm just too slow to handle the workload. But in addition to helping customers and checking them out...

Retail and hospitality really teach you emotional regulation fast. You can be having the worst day and still have to create a positive experience for someone else. What’s something this industry taugh...

Got a Tesco interview on Friday and I'm so nervous 😭 I'm 17 and work at Greggs, been there about 6 months now. I have pretty bad social anxiety so I'm overthinking everything. I've had a few intervie...

My manager often has me do a task or two after I clock out. They're not anything big. Take the trash out as I leave, push a couple carts up to the door, etc. They take 5 to 10 minutes at most. Is it w...

💸 If you found out a coworker made significantly more than you for the same role, what would you do about it (if anything)?

Is it ok to lie on your resume to make you sound more experienced. I know people do it but could they catch you out!! I'm from Reading , England

Have you ever been aware of team members actively conspiring to get a team mate or leader fired? How did you handle it? Were you in on it? Was it justified? I know of two recent scenarios of people wh...

Anyone else having a hard time finding serving jobs lately? I have 16 years experience in fine dinning, fine dinning casual, and James Beard-winning restaurants and I can't get a single callback or a ...

I can't win when it comes to customers being sensitive about their ages lately. I card someone for alcohol, they throw a fit. Which is wild to me, because I get upset when I'm not carded. I called a c...

Are you able to get health insurance through your employer? I'm getting booted off my parents' insurance in a few months and I found out my employer keeps us at PT so we don't get insurance. Before I ...

💭 How/when do you disclose that you were let go from your last job in an interview?

How do you guys deal with mean individuals, where there is a few of them who group up acting like some high-school bullies? I don’t really want to report to the managers, one of “bullies” is of hi...

Well I am on the verge of being fired because my pursue of a degree doesn’t align with my current job and now I’m on the edge of trying to hurry up and find a job before I get cut off 😐

How do you react when your boss asks if you want to go home because they have to cut hours? Personally I jump at the chance without any hesitation.

👀 What's the pettiest thing a manager has ever done to you or someone you know?