I get to repost this tomorrow. Fuck it’s already tomorrow.
thewildbeej
Sounds like you’re just describing someone stuck in an endless loop of suffering with no ability of upward mobility
Sanquinity
Ones I’ve experienced:
-Lives off of smokes and energy drinks.
-Short staff on Friday night. (multiple times.)
-No real social life. (Not necessarily because of work though.)
-Prep cooks didn’t do shit.
-Spends time off drinking. (I’m cutting back now, but it was bad for a few months…)
-Wants to date a waitress. (She luckily gently turned me down.)
-Too busy to eat.
-Burn marks on arms.
At least I didn’t lose my love for cooking so far? ^^;;
The32th
Stop drinking! It gets better and you have money sometimes.
Equivalent-Fan-1362
😭
vote_you_shits
You have marketable skills. You can make rapid decisions in a high stress environment. You can communicate clearly in a high stress environment. You can mise en place. Yes it’s applicable to more than just cooking. You can handle stress like a fucking champ. You have experience working in a highly regulated environment and enforcing those regulations. You can work on a project with a group and you have likely passed skills on to a new hire. You can create a standardized process and then perfect it over time.
Don’t sell yourself short and don’t ever feel trapped.
BudgetThat2096
Clopens are the devil
trunkspop
every single one of these hits home cept change “wants to date a waitress” to “is dating a manager with no drama bc nobody knows”
&
spends time off drinking **and** gaming*
SignificantCarry1647
Sometimes you have to just walk away, you’ll be back, but the break will do you some good
EmploymentApart1641
I feel attacked
emueller5251
The clopening and the come in on your day off lines are what explain the wants to go back to school, sees no future for self lines.
Rsalamander24
Feel attacked:(
86Apathy
Uh oh
back-in-the-highlife
I can’t tell you how accurate this is
phish_sucks
Frig off
Alixtria_Starlove
After getting a culinary degree it is my experience that the average chef is addicted to at least one and a half substances
Often more
But yeah all of this checks out
Oh but you forgot: minimum wage no tips
thefoxygrandma
It just takes one good chef or one self determined cook to say, “I do love this industry, time to determine my ass into it and become a real chef”
Chef life shouldn’t be this stressful, it’s the restaurants we work in that make it so.
koolandunusual
Quit drinking and summarize your skills for your next CV/Resume to get out of the industry:
Good at team work
Works well under pressure
Good communication
Excellent cleaning
Efficient time management skills
Self starter
Also just throwing it out there: A resume is not a legal document, and may contain fictitious elements.
Make sure you have saved enough cash to stay afloat between jobs.
bmy89
Of course I’m reading this at 2am when I open tomorrow. All these ring true except the dating a waitress. Just celebrated 16 years with my husband yesterday.
Iatemydoggo
Insert “I’m in this photo and I don’t like it” meme
Seriously though last Saturday at my joint we had 3 dudes on line (normally 5) and preps didn’t do shit. We were 86’ing shit that normally goes with every meal and servers were snatching each others food because they were too lazy to read their fucking tickets, while simultaneously leaving stuff in windows for ages before asking us to remake it. If it wasn’t for a dangerous dose of caffeine I’d slammed right as I clocked in I probably would’ve passed out lol
prettylittlepastry
Well this is just rude
murrdaturtle
This hurts
ReallyNowFellas
(Stumbled in from r/all) wow so literally the only thing that has changed since the 90s is mountain dew became energy drinks. I did 9 years. One of VERY few stern pieces of advice I’ve ever given to my son is “never work in a restaurant.”
spandexvalet
Yeah that’s about right
L_O_Quince
He doesn’t want the Darma? So does he want the Adharma? He wants Chaos vs. Order? Sounds about right.
theseekingseaker
Just join the military…..
SweetGummiLaLa
You forgot “has done a small amount of jail”
adamsmithapples
I feel so alone at work honestly. Everyone I ever befriended have quit and have seem to move on without me. It’s just me and the assholes that just stuck since day one.
Top_Boat8081
“Prep cooks didn’t do shit”
GOD FUCKING-
I’m fine. It’s fine. I’ll do it. I got it. It’s fine. IT’S FINE. dontlookmeintheeyeITSFINE
Caprice42
I just want my skin back.
Ok-Profession-6007
😂 lived all of this. Well besides “see no future for self.” When I cooked I was always naive thinking that I would someday be an executive chef or own a restaurant… teenage/ early 20’s dreams ya know?
Always wanted to go back to school and luckily getting laid off during Covid allowed me to do so. Used the absurd amount of unemployment to pay for the first year of school. I am one quarter away from graduating with a B.S. in pure and applied maths.
33 Comments
You forgot 43% child support.
We’re really all just living the same lives huh?
I get to repost this tomorrow. Fuck it’s already tomorrow.
Sounds like you’re just describing someone stuck in an endless loop of suffering with no ability of upward mobility
Ones I’ve experienced:
-Lives off of smokes and energy drinks.
-Short staff on Friday night. (multiple times.)
-No real social life. (Not necessarily because of work though.)
-Prep cooks didn’t do shit.
-Spends time off drinking. (I’m cutting back now, but it was bad for a few months…)
-Wants to date a waitress. (She luckily gently turned me down.)
-Too busy to eat.
-Burn marks on arms.
At least I didn’t lose my love for cooking so far? ^^;;
Stop drinking! It gets better and you have money sometimes.
😭
You have marketable skills. You can make rapid decisions in a high stress environment. You can communicate clearly in a high stress environment. You can mise en place. Yes it’s applicable to more than just cooking. You can handle stress like a fucking champ. You have experience working in a highly regulated environment and enforcing those regulations. You can work on a project with a group and you have likely passed skills on to a new hire. You can create a standardized process and then perfect it over time.
Don’t sell yourself short and don’t ever feel trapped.
Clopens are the devil
every single one of these hits home cept change “wants to date a waitress” to “is dating a manager with no drama bc nobody knows”
&
spends time off drinking **and** gaming*
Sometimes you have to just walk away, you’ll be back, but the break will do you some good
I feel attacked
The clopening and the come in on your day off lines are what explain the wants to go back to school, sees no future for self lines.
Feel attacked:(
Uh oh
I can’t tell you how accurate this is
Frig off
After getting a culinary degree it is my experience that the average chef is addicted to at least one and a half substances
Often more
But yeah all of this checks out
Oh but you forgot: minimum wage no tips
It just takes one good chef or one self determined cook to say, “I do love this industry, time to determine my ass into it and become a real chef”
Chef life shouldn’t be this stressful, it’s the restaurants we work in that make it so.
Quit drinking and summarize your skills for your next CV/Resume to get out of the industry:
Good at team work
Works well under pressure
Good communication
Excellent cleaning
Efficient time management skills
Self starter
Also just throwing it out there: A resume is not a legal document, and may contain fictitious elements.
Make sure you have saved enough cash to stay afloat between jobs.
Of course I’m reading this at 2am when I open tomorrow. All these ring true except the dating a waitress. Just celebrated 16 years with my husband yesterday.
Insert “I’m in this photo and I don’t like it” meme
Seriously though last Saturday at my joint we had 3 dudes on line (normally 5) and preps didn’t do shit. We were 86’ing shit that normally goes with every meal and servers were snatching each others food because they were too lazy to read their fucking tickets, while simultaneously leaving stuff in windows for ages before asking us to remake it. If it wasn’t for a dangerous dose of caffeine I’d slammed right as I clocked in I probably would’ve passed out lol
Well this is just rude
This hurts
(Stumbled in from r/all) wow so literally the only thing that has changed since the 90s is mountain dew became energy drinks. I did 9 years. One of VERY few stern pieces of advice I’ve ever given to my son is “never work in a restaurant.”
Yeah that’s about right
He doesn’t want the Darma? So does he want the Adharma? He wants Chaos vs. Order? Sounds about right.
Just join the military…..
You forgot “has done a small amount of jail”
I feel so alone at work honestly. Everyone I ever befriended have quit and have seem to move on without me. It’s just me and the assholes that just stuck since day one.
“Prep cooks didn’t do shit”
GOD FUCKING-
I’m fine. It’s fine. I’ll do it. I got it. It’s fine. IT’S FINE. dontlookmeintheeyeITSFINE
I just want my skin back.
😂 lived all of this. Well besides “see no future for self.” When I cooked I was always naive thinking that I would someday be an executive chef or own a restaurant… teenage/ early 20’s dreams ya know?
Always wanted to go back to school and luckily getting laid off during Covid allowed me to do so. Used the absurd amount of unemployment to pay for the first year of school. I am one quarter away from graduating with a B.S. in pure and applied maths.