I think in any business you are not always goingto be working with decent respectful people. I worked in the social service sector before I had my own kids and I have to say some of the worst people I have ever met have been very well educated social workers!!
Most people in the kitchen know I am very clean, and when they are on my station they do try and keep it tidy. I'm not shy to say to someone.. please wipe the station down before you leave it... because if I don't tell them I know the mess will just grow and then when I go back to clean it the job will be lots bigger than it needs to be.
I have always had to do my own cleanup so I think that's why I'm so fussy with cleaning as you go.
Last Thursday I was working a different station and I went on my break. One of the people who normally works that station was in on a prep shift and the KM had her cover me while I breaked. It was the first day in a while that I had taken a full break and when I got back to the line I regretted it. After being gone for half an hour I came back to find that the grill was disgusting, (I scrape it after each use) bread and english muffins were everywhere (I kept them in the bin under the prep area.. easy enough to reach under grab what was needed and keep tidy), the station hadn't been wiped in the entire time I was gone and... she walked away from it like it was just fine! It took me almost an hour to get things back to a level that I was comfortable with after that. That person is leaving at the end of this week and I know the new KM is going to make some changes to that station. I didn't even have to say a word to the KM about it.. she knew by the look on my face that I was not impressed.  |