
I’ve worked for Domino’s Pizza for about 10 years now. Yeah, a whole decade of cheesy madness, late-night deliveries, and more weird customer requests than I could ever count. I’ve seen the ups, the downs, the busy Friday night chaos, and those random slow days where you just stand around folding boxes for hours. I’ve watched people come and go like it’s a revolving door. That’s normal in the pizza biz.
But man… I haven’t seen it this bad in a long time.
Lately, it feels like the whole place is just unraveling. Managers fighting with other managers right in front of employees. Like full-on shouting matches over petty stuff—who scheduled who, who didn’t stock the soda fridge, who didn’t clean the damn make table. I’m standing there just trying to get through my shift, and suddenly I’m in the middle of a high school hallway argument.
And don’t get me started on the new hires. We get inside help, they last maybe two, three weeks tops. Then poof—gone. No call, no show, or some excuse like “I didn’t know I’d have to actually work.” I’m so tired of training people who don’t stick around. It’s a complete waste of time and energy. I could be knocking out orders or doing something useful, but instead I’m explaining for the fifth time how to properly label a box.
It’s hard to get good help these days. I don’t know if people just don’t care anymore or if the job market’s just that screwed up. But I’m getting real close to the edge. Like, burnout level: max.
Don’t get me wrong, I’ve stuck around this long for a reason. I know the job. I’m good at it. I can handle the rush, I can deal with the weird orders, and I’ve got thick enough skin to ignore the occasional irate customer. But when the chaos comes from inside the store—when your own team can’t keep it together—that’s when it starts to feel like too much.
I don’t know how much longer I’ll be doing this. Maybe things turn around. Maybe they don’t. But right now? I’m just taking it one shift at a time… and trying not to let the fire burn me out completely.
4 responses
I hate it when work turns toxic:(
I’m a firm believer things can and will turn around! You’ve got this! Wishing you all the best!
This is pretty much everywhere now. Working has become a hassle and frustration.
I’m sorry you’re facing burn-out. I hope it gets better.