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what kind of hours do you normally work? as a chef or as a cook
curious for when i go into culinary
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Danny’s Answer
Hi! When I was a line cook, I mostly worked opening shifts and sometimes covered afternoon/closing shifts. Opening shifts were 8:00am to around 4pm - the restaurant opened at 10am so the first 2 hours was just me by myself doing prep work and getting the kitchen ready for service. Afternoon shifts were 3pm to 11pm, usually staying until 11:30-ish to finish cleaning and general closing activities. Every once in a while when we were short-staffed I would pull a double shift, so that would be 8am to 11pm. I'd say late nights are pretty typical in the industry, especially if you're the closer and the restaurant closes late.
I worked 5-6 days a week, usually from Friday to Tuesday so my weekend would be Wednesday and Thursday instead of Saturday and Sunday. That's pretty typical too since many restaurants tend to be busier and need coverage on weekends.
Hope this helps!
I worked 5-6 days a week, usually from Friday to Tuesday so my weekend would be Wednesday and Thursday instead of Saturday and Sunday. That's pretty typical too since many restaurants tend to be busier and need coverage on weekends.
Hope this helps!
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Paul’s Answer
It's amazingly simple. You will put in 12 to 16 hours a day perfecting and serving your craft. If you're thinking this is going to be at 9:00 to 5:00 job being in food services not for you