For many this job is their career, so many took it WAY too seriously in my opinion and literally lived there working like 50+ hours. It's not just normalized but encouraged. Be clear on your hours and when you want to work or it will get chosen for you. Very high pressure because so many take it so seriously. Just to get a dollar fifty raise with a promotion I had to work rigorously to even prove I can get it. Was not worth the stress for me since I just needed money before I started school again. Long shifts will be scheduled unless you clarify you don't want to work them. My first full week I was scheduled like 5 10-hour shifts in a week and it was treated as normal. I still have heart problems from being overworked and having to live on caffeine to have the energy to continue. When I went slower and was tired, I was pulled aside and asked if everything okay because I didn't have the "enthusiasm"... Very over-heated when I worked in the summer. I was dying all the time and having to stand in the cooler just to cool down (though I had to sneak those because working constantly was the expectation.) Bathroom breaks are very hard to get when staff is short. This doesn't help because it is super hot and I drank a lot and had to go a bit because of it. Literally rushes were miserable, hot, and I had to go most the time and usually nobody could be spared to let me leave. When I mentioned this to my manager when asked why I was going slower (I had to pee bro), I was told to go beforehand. Like....I can't just control that stuff. Working past when you are off. I was told to do last-minute things shortly before the end of my shift and this always resulted in me being past when I was off. Not to mention when there is a rush this happens too and you get looked at like a jerk because you leave when you are scheduled off. I was late for my church many times because of this and I won't let it happen again in another work environment. When you are off, leave. Don't give in with this ever or you will be taken advantage off and you will always find yourself leaving later than you are scheduled off.
