Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Ethics in the Workplace
Ethics in the workplace is a pretty debatable topic because good ethics can be different for each person's opinion. When I was 16, I got my first job as a busser at a local restaurant near my home. My manager was very strict and usually came down pretty hard on the bussers and servers. She was very serious most of the time. One night, it got extremely busy quickly and everyone was scrambling around trying to get all the tables served. My main job was to bake off rolls and get them to tables when they first walked in. During the rush, I was in the kitchen baking more rolls because we were nearly out and I knew my manager would be really mad if we didn't have any available. While waiting for the rolls, the cooks always used to tease me and make me laugh. As that was happening, my manager walked back and found- what it looked like- me not doing my job and goofing around in the back. She yelled at me so bad that I cried. My manager thought I wasn't doing my job, but really I was doing exactly what I was supposed to. After she yelled at me, my other manager saw that I was crying and he asked me to explain the situation. I told him exactly what happened. Afterwards, he talked to my other manager so that I wouldn't get in more trouble. Also, the cooks defended me and explained to my manager that it wasn't my fault and I was just doing my job.
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I think in this situation, your manager needed to act ethical and ask you first what you were doing before automatically assuming you weren't doing your job. Especially when the way a manager acts creates chaos and disruption in the work place.
ReplyDeleteI work as a waitress and I've gotten yelled at by my woman manager for having a broken foot. I knew I couldn't call out of work because I sent an e-mail out asking if someone could take my shift. So, I ended up having my Aunt drive me to work, since it was my right foot, and I opened the restaurant and set everything up. My foot was so broken that I couldn't even get a shoe on. When my manager came to work, I told her that I thought my foot was broken and that I had scheduled an appointment. When she heard this, she was furious and told me my foot was not swollen or bruised and that I was faking it. She humiliated me in front of all the other waitresses by saying "WOW" to me and making me look dumb. I'm glad the other waitresses had my back because she finally let me leave after making me cry. I ended up bringing in an x-ray later that day showing I had a broken foot. After that, she never said hi to me, asked me how I was doing, or was nice to me. Managers can be a little pushy sometimes...
ReplyDeleteI totally agree that my manager wasn't acting ethically at all. She didn't even handle it well after she found out I wasn't doing anything wrong. I also think restaurant managers are some of the hardest people i've ever met. They're so cutthroat! I can't believe she didnt believe you that you broke your foot!
ReplyDeleteWay to do your job. Don't let the pricks out there get to you. Just gotta hate those inconsiderate impatient fools who think they know the world. I liked reading your blog.
ReplyDeleteYou're really lucky that your other manager was willing to listen to your side of the story. The restaurant I work out would not have that kind of situation.
ReplyDeleteThats horrible that the manager came down on a situation without understanding the full scenario.
ReplyDeleteethics seem to always be questioned in restaurants
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