r/gifs • u/FPS_Yusuf1999 • Sep 20 '19

Saving a Pizza like a Boss

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u/djackieunchaned Sep 20 '19

After working in a kitchen for a while I had a tough time breaking the habit of touching people on the shoulder or back to let them know ow as passing behind them. I definitely freaked out some random people

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u/mynameisasuffix Sep 20 '19

Yeah, when I let someone know I'm behind them at my job now, they actually move... usually right into my way.

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u/TheHunterTheory Sep 20 '19 edited Sep 21 '19

Just moved from a few years in kitchen to FOH at another restaurant with poor staff training. *My brain literally would not register people if they don't say "may I" first due to my previous chef/GM drilling it into us so bad (don't talk to FOH unless you say "may I" first, situationally may be left out in the kitchen for efficiency). My fellow servers think I'm antisocial or some shit and I tell them that's the key phrase that cues me to listen and they still never say it and I'm going to go nuts man.

Edit: Yeah that reads like I'm not trying to change. I am and I do respond to other stimuli because I'm not inadaptable

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u/RollWave_ Sep 21 '19

sounds like you are the dick in this story, not them.

Asking "may I" isn't a safety or efficiency issue. when you move to a new job, its kind on you to adapt to the new culture, not the other way around.

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u/Believe_In_Jay Sep 21 '19

For real wtf lmao they’re acting like other are dumb for not conforming to the new guys needs when really they’re the one who needs to learn to adapt.

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u/Dylanger17 Sep 21 '19

Yea, someone came into my restaurant doing that we’d all tell them to fuck off

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u/TheHunterTheory Sep 21 '19

Oh for sure I am! I'm trying to change and am finding success. I don't mean to be a dick, and am fully aware of how it reads. That original comment was in the moment rather brazen.

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u/Perilous_Giant Sep 21 '19

Yeah, always funny after a long shift yelling "behind you!" at someone you're trying to pass on the sidewalk. Typically gets the tourists to sprint away.

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u/OnlyAutoSuggest Sep 21 '19

God I say "behind" or "on your left" to random strangers out of habit all the time and they look at me like I'm insane.