I worked three years for Alamo Drafthouse, was hired full time and had very little issues at first. I was making 36-40 hours a week because I was the most experienced bartender they had for a while, at least at the service bar... But then I got sick with strep and in a two month period missed two weeks of work. Nothing I could do about it. I caught strep for the first time SINCE I WAS 5 YEARS OLD. No idea how I managed it but I did, and I was forced to miss a week due to health code rules. A few weeks later it comes back a second time and I miss another week.

Because of how Alamo does their benefits, using am averaging system to determine who is worthy of benefits, I was literally 1 hour below the average threshold... no problem! I had all month to catch back up and all I had to do was work 4 41 hours weeks and I would be caught up.

So I was doing everything I could, talked to one of the manager and she said she would make sure I get the hours I need to qualify for health insurance!

But the other manager must have had something against me, as other managers maliciously cut me EVERY night despite my protest.

I walked out them in the middle of a shift as soon as I got a job elsewhere.

Fuck Alamo Drafthouse, they have not been the same since Tim Leugue gave 60% of the shares to Private Equity firms.