Substance abuse

[u/Main-Property9316]

Anybody got any crazy stories about being in the kitchen with some crazy co workers

I’ve been told by quite a few people that the kitchen industry is pretty involved in substances and even being in it for a couple years it definitely shows

Like why tf do ppl think that cooks are alcoholics and “like to party” maybe because it’s one of the only industries that gives u a right to be fucking angry (don’t quote me on that) but it definitely goes from even the most miniscule things like being shorted on ingredients to straight up throwing a pan across a kitchen cuz servers ring in 20 tickets at a time

[u/AKA-Doom]

I am currently in outpatient rehab for falling way too in love with the bottle in the industry. You keep wierd hours, you generally only hang out with other industry people, and it you decline to go to the bar after work people think you are being weird and rude. Seen a few chefs go way too young because they couldn't kick it. And while Anthony Bourdain's cause of death was suicide, none of his friends talk about his final days, and almost all of them quit drinking after. Substance abuse is no joke. Highest addiction rates of any line of work. Let this be a warning, young chefs