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My co-worker did deserve his 1 week suspension as he got frustrated and broke a pizza screen. But he was relieved he wasn't fired and could return to work the next week.

However when the new schedule came out, he wasn't on it. Throughout that week he tried calling and texting our boss asking what's going on. He got no responses. She never told him to come in or anything.

After not getting any responses my co-worker physically went in. But had to go in the next day because our boss wasn't there. The next day he went in and our boss said he's fired. She could have fired him 3 weeks ago instead of suspending him so he knew to look for other employment.

He admits he deserved the suspension. But he didn't deserve having our boss make him believe he still had a job at the end of his suspension.

I'm not surprised by this, because our boss is known to use her position to punish all of us. Even if she thinks you did something wrong and you defend yourself. She'll cut people's hours that make innocent mistakes.

People quit there all the time because of how she controls us knowing we need a paycheck. She also calls us stupid, idiots, and retards behind our backs. We know this because we all have traded stories of her talking about each other.

I just think it's wrong making him believe he still had a job just to fire him. With all the open jobs available, he could have been starting a new job and not have to worry about having money to pay his bills. I really feel with her track record, she did it to punish him more than he was suppose to be.

Oh and she has her daughter and son-in-law working there, and times out orders with the bigger tips so they can take those deliveries and the big tips.

I use to think my other co-workers were being paranoid. But I see everything is true.

I'm on the the heels of a horrible break up from a relationship I never really wanted to be in anyway.

I'm sore but well on the mend.

This whole thing has been going on for about 6 months.

Long story short, on my street is a really popular and vibrant restaurant. There are a ton of wait staff there, all male.

There are a couple that would kind of scope me out but I felt it was curiosity since I am fairly mysterious.

One server in particular has pathetically, IMHO, tried to get my attention when I would pass by by clearing his throat.

Once he decided to stare and not look away.

I don't jump to these silent cat calls.

He's tried to smile at me and stuff but I've been stoic because he is a smoker and I am judging him. I'll be honest.

Fast forward, I have started getting takeout there from time to time. When I walk in, some of the kitchen staff will look at him when I come in.

I purposely look away and I see him in my peripheral vision staring at me.

When I was waiting for my order, all he could do was stand really close to me when he was ringing in his table and I was ordering take out.

I caught him once staring, he looked away so fast and swallowed so hard. He was so embarrassed.

Th other evening a friend of mine treated me and we ate there.

We were seated at the back. He kept coming to the back sneaking looks at us. He works the patio.

My friend ordered some takout and we were waiting for it on the patio. He came to take our order and went straight up to me. My friend then explained we were just waiting for take out. He smiled and left.

Then he stood at the top of the stairs so he could totally see and hear us but he was pretend not watching.

We both pretend to ignore each other, actually.

I am just still reeling from all the recent emotional abuse and I feel this push-pull behaviour is a sign he is another immature, undercover narc looking for attention from someone he views as vulnerable.

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