Restaurant manager quits after owners propose halving salary from $1800 a week to $900: 'I have been working there 12 years, I ran their business'

Few major industries are as cutthroat as hospitality can be. It requires punishing hours, a near-superhuman ability to multitask, and a skin thick enough to deal with the delights of the general public at their most entitled. While it is a sector that many workers find themselves in as a stopgap or even a last resort, it takes true passion to really succeed and not let the whole thing burn you out.

Taking this into consideration, you would think that the owners and managers of dining establishments or similar would do their best to compensate their employees well. Unfortunately, this couldn't be further from the truth in many places. When a hospitality business starts struggling, it's not uncommon for the staff to be the first to feel the financial pinch. When it comes down to it, a lot of these entrepreneurs are more interested in covering their own backside then helping out their team.

One restaurant manager felt the betrayal of this situation when the owners of the restaurant where she had worked for twelve years proposed halving her salary in a bid to save money while the business struggled to turn a profit. This employee had not only put in years of service but had also gone above and beyond in their role during that time.
Deeply insulted by this proposal, she was considering rejecting it and expected to quit r be fired as a result. She wondered if this reaction was too drastic, as her husband was advising her to stay.
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AITAH for quitting my job when my boss just told me my salary is being cut in half?

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