So hot

By Anonymous - 07/10/2015 16:46 - United States

Today, the AC broke in the kitchen of the restaurant I work at. Temperatures reached over 100 degrees and one of my coworkers nearly passed out. Our boss accused us of being "dramatic" and only let us step out after I collapsed. I need this job too badly to quit. FML
I agree, your life sucks 26 054
You deserved it 1 719

Same thing different taste

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Hope it's fixed soon :( regulated kitchens are bad enough! But even if it is fixed soon you should still look for another job because your employer just showed that he doesn't respect you guys or think of your well being

Assuming it's a chain restaurant, file a complaint to someone higher up than your boss. Whether it be about your boss' behavior or just asking for the AC to be fixed, no one should have to work under those conditions. Best of luck OP.

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I used to work in manufacturing at a plastics factory on the production floor at my desk it was 110*F year round, we had uniforms that we had to wear that were long sleeves and long pants and Kevlar knit sleeves on our arms with Kevlar knit gloves. Best piece of advise for you is to stay hydrated that'll keep you up and keep you from passing out.

Weirddate 11

You should report these unsafe conditions to OSHA.

That's 37 degrees Celsius... In Australian that's a cool summer day ?

unsafe working conditions. file report to OSHA.

only over 100 degrees? pansy. try living in Arizona without air conditioning 2 years in a row. You don't know heat.

This reminds me of the week we got more than 30° here every day. I had to work and our store has massive windows and no AC because it's classified as a monument. The temperature in the store reached around 34°. Working in those temperatures for 6 to 8 hours is terrible. Even worse are the customers who keep complaining that it's too hot to just sit there. Anyway, hope this is a one-time experience. Otherwise I'd do what a lot of people here said and file a complaint.

oxtaco 0

I work in a factory that gets up to 125+ degrees on a daily basis while wearing long pants and long sleeves. People pass out all the time. OSHA won't do anything.

Enzymatic 14

your boss is either stupid or a dick. that is just inhuman treating people like that

just remind him that the workmans comp claim and the 9-1-1 call will probably cost him his job.