vainglorious

I work in a hostile, sexist environment, they actually practice sex discrimination pretty fucking freely (and obviously in a restaurant: sexual harassment is rampant). They told all the girls that they would not be able to work dinners (where all the money is), unless they “proved themselves” at lunch, the guys all were scheduled for dinners automatically after training. And now, all the women servers at the restaurant have quit, save one, who gets the shaft every week on the schedule. I am a hostess though, and they wouldn’t hire a guy for that position… I’m conflicted. What could I even do about it? I mean, really. My manager screamed at me for a trivial mistake, I said “oh, shut up” and I was suspended from my job for a week (and turns out that I was never actually written up, the suspension was unofficial, which is a whole other thing altogether), obviously I was not paid that week. I do not feel I could say or do anything without losing my job, I’m already afraid that if I ever “talkback” again, I’ll be fired. Restaurants sometimes feel like they are not real companies, many do not follow employment laws but they have to right? I just need to get the fuck out of this job as soon as I can (and I’m trying) but I get so pissed when I think about how shady the whole thing is. I’m not entirely sure what case could even be made. I’ve told my mother (an attorney) about all of this but seriously need a job so I don’t know, maybe it’s not a valid point, but sometimes where you work just sucks and as a grown-up, you have to just suck it up.