Blacklisted
Establishment: Pluton
Location: The city of
I’m a suburban transplant to the city. Been about five years now. When I first moved down here I worked for Pluton. The man is a brilliant chef. Gifted. His food is phenomenal. But he is not a businessman. To wit, three times in three months my paychecks bounced. And he used my cash tips to apparently pay a vendor. So I quit. Granted, I didn’t give notice, but Illinois is an at will employment state, and I was pissed. They were less than $20 paychecks, if he can’t even make payroll, and he’s using my cash tips to pay vendors, how long is he going to be in business? About three months after I left they closed. The best part, when I went in to collect my money - there was a big bag of quarters in a canvass sack for me. Whatever, douche-bag. Anyway. Since that fucking shit-storm I can’t even get an interview in the city. I’m good at what I do. I clear +20% from strangers. I’ve got too much experience. In this toilet economy is it me? Or is there a level of food service McCarthyism in Chicago?
So take it off your resume. No one gives a shit about Pluton.