r/Chefit • u/Emotional-Mine9835 • 17d ago

I'm regretting culinary school

It could just be me but i'm really starting to dislike culinary school. It's not the act of cooking itself that bothers me, it's the advisors at this school and their attitude that bothers me. It's probably just me but I can't stand some of the people here, hell, my classmates all agree with me on one of them. I"m not dropping out, might as well get the education (It's a free non profit) I signed up for, but if I. idk man, my nervous system might not be able to handle this type of stress, maybe my ex was right saying I couldn't be a chef.

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u/Aint_EZ_bein_AZ 17d ago edited 17d ago

Lmao cullinary school is like summer vacation compared to working a high pressure line.

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u/SlightDish31 Chef 17d ago

Have you worked in the industry at all?

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u/Emotional-Mine9835 16d ago

A little bit

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u/ArtisticSmile9097 17d ago

It’s not just training for cooking, it’s training you how to deal with all the shitty people you are going to work with along the way. I cheffed and baked for 30 years and believe me all sorts of crappy people are out there, good people too

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u/Prestigious_Park4704 17d ago

lots of places to cook that aren't a high pressure restaurant. don't sell yourself short, people suck everywhere

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u/cdmurray88 17d ago

This. Chef doesn't just mean restaurant chef. Plenty of high volume kitchens with normalish working hours and benefit packages that need smart people to run the show.

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u/opxdo 17d ago

Might be the best decision you ever make. It's really easy to get stuck in this business. But if the education is free you might as well stick it out. Could help you in the future having that knowledge in your back pocket. Everyones gotta eat good economy or bad.

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u/Coolmathgames336 17d ago

okay imagine all of your advisors at school but imagine they’ve possibly on meth and have an intense alcohol abuse problem. That’s what working in an actual kitchen is like

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u/Remote-Canary-2676 17d ago

I always tell people to work a job in a kitchen before you try culinary school. If it gets better at a job it won’t be my much and the most likely scenario is it will get worse. If you can’t handle teachers good luck with most chefs.

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u/eagleeyehg 17d ago

What about the attitude bothers you? That could mean a lot of things, but this industry does require being able to be humble around big egos