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Working in a restaurant is a grind. There’s no greater bond than the one between your coworkers, especially in the kitchen. From chefs to short-order cooks and bartenders, the Kitchen Confidential subreddit is a place for everyone who has ever worked in a kitchen to share memes, pics, and relatable tweets about the foodservice industry. If you’ve ever worked in a kitchen, these will hit home…or bring back some memories.
1. “So Many Orders, So Few Tips”
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3. “One Of My Employees Keeps This So Clean, He Did This After A 26k Saturday Night. Show My Guy Darian Some Love He Deserves It And Doesn’t Get Enough”
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5. “I Don’t Want That Ham If It’s Been Processed, I’m Trying To Eat Healthier”
6. “Good Work, Tyler!”
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8. “I’m On My Last Few Days At The Industrial Bakery I Manage. Our 160qt Mixer, Pete, Broke Down So We Won’t Be Able To Use It. I Did The One Thing I’ve Been Dying To Do For Years Since He Arrived”
9. “Not As Good As Some I’ve Seen, But It’s Mine And I’m Proud”
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11. “Just A Friendly Reminder That It’s Ok To Quit Your Job”
12. “Found On The Facebook”
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14. “Who Else?”
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16. “She’s Been With Me Ten Years, Through Four Head Chefs. Today, She Clicked Her Last Clack”
17. “Makes Me Sick”
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19. “Does My Supplier Hate Me? We Ordered 150 Lbs Of Halibut For The Weekend, We Got One 152lb. Fish. I Wanted A Few Collars Man!”
20. “Saw This”
21. “20 Minutes Past Morning Arrival. Only Cook In The Building. Same 3 Have Called Out The Entire Week. Still Gonna Make Killer Food”
22. “They’re Not Wrong”
23. “The Exact Moment I Realized This Is My Kitchen And My Menu! After Years Of Being Told To, I Pulled The Trigger And Dove All In”
24. “Line Cooks – This Is Probably Old But It’s New To Me. A Friend Just Sent This My Way”
25. “Please Tell Us In Your Own Words”
26. “This One Stung A Little”
27. “Was Handed This Allergy List By A Customer. Things Went Downhill From There”
28. “I Have Gone From Being Drunk In Kitchens, To Recovering Through Them. It’s Been A Wild Journey But I’m Extremely Proud Of Myself. To Anyone Struggling With Addiction, Just Know There Is Hope”
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30. “Taco Bell™ Manager: Serve Spoiled Food Or Be Fired”
31. “Strip Club Food Gets Hate But I Took Pride In Everything I Would Do. I Made The Brioche Bread, No Frozen Patties Either. Everything Was Fresh”
32. “A Local Bar In A Small Beach Tourist Town I Live At Made Merch Out Of Some Bad Reviews”
33. “Story Of The Year…Every Year”
34. “Accurate”
35. “From Dishie, To “Prep B**ch” And Now I’m Officially On The Line! Can I Get A Heard For The New Promotion?”
36. “Day 1 Of Our New Dishie, Bless His Innocent Soul”
37. “Head Chef Cutting Bread On The Same Spot. Finally Getting Through The Board”
38. “The Drain At My Job Has Been Clogged For A Week And We’ve Been Using The Bars Tiny Sink Plus Filling The Sink With Water And Then Emptying It To The Toilet With Buckets,for Full Freaking Week”
39. “You Know When The Burger Will Be Way Too Expensive”
40. “Cook Expensive Meals For 10-11 Hours A Day, Come Home And Eat Dino Nuggies”
41. “May This Person Find Their Special Pickle”
42. “Found On Instagram. I Love This Note Though And Thought You All Would Appreciate”
43. “Important Notice From My Friends Restaurant”
44. “$16/Hr”
45. “Talk About A Trial By Fire”
46. “I’ve Had This Saved For Over A Year. Finally A Sub That Will Appreciate It”
47. “Nfckff”
48. “Our Sous Just Walked In”
49. “I Need Cut Gloves Made Of Tomato Skin”
50. “I Feel This”
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