I’m having a serious problem at work. I want to confront my manager about his girlfriend’s behavior while she’s in the store, but I am afraid that I will get fired. Let me explain:
I’ve been working at a pizza restaurant for 3 years now. Not too long after I was hired, a new manager was brought in. I will refer to him as "S". At first, "S" was a great manager. He was hard working, easy going, and fun. The overall atmosphere was entertaining yet professional. All the staff got along great, and we worked quite efficiently. However, about a year and a half ago, "S" became involved with the most disgusting, and annoying woman I’ve ever seen. His whole demeanor changed. He no longer wanted to have a relationship with his employees because he was too concerned about having a relationship with his nasty lady. As if that wasn’t bad enough, the girlfriend began to drop by the restaurant. At first it was 1-2 days a week. But soon after, it was during every single one of his shifts. He stopped paying attention to his work, and focused squarely on her. At first I thought she was dropping by for free food. The girl is easily 400lbs (and I’m being generous here). I mean, she would waddle back into the kitchen, stick her grubby little hands into the bins, and just start eating the toppings. Not only is this completely unsanitary, but it was gross as hell to watch! It was at that point that I approached "S" with my concerns. He got very angry with me. The only thing he said to me was "well, she’s hungry!" Excuse me? Then make her a fucking personal pan pie, but don’t let her contaminate everyone else’s food!
This was a daily occurrence. She’d come in, sit at "her" table, and eat. Aside from the health concerns, her presence was totally distracting! I talked to a few staff members about it, and they all felt the same way that I did. However, we figured that "S" would eventually tire of the short leash, and get rid of her. To our utter shock and disgust, that same year, they were married. It was at that point that I knew things would only get worse.
Fast forwarding to today, things have gone from bad to worse; "S" has hired her. I mean, I guess it makes sense to a point. She was there all the time anyway, so why not make her do some fucking work. But now my concerns have heightened for the customer’s sake. She’s in the kitchen all the time now, attempting to make pizzas. It seems like more of the topping end up in her mouth than on the pizza. I swear sometimes I can hear her saying "one for you, ten for me!" We’ve had several complaints lately about the pizzas being too light on toppings, and a few people have complained that they found hair (weave) in their pizzas. She very rarely wears a hair net. "S" continues to do nothing. She’s making my professional life miserable, and I don’t know what to do. She’s everywhere I turn, and she’s slow and unproductive. Oh, and did I mention that sometimes she walks around with no shoes on? How horrible is that?! "S" says it’s because they hurt her feet. So buy bigger fucking shoes!!
I want to go to corporate, but I don’t want "S" to lose his job. I know he’s sticking up for her because he thinks he’s protecting her. But, he needs to see how her behavior is impacting business. I want to confront him first, before I take it any further. How do I confront him without pissing him off or getting lame ass responses where he takes no responsibility for her? What should I do or say???
Please help.