Posted at November 27, 2006, 11:52 am:
I work for myself now, so I no longer have to deal with chef or sous-chef, but I remember years ago, there was days when I really wanted to hurt my boss
He was one of those chef who would drive you crazy with the way he ran his kitchen. I finally got promoted to sous-chef, and still he would not let me or anyone else take ANY decisions without asking him first. I mean no decisions at all! After a cook would cut one his finger pretty badly, I couldn't send a cook home without asking the chef, I couldn't put a prigg of parsley on a plate without asking the chef, well I couldn't do anything at all without asking him. It drove me nuts, I was a finally a sous-chef and had zero more power than a dishwasher
Eventual, I left this crazy chef to go to another kitchen, and this time I was empower to take any decisions I wanted as long as I did not burn the kitchen down. I learned a lot from both chefs, from the first chef one - never to become like that, and from the second one - to copy his way of managing.
Cooks and Chefs trive in an environment where they can make a difference.
Don't be stuck, move on!
Martin
Author of "My daughter wants to Be a Chef!"
www.thechefinstead.ca/beachef.html
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