I literally just watched my entire FOH have a dance party in front of my window yesterday.
Used-Pen-887
always talking about shift snacks 😔
greypillar
I used to work at a nice cocktail bar with a small kitchen. I’d watch the entire front of house finish early since there was 5 of them and all sit at the bar and drink and have a blast while I closed the kitchen by myself. Was an oddly lonely feeling.
zigaliciousone
I mean, SOMETIMES it’s like that but there are also lots of times there is one or two very obnoxious drunks at the bar for HOURS and I am very happy to not have to be the bartender to deal with that bs.
blueooze
My favorite were the “staff parties”, where BoH cooks snacks, FoH comes in to hang out and eat the snacks, then leaves early while BoH cleans up the mess from the party
AirGugliotta
I mean the head guy told us we might only be able to afford a few dolls each now
BigLurker420
Oh man I remember when I turned down a position with an open kitchen. Mainly because I realised I couldn’t just randomly shout “fuck my arse” whenever I burnt myself or did something stupid or you know, cause I felt like it.
SantaMonsanto
Common misconception
Our job is just as miserable but we are required to pretend we aren’t devoid of any soul or happiness.
Imagine doing your job but your paycheck depended on how genuine your smile was. It is not genuine joy, it is a lie. It is a mask because sadness doesn’t pay the bills.
GrumpySoth09
35 Years achef – if you put me in an open Kitchen, I would literally strap a bar of Composition 4 to the servery
Pin_ellas
Why you leave out the wonderful people who come in FOH that make FOH’s job so much fun?
BOH deal with BOH people and food.
FOH deal with FOH people and the general public.
At least, after a while, you can figure out the personalities and how to manage/ignore them.
It’s a gamble with every ONE that walks through the front door. “What shall it be today? Full on psychotic or mild and patient, or something in between?”
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quite literally at my spot
I literally just watched my entire FOH have a dance party in front of my window yesterday.
always talking about shift snacks 😔
I used to work at a nice cocktail bar with a small kitchen. I’d watch the entire front of house finish early since there was 5 of them and all sit at the bar and drink and have a blast while I closed the kitchen by myself. Was an oddly lonely feeling.
I mean, SOMETIMES it’s like that but there are also lots of times there is one or two very obnoxious drunks at the bar for HOURS and I am very happy to not have to be the bartender to deal with that bs.
My favorite were the “staff parties”, where BoH cooks snacks, FoH comes in to hang out and eat the snacks, then leaves early while BoH cleans up the mess from the party
I mean the head guy told us we might only be able to afford a few dolls each now
Oh man I remember when I turned down a position with an open kitchen. Mainly because I realised I couldn’t just randomly shout “fuck my arse” whenever I burnt myself or did something stupid or you know, cause I felt like it.
Common misconception
Our job is just as miserable but we are required to pretend we aren’t devoid of any soul or happiness.
Imagine doing your job but your paycheck depended on how genuine your smile was. It is not genuine joy, it is a lie. It is a mask because sadness doesn’t pay the bills.
35 Years achef – if you put me in an open Kitchen, I would literally strap a bar of Composition 4 to the servery
Why you leave out the wonderful people who come in FOH that make FOH’s job so much fun?
BOH deal with BOH people and food.
FOH deal with FOH people and the general public.
At least, after a while, you can figure out the personalities and how to manage/ignore them.
It’s a gamble with every ONE that walks through the front door. “What shall it be today? Full on psychotic or mild and patient, or something in between?”