Something To Think About

Now, don't get me wrong here. I don't have an ounce of racist blood in me, prejudice? Not so much. Jealousy? Perhaps. Now, do I find it justifiable? With some people I do. Figured I had to warn the reader(s) of the upcoming rant.

Don't get me wrong though, I would hire a Pedro, over a Peter ANY day in a kitchen. Hispanics you can train, teach them, and god damn do they work. A white guy? Sure, some you can train and then something inside of him might have a crazy idea and go What if I try it this way... It may work, but for the most part it won't. Don't change things that work just fine.

I do however find it strange (well, again let me preface this)...

I work with a girl. A Peruvian. My chef is Peruvian, and the original FOH manager was also Peruvian. They were all friends, so needless to say she hired all of her friends. No big deal right? Negate the fact it's a German engineered Italian joint, but that's besides the point. She also referred to them as Princesses. All of them left except for one. Who still thinks she is a princess and in my opinion can get away with murder.

She isn't at the host stand when people come in? No big deal. A different host isn't there? Look out, the pain train cometh and not from me. Phone is ringing? Don't worry, I'll walk around the entire place to go answer it because you are doing something that's no where near important. Use the company phone to make personal calls because you can't use your cell phone? Sure, go ahead. Eat for free and the kitchen can't? Yeah, that's acceptable...somehow.

The whole point I'm trying to get at here is this. This hostess of mine thinks she is a princess. Why you ask? Well, I'm not going to call her stupid because that's just mean, but I am not to be expected to drop all of what I'm doing just to make you food. Especially during a rush and I'm alone on my station. My chef, and a guy who worked already that day just hanging out SHOULD NOT have to jump on the line to make food because my anger level is far past what any other human should be able to withstand.

The other guy I was supposed to work with got put on what I want to call, bull shit work that could have been done tomorrow but it at least saved my ass from doing it tomorrow work. He also left where he worked a total disaster. Sucks to be him. He opens tomorrow with me, and I left him with a pretty hefty list of things to do. That's how the dice roll, sir.

Back to the giant picture of the rant. Have you ever noticed it's the people that aren't exactly legal, that get the most help in the world? The people that may have their visas, or cards (whichever one it is) that get the help from everyone? Yet! The average working class man who busts their ass all day, and all night sometimes is lucky if he gets a pat on the back?

Why is this Amurika? Why do we seem to ignore and neglect those who truely work, and the ones who "think they work" get praise from the heavens? Is it because they speak up when they need more money? Is it because they can give them the hours and not the same pay to save on labor? What it is? Why do they seem to get their 40 hours a week, and I have to scrape, cheat, steal, etc...to get the money I need to live on?

I don't want to say it, but I will. I feel like I am being shorted because I'm not gay, and I'm not hispanic. If I call into my shift? Oh holy shit, it's a giant deal. The lesbian I work with? She calls in more shifts than she works it seems, and it's ok somehow.

Por que guey? Por que?