so what happened to that piece of advice?
as you know i work at a restaurant in the evenings after my day job. the restaurant is a little disorganised at times and there is nothing worse when the food comes out at random times on the same table. the chef struggles on her own, it gets done but she struggles. i decided to help her and i don't really cook but i jumped in anyway. i am a fast learner so it was ok. however if i accidentally did a minor thing wrong or couldn't find something, boy would i cop it! how am i to know where all her utensils are kept and where all the ingredients are? i didn't have to help out....she would truly take all her frustrations out on me whilst i was helping her...after the kitchen closed she said she really appreciated the help and said i did an amazing job. so why get angry? what is the point? it made it harder for herself and hard for me. i worked the split shifts over the long weekend with her(daynightdaynighdaynight) so today i am completely drained - not from the hours but from her. i feel so low in energy at the moment. when someone asks me to do something i immediately feel like they are annoyed or angry at me although they aren't, i am just ripped raw. so i am feeling quiet irritated and easily annoyed. it is strange how someone can make you feel like this. i was imagining if i was working with someone cool it would be so much easier and i would not mind working as many hours as required..
anyway i have a break tonight from the restaurant and back to it tomorrow night after work!
so wed to Fri (day and night work) sat and sun (night work).
i wonder if i can hack it with the chef. i don't have to help out
so i don't understand where the quote came from - i gave 15hours of help in the kitchen and get a 30 second thanks.
one.more.month.
i will sleep well on the plane!
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My old boss was like that. He'd bust our ass at work all year, telling us to "step up" etc and when the project had finally finished and we've gone our separate ways, I get told that he has a lot of time for me. Probably buttering me up to work with him on the next job - i'll be thinking twice about that.
ReplyDeleteIn your case, the truth is you were doing her a favour and you didn't have to. She might think she'd do it faster herself at the start, but in the long run she has to realise 2 people cooking are better than 1. (Note - "too many cooks & you'll spoil the broth" - good luck finding out where that saying came from)
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