chefdaddy

I am once again in negotiations for a new job. This one has been months in the making but they are finally ready to make me on offer. They know what I need to makeand I'm sure that they will shoot me a little low because thats how it works but I am pretty confident that we will come to an agreement. I will finally be exec. chef. It is a country club about half an hour from me. It seats three hundred or so, nice kitchen space old but well maintained. I have been trying to get away from my current job for almost three years now and I just haven't found the right fit. Every job that I didn't get so far has turned out to be a blessing in the end. A couple places that I interviewed are already out of business one is even actually demolished so I suppose that I can't bitch about my rejection too much. That doesn't stop me from thinking it in my darkest times. I am so ready to start building a kitchen with a culture that suits me. The last two chefs that I have worked for like to keep everyone on edge and at each others throats. If everyone is always talking shit about each other then they will always report each others mistakes thus freeing you from having to watch over the staff. It is a nasty way to work surrounded by spiteful backstabbing jack asses. The kitchens that I have run have always been happy and productive. Even in the kitchen I work in now when the exec. is not there its like a breath of fresh air. With no one there to stir shit all day and instigate they get along fine and my shifts actually are more productive.

Hopefully this comes through because I am in desperate need of a major life change. I use all of my patience at work as it is and I love my family but they don't always get the best me. Also with my stress level lowered I can start taking care of me a little better. It is hard, for me at least, to start doing the right thing health wise. I have been waiting for a motivator to come around. A new menu will also mean that for awhile I will want to eat at work which will cut back on my night eating. It will be a couple weeks till I sign anything or give my notice.
I also spent a couple of days this week with my buddy Nate. He came up to visit and to look for places to sell his pottery. Nate makes awesome pottery but his new thing is robots. He makes all of the pieces out of clay and then puts them together after they are fired. He also makes cups with robots on them doing all kinds of things. He is on face book look him up Nate Feree. He said I could post some of his stuff on SG but I haven't put them on the box yet. Very cool stuff.
I should get off here and go to bed. Tomorrow will be a long day.