sushilover
Junior Member
What is the name of your state? California
Hi, I work at a restaurant/ bar as a bartender. It is a mid-size neighborhood restaurant/ bar, and most of the customers are locals.
The previous owner has sold the restaurant to a new owner recently, and since then the new owner has been making a lot of changes, including menu/ employees/ hours.. etc.
The other day I was told that my sales is not good, and he wants to cut down my hours. He also pointed out that since most customers are male, he wants "female" bartenders to be behind the counters, so that they attract more male customers and increase the sale volume. The new owner has been giving me a short shift that no one wants to take, weekdays during the daytime. With these hours I can not even make 1/3 of what I was making before.
Am I being discriminated based on the fact that I am male? Can my new owner justify his decision on having "female" bartenders only to increase the sale? (No I do not work at hooters.) Also, if I argue I know he is going to bring up the "your sales performance has not been better than those of females", can I ask him to show me the sales record or something to prove I do the least? I have been working at the same place for a quite a while now, and I do have pretty good regulars who come in weekly if not daily to come get drinks when I'm there.
Any advice could help. Please let me know, thank you.
Hi, I work at a restaurant/ bar as a bartender. It is a mid-size neighborhood restaurant/ bar, and most of the customers are locals.
The previous owner has sold the restaurant to a new owner recently, and since then the new owner has been making a lot of changes, including menu/ employees/ hours.. etc.
The other day I was told that my sales is not good, and he wants to cut down my hours. He also pointed out that since most customers are male, he wants "female" bartenders to be behind the counters, so that they attract more male customers and increase the sale volume. The new owner has been giving me a short shift that no one wants to take, weekdays during the daytime. With these hours I can not even make 1/3 of what I was making before.
Am I being discriminated based on the fact that I am male? Can my new owner justify his decision on having "female" bartenders only to increase the sale? (No I do not work at hooters.) Also, if I argue I know he is going to bring up the "your sales performance has not been better than those of females", can I ask him to show me the sales record or something to prove I do the least? I have been working at the same place for a quite a while now, and I do have pretty good regulars who come in weekly if not daily to come get drinks when I'm there.
Any advice could help. Please let me know, thank you.