My DQ is family run and a lot of the employees are Indian. Thankfully, I was able to get this job through my brother but unfortunately since starting training 5 days ago, I kinda hate it. Like my manager trains me decently but sometimes it’s difficult for me to follow directions proficiently because of their accent + they tend to explain by pointing at something/shouting like 2-3 words and I have to take a few seconds to process and figure out what they want me to do.
I often have to tell them I don’t understand or ask them to repeat what they want me to do. They end up getting irritated & frustrated, and they think I’m bad at listening and comprehending. I will admit that I do make mistakes solely because I’m still learning and getting used to the environment but I feel a large chunk of my mistakes are due to misunderstandings between me and my trainer. I thought I was trying my best and doing a decent job until my manager talked to me about my pay and said I would only be getting $8/hr until I start learning faster. I’m learning as fast as I can man 😭😭
And I feel very incapable of doing easy shit like ice cream cones, cash register, I haven’t been taught how to do the drive thru/work the headset yet and I’m still learning what’s in each blizzard like what blizzards automatically need chocolate and which ones don’t. IDK. No one has really taught me what goes in what and I’m always getting confused and they get frustrated at me cus of that too. It’s all so stressful. And because the DQ is family run, honestly the whole place feels kinda cliquey. During slow times I always stand awkwardly in the kitchen while my coworkers talk in Hindi.
Even my other coworkers who only speak English they’re also family and I find it hard to get comfortable as everyone already knows each other and I can’t really vibe with anyone properly.