Work issues...

Hi everyone,
I have an active job in a busy restaurant on my feet most of the time rushing around so quite prone to lows if I don't make an effort to keep my sugars up. I really enjoy working there, the people are lovely buttt... Recently ain't been so great. On some days where it's been busy, I've been by myself on front of house when there's 60 tables inside and another 40 outside. I rush around after other people cos even the normal person can't keep up with the workload either. It's starting to get to much and I'm starting to feel ill because of it. I barely have time to manage my diabetes while I am there. Thank god I have a libre. Some people do make an effort to come out and help on a couple of occasions but others just can't be bothered. There's another boy who's 16 and type one as well who works there and there has been points where me and him would be out the front by ourselves. If we both had a low, they would be screwed. We have air-conditioning but we hardly have it on cos our manager wants to save money. Surely this isn't right and something can be done about it. I have about 5 shifts a week as well as doing 4 or 5 part time shifts in an office doing admin (which is much more up my street). I am just worried they will hold it against me if I mention these things but I'm really struggling to want to work there now... :/

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Yeah it is a general issue. It's hard for non diabetics let alone us. But it's like the non diabetics cba to help me when I'm struggling. Very little do and when they do they all pass the job from one person to the next. Management are even worse and dont put enough people on. It's week before summer hols here in UK and there's the same amount on as there would be in the quiet periods. It's worse on weekends because they assume it's not going to be busy, I think it would be better for them to have more people and then just send them home if they don't need them rather than making people struggle. I love the social aspect of it. But as a working environment with the amount of people we have as a whole and the amount of people put on each shift, it's unacceptable. I don't think people would stand up to management because like me they are to scared about losing their job. There was a situation not long ago where someone was shouted at constantly, called useless and then dismissed by one of management. They then split, the lady we used to speak to is now in a different office and everything goes through the bloke now apparently but we never have meetings. It's all really confusing. We have supervisors but most of them are totally useless. One of them asked if I had type one cos I ate to much sugar as a kid. And then said in a arrogant tone that he wasn't stupid when I asked if he was going to say next that I couldn't eat sugar. Idk it's just going downhill fast. One of the cleaners is leaving she's had enough cos management have put their tea room in the chemical cupboard and planned to put them in the shed. I have easy access to my gluco tabs and insulin and they allow me time to eat dinner except from one occasion where I was asked to do something first (didn't really bother me much) but I feel like I don't have any support if I have a low. I feel like I have to carry on working cos I'm holding the front team together and it puts me under a lot of strain and discomfort. I was treating one and one of the girls was hurrying me along. :/ I'm honestly not sure what to do. I'm torn. Do I bring it up and risk my job or do I carry on and bare it.

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Also I've been there for 5 years they know I've done a degree in IT and I'm good at what I do. Not once have they offered me a job in admin or IT or offered me a team leader role. Yet there's a guy who walks in earlier this year as a chef and suddenly gets a front of house team leader position 2 weeks ago.

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They are a bit like me and just get on with it and don't like to fuss. Some of them have moaned but I don't know if they are eager enough to complain. There's only a select few who go out the front and even then they can't be bothered so work at a lazy pace. I only know of a couple of people who do work out there the way everyone should.
Unfortunately I do need it. And I've wanted to be there up until now it's just so much strain and uncomfortable. The majority of people who work there do not really like front of house and they all either want to go in the kitchen or bar. I guess that says something too. And because they don't like it, I'm then trying to be two people because they get lazy and I can't keep up which leaves me no time to manage my diabetes. When it's time to go I always get asked is this done and that done. I do all that I'm asked to do anyway but when there's something they haven't mentioned and I haven't done I get death stared to go and do it like it's me who's being lazy even though I try my best.

azure said:

@Moparp I sympathise. Sometimes it's not always the best people who get the best positions, just the loudest people.

I think only you can decide. If you decide you don't mind leaving, then you could always try a chat with them first to see if they offer any changes.

Of course, it depends on whether you need the job. Difficult one, but I personally believe that **** bosses take advantage of diligent workers who don't like to make a fuss. The fact other workers are, you say, also getting poor treatment should be something you bear in mind too.

Maybe speak to your colleagues and get some idea how they're thinking too?

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