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Did your manager share the purpose of the meeting? It could be routine or related to your role, but either way, it’s a good opportunity to prepare. Be ready to discuss your boundaries and what you're comfortable with. Make sure to communicate clearly how much you're able to take on without compromising your health or violating any labor regulations.
When you do have this meeting with your boss, you should use it as an opportunity to start setting good boundaries and standing up for yourself in the workplace. You should not be working that late, and you are working too many hours. If he can't respect that, you may want to consider quitting.
Just talk about how much you love the job but that you can’t work that many hours. I think it’s really important to speak up and say the things that are important to you (like the number of hours you work).
Looks like no one gave you a real informative answer - What you're describing is exactly how our restaurant industry works. Managers will push your schedule, push your hours, push you, and then sit you down and act like you did something wrong. Our industry always over works and never respects scheduling, and most managers manipulate you and your wellbeing if you ever try to stick up for yourself. The common workday is 10 hours which is Bs and sometimes they will schedule you 7 shifts. If this is happening to you, leave before you go crazy. But find work first before you leave