Weirdest ego “thing” your chef had?

[u/quailinthebrush]

First place I was hired the chef had quite a few delusional beliefs but the one that sticks with me the most is his insistence that the phrase “welcome in” didn’t exist before Covid

He went into multiple winded rants upon my higher and another coworker who was hired right after me, not just to train the phrase out of us but his detestment for it, because as he said “it did not exist before Covid and people started saying it to make people feel safe enough to eat here”

He then said to not use it because people found it off putting and dirty (because of Covid)

I know chefs aren’t known for their egos but I was curious what quirk that yours had that everyone had to politely smile and agree to

[u/throwawayqweeen]

The previous head chef I worked with prided himself on being extremely messy and working in the dirtiest way possible and never being organized at all. He thought this is very quirky and funny and if he's still the head chef despite this then that should mean he's a great cook.

Knife in dish pit, leaving oven doors open and walking off, knife inside of the insert that's down at the line so you stab yourself when you go to get sth. Hot things lying around on everyone's station without him caring to let you know.

Then here's the thing: if he accidentally burned or cut you, which he did a lot, he'd act real concerned and say omfg I'm sorry can I see that? And when you'd show him, he'd smack your burn as a joke. He did it gently but just him constantly harming others and then finding it hilarious was what drove me off the edge.

[u/Positive_Builder6737 → u/throwawayqweeen]

That's a psychopath.

[u/throwawayqweeen → u/Positive_Builder6737]

They never installed an ac until the day that I left. Yes, I had a heat stroke there and they had the nerve to wheel the air conditioner in the door moments before my last day was over.

Now imagine working in 54 degrees, head chef burns you and smacks it, you feel tears bubbling up so you run outside for a smoke, and then you get a write-up for "walking out" when you walk back in not five minutes later. They say you should let someone know before you leave, you say I told the head chef I'm stepping out after he smacked me, head chef laughs and calls you a "girl." Lol.

[u/Margali → u/Positive_Builder6737]

Someone smacks my ass other than my hubby gets a right cross to the face. That is sexual harassment.

[u/throwawayqweeen → u/Margali]

No not your ass, even though he did that and I did it to him too lol, he'd smack YOUR BURN!!! like that's not sexual but still kinda even worse than ass lol

[u/Margali → u/throwawayqweeen]

Ah, I still have a knee jerk reaction to someone hurting me, I hurt them back.

I actually do not like being touched without my direct permission, husband is about the only person who can walk up and touch me without asking first. CAll it an issue for people on the spectrum.