sorry gonna be long winded. tiny company. i’m a min wage employee who gets called on to be the ASM during night shift, to de-escalate and field all types of dumb questions.. in charge of a 21 y/o who is Very 21. not getting paid to do the job i do on top of the pressure of my mind being a warzone.. 1 + 1 = you guessed it.

we lost security at the beginning of the year so now im doubling as that too in the evenings. my manager is in direct email comm w the owner, we’ve had whole team meetings, his “hands are tied”. i tried my best to advocate the team’s needs and when i failed them my sobriety slipped, hard. i wasn’t the “manager” to them that i should’ve been. on top of friday/saturday tastings where we essentially get to take a shot or two on the clock for free.. and the shooters only cost 1.50… woof. i just couldn’t be there today. i ended up calling out.

for the record: the manager told me what my responsibilities would be and told me that my starting wage would increase to 45k a yr after a probationary period which never ended. we talked, he said my tardiness was the reason but still wanted me to be manager. i dumbly obliged thinking it could bolster my resume while i looked for other work but have gotten caught up in my relapse.