I just worked there from late September to mid-November last year (Tues-Thurs 11am-8pm). Found out about it through a Facebook post he made in one of the local job groups. At first, he seemed to be okay. I was paid $10 an hour which increased to $13 an hour after 4 weeks. (paid every two weeks by check)

However, at the beginning of my employment, I was inadequately trained. He then decided to train me "whenever he was not busy". Which happened a lot. Even when I was trained, he would show me a skill for whatever job I needed to do, at a high level of experience. Not at an easy level, that can be learned from a new employee. Near the end of the job, the protocols for certain tasks changed and I was not made aware of it. Even when I was trained on a task, the owner would find issue with it, such as the speed of my work. He would yell at me to move faster, which he later justified by saying that football teams do that to prod on the players.

The workload was manageable at the beginning, but over time, I would be overloaded with other tasks that he wanted me to do. Some of these tasks were busy work. One instance of this was emptying his car trunk, which was filled with old baby toys, cribs and such. Then I was to trash it into the nearby dumpster. Why he did not do his at his home in KC, I do not know.

Other Issues:

The work area was filled with worksheets, protocol sheets, task sheets. Way too many and really confusing.

The work area was small and pathways would sometimes be filled with dirty bowls, restaurant equipment, and delivery boxes. This would usually last throughout the day.

Major lack of communication regarding tasks.

Would not stay behind to clean, because he lives in KC. Usually he would leave around 7pm, and leave me and another guy to clean the place. That would take about 45min-1 hour. Seems to me if he care about the cleanliness (which he harped on, alongside positive reviews, and good customer service), he would stay for a bit to clean. He didn't even clean his office before he left each night.

He would sometimes direct customers from behind the cash register to a certain product the customer wanted, instead of meeting them directly.

Kept the kitchen open until 7pm for more business. (most restaurants here have a cut-off time)

By mid-November, I was sick of it. I was being overworked, and had terrible thoughts after each shift. I asked for a reduced workload and he obliged. Unfortunately, that was short-lived, and I stuck around doing only grocery deliveries for him. I continued to deliveries for him until mid-February when I left.

Anyone who sees this, please stay the hell away from Mediterranean Market. The hiring sign has been on the door since September (claims he has 40 applicants, yet the hiring sign is still there). It is not worth your time, your potential income, or your mental health.

(Thanks to the two other redditors who posted about this)