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First week is going well..

post #1 of 2
10/30/09 at 2:56pm
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Well my first week of being AKM is going much better than I had expected it would. The KM and I did a few minor eff ups with the orders and schedule but we're both new and we have some learning to do. Once we see how much product we really do go through we will be able to get a better handle on the fresh, frozen and dry orders. Both of us are pretty good with produce as we have both worked the fruit station and know how much fruit we plow through in a day.

As for staff, things have been going reasonably well. I'm learning to speak up when I see people standing around and they actually do what I ask of them. I'm always in the kitchen doing something and if I'm not in the kitchen I'm either making the prep list or ordering stuff. (or putting orders away) They seem to be taking my lead and I am really happy about that. I've always lead by example and it's worked for me so far!

I made Italian Wedding soup on Monday... and one of the owners loves the stuff but he was away so the other owner rubbed his nose in it today! It was funny... they didn't realize I was within earshot when they were talking about it and the one owner said... she is **** good cook!.. That was nice to hear. I'm working on a soup menu but I'm doing the trial and error thing to see what sells and once i know what goes the menu will be set.

So.. that's my update!
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post #2 of 2
10/31/09 at 1:45pm
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So the first weekend day was ok.. not the best and not the worst either. There were eff ups on the pass.. not on our side but on the front of the house side and I had a new guy on one station so I asked someone to help him out and that was a big mistake... he ended up making matters worse with lots of waste as orders were called twice.. once by me and another time by him. We got slammed for a while and then it just completely died off and tomorrow will be another busy day too. If the pass runs into trouble tomorrow we know now that either the KM or I will have to go on the other side and help them get the plates going... the person we have on pass is afraid to speak up and ask for hands.. and well the KM and I aren't shy to ask for help when we need it so that will make things run smoother for them.
Oh well.. we're new and we're learning so it's a challenge for all of us right now!
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