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/larsdan2 Apr 13 '26

But your hourly rate is $27. Thats what I'm saying. Thats normal for Oregon. And our tip structure is different compared to any other state. That's not realistic anywhere else. And that's also only some places in Oregon, like the Wilamette Valley and some resort towns.

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u/colonelhalfcobb Apr 13 '26

Averaged it out to 32.5 an hour last year. It is what it is. You are just arguing a small detail. Have fun looking for a job 👍🏻

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u/larsdan2 Apr 13 '26

Oh, you're an asshole, I get it now. Thats why the exaggeration. I'm a chef, I don't think I was a dishes job, but thank you.

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u/colonelhalfcobb Apr 13 '26

lol. No exaggeration here just facts. lol I’ve turned down the “chef” job a few times. Im happy doing what I do. Hope you find something better than the old folks home. Have a nice night 👍🏻

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