I’ve been there. It’s awful. The owner of one of the restaurants I worked at simply didn’t like the line cook. The manager had to do the deed at the end of the night. I remember the manager keeping the office door open in case he had to run. SMH…. I became an executive chef and I’ve had to fire several people, but I swore I’d never do that to anyone. And I didn’t. I actually gave one guy a two week notice. I told him he needs to find another job and that he would be taken off the schedule after two weeks. He thanked me.
In 3hrs I get to be the line cook that one manager just doesn't like.
She sent me home Tuesday while having a killer day, literally don't know what happened even after 3 days off to think. I was clean, stocked, ticket times were short. I'd just cleaned my cooler and chef base out and swept then gone to the restroom for about 5min, came back and got told it seemed like my head was elsewhere that day. 7hrs into my 9hr shift.
I should still be asleep but I'm just anxious. It's only 3 of us on weekends, foh, that girl, and me. So there's a solid chance they're just letting me do my last 10hrs and firing me Monday when the real managers are back. She could also send me home today.
It sucks, all it takes is one person. We just don't vibe for some reason, but I didn't realize it was that bad.
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u/EmotionalAir7871 Jul 12 '25
I’ve been there. It’s awful. The owner of one of the restaurants I worked at simply didn’t like the line cook. The manager had to do the deed at the end of the night. I remember the manager keeping the office door open in case he had to run. SMH…. I became an executive chef and I’ve had to fire several people, but I swore I’d never do that to anyone. And I didn’t. I actually gave one guy a two week notice. I told him he needs to find another job and that he would be taken off the schedule after two weeks. He thanked me.