You’re Interviewing to Be a Line Cook

Your degree will only get you so far

(This was one I posted on TikTok a while back before Chef Works hooked me up with the new chef coats)

Co-write w/ Andrea Kelley

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[skrrtzamboni]

Once hired a young man named Goldie 1 week fresh out the can. A couple weeks into him working I told him I was proud of how fast he was catching on and the dude broke down crying said no one ever told him they were proud of him. Everyone deserves a second chance. Wherever you are Goldie I hope you're kicking ass.

[centurionpan]

This means that Pickles may have been to jail before and I need to know why

[Uckertay]

"Ever been diagnosed for alcoholism or entered rehab?"
"No, Sir."
"You're not gonna make it."

[snagglesocks]

The most depressed group of functioning alcoholics I've ever worked with, don't miss it. This is accurate af.

[jacoboddie]

"No but I'm addicted to coke"

[Dr.ZoidbergPhD]

That was an aggressive laugh after asking about Chef

[virgomunoz]

This is the kind of boss who seems really cool at the interview, but becomes a living hell when you're employed there

[obyqtsc]

"You ever been to Jail?"
"Nah, just never been caught really"

[jennymanker]

This character is like 6 line cooks/chefs I know rolled in one and it gives me so much nostalgia, fear, and anger all at once.

[lokiprepper]

Kind of a construction crew vibe. If you’ve never been to jail, your character will be called into question

[potteddruid]

I'm Irish, been a Line Cook in many kitchens. This brings back core memories. No one believed me in each Kitchen I'd never been to jail or detained lol

[MayoMonkee]

As someone who's been in the kitchen for 90% of my working life this is scary accurate down to the half passive half dead serious trash talk lmao love the back of the house videos.

[abrahamlincoln]

Should have just scribbled "Pickles frend" on the paper and no interview would be required.

[RJ-]

Interviewer: We're desperate

Interviewee: I'm a law-abiding citizen

Interviewer: Not that desperate

[kingofthegrill]

I'm a very quiet, polite, well-spoken, straight-laced, don't do drugs, don't drink, smoke a joint before bed, never been to jail, mind my own business kind of guy. After high school I started working in a restaurant as a dishwasher and then a line cook. I was definitely in the WRONG line of work, but it really helped me come out of my shell, and working with pissed-off junkies and ex-cons was a fucking masterclass in asserting myself and navigating social situations. Plus the attention from the front staff was a huge self-esteem booster, I probably wouldn't have dated if not for the constant validation the waitresses and hostesses gave. I also discovered that I love to cook, but on my own time and with my own recipe. Cooking for a busy restaurant isn't fun but cooking for friends or family is the most fun.

[Platymapuss]

Sometimes felons straight out of jail are the BEST workers because they are just grateful for the opportunity to restart their life. Honestly some of my best employees have been hires fresh from jail. Of course not sex offenders. We have minors that work at my restaurant and that's not something I'm willing to be flexible on. BUT there are plenty of factories in my area that hire sex offenders, and they get tax breaks from the government for doing so.

[New_Gaming_Chair]

Just got a new job, where my boss is a tatted Satanist who's been in and out of jail. But he rolls dough like an angel and his family meals are to die for.

[StewartHaasNewman]

Shit nowadays it’s like “you got a social security card? Yes? When can you start?” Doesn’t matter if they can only work every other Tuesday and have to leave early.

[briansmith]

I was a dish washer at one restaurant and i was literally the only person working there that could pass a drug test.

[karlmay]

I used to walk into kitchens, introduce myself to the head chef and offer to fight the apprentice. Chefs loved me.