I quit today with no backup plan.
I just need to speak to people who get it. My restaurant was bought out by a hospitality group. It’s been downhill since.
Today, I took an order for over 50 items for 11:20 tomorrow (it happened to be pizzas) so things need to be prepped and we open at 11AM. I simply let the kitchen staff know that I took this order for tomorrow morning. I let the executive chef know and I got flipped out on. He asked why I told his staff, I’m trying to do HIS job, I’m to do nothing but “take orders”. I repeated myself that I simply just told them about the order and he went off again. I’ve NEVER been spoken to in that way in any aspect of my life and I’ll be damned if I’ll allow it to happen at work.
He’s known to be a hot head and new management has allowed it. 814
Im not the first person he’s gone off on, he drinks on the job, he has asked the younger kids if they have a weed pen for him to hit.
I’ve been looking for an out as I see the writing on the wall but wanted a back up plan first. This is the riskiest thing I’ve done - quitting a job with no back up. But more than anything, I’m happy to draw the line and know my worth.
Edit: CFO of the company called me absolutely furious with the chef. Begged me not to quit as he went on talking about my value and what not. I appreciated his call but there was NO mention of consequences for the chef's behavior. They wanted a meeting between myself, chef, and the FOH manager tomorrow. I declined and explained I needed time. I can't see myself going back for any reason. 814