Retail & Hospitality Compensation

I worked exactly 38 and 1/3 hours a week, but I noticed my employer only paid me for 38.3 hours. I make minimum wage, so every dollar counts, but it’s such a small fraction of time. Should I even both… more

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I’m 18 and have just finished sixth form. I’m thinking of taking a gap year before university to work full-time, but I’m struggling to get any responses from retail and hospitality job applications. I live in … more

Is making six figures as a server a myth? I’m 30 and have 2 years of experience at an upscale restaurant (not strict fine dining). I like my income, but some people claim you can make way more if you … more

Keep getting rejected by IKEA NSW — what am I missing?
8 months at EG Australia in retail, applying to IKEA Sales/Customer Service Co-worker roles across NSW, rejected every time — often before even reaching an in… more

I returned to work for a company because my former boss reached out to me. I have no complaints about the pay, but I work like a dog. However, at times I feel my boss is somewhat unfair to me. I’m in … more

As chef what do you do when you apply for jobs every day but you never heard back from them
To me is So frustrated
What about you ?

I often tell people the biggest benefit I’ve earned from retail is not the compensation (obv) but it’s the experience and confidence I’ve gained from talking to people. It’s helped me in so many other… more

I turned in my notice. Then all of a sudden, I’m shut out in preshifts. My GM isn’t talking to me at all away from business needs like purchasing or complaint cards from customers. It makes me sad … more

Quick question on tip pools. We’re open 11-8 and split tips by shift. Should openers and closers be included in the pool for the time they spend prepping before we open or cleaning up after we close? … more

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I'm feeling like I'm aiming high for positions like manager when I don't even have one job in retail unless we count my own business Pisces Artists.

Is that the … more

How do you know if you're underpaid when coworkers won't talk money? I’m trying to advocate for myself at my upcoming review, but my team gets weirdly quiet whenever pay comes up. It’s like a … more

My hourly rate is tiny, so I recently asked for a raise. My manager turned it down, saying that tips are supposed to make up the difference in wages. The problem is that we recently launched a new men… more

My current job is great and pays decently, but the scheduling is a nightmare. I never know what my hours look like from week to week, and they constantly change my shifts at the last minute. It’s maki… more

My job has rolled out a strict new dress code requiring us to buy specific shoes and colors, but they aren't reimbursing us. If we're not wearing them, we get written up. With wages barely cov… more

I’ve often felt that everyone should have to work at least one busy retail or hospitality shift in their life just to understand the pace and pressure. I honestly think it would change how we are trea… more

Why is it no company wants to hire an older person??? I know I’ve been rejected because of my age, the thing is I can out work most young people…. But they never give me a chance. I was a bartend… more

Has anyone else been used into a "working interview"?
I was told to shadow a manager and ended up working 5 hours for free.

I’ve been thinking about this - if your employer offered you a 10% raise tomorrow, what would they expect from you in return? More hours, higher sales targets?

I asked for a raise today because they’ve been piling extra work on me. My manager said they can't change my hourly pay right now, but they offered me an extra five hours a week instead. To me, mo… more

My store has frozen everyone's pay for years because they supposedly can't afford raises. In the meantime, our team is fully staffed, we hit all our goals, and they just opened up job postings… more

Imagine you’re at a dinner party and someone says, “retail and hospitality jobs are easy!” What’s the first story or example you’d use to prove them wrong?

Does a merit raise mean anything anymore? My manager gave me high rankings, told me I exceeded expectations, and said great things about my work... but the raise itself is pretty insulting. Is this a … more

I’m scheduled for 38 to 40 hours a week, which is considered full-time in most places, right? But when I asked for a raise, I got shut down because my official title is still part-time. Is it even leg… more

I'm starting in hospitality after graduating from college, and this is my first job. So far, I'll get 12 hours one week and 35 the next. Are these normal hours in this industry? I want to ask … more

Tell me if this is normal. I asked my boss about a raise last week, and when the new schedule came out, I was cut from five shifts down to three. Is this retaliation or just a weird coincidence? 😕

I applied to 4 positions at Schulte Hospitality Group Inc. in Plymouth, MI, within a month and was never offered an interview. I contacted HR about resume alignment, but they claimed they never receiv… more

Every time I try to talk about compensation, my manager hits me with the we're all struggling line and talks about how hard she has it. It’s an effective guilt trip, but it doesn't pay my bill… more

I'm looking at a $2 raise to move from my independent family-owned restaurant job to a massive corporate chain. The money sounds great, but I'm worried about the brutal pace everyone talks abo… more

Found out a coworker got holiday pay for a shift I worked too, and somehow mine was calculated differently. Same store, same day, same hours. Still trying to figure out how that happened 😭? Does your… more

I was thinking about my very first pay and how excited I was to get it. If you could go back and give your younger self once piece of career or compensation advice, what would it be?

I enjoy making sure that the guests in the hotel enjoy their stay in clean accommodations

Hello guys, I'm seeking your help. I've been looking for a remote job for more than 6 months, but I'm still struggling to find an opportunity because many companies have regional hiring re… more

Hello guys, I'm seeking your help. I've been looking for a remote job for more than 6 months, but I'm still struggling to find an opportunity because many companies have regional hiring re… more

I'm being asked to relocate for a promotion opportunity, and the company is offering a relocation package, but it feels light for what the move actually costs. I want to push back, but I also don&… more

Hiya, I was just wondering if it's normal to have a pay cut off, but get paid randomly. Specifically this month I have worked 32 hours, but recieved compensation for 19 of those hours because of a… more

My new job comes with unlimited PTO. I’ve never had this policy before, what is an appropriate amount of time to take off each year?

So I just got an outside offer that's paying 18% more than what I make now. Part of me wants to use it to negotiate with my current company but I've never done that before and honestly I'm… more

I'll get late-night texts from my manager saying my shift the next day has been rescheduled. It’s incredibly stressful because I never know when I’m working until I go to sleep the night before. D… more

We're short-staffed right now, so my manager keeps asking me to extend my shift at the last minute. The worst part is that I don't get compensated for the extra time. Would it be wrong of me t… more

What do you do when guests get mad at you for kitchen delays? A customer recently yelled at me because the kitchen was running behind. It’s not like I can go back there and cook the food myself. What … more