Fastfood Forgive Me Nots

(Payson, Arizona)

I started working at a fast food restaurant about 4 years ago and was timid and shy and people would make fun of me. It started with just people calling me derogatory names like fag, and gay (despite me not being gay) until it got very irritating. I finally realized these people have severe problems or they are jealous for whatever reason may be. I had a male co-worker wipe snot on my shoulder while I was preparing a drink. He made it seem like he was just patting me on the shoulder, but I seen otherwise in the glass on the machine.

I've been physically struck 3 times by 3 separate women, yet my store manager did nothing and now two of those people work there. One is a cashier and the other is a manager.

They always talk about me to one another and even to customers calling me "bitch," "fag," "creep" and by far the worse calling me a pedophile to customers and one another. They all partake in calling me these names, although occasionally they will tell each other to stop when they feel bad, but coerce to treating me like dirt again.

I want to file a lawsuit but I really don't have much evidence unless I can get a customer to admit fellow workers have called me a pedophile. I don't know what these people's problems are but they treat me ill and so do the customers whom they spread these lies, slander and rumors to, as well.

I work hard, don't steal food like fellow employees, don't use my cell phone while working, don't gossip with co-workers doing nothing constructive while on the clock and try to be respective of people, but my respect has gone thin as of lately.

I am finally quitting this piece of shit job, but I feel like they have won. I'll probably try to contact corporate and make a formal complaint, although I should try 100% to sue them.