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Why can't normal social interactions work like kitchen work? If I hosed up, I got pulled aside by a chef with fire in his eyes and sternly told not to gently caress up again, then I wouldn't gently caress up and we got drinks later. Now I mess up and I get a written pre-warning notification that I'll probably get a written warning if I gently caress up again soon. What does any of that even mean?
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Business Gorillas posted:Why can't normal social interactions work like kitchen work? If I hosed up, I got pulled aside by a chef with fire in his eyes and sternly told not to gently caress up again, then I wouldn't gently caress up and we got drinks later. Now I mess up and I get a written pre-warning notification that I'll probably get a written warning if I gently caress up again soon. What does any of that even mean? Means they have a record of how much of a fuckup you are. In case they ever decide they want to let you go. On another note, I've entered the restaurant world with a dishwashing job. It's not that bad to be honest. Wash dishes, sometimes mop something or clean something when asked. Luckily there are lots of everything, so nothing needs cleaning right away. Which is good, because I have two kitchens/restaurants I have to wash dishes for. Spend an hour in one, then go to the other and repeat. Another bonus is a free meal every shift, sweet deals. I hear if I do good, in 6 months or so I can get promoted to Line. That doesn't sound too bad either.
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Jan 21, 2014 01:45
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Business Gorillas posted:Why can't normal social interactions work like kitchen work? If I hosed up, I got pulled aside by a chef with fire in his eyes and sternly told not to gently caress up again, then I wouldn't gently caress up and we got drinks later. Now I mess up and I get a written pre-warning notification that I'll probably get a written warning if I gently caress up again soon. What does any of that even mean? They want to keep you confused and vulnerable to sudden termination with plenty of written records to throw in your face if you dare seek unemployment or recompense for what is an unfair and arbitrary termination, but has enough paper in it to make lawyers smile and have you thrown out. Keep records of your own. Lots of them. Signed by others if possible.
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Jan 21, 2014 02:16
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Anyone have links to older versions of this thread kicking around?
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Jan 21, 2014 21:18
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snackpants posted:Anyone have links to older versions of this thread kicking around? It would have been closed about five months ago, if that helps.
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Jan 21, 2014 21:31
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snackpants posted:Anyone have links to older versions of this thread kicking around? Immediate predecessor: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3437862
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Jan 21, 2014 22:31
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So I have a new low. Sliced open my thumb today... on an egg shell.  Not deep enough for stitches, but enough that I needed superglue. I don't even know. 
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Jan 22, 2014 00:33
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Ugh, that sucks. I've gotten egg shells under my fingernails and that was bad enough.
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Jan 22, 2014 01:34
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Liquid Communism posted:So I have a new low. Sliced open my thumb today... on an egg shell. I did something in a similar vain while detailing the deli-slicer. The culprit? A particularly sharp, dried-up piece of cheese that was on the back of the plate that covers the actual blade.
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Jan 22, 2014 01:42
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Liquid Communism posted:So I have a new low. Sliced open my thumb today... on an egg shell. Makes a ragged non-healing motherfucker of a scar, too.
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Jan 22, 2014 02:52
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Worst part was that it started bleeding like a stuck pig, and I had to throw out the dozen eggs I'd already cracked for contamination because it dripped before I felt it.
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Jan 22, 2014 05:24
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The only time I've ever bled while cutting bread was when I scraped my knuckles on a particularly crusty loaf of ciabatta. Haven't cut myself with the bread knife yet.
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Jan 22, 2014 05:28
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I cut my knuckles on plastic wrap all the time. More often than anything else, I think.
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Jan 22, 2014 05:30
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Trebuchet King posted:The only time I've ever bled while cutting bread was when I scraped my knuckles on a particularly crusty loaf of ciabatta. Haven't cut myself with the bread knife yet. Other cuts are meh, but cutting yourself with the bread knife is a shameful thing.
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Jan 22, 2014 05:35
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Splizwarf posted:Other cuts are meh, but cutting yourself with the bread knife is a shameful thing. That's what I keep saying, but apparently it keeps happening to other scrubs.
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Chef De Cuisinart posted:I cut my knuckles on plastic wrap all the time. More often than anything else, I think. This and cutting yourself on tin foil are miserable. They just sting no matter what you do or what you use to cover them up, I swear to god.
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Jan 22, 2014 06:07
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I sliced my palm open using the knife on a wine key to cut flowers from the garden out back because the flowers in the dining room had gone all wilty. /fohproblems
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Skinny King Pimp posted:This and cutting yourself on tin foil are miserable. They just sting no matter what you do or what you use to cover them up, I swear to god. Every time someone brings this up it makes me cringe. Tin foil cuts just sound savage.
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Jan 22, 2014 06:46
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I managed to not slice my hand off when I did prep chef work despite my best efforts, but I do end up with these weird hand wounds simply from repeated actions that keep nicking or scraping me just enough to add up over a night into a nice little raw patch. You'd think I'd take mind to move my hands in a way to not keep aggravating these wounds, but there's no time to do the sensible thing.
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Jan 22, 2014 06:55
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Skinny King Pimp posted:This and cutting yourself on tin foil are miserable. They just sting no matter what you do or what you use to cover them up, I swear to god. God, tin foil cuts suck. My least favorite ones are sheet box cuts. The waxed cardstock they use for full sheet boxes is sharper than the Devil himself.
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Jan 22, 2014 15:40
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Pulling apart stuck nine pans. I always manage to skin my knuckle when the really tough ones finally pop out.
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Liquid Communism posted:God, tin foil cuts suck. My least favorite ones are sheet box cuts. The waxed cardstock they use for full sheet boxes is sharper than the Devil himself. 99% sure that Satan is actually afraid of waxed cardstock. oh man and I just remembered: When you have cheap quart and pint containers and you're trying to get the lid off real fast so you can garnish a plate or whatever the gently caress you're doing and then the edge of the lid cuts into your finger and it stings so goddamn bad.
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Skinny King Pimp posted:99% sure that Satan is actually afraid of waxed cardstock. Oh god. And they're always full of lemon curd or something that burns like fire.
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Jan 22, 2014 22:17
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I can rip eight loaves of bread in a row through the slicer with no problem, but somehow I manage to loving cut myself on a pastry box.
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Jan 23, 2014 00:49
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It's because you've got your guard down.
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Jan 23, 2014 00:53
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Got a nice bottle of bourbon from work today. I do kinda like this sometimes. It's helping me do two of the worst activities known to man: looking for apartments and being on okCupid.
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Guys... Guys! I've found it. I've found the pinnacle of Good Jobs (hourly) in this industry. Catering and Event bartender. Absolutely absurd hourly rate, 100% tips in my pocket and all of the fun of bartending with none of the drudgery of working in a bar! Between doing catering stuff on weekends and occasional nights and mindless serving espresso at a cafe I've achieved hourly-hospitality-nirvana. Hopefully my boss/owner of cafe doesn't manage to get that lease she wants for the expansion she wants me to run.
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Turkeybone posted:and being on okCupid. Good luck. A couple of years ago I got super drunk and made a profile and started talking to one chick on there. Tomorrow is our 2-year anniversary. So there is hope.
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Fuzzy Pipe Wrench posted:Guys... Guys! I've found it. I've found the pinnacle of Good Jobs (hourly) in this industry. Catering and Event bartender. Absolutely absurd hourly rate, 100% tips in my pocket and all of the fun of bartending with none of the drudgery of working in a bar! Get that brand money hookup if you can.
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Fuzzy Pipe Wrench posted:Guys... Guys! I've found it. I've found the pinnacle of Good Jobs (hourly) in this industry. Catering and Event bartender. Absolutely absurd hourly rate, 100% tips in my pocket and all of the fun of bartending with none of the drudgery of working in a bar! GAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. Oh, young fool, you have much to learn.
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Had our holiday party tonight, us cooks of course had to cater it. Always a good time when you're cooking with a bottle of beer in your hand.
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MAKE NO BABBYS posted:GAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. Oh, young fool, you have much to learn. Maybe he works for that one magical catering company that doesn't have a slow time of year.
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Our staff party is tomorrow, a buffet at some golf club. I'm the guy who always does the carving/chef stations at our buffets (because I'm the best at fake smiling and hiding my contempt for everyone). Part of me feels like playing the role of difficult rear end in a top hat customer, asking for thin cut, well done, end cut prime rib and asking "what's this?" about every salad and entree that has a label next to it just to see what it feels like. Speaking of buffets, I need some more ideas for chef-attended stations. I've mostly been doing pasta bars, stir fry stations and carving and it's getting kinda repetitive. I did a vegetarian sushi station once that was surprisingly successful. Chef nixed my half-serious idea of me rolling the flattop out into the dining room for some amateur teppanyaki action. Right now I only have access to a few portable burners, a carving lamp and some bain maries, but I can probably talk chef into shelling out cash for some toys if I can make good use out of them.
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Shooting Blanks posted:Maybe he works for that one magical catering company that doesn't have a slow time of year. I AM MAGIC. Y'all heard it here first. Sadly I have to give up one of my favorite, highest paying shifts for our holiday party...which will be spent getting lit on tequila while bowling. 
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Shooting Blanks posted:Maybe he works for that one magical catering company that doesn't have a slow time of year. I worked for two of those. In Yountville and Marin, two of the most affluent places on the planet and would never, ever loving do that again. Catering/event bartending is absolute hell on earth. I would work at denny's or go back to slinging $9 Bud Lites in hot pants in a strip club 1000x before I would cater again. I'll work events I've consulted on/created but that's it. E: LOL if you think there will be regular tips to put in your pocket. Here and there, sure, but don't rely on that.
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MAKE NO BABBYS posted:I worked for two of those. In Yountville and Marin, two of the most affluent places on the planet and would never, ever loving do that again. Catering/event bartending is absolute hell on earth. I would work at denny's or go back to slinging $9 Bud Lites in hot pants in a strip club 1000x before I would cater again. Enough time in the trenches doing catering and you get to tell people how much things cost when you produce your own events. It's pretty rad. I'm currently doing logistics on 140 drinks to be batched in a boutique bathroom. Again.
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Vegetable Melange posted:140 drinks to be batched in a boutique bathroom. Again. Haha, welcome to my life. I think the most I ever did was 970 portions? For Rye on the Road (which was aces for event bartending, not including that in my description of hell above) we would be doing it with egg foams and poo poo. I've watched some hail mary's under Scott Beattie as well. Current job, I've got perlini's and six kegged & carbonated cocktails on tap, ready to go, and whatever I need batched in a bottle or cambro downstairs. Life is sweet, mang  E: Also bought a pair of practically new sanita clogs at a thrift store for $10 this morning. MAKE NO BABBYS fucked around with this message at 20:50 on Jan 24, 2014 |
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Rockzilla posted:Speaking of buffets, I need some more ideas for chef-attended stations. I've mostly been doing pasta bars, stir fry stations and carving and it's getting kinda repetitive. I did a vegetarian sushi station once that was surprisingly successful. Chef nixed my half-serious idea of me rolling the flattop out into the dining room for some amateur teppanyaki action. Right now I only have access to a few portable burners, a carving lamp and some bain maries, but I can probably talk chef into shelling out cash for some toys if I can make good use out of them. Risotto stations have always done pretty well for me, provided you have the space: a hotbox (or even better, a hotbox and a chafing dish [or you know, a real warming solution if you have a kitchen nearby]) to keep your rice warm, a burner to keep your stock hot, and 2-3 burners to keep risotto flowing like a motherfucker. I've even done a 250-person where the FOH organizers decided it would be a good idea to let people choose their own 'toppings', which meant I was making it one order per pan, and that was kinda lovely, but doable.
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Speaking of buffets, I need some more ideas for chef-attended stations. I've mostly been doing pasta bars, stir fry stations and carving and it's getting kinda repetitive. I did a vegetarian sushi station once that was surprisingly successful. Chef nixed my half-serious idea of me rolling the flattop out into the dining room for some amateur teppanyaki action. Right now I only have access to a few portable burners, a carving lamp and some bain maries, but I can probably talk chef into shelling out cash for some toys if I can make good use out of them. [/quote] Omelette station is a fun one.
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Oh, I don't work for a catering company. I'm full time at the cafe job. But I'm now the go to bartender to call in for caterings that request bar service beyond "vodka sprite". So I get my comfy hipster job that pays well and the occasional ridiculous lump sum income
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