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Restaurant forced me to sign document
I am new employee to a restaurant and had no prior table-waiting experience. In my first week as waiter, another waiter took the drink orders for my table while I was busy. She gave the orders to me and I entered what she said into the POS order system. I picked up the orders and delivered to the table, which included children. The alcoholic and nonalcoholic fruity drinks look very similar. One child took 2 sips and said it tasted funny and gave it to my mom. Mom tasted and reacted to the fact that it had alcohol in it I was standing there making sure the drink order was okay, so saw that the child took just 2 sips. I was yelled at by the manager in front of the customer. he manager said this wasn’t working and he would find something better suited for me. I returned to work and was pulled into a disciplinary meeting with 2 managers. I told them my viewpoint, that a mistake was made and I don’t know if the other waitress took the wrong order or I entered the wrong order, or the bar provided the wrong drinks. I was put on
Asked on June 27, 2017 under Employment Labor Law, Texas
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 6 years ago | Contributor
You can't do anything now, but wait to see what happens:
1) Unless you had a written employment contract protecting or guarantying your job in some way, you were an "employee at will" and could be disciplined, up to and including terminated, at any time, for any reason whatsover, without notice, warning, or a chance to defend yourself. So regardless of what you signed, they could fire you--or do anything short of firing you, like cutting your hourse, suspending you, demoting you, etc.--if they wanted.
2) In addition to the above, you did sign a document taking responsibility for the error.
At this point, they may suspend or fire you. Or they may not. But it is up to them--there is nothing you can do to control the outcome.
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