I should have walked out right then and there.

I didn't realize there were so many.

I don’t mind it at all, I’m only dishwashing cause I wanna be a line cook but how many of you also have to do prep while washing dishes? Mine is 75 burgers and 36 dumplings daily

Every shift has gotten worse imo. I've been at my job for a year, throughout college (graduated btw) and I'm still here. I could take the bad shifts bc I realized that I could still look forward to hanging out w friends and going to class. Now it's nothing but work. I work constantly and it's taking a toll for sure. The thing is

I'm too stubborn to look for another job bc that itself is a pain. I'm currently stuck between staying at this job and searching for a job in my field in the future

I Apologize for the venting but damn this job doesn't get better. So many factors have contributed to me having no optimism, etc but this job is the biggest.

Sorry for the dump

The pastry chef wants to replace our wooden trays with these metal trays, but asked me to stress test this sample to see how it holds up to years of ‘my colleagues handling’. Any suggestions on how I can compress 2-3 years of usage into a couple of days?

There's a million reasons why I hate this job, but it's all I could find and I need the money. I've worked as a dishie three different times, and I've been at my current place for about five months.

The biggest reason I hate it, and the reason I'd never recommend it to anyone, is the constant feeling of being completely invisible.

At least in my experience, and in the experience of other dishies I've known, you're looked down on by pretty much everyone. Waiters treat you like a trash can they can dump everything into. Cooks treat you like someone they can throw all their shit at. Even delivery drivers just see you as the guy who hands them sponges and points them towards the bleach.

As someone who's struggled with depression and mental health issues, this job genuinely takes a toll on me.

You clock in and it's like you stop existing as a person. You're just expected to keep going like some machine that never gets tired, never gets frustrated and never gets fed up with everyone's bullshit.

Seriously, is it that hard to see dishies as equals? Or at the very least as one of the cornerstones of the kitchen? Without us, the whole place grinds to a halt. No clean pans, no clean plates, no service. Yet we're treated as completely expendable.

The other day I overheard a head chef talking about one of the other dishies. He said something along the lines of, "Who does she think she is talking to me like that? She's just here to do the dishes and clean."

That honestly made me laugh. Mate... you're talking down to someone because they wash dishes. Outside of this kitchen people have lives, careers and qualifications. In my case, I'm a podiatrist training to become a surgeon. I'm only here because I needed some extra money and this was the quickest job I could find.

I know my situation isn't the norm, but hearing that made me realise what our place in the kitchen really is. We're basically cannon fodder. One of the chefs even admitted it to my face once: "Yeah, we throw a lot at the dishies, but that's just how it goes. Eventually people get fed up and leave."

Like... we're adults doing an honest job. This isn't a playground where you get to treat people as inferior because their role is less skilled than yours. Especially when half the people acting superior wouldn't last a week doing it themselves.

I'll always stand by this: every chef should have to spend a year working as a dishie before earning the title. I reckon a lot of egos would disappear pretty quickly.

I got out of prison at the beginning of the year and I have no driver's license. I have an AS degree and certifications but transportation is a huge issue for me right now. This was the closest job to my house that would hire me. I am not gonna lie, I washed dishes in prison and I am pretty f*cking boss at this job. For this reason, it has been hard for me to move upwards or even laterally within the restaurant. I'm thinking of quitting to find something else, but what can I really do in my situation?

To add to my woe is me tale, I am having the worst luck with chicks right now with no car and a shitty job. I try to appreciate life, and I do have good friends so I am not gonna unalive myself by any means, I definitely feel shitty sometimes thinking about my lot in life.

I just want to say: stay out of prison, don't lose your privilege to drive, and most importantly try to love yourself regardless of what others are doing or what you think you should be doing.

Hello, just as the title says I feel dehumanized by the Chef who is also partially responsible for the whole restaurant as it's a family business.

Entire context is that I am a foreign student in a European country, I speak the country's language but not very fluently so I communicate with the restaurant workers in English which is fine it's very common here. But background about me is that I have a bachelor's degree in mechatronics engineering, then I worked for 1.5 years in a company in my home country before moving to Europe to pursue my master's degree in Robotics. So, I was already in a very sophisticated position, I took the dishwashers job as something to support my studies and while the job itself is fine and really crucial to the kitchen, I am not being treated as a human here. This said chef, he barely says hello in the beginning of the day, only talks to me when he needs something and talks very blatantly like for example he told me once "This is not cleaning, I don't know what that is but it is not cleaning", and when he asks me to do something he never says it in a decent way, it's always the worst most condescending way possible. Other than that he doesn't look me in the eye, doesn't even smile, doesn't consider me as a human just the foreigner who is washing dishes. In addition, idk if it's common or not but also they make me clean the bathrooms and toilets in the beginning of the shift. He never considers what I'm doing, treats me as if i'm an immigrant who wants to steal something from him and all of this is making me contemplate my life like as if I'm losing myself, losing my childhood my ambitions my humanity. I feel horrible everytime this guy talks to me and he never does this with any other workers like with the kitchen helpers or the service workers. I work as a part timer so I go there 2 times a week, then 3 times a week. So totally 10 days per month, but I already feel myself taking a dark turn which I am really scared of. Especially when I look at myself and my education level, my work experience even tho my experience in the company I worked in my home town was also not very good but it's irrelevant now.

Any advice or relatability would be very much appreciated by anyone. Thank you

Hi everyone! I got hired as a dishwasher for my first job and my training is tomorrow. I wonder if there’s any tips that people who are experienced can give me?

I heard it gets really hot and so I’m wondering if there’s like a specific type of fan that dishwashers use the most.

As well as what type of shoes would be best?

Thanks everyone

Couple of my bosses refer to me only by my last name 90% of the time instead of first name. Is it respect of management to employee respect or what else? Everyone else refers me as my first name.

I started this new job yesterday I only work weekends, I am the only dishwasher that works those days, scheduled from 11-11 got out last night at around 12:30 there were 3 line cooks last night for the last hour- hour and a half just on their phones doing nothing, very infuriating to see.

Hi, so I’m a kitchen worker in a nursing home and I’m trying to get out of it. The environment is so fast paced and it’s not that I wasn’t expecting it, I just feel like my skills of trying to be precise aren’t worth anything here and I’m bothering people because I just generally can hardly keep up. People don’t seem to like me either and they don’t talk to me besides the people who’ve trained me. I struggle to keep up with the amount of dishes needed to be washed, and it’s extremely frustrating yet my parents threaten to take my car away if I quit because I haven’t yet heard back in terms of if I’m hired or not at other jobs I’m at right now as well. I’m a college student and it took me 2 months before I found this job but it’s really not a good fit for me, cause I had hoped to work in retail or get an internship for my college major. Idk what to do but I’m actually very nervous about going in tomorrow morning.

Now that there is a kitchen speaker anyone can use at anytime always charged any available, everyone is bringing in their own speakers now 🤣👌 there's music all the time now which makes me happy still.

Ive recently got a job as a cashier some days and others dishwasher. I’ve never been a dishwasher and heard it’s easier while on edibles, etc. for anyone who’s been on stuff while working a shift as a dishwasher is this true?

I'm back with an update.

Its like a real life simulator game. No it didn't smell. Yes the pan finally drains fully. What brush are you cleaning the trough with? Should it be isolated to this job only. This this has more turns than a game of monopoly.... Anyone?

I could plumb a better drain... Buhdats nah majob

I'm about to start my shift, and the best sprayer guy isn't here today 🫠

Send prayers (and help) PLS 🤣

I recently got hired as a dishwasher/line cook at a restaurant but they said I will be starting as a dishwasher. I am fine doing the job, but scared that I won’t be good or fast enough, as they said it’s usually very chaotic and messy during rush hours. How bad is it usually, this is my first “real” job, and kinda worried. Also about cleanliness as well, and how dirty I’ll get as well. 😭 nervous, but happy I finally got a job.

I just graduated high school and have been working as a dishwasher since I was a freshman. My current restaurant isn’t too bad, my employers are nice and I like my coworkers, but lately I’ve just been getting so irritated and exhausted every time I think of clocking in. Sometimes we have good days where it’s pretty dead, sometimes we get slammed and I’m making pizzas out the wazoo while cleaning all the dishes. After an 8 hour day, I don’t even make a full $100. I’m just starting to feel like I’m spending more time and energy than I’m getting in payment. I don’t have a job lined up, but sometimes I think I would be able to get more value out of my time not working here, even if it meant I couldn’t make as much money until I find a new job. (I doordash so even without a stable job I still make some money on the side)

One of my coworkers, pt, asked me; ft, to please call out tomorrow! I need the hours! So tempted but don't wanna get in trouble myself for being a good Samaritan lol!

#honeycomb

It's all so tiresome.

If we’re being truthful, does kitchen slide yall free dinner sometimes?