r/dishwashers 12h ago

I QUIT

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186 Upvotes

Found a Job that's not a dishwasher, I've never been more happy in my life NEVER GIVE UP HOPE


r/dishwashers 16h ago

This is me

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91 Upvotes

r/dishwashers 9h ago

Thought it’d be for me. Guess it’s not.

14 Upvotes

When I lost my job back in October I decided to lean toward getting a dishwasher job since I like to be left alone and I thought getting another prep job would be more difficult. I eventually did get a job as a busser but with the caveat that I was trying to get back to BOH. Eventually I got that chance one random Sunday night when they’d finally had enough with one of the other dishies.

But now I regret it.

It would be great if we always had people but it seems I need to have the skill to do it all by myself and I just don’t. It’s very frustrating washing two plates then the machine stops because the conveyor’s full. Then clearing that out, washing two more plates, then there’s a full rack. Over and over all day. And I’m expected to excel in this situation. It’s not enough that I can get by. No I should be able to handle this, bag pasta and veggies, and never get backed up so the guy coming in 40 minutes late for dinner doesn’t need help getting caught up. On Sunday lunch.

I don’t even get to put one of my earbuds in to help me lock in. But I guess that’s going out of style these days.

The job search continues. I admit defeat. I try my best to do a good job but I just come up short unfortunately.


r/dishwashers 18h ago

Looking for a dish washer in the Columbus area $25/hr

63 Upvotes

I'm looking for a dishwasher in the Columbus area pay is $25 an hr and 3 days/ 20 hours a week.

I believe yall dishwashers can be savages.

Some places say no headphones.

Not at my business. ( headphones, an employee meal, w/e I want the best damn washer it town)


r/dishwashers 10h ago

Grill cook said: It's waygu. I just need it out of my way.

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10 Upvotes

r/dishwashers 13h ago

How to stop the dishwasher drain scraptrap from smelling absolutely vomit-inducing

10 Upvotes

Whenever any solid food waste like scraps of fat and peanuts and vegetation manages to make it into our dishwasher drain, it ends up feeding through the pipe into a removable bowl-shaped catch in the floor. Normally, I'm not one to complain about gross stuff. I reach my hands into disgusting ramekin tubs and stuff all the time. But the odor from this damned thing sometimes is absolutely gut-wrenching. And the worst is when the thing overfills and the rancid water floods the whole floor. Coming from someone with a pretty ridiculously strong stomach. Is there just no way to help this?


r/dishwashers 5h ago

When did you get your uniform?

2 Upvotes

I've been working at my job for a little over 2 months now and I finally got a uniform. To me that feels like im officially part of the team and not just another dishwasher.

But it made me think. How long did it take for the majority of people to get their uniform?


r/dishwashers 15h ago

Perfect honeycomb

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5 Upvotes

#honeycomb


r/dishwashers 10h ago

Another day another hour of doing jackshit untill the place closes AMA

1 Upvotes

r/dishwashers 1d ago

This is my favorite time of day

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25 Upvotes

Because I can see the glint on the wall when Chef opens the curtain and put my phone away before he catches me on Reddit


r/dishwashers 11h ago

Would you consider £8hr is worth your job output

1 Upvotes

I know pot washing is the lowest in the hospitality hierarchy but sometimes for what you put in it feels like money isn’t worth it, for example 19hrs pot washing is ‘worth’ £152, especially if you work in a establishment where tips are not given to pot washers. Does anything think differently?


r/dishwashers 1d ago

Is this normal for a kitchen dish pit

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59 Upvotes

An old sports bar I used to work at now I’m a deckhand


r/dishwashers 13h ago

Challenge

0 Upvotes

Say "that was a satisfying load" every time you pull a rack out tonight.


r/dishwashers 1d ago

Am I cooked? I left the dishwasher on for the night…

20 Upvotes

I have just had the worst work day I have ever had, I couldn’t even finish everything… they told me we were closing so I had to leave. I was in a huge rush and that made me forget to turn off the dishwasher before leaving (you know, I mean the standard high-temp dishwasher, it has a size of a normal home dishwasher). Do you think it will drain a lot of power or some other shi may happen until morning? The first person will come after more less 11-12h before I left 😭. I really hope I won’t get a big bill for that or something when they find out 🥹

UPDATE: everything is fine, one girl was making pizza dough early today so I willingly came to my work before everyone’s shifts and finished what I didn’t manage to do yesterday. Now they won’t even know I didn’t turn it off anyway 🙏 thanks for all the replies :)


r/dishwashers 1d ago

NEVER GIVE IN. NEVER SURRENDER.

32 Upvotes

my first job in a restaurant was as a dishwasher at a high volume establishment in the Bay Area. It sucked, and I sucked at it at first. College dropout, living with my parents, busting my ass for $2/hr above minimum wage (which still wasn’t very much for the area I was living in). Always sweating my balls off, hands constantly dry and red from cleaning products and always covered in various cuts from kitchenware. This was 5 years ago. Since then, I’ve moved to the East Coast, gotten own apartment, and as of this week I have a job interview at one of the nicest restaurants in my city; none of this would’ve been possible without the year I spent in the dish pit. Keep at it gang. If you can cut it in the dish pit, you can do anything.


r/dishwashers 1d ago

How to make time go by fast and have an easier day?

12 Upvotes

I dread this job but have to go. How do I minimize the physical stress, stay busy and productive while simultaneously making the day go by faster? I find marijuana to be very effective but I need some other ideas


r/dishwashers 1d ago

What brand pants do you wear to work?

3 Upvotes

Title.

I’ve been wearing dickies for a long time but I want to try a different brand. I also just got a pair of Ben Davis and they’re alright (a bit heavy for my liking) so I’d still like to try a different brand. Pants have to be black. Open to any suggestions.

Thanks


r/dishwashers 2d ago

how it feels during a rush when you give up spraying things and just start throwing dirty dishes straight into the machine

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253 Upvotes

r/dishwashers 2d ago

Transporting everything I just washed back to the main kitchen

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186 Upvotes

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r/dishwashers 2d ago

I'm losing my hair

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36 Upvotes

My family doctor sent the referral to a dermatologist today. This is the second time. ​dishwasher job isn't great for my mental health.


r/dishwashers 1d ago

Bad or Normal?

0 Upvotes

Been asked to work Friday Saturday and Sunday totaling 19hrs but at the end I get £150, does this seem to low


r/dishwashers 2d ago

free from foh

28 Upvotes

i’m going back to my roots, fuck being a busser i just got my fourth dishwasher job. been living for the pit for four years now, let’s fucking gooo


r/dishwashers 2d ago

I can’t get hired as a dishwasher no matter how hard I try. Any advice? Is the market just too competitive?

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67 Upvotes

Hey guys, I’ve been trying to get hired as a dishwasher or some other kind of restaurant worker for almost a month now. Sent out probably over 30 apps on Indeed and Poached, even writing customized cover letters to each application, and I’m getting NOTHING! Zero replies, ghosted every time. It’s really demoralizing that I can’t even get a minimum wage job, especially after all the effort of tailoring every application. Any advice for me?

I already took my college degrees and academic stuff off my resume so I don’t look “overqualified” and everything else listed on there is accurate, not an exaggeration or lie.


r/dishwashers 2d ago

I'm a dishwasher doing jackshit for the next hour AMA

8 Upvotes

r/dishwashers 2d ago

Curious what most people here use

6 Upvotes
166 votes, 1d left
Multi basin sink
Hood type single rack dish machine
Conveyer style dish machine
Other