Hello everyone.
I am F29, I work to a small company where now during the winter time, I was placed in their Christmas Market stand.
Yesterday (Tuesday), I was working there from 13.00 until closing, around 18.00. We usually have an errand boy, a person who runs around doing stuff so that the 2 of us could do the service to people. since Monday, there was no longer errand boy. He was placed somewhere else at the restaurant. So what we have to do was added. I need to bring those dirty mugs to the kitchen to get washed. when something runs low, I need to go to the kitchen and get them. going back and forth between stand and kitchen.
Yesterday, while I am being doing my errands which is : bringing 2 batches of dirty mugs, and get some drinks from the kitchen, I saw my boss. His office is in between the stand and the kitchen, so everytime I have to do something in the kitchen, I pass him by. He said something with spazieren gehen, which is translated as me taking a walk instead of helping my colleague do the service. At that point of time, it hurts. I was not just walking around doing nothing, I was doing a work. How could he said that? yes, I did a lot of walking, but what else could I do? I can not bring everything at once. I did it one by one. It hurts the fact that he doesnt or cant appreciate the work I do. during work, I usually do not have a proper 30mins break, not even a peepee break during work because there are always people buying. And he said I am just spazieren gehen? taking a walk? I wouldnt bring a crate of mugs if I do that.
I shared that with my partner and he said that he (my boss) is a dummkopf or a stupid. I was hurt and hating him. I dont want to work to someone like him, so I quit the job.
I can not undo what I did, but after some thinking I still think that what he does is not right, and that I deserve a bit of appreciation.
I work in Christmasmarket in Austria. I work only 20h because that's what allowed as a student here. Question is : is less to no appreciation is a common thing from a boss?