Current Events > I have an interview at Applebee's tomorrow.

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Anybody work as a cook in a restaurant? That's the position I'm applying for, which didn't need experience. I imagine I'll be doing all the grunt work? Any insight into how professional kitchens are run? I'm nervous af but excited because I hate my current job and reallt love cooking.
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What's your current

Cashier at grocery store. It's mostly interacting with the customers I dislike. Which is weird because I like people, but not customers lol. So it would be nice not to have to deal with that. I can't recall ever talking to a cook at a restaurant so I think that will be fulfilled.
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Applebee's hires cook with no experience? Well, that's the last time I'm ever going there!
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Don't worry using a microwave is pretty easy

Lol you guys. I'm sure they'll train me before giving me range over operations lol. And yeah some stuff probably is microwaved. Lmao
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You're gonna be doing all the remedial prep work which means your gonna be the bitch. Unless they are just really desperate for cooks which could be a possibility
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Last time I went my onion rings were gray.
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yeah pretty sure everything comes in in packages and you just reheat it.
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It is a chain restaurant. 12 minute ticket times.
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Axiom posted...

Don't worry using a microwave is pretty easy

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SauI_Goodman posted...

Applebee's hires cook with no experience? Well, that's the last time I'm ever going there!

And yet ANOTHER millennial kills Applebee's!

/s
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Have fun having anything that happens in the kitchen blamed on you, shitass employees, impossible ticket times, etc...

Being a cook was one of the most stressful things
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Tappor posted...

SauI_Goodman posted...

Applebee's hires cook with no experience? Well, that's the last time I'm ever going there!

And yet ANOTHER millennial kills Applebee's!

/s

Gen X.
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SauI_Goodman posted...

Tappor posted...

SauI_Goodman posted...

Applebee's hires cook with no experience? Well, that's the last time I'm ever going there!

And yet ANOTHER millennial kills Applebee's!

/s

Gen X.

so what went wrong
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Applebee's is a fine dining experience. Congrats TC.
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I worked as a Line Cook at Chili's for 6 month. Most miserable experience ever. It is legitely one of the most stressful jobs out there. In my time there I got like 3 ten minute breaks across the 6 months. Get ready for hell is all I can say.

Delirious_Beard posted...

Axiom posted...

Don't worry using a head chef is pretty easy

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Applebees is more than just a restaurant, it is an experience.

When you step through the door of the restaurant your first time, you are transported into a world unlike any other. The low light of the restaurant casts shadows on the knick-knacks adorning the walls, and the translucent hum of the various screens through the restaurant create a sort of ethereal presence in the restaurant.

Right off the bat, you know you are in for a dining experience like no other.

"Welcome to Applebees!" a cheerful host says to you. "How many are in your party?" You hold up two fingers. "Right this way!" She responds. As you walk to your table, you wonder how she can deal with so many customers, yet remain so chipper, but shrug it off as another wonderful mystery caused by the splendor of Applebees.

The waitress takes your drink order and for a moment, your head is spinning. Do you want a soda? Do you want iced tea? You look at the drink menu and you see a litany of alcoholic beverages you have only dreamed about - Bud Light, Coors Light, Miller Light...

The waitress offers a helpful suggestion of an Oreo Shake, and you say that sounds great. She asks if you'd like a round of water for the table as well. You smile. This is the kind of attention to detail that you expect from Michelin Star rated restaurants, not a Neighborhood Bar & Grill!

As the waitress goes to fetch your shake, you peruse the menu. The pages are jam-packed with the names of delicacies that you can only imagine. Fiesta Lime Chicken? Shrimp N' Parmesan Sirloin? You shift in your seat; you suddenly feel very self-aware that you do not belong in this restaurant. Your palatte does not feel sophisticated enough for these cuisines, and you worry that you will not do these delicacies justice when you enjoy them.

Just at this moment, the waitress comes to your table and all your fears are dissuaded. You order the Chicken Tenders Platter (a local favorite). You take a sip from your Oreo Shake and breath a sigh of relief as liquified Oreos slide down your throat. You lean back in your booth and relax.

Suddenly, you hear a chorus of heavenly voices rise from behind you. You turn around to see all of the Applebees wait staff coming towards you, singing and clapping their hands. "Happy happy birthday, from Applebees to you," they cheer. "We wish it was our birthday, so we could party too, hey!"

As soon as they arrived, the employees scatter, leaving you to dwell on the beauty of it all; the fact that Applebees treats you with such precise, special attention, the five-star cuisine, the exotic decor, and the fact that the wait staff is so eager to share in your special moments with you.
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On my way. It's at 3. I'm p nervous tbh but I'm hopeful.
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It went really well. I have another interview this upcoming Monday. She seemed to suggest I keep my current job and potentially work both. And I am not so sure that's something I want to do...
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MorbidFaithless posted...

It went really well. I have another interview this upcoming Monday. She seemed to suggest I keep my current job and potentially work both. And I am not so sure that's something I want to do...

Probably because since you have no experience they wanna try you out for a while.
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MorbidFaithless posted...

It went really well. I have another interview this upcoming Monday. She seemed to suggest I keep my current job and potentially work both. And I am not so sure that's something I want to do...

don't quit your current one until you know you have the foot in the door.
and then you can abandon your old job for the new one. don't want to do too much or else it leads to burnout.
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Watch Hells Kitchen.
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