Gioco basically means “joke” in Italian
Establishment: Gioco
Location: 1312 S. Wabash, Chicago
Ok—this has to be one of the most horrible job experiences that I’ve had in Chicago. They make you come in and "stage’ for a shift and then train you for a few days without any type of menu descriptions or reference materials–which is onething , but then to be expected to pass a 150 question test without the chance of a retake is anotherthing entirely.The management team is a two-headed monster who went to highschool together. They are a complete joke. The GM, James, walks around talking about all of the women he\’s bagged and every other joke he tells is about coke this, or coke that. His fat flunkie, Eric, drives a broken down pick-up truck with a breathalizer device attached to the ignition by order of The Illinois Judicial System.They are both insecure little frat boy wannabees who run the restaurant accordingly. P.S.–watch out for the \"friendly\" little Asian bartender chick, Jenny, with all of her self-depecating jokes about eating dogs and cats and being raised in massage parlours with happy endings—she is pure evil and is going back to management and telling them everything you say because guess what…she went to high school with them and went to prom with both of their brothers way back when in whatever bumblefuck hick suburb they all grew up in. The sections that you are expected to man there can be ten tables or more and the tip out rates there are astronomical. Furthermore, all of the servers are told that it is customary to give his busser $20 or so extra on top of the 25% of your projected tips that you are already required to tip out on. After a shift where I sold two $350 bottles of wine..the next one I worked was a double where I was scolded for taking a bite of the pizza…. that I was told a week prior by the bartender Jenny had to be ordered by emloyees 30 minutes before the kitchen closes when I tried to order my emloyee discounted meal 2 minutes after the 9:30 cut off time. So this day after doing my check-out and while folding napkins I was told that I couldn\’t eat while I still had guests that I had taken care of in the restaurant—despite the fact that I was in back where no guest could see me and my last table was standind in the vestibule waiting for valet to retrieve their car. I was fired when I came in for my next shift and the things that were cited was that I had a) tried to order food 2 minutes past cut-off, b) was eating before my guests had completely left the building(when I pointed out that I was totally unaware of this rule and that Jenny was constantly eating on the floor I was told that they had received permission beforehand), and that b) I had once joked inappropriately with Jenny about rounding her tip down from $31 to $30 because I didn\’t have change
It was also pointed out to me that despite the fact that the clock in the restaurant was 10 minutes fast I had come in 2 minutes past 4pm a week or so prior (even though that really made the correct time 3:52pm) and that the clock in the restaurant was the time that we go by and I obviously had a problem with their rules…needless to say I collectected 5 months worth of unemployment from them
Comments
While the managers are jerks, whatever one employee (Jenny) reports to “old pal managers” is to be expected. That should be considered a lesson learned by the poster if she or he plans to continue working in any field w/ more than one person one staff.
Having been in the biz for more years than I care to divulge, I presume the reasons stated for the poster’s dismissal were no more than convenient excuses. My guess is that he or she did not fit in, get along, or, perhaps, just whined too much. If the poster ever finds a job that is totally fair & just & likes every single person he or she works with, he or she should consider herself/himself very lucky. Welcome o the real world.
SERIOUSLY, HE MAY HAVE ISSUES WITH WORKING, BUT THE MANAGEMENT STAFF NEEDS A REALITY CHECK. THEY TREAT THIER EMPLOYEES LIKE DOORMATS. IN THIS DAY AND AGE THE SIGN OF A GOOD MANAGER IS SOMEONE THAT CAN INSPIRE ALL OF THEIR EMPLOYEES. IT CREATES A GREAT ATMOSPHERE TO WORK IN AND THAT FEELING IS REFLECTED IN THE SUCCESS OF THE BUSINESS. IT’S TIME THAT UPPER MANAGEMENT WAKE UP AND SMELL THE COFFEE. IT’S TIME FOR A CHANGE AT GIOCO!
I am Jenny from Gioco and I have no idea what this insane poster is talking about. If I ever see this poster on the street, I will surely engage in some kung fu action, to be sure. I do not gossip, nor did I go to high school in a bumble suburb. I was home schooled in a massage parlor, as I said. It was nice. I had many “recesses” if you get my drift. Well, gotta run, need to report to some folks about others who “don’t quite fit in”.
thanks for judging me people and deciding that I must be some, immature, whiney little newbie to this industry
—believe me I am very familiar with the dynamics of fitting in with coworkers as well as the importance of using discretion when choosing to express opinions on company policy—or anything for that matter— when on company time
is it just a childhood fantasy of mine to wish for people who are authentic in this industry and who aren’t carring some f’ed up personal baggage, and who are not raging sadists?
—-furthermore, part of my point was that it is ridiculous to expect a fair, healthy, and unbiased work atmosphere in a scenario where both of your superiors are circle jeking high school buddies and are eqipped with a self-hating mole in their arsenal to get the real from people who foolishly lower their defences around her
And, further still, I did try to sleep with the owner to get my job back but he said he was sleeping with Jenny, caught a disease, and I’d be well advised not to try to sleep with him until he was done with his antibiotics!
omg the management their are all drug-addicts!!!!! I know they get it from the produce guy!!! fact lol
Some of the servers at Kleiners other restaurant Il Poggiolo get weed from the produce guy. wonder if its the same produce guy!!
KDK blows. Fight the man.