Or when they put those un rinsed dried on food dishes into the dishwasher and run it and literally bake that shit on! My kids are notorious for this .
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I have nothing to say about this subject but at the same time I have so many things to say lol
They say at 10,000 hours youāre a master at your craft and Iāve definitely done 10,000 hours of washing dishes and pots and pans and whatever else over the years. I donāt know if thatās good or bad. But regardless it is what it is
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Youāve probably seen & dealt with some shit that makes our dish FROās look like childs play right now . Lol
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When itās really busy I jokingly have a pile or section called the F that pile!! And I come back to it later because itās not worth my time when Iām really busy. Hot water is my best friend at work and this scraper I use depending on how bad something is burnt or caked on. The worst is bacon or chicken trays and also the grit / egg pots. But I rarely scrub pots I usually soak them in hot water and come back to them. I usually work by myself but thatās because I can handle it. Itās only actually overwhelming if we have a catering event going on as well and a lot of prep work because then I have restaurant dishes
coming back, prep things and catering things thatās when the multitasking really kicks in. To be honest I prefer to work by myself because usually if Iām working with another employee thereās a good chance I have to come behind them to fix things or do things properly. There is six dishwashers but only one dishwasher I prefer to work with but thatās because we work well together and we have a good system. One thing Iāve learned after years of doing this is that even when I come in and the whole entire dish pit is stacked to the ceiling with things I remember thereās always an end to the pile. If I get overwhelmed itās just because of my perfectionism not because the job is actually stressful. Or itās because I care. I also donāt wait for the servers to bring things to me I go out to the restaurant to get everything same with prep. Itās like this game where I have to be 100% caught up. But Iāll say one thing as far as home I have plastic everything. Plastic cups bowls forks plates everything plastic.
Ps: The first thing I do when I walk in the morning is I scan the whole entire dish pit and I can tell how busy of a day Iām going to have by what is missing. If that makes sense and I also can tell by the employees there of what type of things they are going to bring back to me to clean depending on who it is.
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Omgā¦ugh 
My ex did that once while he was watching our daughter at my house! He cleaned (which was needed), but also āput awayā things I used everyday and went as far as hanging up paintings! That shit blew my mind 
How bout people who donāt put things back? Nothing is ever in the same place twice at work, as of late! Iāll put something āwhere it goesā and thereās a 1/10 chance itās there tomorrow 
Might be why weāre always running around like headless chickens? 
And most of the shelves, cupboards, and closets are labeled! So Iāve come to the conclusion that 90% of the staff is illiterate 
When I do waste my time organizing, I always hear the same song. āOne of these things is not like the other, one of these things just doesnāt belongā. Sesame Street people! You shouldāve learned this 
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Ahhh yes, a place for everything and everything in its place! The Navy/Marine Corps taught me this. Words & action Iāve tried to convey to many but sadly few have adopted. Namely my 22 yr old son. 
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Youāll understand thisā¦plus it relates to my previous post.
Friday was crazy busy bc we opened outdoor seating. Only one dishwasher was scheduled and heās only worked there for one week! By 7pm, the dish pit came to a standstill and no trays could go back. No progress for 2 hours and we were running out of places for dirty trays. At the end of the night, we find out all but one of the kitchen staff left! We basically guilt tripped him into staying. Then one of our servers jumped on the clean side bc he asked where something went while she was in the kitchen. I mean, how tf are dishes gonna get put away by someone who doesnāt know where anything goes?! 
We couldāve left at 9:30, but split the enormous amount of work between 8 of us and got it done by 10:30. If not, the guy wouldāve been there until 3am! Or walked out and never looked back, bcā¦WTF 
Right?! Iāve never seen anyone get fucked over that bad.
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Waiting for your book. Your day to day life has a lot of stuff going on
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I guess he came back to his next shift? Thatās definitely messed up. I would never leave a new dishwasher by himself like that on a Friday night. Itās crazy the workforce these days especially as far as dishwashers. Like I said in previous posts we have six dishwasherās where I work but only one dishwasher I actually want to work with Because he has good work ethic and can multitask and just gets the job done. I told my managers to not schedule anybody with me except for Friday and Saturday and I can handle every other day by myself. Iād rather just get it done myself then come behind people to re-run silverware or re-clean pots or come behind my other dishwasher and change their water because they donāt care. And I deal with the same thing my help always wants to run out the door as soon as their time is up and I donāt even fight it anymore Iām just like all right Iāll get the hours and Iāll get it done myself.
One of my biggest pet peeve or actually FRO Is that most of the other dishwashers where I work at when they get the dishes caught up they disappear for 20 or 30 minutes and Iāve tried to explain this is the time that we change trash cans, Squeegee the floor, clean the walk-in, organize check the line and so forth because thatās how we stay caught up and on top of everything but itās like mind blowing to other people thatās what youāre supposed to do
But then these same dishwashers will bitch and ask why I have a set schedule and I only have to work lunch shifts and no nights and make the most money lol
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The turnover rate is insane where I work. We have one great dishwasher, but his gf recently passed away and itās obvious heās going thru it 
The other good one is a 17yo who can only work 2 days a week. All the rest seem like theyāve never washed a dish in their life before this job!
This shit can FRO! I tell them all the time to change their water, but they donāt want to if theyāre in the weeds. But honestly, thatās when they need to! It only ends up with more work later! We check plates before putting them out for buffetst/etc, and we know who washed them by either getting a perfect stack from the closet or having to send half a stack back to the dishwasher. Annoying
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Between the two of us we could probably write a screenplay for a restaurant comedy movie. Iāve worked at like 10 restaurants and there pretty much all the same. But yeah changing the water takes like 15 or 20 minutes so Iāve just learned to Time it out Like right before lunch rush and then I do it at like 2 oāclock before change over and all the stuff comes back from the line from changing from lunch to dinner. Working in the dish pit is all about timing and learning what is most important and what is not. I always get the larger stuff done first and certain things I know that they need the most of.
The other hard dishwasher told me the story recently where one of the slacker dishwashers told the head chef that Iām doing too much. And I guess the other hard dishwasher told me that the head chef said weāre not talking about Trevor we are talking about you. lol what does doing too much even mean. Shit is crazy
On a different subject a few of the servers have been telling me I need to go to a better restaurant and become a bar back because of the way I move around the restaurant and Hustle I donāt feel that Would be triggering or anything like that I just donāt think probation would be OK with that. But itās something to consider. We just donāt really have a need for that because weāre more of a restaurant than a bar atmosphere. We have a full-service bar but I guess weāre not busy enough to have that position. And if I did this I would probably get a couple more dollars an hour and wouldnāt be soaking wet all day. My current job wants me to do prep and itās something to consider as well but I really need to be moving around all day and standing in one spot is difficult or anything tedious
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That is so shitty behaviour from the kitchen crew in glad you guys didnāt leave this new guy in the lurch! Man Iād be so disappointed if that were my crew, that would never happen in my place (but weāre only a bar so itās not exactly the same, but we do not leave each other in the shit).
Well done on being there for that guy I hope he comes back to work.
I love yāallās stories lol I can relate so hard!
Youād be great behind the bar, Trevor, itās all hustle.
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Itās definitely cool to be able to relate to other people in restaurants and it doesnāt matter where youāre at it pretty much is the same thing but like youāre saying some restaurants have better managers or some bars have better managers and they have a better hiring process. The things that have been said to me by my management is insane but I just let it go in one ear and out the other because itās a steppingstone and Iām not stressing. But I plan on going back to school in November so Iām definitely going to consider bar backing While I go back to school to get my Wage up. I literally only have one speed and thatās fast as hell. I have this little personal game inside of my head that I have to constantly be caught up on everything. A couple of the servers that suggested me going to a couple places they listed was just out of respect because they know I have maxed out my money where Iām at. Thanks for the vote of confidence. Like I said they want me to do prep cook but I think that would be really annoying I need to be hustling and moving all over the place. But this is the point with sobriety I have options and Iām healthy and have lots of energy. Iāll definitely make sure to come on here and post any future restaurant stories that can FRO . Though Iām almost thinking about creating a restaurant thread for people that work at restaurants because it seems to be Quite a few people on here
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Hayfever can FRO. The dammed sneezing, swollen, itchy eyes, coughing, feeling like a bus hit me. At 6 a.m. I hate spring.
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Sorry to hear you donāt feel well. I hope the allergies clear up for you and you feel better soon!!
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Thank you 
It will last until october. Some days like today are worse. The pollen load is very high according to the pollen warning app. Yep, agree 
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Thatās definitely rough. And I completely understand if you donāt take any medication because a lot of them can make you pretty drowsy because I have allergy problems as well and I donāt really take anything. Sometimes I use nasal stuff that isnāt that bad but all of the pills make me really tired. I definitely understand the struggle
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Iām outmedicated, Iāve tried everything on the market in my life including injections and cortisone. Best result was short term relief but no sustainable effect paired with heavy side effects.
So I stick to my high dosage Vit D and suffer when the pollen load gets too heavy 
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40+ years of practice and Iām still annoyed as fuck. Every year. 
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Well it probably doesnāt mean much but hang in there. I definitely understand.. the problem with medicationās for just about anything is that they might solve one problem but they create five more problems With whatever youāre taking. So itās not worth it. Itās like the list of side effects is worse than the original problem lol
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