Today, after 8 months of being belittled and treated like trash at my job as a prep cook in a high-end kitchen, I stood up for myself to the line cooks. Not only did everyone laugh at me, I got fired for causing a scene during service and insubordination. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, the slow, incompetent kitchen staff was keeping customers waiting for their food for 20 minutes. I got sick of a bunch of grown adults with kids my age ganging up on me, so I quit on the spot, and walked. Some guy grabbed me by the collar and dragged me back to the register. People cheered. FML
Today, I was preparing a customer's meal in my restaurant's kitchen, when I choked on my own saliva and went into a coughing fit. The head chef, who's always hated my guts, accused me of trying to hock a loogie into the meal and fired me on the spot. FML
Today, I got fired from work. Why? I finally took a stand for myself and confronted my coworker of writing things up in my name for herself, and it getting deducted from my check. So she went to the manager and accused me of sexual harassment. FML
Today, I was fired from my job as a waitress, all because someone complained there was too much seasoning in their food. As I said, I'm a waitress. This happened the same week I was hired. FML
Today, I was fired without warning from my job because I was not consulting my boss about things like washing dishes and throwing away garbage. Basically, I was fired for being too good at my job. FML
Today, I was getting lunch at a fast food restaurant. My boss was in front of me, and in order to get on his good side I offered to pay. Instead, I got fired because I guess my boss assumed I was making fun of his salary, which I knew nothing about. FML
Today, I was fired from my job because I would "scare" the customers. Two days ago, a coworker spilled fry oil onto the grill, causing flames to singe my eyebrows and the front of my hair off. FML
Today, I got fired from my job as a seafood manager because an entire wedding group came in and started yelling at me, saying the shrimp was horrible and I ruined their wedding. They showed me the leftovers; they never cooked them. They fed raw shrimp at a wedding dinner party. FML
Today, I was fired because I spoke up about a supervisor mistreating me. The assistant VP spent the meeting demeaning me to “teach me a lesson” and then said she was firing me because I “stirred the pot." Man, I really loved that job but I won’t miss the toxic work culture. FML
Today, I assisted a customer at work. She was asking me all sorts of stupid questions and acting like an entitled, spoiled brat. When she left, since I had a mask on, I meant to mouth, "Stupid bitch" but I blurted it out loud. Everyone heard. I was fired. FML
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Top comments
dweeds508 24
At least you tried to stand up for yourself. You don't deserve to be treated like that.
nesscafe_fml 17
Maybe if you did it with a knife in your hand they wouldnt have laughed so much...
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Comments (105)
griffy14 9
Pretty sure you should do something to make sure that doesn't happen to other people. Tell everybody that the business is a hostile work environment. Hit his wallet until the owner understands that his employees well being matter to customers too. Upset or angry employees create bad service. It's management 101.
iluvpeanutbutter 22
How has no one picked up on 'laugh me at'?
iluvpeanutbutter 22
Ok, now it's been changed. Thanks for making me look like a nutter.
Tall_Enough 10
because no one cared enough to comment on it..
TheLittleBear 19
Well done for sticking out 8 months in a place like that.
toneeangel 22
Srry op
Jared900DUmpling 30
It's unfair to be fired for doing the right thing, OP. FYL
perdix 31
You should have been ******** on the busboys. Every place has a food chain -- you've got to take shit from those above you and give it to those below you.
israa_alhasani94 12
**** your boss!
LowExpectations 30
I don't think a felony rape charge would do OP any favors.
nine4t4 5
This is long!!!! But it's advice to any young cooks. It's a shitty industry. The nicer the food the shittier the enviornment can be. I've seen knife fights in fine dinning!!! A bit of hazing or abuse is perfectly normal. Taking it for 8 months is not. At that point you should have proven yourself, or they just hated you. You didn't fit in is a better way to put it. I've been in places where I though my fellow cooks were Beavis and Butthead. If you're an intellectual in a frat house kitchen it's going to suck and vice versa. Losing your cool during service was a mistake. A big one. It showed lack of focus. You may have walked right into a trap. I don't like my staff (I'm usually a Sous) behaving that way, and I don't tolerate ******** on the lower levels. I once was discplined for punching a saucier who was giving the dishwasher attitude, the DW was pissed about scorched pots and complained. The saucier told him he's lucky to have the job and replacable with another (slur) refugee. I punched him and said a saucier that keeps burning pots is a hack and even in more danger of being replaced. "Wash your own pots. the DW won't complain, and you'll take more care about scorching" Maybe you were supposed to stand-up for yourself sooner. 8 months of keeping your cool is commendable, but it doesn't show that you've got balls. Maybe you were expect to shoot back occasionally. I don't know. Every kitchen has it's "vibe", and it's usually dictated from the top so it sounds like you were kinda screwed. There was a little bird that waited too long to fly south for the winter. Come November the chill gets you him, and he takes off for Florida. Unfortunate the late departure meant that it was too cold to fly and freezing and weak he crashed to the ground. He accepted his impending death. Shortly after a cow dump a huge turd on him. The warmth of the crap saved him from freezing and he sang with joy that he wasn't dead. A cat heard the singing, dug the bird out of the cow patty, and ate him. The moral of the story. Not everyone that ***** on you is your enemy. And, not everyone that digs you out of a pile of shit is your friend. So if you are HAPPY in a pile of shit keep your mouth shut Good luck with the next one
MrConcise 35
This is the most beautiful comment I've seen in a while.
Archay 13
That last part was the most true thing I ever read
tj4234 36
I think you're in the wrong industry. You should be doing motivational speeches. .
dudechef 8
As some one else in the industry (Exe Chef) I have to say you're pretty much spot on. It's unfortunate that he had to put up with it for so long but being at the bottom end of the food chain isn't easy. Good on him for hanging for 8 months and Yes, hope the next place goes better for him
carecow 16
The kitchen enviroment is pretty rough, in the lovable way, but if they are down right picking on you, you're better of somewhere else.
SWC_Penguin 17
Anyone who is confused or shocked by this FML really should go out and read Anthony Bourdain's "Kitchen Confidential." Or just read nine4t4's post above, that's great too.