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I walked to the back for the fifth time to get a drink of water, but did I let my shift leader know? No. Even though this isn't the nicest thing to do in a restaurant even though all of the guests have been taken care of, I've been upset because the shift leader hasn't said a word to me the entire night. Working in this food court can get a little busy sometimes but as the assistant to the shift leader I really should be told when she is leaving and where she is going when she's going to be gone for ten or more minutes at a time.
This time when I went in the back, she followed me. Machines were beeping all around me as they were cooking chicken and the boys were busying themselves. All of a sudden, she yelled at me. This was the first thing to me she has said all night and she was screaming that I need her permission to get a drink. I felt so disrespected. If a shift leader doesn't want to talk and ignore me when I try to communicate about what is happening, then I am not going to ask permission to get some water if she is mad for no reason.

I walk to the back again to get a drink of water. I haven't been asking the shift leader if I can do this, but since she hasn't been communicating with me the whole night, I don't care to. She is not treating me like her assistant as I am supposed to be. She should be letting me know when she is leaving and where she is going -- especially if that is going to be longer than 10 minutes.
But this time when I went in the back, she followed me. The boys were all working and cooking food. She then apologized to me and told me her emotions were getting to her and that's why she hasn't talked to me all night. She explained she has tasks for me to do and again said that she's sorry for the way she's been acting. She then asked if I could let her know each time I got a drink because it is helpful to her when she knows where all of the service workers are at all times. I forgave her and then told her I could definitely do that, and for the rest of the night we were able to communicate and I told her when I was going to get a drink. I felt really respected and closing went much smoother.