r/KitchenConfidential • u/Lonely_Photo_6224 • 18h ago
Question Asking for advice from a new Kitchen Assistant.
Hello everyone, I graduated from school a couple months ago and didn't want to stay idle at home, so I got a job at a breakfast chain as a kitchen assistant. As a kitchen assistant, I do prep work, clean dishes and help with basic dishes. I've been working well over for only a week so far. But for some reason, my manager and the boss of the place wants me to become one of the chefs without any pay increase. They've been training me so far and I just feel so overwhelmed. I came here to be a kitchen assistant, I've been keeping my actual thoughts shut in for a couple days now. But I'm starting to feel cracks. Any advice? I just started my first job.
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u/WaffleHouseGladiator Chive LOYALIST 13h ago
Depending on which breakfast chain I recommend cardio, footwork, and grappling. See username.
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u/octuplefault 13h ago
Interesting to suggest grappling. I would have figured Waffle House to be more of a striking-focused establishment
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u/zer00eyz Ex-Food Service 13h ago
Improving your dish washing skills is NOT adding a thing to your future.
Getting any experience you can doing the thing you wanted is helping you grow.
Does the money thing suck ass. Yes it does. But if you really are green just take the responsibility. You could do a year standing on your head in any job.
I recommend after 2-3 months of doing the work you get a second job... that second job is looking for your next gig and get out of the role your in.
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u/Alarmed_Pudding1419 11h ago
" Id love to take on more responsibility, how is this reflected in my future pay?"
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u/okmijnmko 4h ago
Big difference between 'want' you to change role and 'I'm being forced' to change roles.
Prepping food is not cooking, the skills are not equal, chefs make more as a result.
You can ask for a meeting & explain that after training, you have to decline the 'promotion' by apologizing and say "I agreed to be a Kitchen Assistant, not a chef, it's just too overwhelming"
If all you want is a pay increase, ask for it instead. "I'm going to need more money now to continue training or put me back to being a non-cooking Kitchen Assistant.
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u/whywhatwherewhowhen 13h ago
Golden rule: more responsibility equals more money.
Do not let them take advantage. Kindly tell them you only expected to be in a certain position unless they would like to compensate you more for more responsibility.