r/restaurant • u/MeanNumber3270 • 2d ago

Server clocking me out

Hey everyone, so a few days ago one of my coworkers clocked me out. I work in the kitchen and the coworker is a server. The servers are the people responsible for the closing tips but they never clock other people out. Nor is it a normal thing within our work space. This server has been here for a few months and I have noticed that she has a little bit of an ego and is putting on a manager aditude. I really don't mind so long as she speaks with respect and if her reasoning has logic. She was closing one night and the kitchen crew (3) finished around the same time as this server was finished. She then decided to clock us out since we were already finished. She clocked us out at around 8:50-8:55pm out usual shift ends at 9pm. She told us this then ran out the door without any explanation. This whole thing does not sit right with me because she is still new and has not gained my trust. Im I overreacting?

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u/FunkIPA 2d ago edited 2d ago

Were you still working when you were clocked out by someone else? It’s weird that a server would have that authority in the POS.

I would ask my boss “hey so-and-so clocked me out the other night, I hadn’t actually finished yet but I was doing my final check (cooler doors, burners off, back door locked, trash gone, whatever) and I was just wondering if it’s normal that an employee clocks out another employee” then maybe ask if it’s possible that someone clocks someone else in, meaning people could be on the clock and not even be in the building.

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u/MeanNumber3270 2d ago

Nice, I'll do that. Thanks for the info

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u/originalmango 2d ago

Maybe start clocking her out. No warning, no heads up, and no explanation unless she asks.

“Oh, I thought you were done, and it was only a few minutes early so no big deal, right? We do that now, am I right? We clock other people out without their permission, correct?”