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I need some advice /ck/
I've been offered a position at a very expensive /exclusive salon that has a full bar and bistro. I had my first interview last Wednesday and tomorrow I'm supposed to go in and do a 3 course tasting for the owner and a few of his partners.
The problem is that lately I've been feeling like I'm ready for a job outside of professional kitchens. I've been doing this for 12 years and have feel disillusioned with the food scene in my town. Even an executive chef makes $12 an hour here no matter how nice the restaurant is. This is made worse by living in California where the cost of living is extremely high. I wear $9 Walmart slip on shoes ffs. Also I'll be working alone, no dishwasher (3 compartment sink only) and the owner also likes to do private parties with around 300 people at a time. The restaurant is beautiful though and I feel the urge to try it out but I don't know if I have it in me anymore.
I've been doing this for so long I feel under qualified for other types of work and have a family to support so I can't afford to "find myself". What do I do?
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gain the experience
start your own business in due time with the advantage of having experience
be kind to your wife or she'll fall into my arms
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>>8156896
shoot yourself in the face
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>>8156911
I would have full control over the menu, which is a plus. I should have added this wouldn't be my first time running a kitchen. I think I've just become burned out on the daily kitchen routine. These guys actually scouted me because they heard I was in talks to open something at another location owned by another well known investor and it kind of ballooned into what it is now.
>>8156913
I've thought about it.
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>>8156913
Don't do this. It's fucking lame and your family will be sad. As a chef you should be more creative and cook yourself as the main course. Make it a huge banquet spread with yourself on a fancy ass silver platter that you bought with the owner's money. I don't know how to do this, but I'm not a chef either.
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>>8156930
I needed a laugh, thanks dude.
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>>8156896
let me suggest Rich Dad, Poor Dad, and look at passive income. You disillusioned not because the work is unsatisfactory but but because you're just changing energy for time, and not earning actual wrath by using your knowledge.
You need to start a business where you have employees. You're better then this. You are under qualified. You're real zing you can do more, you just never learned what that was. You won't ever find the answer working for someone. No one ever owned a company by working for company, but by buying a company.
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>>8157890
also I am not English as a Second Language, I just suck at looking at what I typed... just listen to this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HRE_AEhV9I
It's what you're talking about, and no one here will understand what you're saying. This should help. I am just coming to this stage. You need to make wealth, take control. No job out there defines you, because you're better.
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>>8157900
tl;dr GO FOR THE MONEY BUT AIM BIG
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>Also I'll be working alone
So they have a couple chefs which rotate with very little room for sudden loss of an employee?
Seems like a pretty ideal situation to negotiate a better wage when the contract ends. Are there really so many chefs with good work ethic willing to work with shit wages?
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>>8156930
My fucking sides.
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>>8156896
> executive chef makes $12 an hour
> parties with around 300 people
> working alone
> no dishwasher
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thats a joke i hope..
if not: don´t do it OP...
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