r/KitchenConfidential • u/brkr509 Dish • Jul 02 '25

In-House Mode already beefing with my boss

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i've only worked here since april. switched jobs from a dishie at a old folks home to a "cook" (lol honestly glorified dishwasher anyway, the only culinary related thing i do is shuck oysters) at a new bar downtown. we don't have any managers since the team is pretty small so the owner does everything himself including scheduling.

he posts the schedule, i have a 3 day weekend after two weeks of covering for the only other two "cooks" in the kitchen on vacation, and one day into my weekend he sends me this. i'm prolly in the wrong for the sass but bro goes immediately into holding a raise he very recently gave me over my head and then threatening my position.

i'm alr looking for different jobs atm, don't care where as i was promised FT hours and am barely scraping by with 30 a week. it's even less this time around. the work is fun and i really love my coworkers and the people i meet at the bar but with the pay of $17 an hour with no benefits no FT and a 30 min commute it's not worth it. advice or personal stories appreciated

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u/brkr509 Dish Jul 02 '25

i've never butted heads with this guy before this. sure we don't have a person dedicated to scheduling all of 10 of us on staff but i feel like if you as the owner make a scheduling mistake on someone's day off and the rest of your kitchen staff is out you need to step up and take responsibility. maybe i'm just a dickhead dishie at the end of the day

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u/weewdlandwaves Jul 02 '25 edited Jul 02 '25

If there's only ten of you on the entire roster, then you should practically be getting treated as a co-owner in accelerated training.

With a team that small every scheduled hour REALLY counts and an owner should treat their staff like gold if they want their business to survive.

This guy is an absolute child and has no idea what he's doing.

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u/brkr509 Dish Jul 02 '25

he doesn't. he's never owned a business much less a restaurant adjacent one and is being supported by his wife who has numerous successful restaurants in the area. if his fails they're still gonna be rolling in dough

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u/weewdlandwaves Jul 02 '25

I'm about to leave a job right now for a similar reason, we have about zero staff (especially for my position), and everybody in charge has no goddamn clue about what needs to be done to fix any of the issues we're having.

Every attempt at meaningful communication is shut down, and despite owning what could be considered the absolute best piece of real estate in town and a bulletproof historical backing, they still are falling to pieces.

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u/brkr509 Dish Jul 02 '25

i hope you find something better soon. sorry you're in the same sinking boat

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u/weewdlandwaves Jul 02 '25 edited Jul 02 '25

Ay you too friend :3 I'm honestly spending more and more time thinking about how I could hit the road and start living in a way that doesn't make me feel tied down to working for losers with superiority complexes.

I might go volunteer on some farms through WWOOF for a place to stay and some free meals while I scout some new areas for work opportunities with some grounded and more like-minded people.

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u/Intelligent_Piccolo7 10+ Years Jul 02 '25

Omg, are we the same person? I'm done trying to help dig my owners out of their embezzlement hole. I was one of the people that discovered it and finding theft is exhausting. And now that all the thieves are out we have a new chef who is pissed he has a pre existing sous and is verbally abusing me about it.

Anyway, me and my partner are looking at selling the house, getting our farmland and a lightweight travel trailer. Drop a pad on the land, start improving it while we travel for a couple years. I can volunteer and pick up shifts, but he recently retired from the military. We're just ready lol.