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Originally Posted by ennui  I recently got a job as a cook in a newly opened restaurant. Prior to this, i'd been a dishwasher and had done some prep but had never worked on a line before. When it's busy and I'm working with other line cooks i love it, but when the head chef helps man the line it's miserable. The problem is he is the messiest person i've ever worked for in my life. When he's on the line i spend as much time trying to find equipment/ ingredients he's moved some where strange as i do actually cooking and when i can't find something immediately he's screaming at me to hurry up and it's majorly stressful. after a rush with him back there the entire line is completely trashed and i end up spending the time i should be using to do prep cleaning up after him, and then of course he's screaming at me b/c prep isn't getting done fast enough. is this normal or should i look for a job working with someone who works differently (cleaner)? i appreciate any feedback. thanx |
LOL.
I once had a demi-sous put a sign on a cutting board that was dirty, saying it was mine. I remember looking at it, after working 14 hard hours, thinking, "How do I not kill this guy."
I waited for the cook, and he went off on me. I mean, went off on me. I listened, and found out his frustration with how the line was being left. Then I explained a few things to him:
I was currently working about 80 hours a week, where he was only making 40.
I was also dealing with ordering, scheduling, hiring, following up on missing event orders, missing product, maintenance issues, safety issues, customer quality checks, disgruntled dishwashers, sales people with questions, a broken computer, and a food and beverage manager that loved throwing things in there, "just because."
I promised I would try and make the area cleaner when I worked, but asked the guy if he could be a help to me if I forget it, and to remember that there is always a bigger picture out there.
So, it comes to respect both ways. You need to get your feelings across in a diplomatic way to the guy, and hope the situation changes. Remember that there is always 2 sides to the story.