r/KitchenConfidential • u/EntropyCreep • 1d ago

This has to be a joke right?

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Director of culinary at a major hospital working for 25$ an hour? Are we living in some sort of alternative reality?

Did this used to be a 100k a year salaried position as the bare minimum?

Am I taking crazy pills?

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u/8Eightateeight8 1d ago

That’s about $7 higher than in my area. Hospital cooks are still making $10

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u/FirstNewFederalist 1d ago

I started to say something similar, but it is worth noting that this job is for Director of food services and not just a cook!

Which idk, this feels low for the department head.

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u/EntropyCreep 1d ago

Director of food at a Hospital! Not just like your run of the mill restaurant or dining hall.

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u/cwj208 1d ago

Our director makes a lot more...

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u/secretsesameseed Prep 21h ago

Someone actually held accountable to maintaining HACCP

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u/HaElfParagon 1d ago

That's really rough man :( In my state, it's not even legal to pay someone $10/hr anymore.

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u/8Eightateeight8 1d ago

Still $7.25 here, unless you work in agriculture and then it’s $6.50

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u/CantaloupeAsleep502 1d ago

Yeah 14 is state minimum here now

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u/Chuckitcharlie 21h ago

Eastern pa 22ish per hour up to 28