tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20025896.post1372583932286412840..comments2023-12-25T18:26:54.150-06:00Comments on <center>Red Lobster Blog</center>: The Red Lobster Server ASSistantLobster Boyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12915814696810767679noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20025896.post-14488149024783935742012-11-03T04:02:52.514-05:002012-11-03T04:02:52.514-05:00I've been a server at rl for two years now and...I've been a server at rl for two years now and have escaped demotion because i kiss ass. If i dont i cant feed my family. If i complain i get a sitdown. Open door policy is just a chance to tell on yourself. Sa's got screwed yes but even the best server cannot do a two minute intro, get drinks, salads, bread, shrimp refills, do sidework, walk food, prebus,apologize,get along with the kitchen, get dessert, SCHMOOZE, AND somehow make that a personal connection(Happy assday to you). I'm scared everyday that i'm in trouble because darden wants to save a buck. Seen the gss scores lately?<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20025896.post-88609360233066301112012-11-03T02:29:56.592-05:002012-11-03T02:29:56.592-05:00You go sister. I am 52 and was with Red Lobster 1...You go sister. I am 52 and was with Red Lobster 18 years when I got offered the glorious SA position. I wish there was some type of class action law suit because what Darden has done to its older loyal employees is wrong. I will never darken their door again, nor will any of my family or friends. Word of mouth is powerful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20025896.post-22927519468693918122012-10-10T18:17:10.129-05:002012-10-10T18:17:10.129-05:00I've worked with RL for 4+years as a server. T...I've worked with RL for 4+years as a server. The last 3years, I was only able to work the pm shift. No lunches due to health issues. These health problems did not interfer with my job proformance and was accepted by management. Then new management came in at the time of reassignment for SA's. I was told by her to face it, I wasnt a spring chicken any more, and my health disability came up. I also knew she did not want anyone working that could not do the lunch shift as well as the pm shift. Hence, after being loyal, working an average of 38 hours every week, I became an SA,@ 4.oo and hour, with an average of 25 hours a week and a lost of income of about 5-600.oo a month. I was also told (promised) I would be able to maintain the needed 30 hours per week for my health insurance which has not been true. I worked an extremely busy Sunday 3:00 - close shift and my tip out was $25.93! I have heard that NY, RL SA's have filed a lawsuit for this practice. Has anyone heard about this yet? By the way, I am 61, look and act and move about like I am 49. I thought there was a law about discriminating against age/disability...<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20025896.post-29778849282031487402012-10-04T10:50:02.402-05:002012-10-04T10:50:02.402-05:00This is exactly why workers need to form unions. W...This is exactly why workers need to form unions. Without us, they have nothing but an idea. So....let's do it. Unionize!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20025896.post-13663198818363629282012-09-03T00:30:05.076-05:002012-09-03T00:30:05.076-05:00I received the "opportunity" of SA for o...I received the "opportunity" of SA for out July 16 roll out. Servers and kitchen staff were shocked, I received invalid reasons for my "opportunity" and many servers hired after me and had been on the floor for two weeks had gotten to stay on the floor. I was told by my GM that I could move up in 2 weeks if they felt I was "ready". And 1.25% was more than my bar tips, well I was not explained to that I had to share with another SA. Therefore my first Friday night of running my ass off while other servers made $150+ for their shifts, I received a whopping $38.12 while making $0.37 more an hour. How is this right? Being nagged at by hosts to clean this table so they can seat it, while being asked to make salads or run refills by a server, and stopped by guests to help them. It is not right, even when on bar with a two table section I made $400+/week in tips, now I make $100-$150.<br /><br />When I found out a host who had become an SA was moving up to server after 3 weeks I lost it. I went to the GM and he said there was no way, then I went to him later when I saw she was scheduled to serve he told me the "rules". He said any person "new" to the serving position has to SA 4-6 weeks or sooner if they feel like it. Anyone who received an "opportunity" must wait the full 90 days no matter what. Therefore the 3 brand new-hires, and 3 hostesses are already serving and I am on week 5, one new hire was hired last week and is on the floor.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20025896.post-67277293166527758352012-08-27T23:32:29.240-05:002012-08-27T23:32:29.240-05:00Lmao.... Try 4.65 an hour & 20 -30 a shift ......Lmao.... Try 4.65 an hour & 20 -30 a shift ..... When u go from 100.00 + dollar a day in tips to 60 the most we have made & we had 2 work all day with only one (1).15 minute breakAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20025896.post-76507514474689864942012-08-08T22:09:30.687-05:002012-08-08T22:09:30.687-05:00From Tenn again......So guess what I found out? We...From Tenn again......So guess what I found out? Well previously I stated that my mananger told me that I had to be a SA for only 4 weeks, now its 90 days, what a bunch of BS! Come to find out, any SA's that started after April 31st, has to do only 4 to 6 weeks, and ppl that started before April 31st has to do 90 days. So coincidently for me I started before April 31st. How freakin backwards is that? Have anyone heard that in their RL? Also, it is so hard for them to hire anyone to be a SA and plus we are short of servers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20025896.post-43362610436030971812012-07-28T16:47:22.889-05:002012-07-28T16:47:22.889-05:00Ok I noticing a discrepancy here. To person in Ten...Ok I noticing a discrepancy here. To person in Tenn, saying SA get 4.00 and hour and 1.25% of sales. I seem to recall someone else saying SA's get 1.25% of sales. Now here in AZ they get 4.65 and hour which i understand can be different cause most every state sets a different minimum wage. Now our SA's get 1.50% of sales. Can they really change the percent tip out from state to state? Is that fair? Again one of my complaints with Darden. I dont care how big you get or how many concepts you have you are still one company and there needs to be some uniformity in it.Ranting Bartenderhttp://daretogaincontrol.com/6201656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20025896.post-31345328605714256282012-07-27T21:28:57.548-05:002012-07-27T21:28:57.548-05:00When the SA has graduated which server do they rep...When the SA has graduated which server do they replace with the new graduate whom has magically changed their personality from the one their tests scores reflected??Is the goal replace all current servers??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20025896.post-52657604203139582112012-07-27T10:25:27.120-05:002012-07-27T10:25:27.120-05:00I have been a server at rl for 6 months and now a ...I have been a server at rl for 6 months and now a "SA". I do party tables of 10 to 15 by my damn self and have always done 4 to 5 tables. Here in Tennessee, SA's make $4.00 plus %1.25 tipout. What's so messed up is that all servers that started with me or a month or two before me are SA's, however, one server that started a month after me is still a server who is lazy as hell and only come to work to serve tables and nothin else (no pre-bus, sidework, etc) and servers that started 4 to 5 months after me and still servers and cannot handle 3 tables. At our rl, the only SA's are people who have been here 8 months or less. We had a total of almost 9 SA's but now only have 4 including myself. At our meeting, our manager told us all that we have to do only 4 weeks and after reading these comments, I'm starting to question that. So now I'm debating on whether or not to stick it out for another 2 weeks (according to my estimation, I'm pos to be a server again 8/13) or put in a notice. All I know is that this crap is unfair and demeaning.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20025896.post-69696840436013437892012-07-26T03:21:07.292-05:002012-07-26T03:21:07.292-05:00When I worked for the OG, I always suspected Darde...When I worked for the OG, I always suspected Darden execs did nothing but hold meetings to figure out how best to fuck over it’s employees. With this SA thing, my suspicions are confirned. I am grateful I now work for a chain that actually seems to give a semi flying fuck about it’s employees. Or maybe it’s just my restaurant haha.<br /><br />I broke my leg 3 weeks ago while out hiking. Within hours, I was assured by one of my managers I would have a job to come back to. If I was still working for the Olive Garden when this injury occurred,I either wouldn’t have a job to come back to or they would use this as an excuse to demote me to an SA. Fuck this company.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20025896.post-26766226822013646052012-07-25T23:30:55.572-05:002012-07-25T23:30:55.572-05:00I feel you guys , but in regards to the anonymous ...I feel you guys , but in regards to the anonymous guy on not making enough and going on welfare. YOU ALL LISTEN UP NOW'''' Darden hates this but they have to abide by it they just wont tell you about it. If you work less than 31 hours and have taken a drastic pay cut, you can file for and collect unemployment. I am doing it now..You do not have to wait or get fired. YOu can keep working and whatever you make is deducted from whatever your weekly benefit amount would be in your state.Pissed Bartenderhttp://daretogaincontrol.com/6201656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20025896.post-48484974729399379082012-07-25T18:19:43.855-05:002012-07-25T18:19:43.855-05:00ga server...i have been with the rl for 19 years, ...ga server...i have been with the rl for 19 years, I got demoted to sa not knowing why. It really sucks that the management cant give you a reason and you know they know the reasons. I went from about $450 a week to not even $100, What are we suppose to do? Thats not even gas an food, what about bills? Are we suppose to go on welfare like most of the country? I feel like instead of firing us so they dont have to pay unempolyment, this is a way to make us quit. Im a good server an I feel like they should look at time working for the co. and evaluate that. I must have done something good along the way or I wouldnt have been here this long. I do feel like it needs to b brought to someones highers attention, but how when nobody really cares? Hell the servers I work with care more an cant understand just like I dont understand. We are just a busser that can help guest and help servers and its the hardest job in the restarant an not getting $ that is deserved. If servers cant handle 4 tables then let em go cuz servers like myself can an want to make the $$$$!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20025896.post-38082677773186484362012-07-25T14:00:07.185-05:002012-07-25T14:00:07.185-05:00Some of the people to get a clue what they talking...Some of the people to get a clue what they talking about. Seems like every manager is blaming this all on Obamacare. Does anyone see how false that is. Obamacare is going to make a company like Darden offer insurance anyway. Since Darden already does there is no difference. Also I dont know if you people have looked into insurance but most of us Darden people dont use their insurance cause you can get better insurance cheaper on your own. So much for a Fortune 500 company. The SA at my store do no more than busing and running food. They get 4.65 and hour plus 1.5%of sales. I bartend and get 5 an hour and 1% tips. Then because of SA's they toook away my tables. I now work and collect unemployment. I use to make 40k + a year and because they keep cutting our wages and crap I be lucky to break 25k. Id love to organize a one hour walk out across the country :). Ohh and for the person who is afraid of doing anything cause you are in a right to work state. You need to realize what that means. Yes they can fire you for whatever, however they must fire everyone who does the same thing or be caught for discrimination. So if you get fired for being late 2 times, then all people late 2 times must get fired to avoid such a law suit.Ranting Bartendernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20025896.post-39153853714159536402012-07-25T13:44:51.813-05:002012-07-25T13:44:51.813-05:00@lamont wow! yeah that sux..but once again lack...@lamont wow! yeah that sux..but once again lack of consistancy on the part of RL. nothing like that here..our SA's only run food and bus tables. However, i always bus my own because i'm all about table turn..cant make money if my tables are sitting waiting on someone else to bus them. Also we have been told "there is no such thing as being triple/double sat" i have 3 six tops sat at the same time thurs night..and guess what nobody to take a drink order..customer had to wait(i did greet the table and let them know i would be right there) but i dont see how thats going to improve cust service? and i felt bad about making them wait...but i couldnt be in 3 places at the same time..my bad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20025896.post-31307749710526043482012-07-24T14:53:16.388-05:002012-07-24T14:53:16.388-05:00Lamont- ouch. Our ACs responsibilities have increa...Lamont- ouch. Our ACs responsibilities have increased as well, but definitely not as much as yours. All servers here still have sidework. In fact, a few have increased. <br />I have only been with RL for 3 months and am already looking for another job. I know buttfuckery when I was see it. I can't live with the constant threat of demotion looming over me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20025896.post-33096474915025926692012-07-23T14:58:13.890-05:002012-07-23T14:58:13.890-05:00I been with RL almost a year & transferred fro...I been with RL almost a year & transferred from one store to another in the alabama area and I went from bar / a/c / truck / server to simply a/c @ the new store & I already hate it, servers here do nothing, sa's are basically their bitch stick (including the managers tool of injustice & domination) & now a/c's have the entire upkeep/closing duties of the servers, we do their entire salad bar, from filling/refilling sauce bottles to keeping them stocked throughout the day to closing it entirely for them on top of our own prior responsibilities, now add on the fact we gotta close down their drink station as well adding another hr to our closing time, all servers @ my location gotta do is clean their last tables @ night, tip out & go home while everybody else does their grunt work, not to mention that new servers wont even touch their food then complain to/on us when their food sits in the window forever, I actually had one tell me its not her job description to run HER own tables food... all of that and its only 1 a/c to close @ night >.<Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14582851561950889614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20025896.post-70540980869164193062012-07-23T09:05:24.866-05:002012-07-23T09:05:24.866-05:00i've been with red lobster 8 yrs now...used to...i've been with red lobster 8 yrs now...used to be a great place to work..now we are working twice as hard (i'm not afraid of hard work) tips are less due to the economy..and my income is steadily tanking...because i am paying the wages RL should be paying..how the hell do they justify taking over 2%of my SALES??!! I'm looking for a job..and guess what? ..there are jobs out there for people willing to work..i would lead the revolt if i didnt live in a right to work state(def: we can fuck you anytime we want to..you either like it or we send you packing and you have no legal recourse)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20025896.post-86059343012152904192012-07-22T19:42:56.406-05:002012-07-22T19:42:56.406-05:00As far as server assistants go at my RL, they just...As far as server assistants go at my RL, they just bus tables and walk food. However there should be 1 SA for every 4 servers and that has yet to happen. So right now server are still doing the same amount plus an extra table while tipping out more. Our SA's make more then servers hourly(not by much). This past weekend has been a shit show, more so then usual. Our newly promoted GM, who nobody cares for, is an even bigger bitch then normal. Standing at the entrance way to the kitchen making sure we are always leaving and entering the kitchen with full hands or we get sent back. When we get busy, she just stands there and screams instead of helping. More people than usual are contemplating quitting. I think a mutiny is afoot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20025896.post-26157358884035134602012-07-17T15:38:16.665-05:002012-07-17T15:38:16.665-05:00hey,I just started working in RL and its true alot...hey,I just started working in RL and its true alot of servers are being demoted.Ive seen a busser who was with me in SA training . And he said he got paid 200 a week but it would be lower now.I have been told pay for Service Assistans are .75% from tips meaning its not even 1 percent.Our hourly wage is 5 dollars an hour .I havent got paid yet but will be very interested to see how much i will be payed,the positive is that our restaurant is busy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20025896.post-4389677107083036432012-07-17T13:17:36.900-05:002012-07-17T13:17:36.900-05:00To the above comment, are these servers fighting i...To the above comment, are these servers fighting it? I've been demoted after 12 years, and have been fighting with a specific manager for almost a year. Because of Obama, GET REAL!! I would like to fight this someone, but nothing seems to work!! GM doesn't help (clueless) District manager doesn't give a shit... Somethings gotta give!?!?!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20025896.post-2809645890011580012012-07-15T22:48:59.579-05:002012-07-15T22:48:59.579-05:00I was with RL for 15 yrs and got the hell out whe...I was with RL for 15 yrs and got the hell out when I found out about server demotions...which is pretty much based on subjective reviews. My case in point. I had my review and was rated a "2" which is a needs improvement, by a manager whom I will NOT wear his shit on my nose. When I refused to sign the review, stating that he has said nothing about poor job performance until now, and he wants me to agree to sign? No way. So I took it to the GM, and he agreed with me and had him change the review. HMMM....Who did he want to exploit? Yep, it always takes some sort of unethical insight to move me. After having a meeting with my GM about my resignation letter, he informed me that this was all b/c of the Obama plan...hmmm. Also, 3 of the servers that are demoted have been with the company for over 25 yrs, so yes, they are older and to RL, a legality that they wont have to worry about if they dont fire them and base thier demotion on slower service or whatever the hell they conjoured up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20025896.post-25401129766085180252012-07-15T08:21:45.744-05:002012-07-15T08:21:45.744-05:00I sure hope these people know what is coming.
htt...I sure hope these people know what is coming.<br /><br />http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20120712-714231.html<br /><br />http://www.yardhouse.com/default.aspx<br /><br />Darden just bought them for $585 Million CASH. Wonder which server they stole that cash from?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20025896.post-3456201998368344562012-07-15T02:48:56.249-05:002012-07-15T02:48:56.249-05:00The SA's will be tipped according to the hours...The SA's will be tipped according to the hours they work. If you work three hours you get only a percent of those three hours worth of sales.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20025896.post-86527446006184212612012-07-12T23:54:39.978-05:002012-07-12T23:54:39.978-05:00I started serving at RL right after Endless Shrimp...I started serving at RL right after Endless Shrimp..I escaped demotion but it is always going to be the big stick the managers hold over your head-we will never be safe from it..I'm just plain terrified of Endless Shrimp at our location..customers ask me daily about it..why would they start this SA 4 table stuff now when we are under staffed and facing Endless Shrimp?? We have to work mandatory doubles or face punishment with either no shifts/SA demotion/bad sections when times are better if we complain. The turn over is very high- I've seen 18 servers go in 8 months..I would appreciate any guidance to make it thru Endless Shrimp..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com