Things you wish you could say

[NatJ]

Damn new kids need to be trained like dogs. "No, you close the door so the food does not get too warm", "no, dirty dishes go in a SINK, not somewhere in a stack on the shelf"... I thought these were the basics of the basics? Like, do you not learn these things at home? Do you think that the same rules do not apply at the restaurant?

I agree about closing fridge & freezer doors, but I grew up with a different pattern for dirty dishes: they get piled in a stack beside the sink. Not all over the counter, just on a specific part of it. The only ones that went directly in the sink were the ones that badly needed to soak before they got scrubbed and washed. This kept the sink mostly available for washing hands, rinsing vegetables, and of course washing the dishes at the end. (Note, that was in a house with a large counter. I have since lived in some houses with counters so small that is not possible.)

 

[Patiocoturnix]

I agree about closing fridge & freezer doors, but I grew up with a different pattern for dirty dishes: they get piled in a stack beside the sink. Not all over the counter, just on a specific part of it. The only ones that went directly in the sink were the ones that badly needed to soak before they got scrubbed and washed. This kept the sink mostly available for washing hands, rinsing vegetables, and of course washing the dishes at the end. (Note, that was in a house with a large counter. I have since lived in some houses with counters so small that is not possible.)

I don’t have to large a counter here but it’s the same here. I do know from helping my mom when she was a GM at papa John’s that most of the time everything went straight into the sink.

 

[NatJ]

I don’t have to large a counter here but it’s the same here. I do know from helping my mom when she was a GM at papa John’s that most of the time everything went straight into the sink.

Hmm. Did they have a dishwashing sink and another sink?

That might make a big difference, if you are filling the only sink with dishes (in most houses) or if you are filling the dedicated dishwashing sink but leaving another sink free for the other tasks.

 

[The Moonshiner]

Hmm. Did they have a dishwashing sink and another sink?

That might make a big difference, if you are filling the only sink with dishes (in most houses) or if you are filling the dedicated dishwashing sink but leaving another sink free for the other tasks.

I remember when double sinks weren't really a thing in a lot of homes.
Now that they are they changed the game.

 

[azurbanclucker]

The health inspector could not have been more clear, people: CLOSE THE DAMN WALK-IN DOOR!

Damn new kids need to be trained like dogs. "No, you close the door so the food does not get too warm", "no, dirty dishes go in a SINK, not somewhere in a stack on the shelf"... I thought these were the basics of the basics? Like, do you not learn these things at home? Do you think that the same rules do not apply at the restaurant?

Um. you CAN say that. It's a safety issue and needs to be addressed. ;p

 

[The Moonshiner]

Um. you CAN say that. It's a safety issue and needs to be addressed. ;p

Probably should make a small sign. Straight up confrontation offends so many.
Yes I learned today asking someone to do their job is confrontational it appears.

 

[Brooks_]

asking someone to do their job is confrontational it appears.

When the hell did that start?

HR people need to tell people these things.

 

[azurbanclucker]

Probably should make a small sign. Straight up confrontation offends so many.
Yes I learned today asking someone to do their job is confrontational it appears.

Especially when holding pointy kitchen implements.

Confrontational, but effective.

 

[The Moonshiner]

When the hell did that start?

When gen Zers entered the workforce.

 

[Brooks_]

When gen Zers entered the workforce.

Fire them for performance issues.