No, it is not strange or weird to feel that way. Most of us got into this business to cook and many chefs I know long for the days when all they did was cook and wish all their other duties would go away so that they can "just cook" again. They wish all the headaches, the inventories, the labor problems belonged to someone else. The other side to that is, as a chef, you have more creative control than "just a cook". You have a chance to create your own food, not just replicate someone else's. And of course, there is the whole issue of pay. You can definately make a lot more money as a chef than as a cook. A strong consideration if you have or are thinking about a family. I have worked with many cooks though that didn't really care about the money. They were 45-50+ years old, had been cooking for 20+ years and would never consider taking a chef's job. They were happy cooking, glad they didn't have all that responsibility and left work "at the door" at the end of the day. |