Interview In Bakery Shop

On the day I finished the coffee making course (Barista Course), I handed in my resume together with the coffee making certificate to one of the bakery shops in China Town. Just received a call from the 老闆娘 for interview at 6pm...

The 老闆娘 did not show up until 6:15pm, and I was not the only applicant. The 5 of us - only me is working holiday, others are university students studying in Sydney, sat around the coffee table just outside the shop, and she started her speech as follows:-

"My main concern is whether you girls can speech good English, I don't care whether you speak fluent Mandarin or Cantonese (Damn! the ad. said clearly that FLUENT Mandarin, Cantonese & English are ESSENTIAL!!!). So now, please use English to introduce yourself, tell us what kind of retail experience / coffee making experience / customer service experience that you have. (Are we going to have a role play afterwards?)"

So we went on introducing ourselves before she started again:-

"Alright, so everybody's English is acceptable. (ACCEPTABLE?!?! Dunno about the others, but I am not going to accept a low comment as my English is only acceptable!!)

Now I will give everyone a CHANCE to have trial work, the work starts at 8am, if you are late, you are out!! During the first 30 hours of working, you have to remember all the prices and names of the cakes, otherwise, you are out!! You will be given FIELD REVIEW after these 30 hours. (Woo! So we got appraisal as well!) You always have to smile at your customers, make them feel warm. Make them feel that your warm smile will go around with them with the cakes bought.

Once you are being hired, I will distribute our company's policies and guidelines to you. (What a well structured multi-continental company!!~)"

I am going to turn down the offer. If the 老闆娘 asks me why, I will tell her, according to the condition of my Visa, I am not allowed to do illegal works. As I know that the minimun wage in Australia is AUD13.8, whilst you are only paying half of it. As my French housemate said, this is an absolute SLAVERY!!!

Well, honestly, I won't mind earning less so I got the chance to practise making coffee, but I do mind the overbearing manner and cannot endure the arrogance of Her Majesty.