motivating your kitchen staff

superbama · 06-10-2010, 07:46 PM

26 years slaving over a flame and I'm sharing some insider info on the Culinary World.

Tips for managing and motivating your kitchen staff

1. Encourage, Teach- cheapest, can be time consuming and soul draining.

2. Drugs and Alcohol- can be very effective, especially with minors.

3. Threat of Violence- If you can master the LOOK then this is a "go to" skill.

4. Ridicule- Only works in first year or so. After that you're ridiculing your retention of said person.

5. Actual Violence- If there is any way to use this tool first you will have the most loyal employee ever. Trust me.

6. Pay Increase- Last resort. Ineffective. Creates expectations.

terpkristin · 06-10-2010, 07:49 PM

Um. Ok.

/tk

Tigercat · 06-10-2010, 07:56 PM

We are all now ready to manage a restaurant! This thread is 10x better than getting a restaurant management degree from one of those fancy internet schools.

cartman · 06-10-2010, 07:57 PM

Everything I know about restaurant management I learned from Gordon Fucking Ramsey.

sovereignstar · 06-10-2010, 07:57 PM

Wow, those are identical to my Tips for Good Sex.

Tigercat · 06-10-2010, 07:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sovereignstar

Wow, those are identical to my Tips for Good Sex.

Except for the pay increase one. There are instances where a pay increase is effective in leading towards better sex.

Mustang · 06-10-2010, 08:44 PM

Oh puh-lease on #6...

I'm not paying my wife.

Greyroofoo · 06-10-2010, 08:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tigercat

Except for the pay increase one. There are instances where a pay increase is effective in leading towards better sex.

I think if you can afford a pay increase, you should be looking for higher quality staff.

Izulde · 06-10-2010, 09:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cartman

Everything I know about restaurant management I learned from Gordon Fucking Ramsey.

I love Gordon Ramsay. He's the most awesome chef ever.

BYU 14 · 06-10-2010, 10:33 PM

I started work in a family owned restaurant when I was 15. They swore at you, worked teenagers insane amounts of hours, zero benefits and almost impossible to get a raise.

I just assumed that's how all jobs would be for the next 50 years until I retired.....From you tips the industry hasn't changed much since 1978

Noop · 06-10-2010, 10:52 PM

No donkey punch?

McSweeny · 06-10-2010, 11:11 PM

Drugs and alcohol have always motivated me.

stevew · 06-10-2010, 11:21 PM

3, 4, and 6 are particularly effective. One time we had this employee who felt she deserved a raise. Finally after about 6 weeks, we determined that .15/hour was the correct amount to offer.

Another good one is to give someone a 25 cent raise, and then cut them down 2-3 hours a week if possible. Net savings to the company.

I think you almost have to have a pimp type relationship with your workers. If they respect the back of the hand, they'll work better.

MacroGuru · 06-10-2010, 11:30 PM

I bussed tables at 16, hated my job, the waitresses made sure if I kept their tables clean and open they would split tips, my boss started dumping hours on me, I took them...requested a weekend off a month in advance, they only did the schedule a week ahead...it got to the time off and it wasn't granted...I switched with another busser, the boss told me no...I told him to fuck off in front of the staff before opening and walked out...felt good cause he was an asshole and treated everyone horribly and went on my camping trip.

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cartman Death Herald Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Le stelle la notte sono grandi e luminose nel cuore profondo del Texas	Everything I know about restaurant management I learned from Gordon Fucking Ramsey. __________________ Thinkin' of a master plan 'Cuz ain't nuthin' but sweat inside my hand So I dig into my pocket, all my money is spent So I dig deeper but still comin' up with lint

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Mustang Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Wisconsin	Oh puh-lease on #6... I'm not paying my wife. __________________ You, you will regret what you have done this day. I will make you regret ever being born. Your going to wish you never left your mothers womb, where it was warm and safe... and wet. i am going to show you pain you never knew existed, you are going to see a whole new spectrum of pain, like a Rainboooow. But! This rainbow is not just like any other rainbow, its...

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stevew Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the yo'	3, 4, and 6 are particularly effective. One time we had this employee who felt she deserved a raise. Finally after about 6 weeks, we determined that .15/hour was the correct amount to offer. Another good one is to give someone a 25 cent raise, and then cut them down 2-3 hours a week if possible. Net savings to the company. I think you almost have to have a pimp type relationship with your workers. If they respect the back of the hand, they'll work better. Last edited by stevew : 06-10-2010 at 11:30 PM.

06-10-2010, 07:56 PM	#3
Tigercat College Starter Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Federal Way, WA	We are all now ready to manage a restaurant! This thread is 10x better than getting a restaurant management degree from one of those fancy internet schools.

06-10-2010, 07:57 PM	#5
sovereignstar Pro Starter Join Date: Feb 2004	Wow, those are identical to my Tips for Good Sex.

06-10-2010, 10:33 PM	#10
BYU 14 Coordinator Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The scorched Desert	I started work in a family owned restaurant when I was 15. They swore at you, worked teenagers insane amounts of hours, zero benefits and almost impossible to get a raise. I just assumed that's how all jobs would be for the next 50 years until I retired.....From you tips the industry hasn't changed much since 1978

06-10-2010, 11:11 PM	#12
McSweeny College Starter Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Somerville, MA	Drugs and alcohol have always motivated me.

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MacroGuru Coordinator Join Date: May 2003 Location: Utah	I bussed tables at 16, hated my job, the waitresses made sure if I kept their tables clean and open they would split tips, my boss started dumping hours on me, I took them...requested a weekend off a month in advance, they only did the schedule a week ahead...it got to the time off and it wasn't granted...I switched with another busser, the boss told me no...I told him to fuck off in front of the staff before opening and walked out...felt good cause he was an asshole and treated everyone horribly and went on my camping trip. __________________ "forgetting what is in the past, I strive for the future"

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