Friendly's Restaurant
Forced Breaks and Changed Scheduling

I have worked for the same company for 7 years, and starting this week we were forced to take lunch breaks if you worked more than 6 hours on a shift. I am a waitress and for me to take a break I do lose tips so it only hurts my wages.

Also, they started a new scheduling system and cut everyone's hours. It just seems to me as if they are more worried about making money and not respecting people. We are short handed a lot especially in the cook area and servers are asked to do tons of cleaning and housekeeping, because too many are put on the schedule to help labor, where as there are never enough of cooks.

They say that taking lunch breaks are company policy, but I am 24 and I feel I should not have to lose hours or money to take a break. Also, if I am off at ten and thats the 6th hour I have to clock out and take a break. I mean I am not forced to work on it but if I don't than I have to wait a half hour than clock back in and finish my work which keeps me there an extra hour after my shift, which seems unfair to me.

Company: Friendly's Restaurant
Country: USA
State: Pennsylvania
City: Camp Hill
Address: 3125 Market Street

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