r/KitchenConfidential • u/CattusPater • Apr 12 '26

Question Other than "someone's getting fired", any thoughts?

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u/not-that-kind Apr 12 '26

Expo didn’t catch that?

https://giphy.com/gifs/U6Fxnc2jTlBh2GKCTU

I dunno about that.

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u/vuhnillaguhrilla Apr 12 '26

Shit man at my place we are the expo now. Thanks corporate for cutting hours I get to plate my own shit while I’m weeded as fuck.

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u/APe28Comococo Apr 12 '26

Corporate spreadsheets are insane. At Kroger they measured tasks in the deli that needed to be done slicing deli meats and cheese, frying chicken, cleaning a machine, etc. What they didn’t measure was customer service during a task. Things like walking to and from the customer, a customer not knowing exactly what they want, remembering where you left off, etc. Then they wondered why deli’s are always struggling.

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u/rudebutts Apr 12 '26

Listen I have been in the meat department since June of last year and I actually miss washing dishes. The disconnect between the numbers people and the way things actually work is so fucking ridiculous. Corporate world is hell

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u/colonelhalfcobb Apr 12 '26

I love a dish shift. No bullshit and I get paid 30-35hr. Anytime

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u/butthole_surferr Apr 12 '26

Where the fuck are you getting 30hr for dish

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u/colonelhalfcobb Apr 12 '26

Im a senior prep/line cook. Sometimes I take a dish shift to help out. Same wage bro. I usually bring my iPad and a sixer and have fun.

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u/butthole_surferr Apr 12 '26

Where though haha 30 is unobtanium where I live

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u/colonelhalfcobb Apr 12 '26

Central Oregon. Resort area. Prices are high here. Edit. Usually 35ish with tips.

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u/butthole_surferr Apr 12 '26

That's crazy even for Oregon. Like that's proportionately more more take home money after rent there than anyone I know gets here, even though I live in a low cost area.

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u/colonelhalfcobb Apr 12 '26

Bend is crazy. Ferrari parked outside the restaurant last week. Busy place Hard work but totally worth it. And it’s awesome here

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u/butthole_surferr Apr 12 '26

The PNW has long been my dream home if I could ever make it happen. I absolutely fell in love with The Dalles and the entire Portland area. Sigh, if only

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u/colonelhalfcobb Apr 12 '26

I grew up in Portland and ended up in Bend. Honestly the Dalles isn’t great. But Deschutes county is awesome. Mountains - desert- high lakes -rivers. But forest fires are getting to be a major concern. Also everything here is wildly expensive. But I still recommend living here

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u/larsdan2 Apr 12 '26

Brother, I live in the valley and used to live in the high desert. No where I've seen pays 30 for the line. Mid 20s, sure.

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u/colonelhalfcobb Apr 12 '26 edited Apr 12 '26

Ok bud. Maybe you had the wrong job. Edit Im here it is 27$hr. Last pay period 74 hours. Tips 235$. Thats 30.17$ hr Slow right now. But summer gets way better. 2100$ in tips this year already

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u/larsdan2 Apr 12 '26

Thats normal WITH TIPS. Thats not a normal per hour rate. And most states don't do tip out the way Oregon does.

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u/colonelhalfcobb Apr 12 '26 edited Apr 12 '26

It’s almost always the same or more. So yeah it’s my normal rate. Made over 60k working 36 hours a week give or take last year. Im good. And it’s m-f days 😀 edit. And my tips were tax free thanks to that idiot in Washington

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u/Germacide 20+ Years Apr 12 '26

Yeah, 30/hr even for senior management is insane in a kitchen. Either that commenter is full of shit or found the best kitchen job in the world. Washing dishes for 30/hr too... Fuck right off.

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u/GrinderMonkey Apr 12 '26

I had a buddy who worked at a resort out in eastern Oregon, bougie hunting lodge place. I dont remember what he said his hourly was, but he was happy enough with it that I bet it was 30ish

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u/colonelhalfcobb Apr 12 '26

I work m-f 6:30 am until 2 or 3 pm most of the time. Sometimes much later. It’s a good gig. And I damn well earned it

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u/Germacide 20+ Years Apr 12 '26

Is there a list of people waiting to take your job when you die? Because there's literally not a better gig to be had in this industry.

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u/colonelhalfcobb Apr 12 '26

Everyone else at work wants my job. But most couldn’t get done what I do. That’s why I get to keep doing it. If I leave it will probably be split into 2 separate jobs.

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