You’re Interviewing to Be a Line Cook

Your degree will only get you so far
(This was one I posted on TikTok a while back before Chef Works hooked me up with the new chef coats)
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[@skrrtzamboni]

Once hired a young man named Goldie 1 week fresh out the can. A couple weeks into him working I told him I was proud of how fast he was catching on and the dude broke down crying said no one ever told him they were proud of him. Everyone deserves a second chance. Wherever you are Goldie I hope you're kicking ass.

[@darinaangelova2882]

Aww, he sounds like he would get along great with Pickles!

[@manfelt2959]

Thats nice

[@MyBoomStick1]

Damn poor guy, hope he’s doing better

[@janesmith4048]

He is back in the can cause no one else told him how proud they are.

[@kevrides5706]

@@janesmith4048 I’m sorry to say- that wouldn’t be surprising at all to hear…

[@centurionpan3400]

This means that Pickles may have been to jail before and I need to know why

[@cameronvadnais4388]

Pickles is dumb and homeless. That's why he got the job.

[@DrewTalbert]

Ooh somebody saw his interview

[@cobrian45]

I don't knooowww!

[@ShadowKiller_Chumbu]

He started as diswasher, not line cook so...

[@aryowincaster2775]

And Nico can guess a special ingredient of the chef, that's a cumin... 👀👍

[@Uckertay]

"Ever been diagnosed for alcoholism or entered rehab?" "No, Sir." "You're not gonna make it."

[@justaguycalledjosh]

"That requires admitting you have a problem"

[@joshwarren5059]

​@@justaguycalledjosh Team Josh. Experienced line cook speaking here, my brother from another mother gets it lol.

[@scottgoldfarb95]

"I ain't no quitter"

[@nothanks9503]

Not yet 😉

[@arklytte]

Retired chef here, and this post hit fukken HARD!!!

[@snagglesocks]

The most depressed group of functioning alcoholics I've ever worked with, don't miss it. This is accurate af.

[@potapotapotapotapotapota]

YES!!! How the heck do they manage to turn up to work every single day even though they get drunk every bloody night. It baffles me.

[@swervsplatt9672]

@@potapotapotapotapotapota Cut from a different cloth.

[@joshuanmartell8227]

​@@potapotapotapotapotapota cocaine 😂

[@fetttX]

Not always. But no cook is sober and you still couldn't do our job. All you have to do is bring food to a table. That's why the staff tips us out every night.

[@One-EyedCorvus]

Keyword is functioning

[@jacoboddie5364]

"No but I'm addicted to coke"

[@Nanamowa]

"Why didn't you just say so"

[@josecastillo5160]

The cooks can afford coke? Thought that was just the servers lol

[@EmperorNonya]

Ah the good old days

[@robespierrey]

Hired!

[@jjcoola998]

Welcome

[@Dr.ZoidbergPhD]

That was an aggressive laugh after asking about Chef Eddie.....

[@DrewTalbert]

I had a particular guy in mind lol

[@cornholio3151]

@@DrewTalbert Shady AF 😂

[@kevrides5706]

@@DrewTalbert ha ha. Yeah, Chef Bobbie in my case. And he was a real piece of work. Drew, I haven’t been in the restaurant game for over a decade, but you make me remember it like it was yesterday. Thank you (and your wife) for the absolutely freaking fantastic videos. They hit home, man.

[@One-EyedCorvus]

@@DrewTalbert reminds me of my current boss

[@jmwjrsmom]

@@DrewTalbert 🤣💀

[@virgomunoz]

This is the kind of boss who seems really cool at the interview, but becomes a living hell when you're employed there

[@emhunts]

exactly 😆

[@deepbluebeer]

Chef Ladies are different tho at least in my experience

[@agentcannabis]

@@deepbluebeertheyre stern, snappy but so much nicer imo.

[@deepbluebeer]

@@agentcannabis yes sir they are and I love em for it

[@OG-uq9yb]

Just don’t fuck up

[@ajaxvarble]

We had a review one time that said " food was wonderful, the building is beautiful and all the staff were very nice. However they all could have been mistaken for hardened criminal just released from prison." I still don't know how she came to that conclusion but..... she wasn't completely wrong. It takes tuff people to fight the WAR OF HUNGER!!!

[@jennymanker6478]

This character is like 6 line cooks/chefs I know rolled in one and it gives me so much nostalgia, fear, and anger all at once.

[@corey8248]

It's terrifying really, all that's missing is a severe coke addiction and a bad habit of hitting whippits on the line and he'd me my old KM to a fucking t

[@Marcus96s]

Couldn’t have said it better myself 😂

[@allisonavery7273]

Yep

[@One-EyedCorvus]

Exactly

[@roryross3878]

@@corey8248 BWAAAHAHAHAHA!!!

[@lokiprepper]

Kind of a construction crew vibe. If you’ve never been to jail, your character will be called into question

[@russodidit]

Means you have solid character if youve never been

[@bigbrotheriswatching2680]

@@russodidit cringe. Wrong

[@AmazingAutist]

@@bigbrotheriswatching2680 Explain how.

[@texasred7408]

@@lukeandliz lmao same

[@dataexpunged6969]

@@bigbrotheriswatching2680 n-not going to jail is...... Cringe? I-

[@MayoMonkee69]

As someone who's been in the kitchen for 90% of my working life this is scary accurate down to the half passive half dead serious trash talk lmao love the back of the house videos.

[@potteddruid9434]

I'm Irish, been a Line Cook in many kitchens. This brings back core memories. No one believed me in each Kitchen I'd never been to jail or detained lol

[@hdjksa52]

I believe you. The reason why a lot of people are not going to believe you is because kitchen jobs are jobs that people with legal problems tend to go to.

[@potteddruid9434]

@@hdjksa52 Yeah it changed. Got detained for drunk and disorderly.

[@hdjksa52]

@@potteddruid9434 Dude, you and every person who has been to a college party, been in the military, tried a drink that was a little more than they can handle. That's nothing, you're fine. At most you have a "kids, let me tell ya what your father/mother did once" experience. Practical knowledge is very important, that's why they have labs in physics classes.

[@MrMiddleWick]

​@@potteddruid9434turns out you're just a late bloomer

[@calanon534]

That just means you're a LUCKY Irish.

[@RJ-1580]

Interviewer: We're desperate Interviewee: I'm a law-abiding citizen Interviewer: Not that desperate

[@SalahEddineH]

Ok that was good

[@jabressdolath7657]

Law abiding = a not caught criminal

[@katerinachelmis568]

That’s because they want to mistreat you and underpay you. Been working in kitchens a long time with no record and the worst ones I ever worked for had obvious criminals working for them. Bakeries are picky about who they hire and allot of them want you to have a degree. Sushi restaurants are even more picky and they’re looking for clean and polite people that can prove they know how to slice and roll properly. Those places were the best to work for for.

[@drrichardpaul]

@@katerinachelmis568 no, it’s because in the food service industry, people who have been in jail are generally more trustworthy and have better work ethics.

[@sanchezzz69420]

yeah, that's what i got too. underpay, yoo

[@abrahamlincoln9758]

Should have just scribbled "Pickles frend" on the paper and no interview would be required.

[@theangrycheeto]

"pikelz fren"

[@choco_L8]

"I'm Pickles and this is my friend Cucumber"

[@r4a2g0]

@X-O Kimberly begone bot

[@r4a2g0]

@Clima-xx🔞👇 begone bot

[@devent10n]

@@r4a2g0 don't reply to them, just report as spam.

[@user-ob7yq8ts6c]

"You ever been to Jail?" "Nah, just never been caught really"

[@CorePathway]

SO YOU THINK YOU ARE BETTER THAN US?!?

[@Maplebear1203]

​@@CorePathway yeah because I could outrun the pigs not my fault y'all couldn't

[@CorePathway]

@@Maplebear1203 out-smarting > out-running (Ask me how I know 🤣)

[@karlmay5306]

I used to walk into kitchens, introduce myself to the head chef and offer to fight the apprentice. Chefs loved me.

[@qbc_03x65]

I didn’t get an interview or anything lol because they were really short staffed the day I turned up for a couple hours for a “trial” so I got dropped straight in the deep end with a 9 hour shift that went past midnight xD I got paid extra for it but when my boss’ most reliable staff member came back (basically his second and had been working for him for almost a decade before she left due to covid) she went off on him for hiring me without an interview or looking at my resume lmao. I’d already been working with him for three months at that point, and I’m a good worker so they weren’t going to fire me

[@klo1679]

That’s basically exactly how I got hired for my last job as a dishpig. “Can you chop this carrot like this?” “Good, you start in 5 minutes, wash your hands and just wash the fucking dishes” 2 weeks later and I was making all the deserts, entrées and prep for a 4 star restaurant. They only let me off because I was becoming too expensive to have unless I had to cover for the apprentice who did quite literally the same job as me.

[@ststst981]

Lmao i got interviewed by the owner, hired on the spot and got to work the next day

[@silverfang4583]

@@klo1679 yeah imma say bullshit

[@coolguy0632]

@@klo1679 stars only go up to three bud

[@Suave26]

@@klo1679 see you did all that and still wasn’t enough. From my knowledge and experience in different kitchens, it’s all the same. A good work ethic means you make some else’s job easier. Not to say you shouldn’t have it but be wary of who will use that as an advantage.

[@sovereignofcrimson6904]

Comes back a day later having been to jail for the night: "Will you take me now?"

[@ONLYAGTHEDON]

😂😂😂😂

[@jeffsorrows]

My brother being in jail for a year and prison for a little over a year with "gang" felonies, he mentions this to a higher class pizza shop, they start at 45$ for personal pizzas. He brings his own background report, (and mentions he's never made a pizza before) then they say "We don't need this, we don't usually do those, but we'll consider you" a few days later he gets the job, then he is trained to become the trainer for the whole district lol oh his convictions were for street graffiti but LA county considers graf crews to be gangs

[@starcherry6814]

No no don’t go to jail for a restaurant job, the pay isn’t that good

[@DragonguyA]

*Steals a single septim from his pocket* I'll see you tomorrow after I deal with this guard

[@matthijswouters834]

*punches chef in the face "Just call the cops now, then give me the job"

[@jameswallin2022]

The chef that would make my company meal would go to the drunk tank regularly. Best dang chicken sandwich I've ever had

[@Platymapuss]

Sometimes felons straight out of jail are the BEST workers because they are just grateful for the opportunity to restart their life. Honestly some of my best employees have been hires fresh from jail. Of course not sex offenders. We have minors that work at my restaurant and that's not something I'm willing to be flexible on. BUT there are plenty of factories in my area that hire sex offenders, and they get tax breaks from the government for doing so.

[@dinhnguyen2110]

Sounds legit. Being overqualified is as much a thing as being underqualified. Overqualified means they will be out of there in a month or two and you're back to square one.

[@hdjksa52]

I agree I have seen that first hand on a few occasions. When a person is doing his/her best to improve their life and the alternative is going back to prison, they will give everything they got.

[@CrackBabyZaches]

They take them in specifically of that, excons become employees for life. They struggle with other jobs and often need cash more than anyone. And there is another reason for hiring people with criminal past and while I won't say, a lot people who spent time in dining and catering will know.

[@kingofthegrill]

Tax breaks for hiring sex offenders? Do they get a bigger tax break if they lose a couple in an industrial accident?

[@misteryace21]

​@@dinhnguyen2110this is so true, i was fresh oit of uni looking for anyone that was hiring. I applied everywhere & got an interview for this delivery company to sort out parcels for full time & will also cover xmas period. They saw that i graduate w/ a biomed degree & their attitude changed & didnt hire me. I ended up working at Mcdonalds & that helped me get other jobs & i can handle stress a lot better

[@StewartHaasNewman]

Shit nowadays it’s like “you got a social security card? Yes? When can you start?” Doesn’t matter if they can only work every other Tuesday and have to leave early.

[@nickparker5200]

Shit I just have a printed copy of mine and I'm always hired lol

[@wuzzleone]

Nah not really mfas still picky as shit they hoping all the people who quit come back 😂

[@wuzzleone]

I can go out an get a job quit and have another the same day but most people can't 🤷🏿‍♂️

[@RichardLeslieWhereat]

Then they should up their rates

[@johnconnah4569]

I wish it was

[@MHMencken]

I spent twenty years in the restaurant business working everything from burgers and brews in Alaska to fine dining in NYC. You nail it...every...single...time.

[@chfrankc]

FACTS!!

[@andrewpena9041]

Where in Alaska? What place(s)?

[@briansmith3011]

I was a dish washer at one restaurant and i was literally the only person working there that could pass a drug test.

[@MichaelKurse]

We found the Unicorn!🤔😆😆😆

[@stephlevesque9972]

Bro wtf I got an interview for line Cook and they asked me how I cope with extreme verbal pressure. I feel like that's the same as the prison question lmao

[@New_Gaming_Chair]

Just got a new job, where my boss is a tatted Satanist who's been in and out of jail. But he rolls dough like an angel and his family meals are to die for.

[@gloving4hire]

Satanist are typically pretty chill-they just use Satan to keep the wackos away

[@jafafafa9206]

I love the man. Well mostly his food. Someone who works dough well is a hero

[@tafferine388]

@UCMW_xmCXBANbfrCf7fBP6gA bruh

[@Daisika]

Satanists are mostly pretty cool. People mix them up with Luciferians which is not the same.

[@fusradah3977]

@@Daisika that is a fact

[@naebqw1447]

Made my heart nearly stop when he asked about ‘Chef Eddie’ because the head chef at the last place I worked at was literally called Eddie and he wasn’t...the best guy lmao

[@kingofthegrill]

I'm a very quiet, polite, well-spoken, straight-laced, don't do drugs, don't drink, smoke a joint before bed, never been to jail, mind my own business kind of guy. After high school I started working in a restaurant as a dishwasher and then a line cook. I was definitely in the WRONG line of work, but it really helped me come out of my shell, and working with pissed-off junkies and ex-cons was a fucking masterclass in asserting myself and navigating social situations. Plus the attention from the front staff was a huge self-esteem booster, I probably wouldn't have dated if not for the constant validation the waitresses and hostesses gave. I also discovered that I love to cook, but on my own time and with my own recipe. Cooking for a busy restaurant isn't fun but cooking for friends or family is the most fun.

[@inthelandofmorethansmall7582]

We don't really like to be called "junkies". It's a serious slur. 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@kingofthegrill]

@inthelandofmorethansmall7582 edit: I am polite.

[@inthelandofmorethansmall7582]

@@kingofthegrill You smoke weed. I think that's the at LEAST equal, but arguably worse than other drugs (because you don't even have the excuse of physical addiction / withdrawals or disease). Do you like being called a junkie? A druggie? A pothead? A lover? A dope head? Does it make you feel good? Or does it make you feel bad? And btw, I was just letting you know. I wasn't trying to be rude towards you. Forgive me for assuming you had a shred of decency and cared about how you refer to people with legitimate diseases. And I'd argue that there are much worse things than "choosing to do drugs" (which is another whole conversation we could have). For example, being a butthole. Choosing to insult people that have suffered through something you've been lucky to never have dealt with. And there are plenty of things I could call a person like that. But ofc YT would remove my comment if I did. So you can just use your imagination. Sweetie. Bless your heart.

[@inthelandofmorethansmall7582]

@@kingofthegrill You smoke weed. I think that's the at LEAST equal, but arguably worse than other drugs (because you don't even have the excuse of physical addiction / withdrawals or disease). Do you like being called a junkie? A druggie? A pothead? A lover? A dope head? Does it make you feel good? Or does it make you feel bad? And btw, I was just letting you know. I wasn't trying to be rude towards you. Forgive me for assuming you had a shred of decency and cared about how you refer to people with legitimate diseases. And I'd argue that there are much worse things than "choosing to do drugs" (which is another whole conversation we could have). For example, being a butthole. Choosing to insult people that have suffered through something you've been lucky to never have dealt with. And there are plenty of things I could call a person like that. But ofc YT would remove my comment if I did. So you can just use your imagination. Sweetie. Bless your heart.

[@inthelandofmorethansmall7582]

@@kingofthegrill You're definitely not polite. You may want to edit your comment.

[@briansweed589]

I was worked in the kitchen where every single dishwasher was on work release. And it 10 we had to wash her own dishes because they all had to go back to jail.

[@lalalaksita3742]

aahahaahahaha wtf

[@paramorefan90]

As someone who spent WAY too much money to go to the culinary institute of America ( yes, I regret every dollar). I feel this on a molecular level.

[@rebeccaferguson7734]

Thumbs up for "molecular"

[@MichaelKurse]

I read a Rolling Stone article about CIA in the 80's.I was in my 4th year in the restaurant biz, and was a head cook.I said, those poor people dont know they are being scammed.😒😒😒😞😞😞

[@r3dskullz510]

Oh yeah and the part about being desperate the way I got my line cook jobs I was literally walking behind the restaurant by the dumpsters and they came out and asked me if I needed a job LOL so the whole being desperate thing is 100% true

[@rustyshackleford4462]

Been watching this man a few months now, just realised his chef's jackets is just a shirt worn backwards and it works. Mind blown.

[@bethcollier220]

I used to work for a rental company that does high-end weddings. That was one of the questions that was asked was have you ever been to jail? One dude answered no and my boss man said well we're not going to hire you cuz everyone here has gone to jail at least once. The poor fella look disappointed. He got hired anyway. 😂

[@Myaccisbanned]

I wouldn't want to work with people that have been to jail

[@SomeGuy-gc8zs]

@@Myaccisbanned Depends on what they went in for. Drugs? Fine. Kiddie diddling? Get that THING out of my kitchen.

[@slowloris2894]

@@Myaccisbanned So you prefer good criminals over shitty ones? Yeah your name checks out. Trump loves them young, too my friend.

[@Myaccisbanned]

@@slowloris2894 lol what incoherentness was that? I see my username has sent your liberal brain into a spasm 😂

[@richyyLR]

@@slowloris2894 we just prefer not to work with low lives

[@Je551kuhhh]

I miss being called “Princess” in a non-sarcastic way bc I snuck beers to my cooks 😩😭

[@yearriet6438]

same, id bring my guys big ice coffees from the front and id he sweethearts and princess all day, theyd call you beloved if you got the sugar right the first time

[@Adam-tu1qx]

The other day my KM comes to back super excited and is like “guys… we got a new hire… he’s from JWU, he’s trying to work full time, no criminal record and isn’t addicted to drugs! This has to be too good to be true” And it was too good to be true. He then doesn’t show up his first day

[@mediterraneanmint89]

I always make the joke that my boss scouts the county jail for cooks. These are the type of people that get 1 paycheck and then just not show up the day after.

[@swervsplatt9672]

No, those are tweakers...

[@galacticwarlock2271]

That is hilarious. In my kitchen had a young kid with the sweetest and goofiest way about him. He had the meanest scar running down one side of his face. He was drinking and used a bottle of Jack Daniel's as a pillow. That was the nicest of the group.

[@dariastachurska3301]

We had this joke but with being from a broken home; all of us were either orphans, adopted kids, kids of divorce or shuned out by family. Line cooks are just like that P:

[@Maplebear1203]

And then there's me I had to put together family my parents are genuinely nice people never managed to get caught the pigs are pretty easy to outrun where I'm from I'm the exact opposite of what you'd expect a line cook to be but there I am

[@calebatkinson9748]

I was so taken aback by the Johnson and Wales comment because that is where I’m currently going to school. Let’s go Culinary Science and Product Development majors!

[@deltorasbelt]

He should've asked "how many times have you been to jail" thats a safer bet than finding someone who's never been

[@brandonnorvell5369]

My manager just asked me the other night if I had ever been to jail and literally said "really? Like not even for a night?" When I said no. This is too real.

[@Failedprodegy42]

Especially for closing. As a cook you've gotta be a certain type of functional weirdo to close every night. Those are my people!!

[@paintballer442]

I miss those nights sometimes. People will usually hit a route after bud smoke a blunt together before going home. Good times

[@jettnash5217]

Closing as a KP when you're soaked to your skin and lighting up a cig for the first break since service always made me feel incredible. Never slept better than after a 17 hour shift

[@schrutefarmzz7950]

I’m a bartender and I remember one of my customers asking if we needed a drug test/background check to apply lmaoooo I said not one single employee would be here if that was required 🤣

[@weirddingus4620]

That last question is truly a deal breaker depending on the answer, whether the question is actually asked or not. You’re either gonna be the kitchen slave or you’re gonna bite back. Only two ways to survive the kitchen.

[@LukaSpiering]

That laugh is so good

[@burpostockings]

Worked as a laborer for a pipefitter once and was told to come the first day, ready to work. Showed up and he shook my hand, goes "You an alcoholic?" "No." "You a junkie?" "You call in sick alot?" "Nope" "Eh. You aint gonna fit in then. Welcome aboard, glad to have you" Lol it was a good job, bad pay, no benefits. But he was 100% right. All the other guys were either drunk, high, or absent.

[@darkstarr984]

I would just admit I’m barely clinging to sanity in customer service unless I pick up a drinking habit during it.

[@Vampiress01]

As a JWU student who DIDNT go there for culinary, i laughed very hard 😆

[@foxy7699jre]

Same. 🤣😂

[@marcrestorations492]

When I was new working at this burger bar restaurant, I was introducing myself to the head chef as I was recently employed as a waiter. I mentioned I wanted to be a chef when I was younger and he had a good laugh cause I fully get it, extreme/intense work environment, long hours, average pay and a job that you need to get perfect which will stress you out. But it was all g, at least I can cook at home lol.

[@marielbutton7349]

These are the literally only thing that keeps me sane. I'm struggling and they make me smile and laugh as a server. Thank you for you're epicness.

[@brianlawrence5173]

Their desperate but not desperate enough apparently

[@cameronvadnais4388]

He can't have people quitting on him.

[@roadkillpotato3468]

​@@cameronvadnais4388 if people are quiting then maybe you should fix the problem that's causing people to quit so you can still have a business.

[@ststst981]

The nicest and most hard-working coworker i ever had in the kitchen was a convicted felon. He told me he did time for assault on a cop with a deadly weapon (was drunk and threw a beer bottle at a cop who was arresting someone else).

[@lUseMyBlade]

I was a server for a while and can confirm the kitchen is like a frat club for guys that have been to jail the shadiest characters are always in the back lmao. Its always a great laugh and their stories were awesome.

[@knot8676]

I have been the industry for over 16 yrs. And I must say.......Heard!

[@Skyrim_Shuffle]

Heard heard!

[@Trox2018]

Oui,chef!

[@theworldofthelostarts1145]

I once worked with a Polish executive chef who is an absolute amazing guy. However he was a tiny bit homophobic, racist, addicted to cocaine and alcohol, used to be in a gang and spend a while in jail after killing someone. In general an amazing nice guy who really changed his life around. But he definitely still had some issues I couldn't fully support

[@imnotagoodperson4446]

Omg the accuracy! When I applied for a line position at a Mediterranean restaurant the KM said I “didn’t look like any female line cook he’s ever seen before.” Apparently being feminine and a professional cook don’t mix in his mind.

[@larryl3416]

Nice touch with the clinking of glasses and pouring of drinks in the background.

[@Li0nX]

Ain’t no goody two shoes working here!

[@Sarah-gm9tq]

My friend had a stage in which one of the sous chefs admitted to murdering someone and claimed the workspace was haunted. She still took the job though! 😂

[@coked_up_pikachu]

Stage...you mean internship right?

[@Sarah-gm9tq]

@@coked_up_pikachu no. It’s when you come in for a couple hours to check out the place you might work and have them check you out

[@lowkeycherokee1586]

I died at Johnson and Wales, that’s literally the cook that always thinks they’re the best and their life is in shambles lmao

[@swervsplatt9672]

Used to work at a diner with a guy like that...

[@MrBistrochef]

I hired a line cook once who answered "not yet, but I'm willing to work on it" to that same question .

[@kevobrando95lx44]

Expo is reserved for non felons

[@aidanbro7916]

Funny thing is once I got into legal trouble I switched from expo to the kitchen

[@RaptorReplays]

LMAO you’re so fuckin right

[@Bethan1545]

This is shamefully realistic 😂

[@nicoladawson2861]

So very true!!

[@lipstickjelly6831]

As a JWU grad, this shit’s hilarious and so accurate lol

[@bunk-o2495]

almost all the cooks I've worked with that *haven't* been to jail are all jwu students lol...they also all are the ones mostly to cry during rush

[@kareemcarter6006]

Food service one of the biggest industries that don't give a fuck about felonies

[@hdjksa52]

That, factory work, construction work(at least from what I hear), and warehouse work

[@Whyistomatoafruit]

“You ever been to jail??” Bro I spit out my coffee😆

[@sebastianriz4703]

If you aint ever been in jail, not an alcoholic, a drug addict, or a late night tweaker then the chefs line is not for you

[@microsoftpainenthusiast8096]

Asking about chefs at other places DEFINITELY knowing that they are the pieces of work and diabolic laugh after it while watching your reaction is so painfully true 😅

[@christophersines8238]

Better yet just become the dish washer and work your way to head chef and kitchen manager. Every time someone flakes your fill-in and slowly climb the ladder. But on the plus side you get a head chef that actually appreciates his dishwasher and understands all process breaks down if he isn’t doing his job well. What I really wanted to do was start all the servers there so they have the same appreciation. Only for about a week or so.

[@sincereflowers3218]

As a dishpit creature I appreciate this but don't get mad at me when some prissy ass starting server girl tosses a steak knife at you for making her sling plates with us 😂

[@namedrop721]

Make the ‘I’m hot shit culinary graduate’ work the pit not a girl whose job is to kiss ass and spend $50/week on her nails up front Respect the divide. Stick up ass cook asked for this, the hostess did not.

[@fiercedeity9955]

"Never been to jail?" "No sir, they never caught me"

[@KraftyKittenz]

My innocent little self... Lol. My first (only) restaurant job, I started as a prep. My first day actually in the kitchen, my trainer and another employee got into a discussion how the one person was lucky to get into the jail they did because its much better than another jail they went to. I'm standing there washing veggies, eyebrows lost into my hair net, eyes bulging out of my head, clamping down on my tongue nearly drawing blood. I, in my naivete, was shook, lol. But lots of awesome ppl worked there that had "a past".

[@ORam...]

That was the last question I had at a particular interview that I was passing with shooting stars. I said yes and they started clammering and stuttering. They said they'd take care of it and I wound up getting the job. Turns out that most of the employees had a rap sheet anyways. So why the big deal?

[@yonalove9073]

So at my current job the hiring manager said he almost didn't hire me because I was too innocent. I didn't smoke or drink. I just like cooking lol.

[@probiethetank8825]

Chef: ever been to jail? Me: 1535142

[@rayparenteau]

As someone from RI, the Johnson and Wales line hits hard 😂

[@Druid_Plow]

Accurate. And I live like 15 min away from Jwu, they would alway come in thinking they knew how to run an entire restaurant. They learned really fast that they spent a whole bunch of money for nothing. The worst one was a new hire for bar manager. Went to Jwu for business management. That's actually great, their business classes are actually really useful for that part of the industry. Did his paperwork just fine, screwed the pooch on ordering, every damned week. And then also tried to flex his Jwu degree in the kitchen, when he had never even set foot in the Jwu cafeteria.

[@shey8984]

Can confirm; all the restaurants I've worked at in 12 years avoid people with culinary school degrees. While the knowledge is great they do not teach practical cooking skills used in restaurants (or really anything useful to be a line cook tbh) and usually (not always) those people with degrees think they know everything and are actually shit in real kitchens because the pace and atmosphere is entirely different.

[@cameronvadnais4388]

@@shey8984 the schools should just yell at the kids for 12 hours day.

[@lizzymint6705]

God I love cooks and chefs. They’re the heart and soul.

[@rlewis36]

I live for my ex-con coworkers. Best cooks and servers in the building. And the nicest dudes! Second chances all around.

[@steakknives]

If you've never been to jail it means you're to smart to get caught. Would a back of house manager really want someone like that around?

[@420bakerz5]

I am one and yes if you know their past some can accurately predict/prepare the future and both sides are happy

[@roadkillpotato3468]

Or you just don't break the law like a normal person.

[@shadowtemp7839]

These Johnson and Johnson hits are the best, fucking every chef hates it 😭😂😂😂

[@joelstorrs7294]

This is weirdly accurate. I worked at a restaurant where the whole kitchen would make fun of me because I've never been to jail.

[@VoluntaryPerry]

Its shocking how accurate all of his skits are. I live his skits every day. Bravo, sir! Bravo! Will you do one about the expo position? I still have nightmares of running a 30 foot sell window!

[@efreshwater5]

If you've never been to jail, you're not going to survive BoH.

[@MichaelKurse]

In some kitchens, jail would be preferable.🤔😆😆😆

[@volt8399]

So you are telling me, there is a 90% chance that someone cooking my food went to jail?

[@MichaelKurse]

Yes.😑😑😑😆

[@Supermegawevon]

Gotta give it to this dude. He's a legitimate actor! He nails the riles!! Especially the Chef

[@Googers503]

People like Drew here and Al’s jokes just need to be hired as actors already.

[@agirlcalledshiv309]

Yeah I feel that. I worked as a line cook for a restaurant at the end of high school. I was an 18 year old girl, and most of my coworkers were ex-felons. But man, they looked out for me. Kept away the creeps and the pervy regulars

[@suzaynnschick158]

Been there!

[@blaseblase4716]

I bet the took real good care of you in the walk-in lol

[@agirlcalledshiv309]

@@blaseblase4716 lol nah. They treated me like a little sister

[@lordsupreme009]

man this guy is so good with the skits always on point and realistic

[@nicholascarter9158]

A line cook who's never been to jail isn't someone who doesn't do crime, it's someone who's too good to catch.

[@shayewitman9607]

Aw these vids really take me back to my restaurant work days 😊

[@dannywhite132]

"So how many former waitresses have you gotten pregnant?"

[@blaseblase4716]

3

[@mattsivits9834]

Once again pretty spot on….

[@MorbidKat]

So accurate. I love being a cook. Kitchen staff is the freaking best 🖤

[@blaseblase4716]

Especially in the walk-in 😜

[@KingOfCreampies]

Nah fr, the line cooks always know how to have a good time even at work if you catch my drift😂

[@0Buddhaspot0]

Drew's out here killing it 👽😂😭 Much love, great content 🤌

[@113dmg9]

Keep 'em coming, Drew!

[@johnhinckley6491]

Your characters are so good they all seem real

[@piggerslp2246]

Rookie mistake. Shouldve told him you went to rehab to avoid jailtime

[@Alexsullivan_22]

This guy is so funny 💀😂

[@sinaalami4148]

Ayo no jail time?💀😭

[@coena9377]

“You ever been to jail?” “Nope, never been caught.”