Post by balbrecht on Dec 28, 2013 19:34:02 GMT
Yesterday, around 5:15, my friend called me from work. He said, "When can you get to Lake Ave?" (That's where he works as a dishwasher) I said, "About 15 minutes. Why?" He came back with, "Okay, get here as quick as you can, and you've got a job washing dishes."
So I got there at 5:30. It was the middle of the dinner rush on a Friday night. I've never worked in a kitchen before, and I had no idea what I was doing. My friend was trying to train me while working, but I was still pretty lost. But, I held my own for as long as I can. After about an hour and a half, my friend was done working, so I was the only dishwasher there. Keep in mind, the restaurant is still in full dinner rush.
After about 45 minutes of working on my own, and feeling like I wasn't doing anything right, I stepped out to the bathroom to cool off, and relax. The new found stress from the work, on top of stress from school, and life as a whole, seriously made me throw up.
So I went back into the kitchen and I told the prep guy that was helping me out that I didn't know if I could do this. He told me, "Go get a drink, go sit down somewhere. Maybe go outside or something." So I did just that. I grabbed a glass of soda, and went outside. While I was outside, I felt like such a worthless screw up that I started crying. I'm guessing I stayed out there for about five or ten minutes, then I came back in, went to the bathroom to blow my nose and all that, and went back in and told the guy that I couldn't do it. He looked up at me, (I must have looked like crap at that point. My eyes were really red and my shirt was dirty from working.) and said, "Okay. We probably don't need you." And that was it. I tried to say I'm sorry, but he just ignored me.
This was really the last thing I needed. Like I said, I've been stressed for a long time because of school, and a lot of other smaller things. This just made me feel... Worthless, really.
I don't know. I'm probably being overly dramatic. I just need to chill...
How's it going with you guys?
So I got there at 5:30. It was the middle of the dinner rush on a Friday night. I've never worked in a kitchen before, and I had no idea what I was doing. My friend was trying to train me while working, but I was still pretty lost. But, I held my own for as long as I can. After about an hour and a half, my friend was done working, so I was the only dishwasher there. Keep in mind, the restaurant is still in full dinner rush.
After about 45 minutes of working on my own, and feeling like I wasn't doing anything right, I stepped out to the bathroom to cool off, and relax. The new found stress from the work, on top of stress from school, and life as a whole, seriously made me throw up.
So I went back into the kitchen and I told the prep guy that was helping me out that I didn't know if I could do this. He told me, "Go get a drink, go sit down somewhere. Maybe go outside or something." So I did just that. I grabbed a glass of soda, and went outside. While I was outside, I felt like such a worthless screw up that I started crying. I'm guessing I stayed out there for about five or ten minutes, then I came back in, went to the bathroom to blow my nose and all that, and went back in and told the guy that I couldn't do it. He looked up at me, (I must have looked like crap at that point. My eyes were really red and my shirt was dirty from working.) and said, "Okay. We probably don't need you." And that was it. I tried to say I'm sorry, but he just ignored me.
This was really the last thing I needed. Like I said, I've been stressed for a long time because of school, and a lot of other smaller things. This just made me feel... Worthless, really.
I don't know. I'm probably being overly dramatic. I just need to chill...
How's it going with you guys?
