I worked there for about three weeks and was still in the training period when I was fired. The employees with higher seniority knew how to work things, as in they knew how to slack off and make it look like they were working when the boss was around. The boss had those employees watch over me and help me out, but they also reported back to him how I was doing. I worked my butt off every night I was there, I would come home so sore and tired that I wasn't sure how I would get up the next day and do it all over again. I will admit that I wasn't the best employee; this was my first job and because of that I may have been slower with catching on. Still, I did everything I was told to do and seemed to get along fine with my coworkers. So, you can imagine how surprised I was when the boss pulled me aside after my first break of the day and told me that things "weren't working out". Upon asking what it was that I had done to get the axe, he told me that those who were helping me out and watching over me reported back to him that I refused to do the work that I was asked to do and was very particular about what I did and did not want to do. That, however, is as specific as it got. I was clearly confused, as I was sure that I had been doing a pretty good job and was getting the hang of things. I asked him what specific things I had refused to do and he simply said, "I'm not going there."
It felt pretty unfair to me that I was canned. He had no proof that I refused to do my work because he was never around. He relied on his employees to tell him what was going on. I was never spoken to about it beforehand, never given any warning; I was just pulled aside and told that I was done. What's more is that while giving me his firing speech, he mentioned that he felt as if I had lied to him in the interview about who I was and what my personality was like. That in particular really hurt because I try hard to be as genuine as possible. Oh, and when I called the boss above mine, he was surprised to bear that I had been fired and had been under the impression that I was doing just fine. I don't know, it alp just sounded shady to me.
Basically, this is a good job if you need some extra money, but don't expect much. The job I had definitely deserved more than minimum wage, but that's what I received. And just be careful with what you're saying and who you're saying it to.
