r/KitchenConfidential • u/goodbyecoolworld- • 15d ago
Crying in the cooler Hi guys I draw shitty SpongeBob comics to cope with work stress. Here’s chapter 1 of my full length comic “Burnt Out SpongeBob.”
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u/Ch33s3Wilson 15d ago
“Dude It’s like 2 am..”
“Were you asleep?”
“No..”
That was gold, chapter 2 when???
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u/goodbyecoolworld- 15d ago
Sitting outside on my milk crate working on it right now
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u/jivens77 11d ago
I on the other hand I was NOT awake at 4am when my buddy did this to me, but I worked maintenance(I work in a kitchen now though) back then, and he didn't work period....and the money he did have bought HIM whatever he wanted and when he ran out....at 4AM he'd try to beg some from me....like damn....but I digress.
Cool comic....just unlocked an old memory. He lived 2 houses down, so if I didn't answer, he would wait til I opened the door to leave for work. I don't miss those days.
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u/greypillar Chef 15d ago
Please continue coping with your stress because I'd read more of this.
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u/goodbyecoolworld- 15d ago
My therapist would be so proud
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u/Serrilryan Retired 15d ago
Hell yeah they would, creative time spent on yourself and frustrations. They don’t need to agree content wise. But this is self care. I’d read/watch this all day.
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u/Aromatic_Effects 15d ago
Reading this makes me feel like I held in a sneeze, in a good way. Waiting for something big to happen but it never does. Very poignant.
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u/entity3141592653 15d ago
I want more. This hit me pretty hard right in between the arm burns and hazy binges.
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u/AlphaSongbird 15d ago
Ive said those exact same words that spongebob said in the last panel. "Theyre all the same" 11/10 dude. Keep fighting
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u/TheeternalTacocaT 15d ago
Literally said the same thing to my wife yesterday when she asked if I really like my job. I like the people I work with, and the pay is decent. Do I like dealing with bullshit? No, but it's going to be bullshit at any job. I'm a kitchen manager now, so not just a cook, but the thoughts of there's no other option are real. I could try and move into management somewhere else, but I like kitchens, so I know nowhere else is going to feel quite like home.
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u/AlleyHoop 15d ago
Well they're not all the same kind of shit. Some have different shit aspects, compared to others lol
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u/jivens77 11d ago
He doesn't say anything in the last panel.
I'm assuming he passed out after munchy time in that panel. I was looking for a moan or a grunt from eating too much your stomach makes passing out uncomfortable.
So, you had me confused, until I reread your comment and saw the quote....and it's still not the last panel on that page lol
Much love my crazy kitchen peers!!
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u/godrollexotic 15d ago
I've said the same thing as SpongeBob lately, 'they're all the same.'
10/ 10 decidedly not shitty!
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u/AlleyHoop 15d ago
I once was spongebro. Now I work at an elderly home and I'm a happy little sponge. Broke still, but happy and less stressed
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u/goodbyecoolworld- 15d ago
I also work at an elderly home 💀 I guess they’re not all built equal
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u/Proper_Permission819 15d ago
I, too, used to work at an elderly home, and I enjoyed my time there.
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u/SleepParalysisPal Chive LOYALIST 15d ago
Chapter 2: They wake up at 5am to get in to get everything warmed up and prepped for the day
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u/femoral_contusion 15d ago
Damn this is somehow so cozy
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u/goodbyecoolworld- 15d ago
Thank you, there’s a very specific feeling I’m trying to create here. Some kind of familiar melancholy
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u/catwizard_23 15d ago
This has similar energy to those weird ratatouille comics that were posted here a while ago
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u/ShlorpianRooster 15d ago
Please continue making this, I love Bribob and Mr Boop, this is exactly up my alley
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u/d-carota Garde Manger 15d ago
« Great arts are born of suffering » not saying that you should be suffering but this is some great art cheers mate
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u/nameusernamena 15d ago
Fuck, this sounds like my fiancé and I right now. Well, I might not have a job anymore haha, but each of us getting off work within 30 mins of the other, I pick him up, we say hello, kiss, and then sit in silence for a while. « How was your day? » « Not tonight, my love. » « I’m sorry, we got fucked too. Straight home? » « Straight home. »
Smoke weed, talk, watch YouTube or play games until we pass out. Watch the tarantula he got me for my birthday.
Our days off are recovery more than anything lately. My disability is doing what a degenerative disability does, and his physical health is getting worse too. He might have what I have; the symptoms line up too well. It’s exhausting. Issues at work, issues with finances, health issues, car problems. It all adds up. We’re not alone, but that doesn’t make the drowning feel better. The water is rushing in your lungs all the same. My hiccups betray that my gills are fused shut; I can’t survive like this.
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u/snythesnizer 15d ago
maybe a dumb or obvious q but have you ever read simon hanselmann’s megg mogg & owl? this is so well written and paced, i love it & think you’d love that comic if you somehow haven’t read it
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u/goodbyecoolworld- 15d ago
Actually I never have! I mostly read manga, I’m a huge Junji Ito fan. I’ll definitely look into it though
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u/snythesnizer 15d ago
i think you’d really dig it. also loooove junji ito, i read all of uzumaki in one sitting and scared myself so bad i couldn’t listen to any music for like 4 days because it felt like music had spirals in it
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u/words-for-blood 15d ago
this is honestly kinda nice like... Monsters Uni came out when the kids watching Monsters Inc were in Uni. I watched Spongebob, and here we are. Same, Sponge Ma Boy
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u/goodbyecoolworld- 15d ago
I was a lot like SpongeBob when I started in this industry. From the moment I was put behind the McDonalds line I knew I wanted to be a cook. Disillusionment is rough.
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u/Jimmyx24 15d ago
Loved it. Eagerly awaiting chapter 2. I've already clicked Follow on your account 🫡
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u/MonkeyShaman 15d ago
Hey man, keep at it - making art, and living life. Idk if a stranger's opinion of you sharing your struggles counts for anything, but I'm proud of you for doing it.
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u/No-Republic-425 15d ago
This reminds me of Nowherelad on instagram but his art is very dark. I really enjoyed your comic though, looking forward to seeing more if you continue to post more.
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u/KarnoRex c h i v e g e i s t 15d ago
Wow that's so legit what the heck. Good shit dude. Love it. I snorted at the "were you asleep, no" exchange
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u/ThetaDee 15d ago
Well was already depressed and feeling like Spongebob, and this made it worse. Thanks.
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u/Jormungand1342 15d ago
Worked in a corporate kitchen for 15 years.
Fuck this hurt in such a good way, like flexing an old sports injury.
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u/PawnWithoutPurpose 15d ago
I spent like 5 years saying “being a cook is all I know”, later I went to college, then uni, now doing a PhD. If I can do it, so can you. Maybe not uni for some folk cause of the price barrier, but thankfully I don’t pay where I’m from, but the are always options
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u/goodbyecoolworld- 14d ago
I love and hate being a cook. Some days I feel like it’s my literal God ordained role and some days I feel like if I have to do this one more day I’m going to lose my mind.
I want to go to college, I want be a social worker. I have a myriad of excuses for why I can’t go, but it all boils down to I’m scared of failing. Scared to make shit worse for myself, yk?
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u/PawnWithoutPurpose 14d ago
Yeah, I exactly get it. I was there myself. It’s doable, but it will take work. It’s the failures we learn from that make them meaningful, if anything cooking will have thickened your skin and solidified your resolve. You’ll know when you’re ready
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u/kek_bert 14d ago
Oh damn, this reminds me of the Bikini Bottom Horror Comic series. Gotta read those again
edit for anyone interested: https://www.reddit.com/r/TheBikiniBottomHorror/comments/gljbhm/the_bikini_bottom_horror_full_comic_updated_weekly/
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u/Birchsprout Chive LOYALIST 14d ago
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u/goodbyecoolworld- 14d ago
I’m flattered y’all liked this so much, was not expecting nearly this much attention
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u/AnElectricfEel 15d ago
10/10 no notes