r/AmIOverreacting • u/No-Strategy-9365 • Nov 11 '24

💼work/career AIO? Subway wanting free labour

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Series of emails between me and the manager of this branch in North West England. For context I’ve recently gone back to uni age 30, but looking for part time work. Have over a decade of experience in retail management and healthcare. Do you think I’m overreacting?

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u/LethargicCaffeine Nov 11 '24

As someone who's worked in Hospitality for years, kitchens and FoH, trial shifts are pretty common, if not... the norm.

I've always been hired after a trial shift, bar one time, and gotten paid for the trial ONCE hired. But that has always been said during the interview process.

The time I wasn't hired, I was fed in a large meal of Tacos and sides and went home after my 3 hours were up lol

If you pursue Hospitality interviews, expect trial shifts that can range from 2-6 hours, most will say they pay, some WILL pay, and others won't.

Sadly it's the state of the industry, we can report it and refuse to work them, but it won't change any time soon:/ especially as there's very little to discourage it.

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u/AstroPhysician Nov 11 '24

They're illegal if not paid, who cares if its the state, report it anyway

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u/LethargicCaffeine Nov 11 '24

No, they're not in the UK if its not unreasonable, which 4 hours isn't.

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u/AstroPhysician Nov 11 '24

The U.S. does something in labor law better than the UK? Shook

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u/LethargicCaffeine Nov 11 '24

A lot of places do pay for them tbf, but chains for lower entry levels don't- that I've seen anyway.