Anyone have an idea of what I should do about this situation?
I was born in South Africa and only recently returned to my father's place of birth, the UK. I studied, elec. eng, in my country, but it proved to be a very large waste of time and money. Anyone from South Africa would say it is a great country but is yet to have an unbiased government. Hence I never worked in the industry I studied, which I completed in 2004, instead I continued working in restaurants as I had been doing since 1999.So when I arrived in the UK and was accepted at a five star Hotel in Scotland I was very happy. I would work in their top restaurant! Today makes it 3 wks since I've been here and I have had a real awakening, sadly I don't know what to do about my situation. My first week was training and I then went into the restaurant, but things never accepted in the restaurants I have worked before are accepted here, there is hardly leadership and when I spoke of these things I was told I would get used to it? I don't want to lower my standards, I'm really a bit lost.
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Just go with the flow for now remember it's only a job not your life your working on.
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every person has a natural instinct for the right and wrong deep inside them. if you think what your're doing in this restaurant is wrong, then either make it clear for everybody that you don't accept some of the things there and try to change them or leave the place as soon as you can find an alternative. don't just think of what you've got now, think about your future too and that you will be working there for a long time and may be for the rest of your life! you gotta weigh both advantages and disadvantages. i say try the job a bit longer, as a week of training isn't enough to evaluate a whole new job. then if you still feel uncomfortable about it just quit. if you tried your best and it failed, there's no way it will work in the future cause things usually tend to get worse specially if you don't have control over them.
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There is something to be learned in every situation. Are you sure that you will have to lower your standards there? My guess is that this will be a good experience one way or another. Maybe you should try to make a difference there - even if it's in a very small way. Don't internalize this situation so much. It doesn't require emotion. Good luck!
