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What can we learn from "Waitmares"?

7 Shifts

What’s behind these sleep-disturbing dreams? With work being one of the biggest contributors to stress, it’s not surprising that four in five people have had work-related dreams at some point in their lives. Restaurant servers understand work-induced dreams all too well. Stress is part of any job. What is a waitmare?

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CREATE A CULTURE OF LEARNING

Culinary Cues

What are their dreams and what gets in the way? Now, ask yourself: “What can I do to help them realize these dreams?” This is your most important job as an owner, manager, and chef. Talk with them and dig deeper. Could learning be a key to attracting and retaining the best employees? Does this sound complicated?

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OUR DAILY BREATH: SO WHY DO CHEFS OWN RESTAURANTS?

Culinary Cues

This is quite often a legitimate description of a chef/restaurateur. [] THE NEED TO BE OFF THE JOB GRID. Thus, even those who happen to land a job with a great company and supportive employer seem to feel as if they copped out to on a desire to own their own.

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TO BE A COOK – DON’T LET OTHERS DEMEAN THE JOB

Culinary Cues

How many times has the job been referred to as “flipping hamburgers” or working in a “greasy spoon”? It was a job and a paycheck, a signal that I wanted to take on some responsibility, and the beginning of a six-decade work ethic, but there were no pats on the back for a choice of careers.

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A COOK’S FIRST STEPS TO BEING GREAT

Culinary Cues

Last summer he had a job as a dishwasher in a local diner. Culinary school was a dream, but the funds to support it were just not there. The thought of being in debt for decades didn’t sit right, even though his dream was to learn in a formal way and take the time to go through the process step – by -step.

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The Not So Great Resignation: Unseen Risks and Mitigation of Costs

Modern Restaurant Management

A recent jobs report revealed 6.6 million jobs were created in the last year. While we see national economic recovery in numbers such as the aforementioned jobs report; yet, I’m still sitting here, waiting for my pizza. .” It’s a jaw-dropping number and the opportunities for employment are endless.

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A CHEF’S ADVICE TO 2022 CULINARY GRADUATES

Culinary Cues

Some of you may have been fortunate to come from a family with the finances to support your dreams, while others may have had to scrape and save and take on substantial loan debt to get to the same point – in both cases it took someone’s financial effort to get you here. We owe them our respect and care.

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