So, I'm in that weird phase of my career. Only a few months removed from being a line cook, and into that Sous Chef position.
Which is already a tricky proposition, because a Sous Chef already has that feeling of still being one of the cooks. But with that level of management, that minimum of power, it means a line has to be drawn.
I have to admit, I have issues with that. Because I do feel that sense of camraderie with my cooks. To bullshit with them, to make the same dirty jokes and bad humor that marks our culture. But I also have to CMA, at least in a hotel, to follow the rules.
Yet, when I was a line cook, my chef's were always joking around with me, but when it was time to get serious, we did. And so far, I think I do that with my cooks. Maybe I'm a bit paranoid/under confident in myself. I always find myself questioning... myself. It's weird. When I cook, I have no problems with that, but it's this new world of leadership that does it.
And then it bleeds into everything else, which is a whole other story. I just have to find a way to get over that. I mean, if I weren't doing the job as desired, then I'm sure someone would have said something to me by now. My current chef, though, sometimes is a bit of a tough read. He's never hesitated to offer advice or direction when it was required, so it's just my own self-depreciation kicking in.
It's weird, all I know.
Which is already a tricky proposition, because a Sous Chef already has that feeling of still being one of the cooks. But with that level of management, that minimum of power, it means a line has to be drawn.
I have to admit, I have issues with that. Because I do feel that sense of camraderie with my cooks. To bullshit with them, to make the same dirty jokes and bad humor that marks our culture. But I also have to CMA, at least in a hotel, to follow the rules.
Yet, when I was a line cook, my chef's were always joking around with me, but when it was time to get serious, we did. And so far, I think I do that with my cooks. Maybe I'm a bit paranoid/under confident in myself. I always find myself questioning... myself. It's weird. When I cook, I have no problems with that, but it's this new world of leadership that does it.
And then it bleeds into everything else, which is a whole other story. I just have to find a way to get over that. I mean, if I weren't doing the job as desired, then I'm sure someone would have said something to me by now. My current chef, though, sometimes is a bit of a tough read. He's never hesitated to offer advice or direction when it was required, so it's just my own self-depreciation kicking in.
It's weird, all I know.
minecraft:
Being in a new leadership position is scary, I went through the same thing when I got my own store. But like you said if you were doing something wrong they would let you know, so just relax and keep doing your job the best you can and everything will work out!