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post #1 of 12
5/10/05 at 10:07am
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hi
i have to do an english report on my planned career. I want to be a chef so that's what my report is on. I have gathered almost all the needed information except what fringe benefits are available. please help.
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post #2 of 12
5/10/05 at 12:33pm
although, most of us :( on doing homework for others I'm going to post because it got me thinking.
There are probably no material fring4e benefits from being a chef. Maybe a little monetary, but usually a token compared to the labor put in.
I'd have to say, most of the fringes are internal. No one knows why we do this! It's the faces of satisfied customers, students,owners. The kuddos, the feeling of making people happy. A good meal will usually take the diner away from it all for a while. I don't know, I'll ask my therapist today. :D
This just my own 2 cents

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post #3 of 12
5/10/05 at 2:13pm
rashes inplaces people never expected, cool clothing, the best excuse in the world for missing family functions, fire proof hands, complete lack of fear of blood, fire and sharp pointy things, higher than average amunity to food borne illness, lower instances of skin cancer due to lack of exposure to sun light, high blood preasure, premature grey hair,...........the list in endless. But we do love it don't we?!?!?!?! :confused:
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post #4 of 12
5/10/05 at 4:53pm
You have an excuse to drink and party alot, if something goes bad with your current employer there are usually another 10 willing to hire you for the same money, your hands become fireproof, and chicks dig guys who can cook ;)
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post #5 of 12
5/10/05 at 5:18pm
Its hard to explain sometimes, But Its about the feeling of helping others with their own development. That to me is truly a benefit. It takes so long to reach this point but I will tell you all to keep at it. :chef:
"Today, I've personalized each of your meals. For example, Amy, you're cute. So I've baked you a pony."
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post #6 of 12
5/10/05 at 7:44pm
Hey, everyone forgot Free Food!!! I can't imagine what my grocery bills would be if I didn't work in a kitchen. It's not that I eat often, quite the opposite. I am around food all day long, so I usually forget to eat, but when I do, it's usually free. That can add up over a year.
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post #7 of 12
5/10/05 at 7:47pm
Yes, Pete. My grandpa said that the free food was what kept him and the family going, even through the depression! Plus, his ego was pretty well fed too. :D
"Our lives are not in the lap of the gods, but in the lap of our cooks." -Lin Yutang
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post #8 of 12
5/11/05 at 9:53pm
Oh hey chef's get free cars to drive....um not wait...that is in the business world...Humm let me think....Oh you usually get a paid for cell phone....yeah but that's so they can call you when the sh*% hits the fan and you have to leave your family and go back to work....Let me think there’s got to be something....free uniforms, yeah free uniforms…all right! (well sometimes anyway)... Oh and if the company is good they will market you to death and make you a local celebrity of sorts, so that's cool and I don't think chef's pay for that...oh wait bad reviews I guess they do in a way...Humm...yeah I think it's just free food, cool hats, loud clothes (pants in particular), you get to play with knives and fire and rag your friends all day/night, and 200-300 covers in a night gives you a good excuse to have a shot or six...oh yeah, and guys dig female chefs, until they find out we don't really want to always cook for them, and we always have to work.
LOL
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post #9 of 12
5/12/05 at 6:58am
But wait, you guys are making it sound like this is actually work? I've never seen Emeril work up a sweat, and everything is so nicely preped for him and he gets to make lots of jokes and stuff... I'm going to leave now... Very quickly... Bye. :D ;) :p :D
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post #10 of 12
5/12/05 at 7:17am
Well wickedwizz, you can see that fringe benefits are a source of either frustration or humor for most of us chefs. For most of us there are not many fringe benefits, at least, from a monetary standpoint. Most of us do what we do for the love of it. Most of us could be making lots better money, with fewer, less stressful hours if we did something else, but we stay in this career because of our love for it. And the fringe benefits vary widely depending on the type of place you work at. A small independent restaurant may not even provide uniforms for their chefs, let alone insurance, while large chains or hotels usually provide all the standards (insurance, 401k, paid vacation, etc.) plus sometimes things like travel allowances, dining allowances, uniforms and laundering of uniforms, parking reimbursment (in cities), and many others.
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post #11 of 12
5/13/05 at 2:18pm
Everything else is just gravy! :D
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post #12 of 12
5/13/05 at 2:22pm
I am going to move this thread it really isn't for professional chefs.
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