So recently, I’ve felt really fed up with how often I had to chase my shifts down for breaks or to go home. One in particular just started expecting people to say, wouldn’t relieve you of your position but asked how long you planned on being here. He once told me I could clock out and continue to help closing but that isn’t what gave me huge red flags. So many shifts of me and another barista (she’s 251 I’m 290) having to take charge. She would run the floor and I would just try to start our close because said manager would wait until closing time to do any prep at all. I’ve never wanted to genuinely quit this job more at the time. Anyways, I finally give the manager the run down one day I’m there, trying to be concise and not take up too much time I say my concerns and then head home. She tells me that I’m not the only one to bring this up and she has a meeting with him later this week where they’ll address it. Okay! Cool! I come to work the next day, and she informs him of his write up during the shift meeting in the middle of the café. How do I know this? I hear her almost scream my name while talking to him! She also gestures to me several times. I mean no offense to the woman, she does genuinely try to work hard. But does she know what retaliation is? Especially since I’m not the only person who said something, but I was the only name mentioned to him. I wouldn’t have been concerned about this if he wasn’t the type to be retaliatory. My manager often promotes people she can talk to, and have personal relationships with. I’m more so just a work minded person at work. I can chat with coworkers and bond but it’s over work stuff often. Like I do separate my social personality and work one. But I am, I feel at least a little violated by this I guess? It feels like I was blamed. I am wrong?