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It is sad to see how they take advantage of people eager to work, grow and learn but they do not know where to start looking for jobs as they are starting to adapt their lives in Toronto or have special needs.
I worked for them in 2016 for 3 months full time, spent all my savings paying for transportation, uniforms and lunches.
I heard from the second week of the course that I was "so ready and prepared to work" as well as promises of help to start working with hotels and recognized companies and that never happened.
I was only offered to work full time for free. In 3 months of work I only covered about 5 paid food events where we were not offered food or drinks and the payment was minimum wage. But I worked 8 hours, 5 days a week in Hawthorne without receiving any payment, without right to eat anything, and with a break of 15 min maximum. Pops where the only thing we could consume freely.
After some weeks of training they believed I was capable enough for me to open or close the restaurant by myself. I did it. For several hours I was in charge of the whole restaurant by myself with 1 or 2 cooks until the trainer or another trainee came. So I was managing the whole front house by myself and not getting paid, or offered food and breaks longer than 15 minutes.
I met people with quick learning skills, and at some point all those people were very disappointed with the course. Some of them did not continue the course, others like me, we had already lost so much that we had no choice but to stay and wait to see if at any moment the promises came true.
After several months of my experience with this company, I got a job in a restaurant (without the help of is company) and the reality is completely different from what they do in Hawthorne. I get all the food I want to eat for just $4 per day. I get paid tips plus a salary. The training was just 3 days and it was paid. The break is 30 min every 5 hours of work, one hour every 8 hours.
I did 2 courses with this company. Front of house and Guest services. I regret so much doing both courses. I would never get that time of my life back again.
This is all my personal opinion and experience and I wanted to post it so people are aware of it before starting losing their time.
If you are new in Toronto and thinking about starting one of this courses because you feel lost about where to start finding jobs in Toronto, send me a message. I'm not an expert, but I can give you my opinion on the matter and maybe make your life a bit easier.
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