Posted by rahj on May 11, 1998 at 18:56:24:
In Reply to: The real shame is owners who treat chefs like crap ! posted by Mark Heller C.E.C on March 25, 1998 at 17:59:01:
: I am a 1984 grad of the CIA with a great resume. I am the rule rather than the exception. Over the years I have seen chefs myself included treated like dirt (costly dirt). The minute the food cost is out of line or you need some time off better watch out! I taught culinary arts for four years and saw time and again students go out into the culinary world like the Christians in Rome, fed to the lions. Six months later, out looking for a new profession. The real shame are the owners who treat their people with such little reguard. This is one tough business. Not for the thin skinned. Me I'm learning computer code.... see ya
poor baby! i spent most of my 45 years in kitchens working my way up through the ranks, the hard way. i started washing dishes at 11. i've made pizza in alaska and omelets in montana. one thing i learned is that you get paid what you are worth. all you young pups come out of the factory and expect to get rich and famous over night. there's only room for so many wolfgang pucks out there. now at my age i am apprenticed to a master meatcutter of the old school(re; smoking dog bones) and working harder than i ever did on a steam line. and i love it! and i'm making more money than i ever did as a spoon. if you are not happy where you are, move. ask any friend of bill w.; no change=no change. good luck.