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Sous Chef Reviews
What is it like working as a Sous Chef?
October 2015
Catering is awful.
Sous Chef:
Pros: Other chefs become your family.
Cons: Hours pay treated like a piece of craps.
September 2015
Sous Chef:
Be prepared to work a lot, and "crap" does roll down hill. You will pick up the class for those above you, and be depended upon by those below you.
September 2015
Spare Time.
Sous Chef:
I wish I had of known that I would be giving up my entire life to become a chef. I have realized over the past couple of years that I should have spent more time focusing on my life instead of my career. Make sure if you have friends at this point that you make an effort to see them any chance you get, no matter how tired you are. Your friends will only accept your excuses for so long before they stop calling you.
August 2015
No because I actually would have been deterred.
Sous Chef:
Of course when your working in a real 5 star kitchen and the position of Sous Chef comes up it is not only the most exciting but also the most scary feeling ever. So my main advice it, look past your fear and deal with the stress and pain in the begining because within a couple of months you will be thanking head chef for everything this opportunity has taught you, and not only recipes but how to run a kitchen smoothly.
My Chef always said (knowing I would like to go in the business route) if you can learn to run a 5 star kitchen smooth as ice, you will gain your ability to run anything just as smooth.
July 2015
Stressful but Fun.
Sous Chef:
Pros: Watching those smiles from the customers after eating good food. PRICELESS!
Cons: None.
July 2015
Doing what you love.
Sous Chef:
Pros: I love getting up to go to work everyday. Yeah, there is always going to be bad days and bs, but when you find something you enjoy doing, find a way to get paid to do it.
Cons: Some people are just always going to be unhappy, rude, lazy, ect...just got to deal with it. Long hours, holidays, your days off are not your friends. Can be high stress...Not for everyone.
June 2015
Sous Chef Life.
Sous Chef:
Pros: The rush of service!
Cons: Stress.
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