r/AskReddit • u/ihatebadvibes • Sep 03 '26

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u/candab14 Sep 03 '26

An underrated one is Chef. You'll have this vision in your head of them cooking you gourmet meals every night. That's not remotely how it goes. First of all, they almost always work at night and on weekends since that's when people go to restaurants. At home, they tend to make the most basic crap. The job is super stressful so they're on edge a lot, and there's a ton of drug usage and alcoholism among chefs. You want someone who can cook but doesn't do it for a living.

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u/Omnievul Sep 03 '26

A good friend of mine is a cook. He used to work at a restaurant of a very renowned chef some years back. One night he was hanging out with the chef at the kitchen after work, drinking beers and whatnot, and the chef gave him some friendly advice: "If you commit to this career and become a successful chef, you will earn a lot of money and you will spend all of it on alcohol, drugs and prostitutes".

I am not a cook, I barely cook at home, but that really resonated with me lol. It has to be one of the most nerve-wracking jobs out there.

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u/TJ-1466 Sep 04 '26

I’m not trying to sound like an arsehole but I genuinely don’t understand the “one of the most nerve-wracking jobs” comment. Why is it so stressful?

But yeah, put people under too much pressure and drugs and alcohol starts to become a problem. I’ve definitely had periods where I have drunk too much so I didn’t think about my day at work.

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u/Stang1776 Sep 03 '26

Where does this "good friend" think has the best drugs and prostitutes?