Ah yes - in other news, C is about to get fired.
Let me explain. When he first took this job with a privately owned resturant - let's call it BB- he was interviewing for the position of Exec Chef - the top dog. The resturant HAD an exec - but they were trying to fire him, and find a replacement beforehand. I didn't like that - shady shady - but C seemed to get along well with the owner, and several of the partners - so he agreed to take a job at BB as a regular ole cook.
After a week or so there - he found that the exec chef, while not perfect - wasn't a half bad guy. So - C offered to be his sous chef (the exec's right hand) rather than just another line cook. Well and Good.
R - the exec - was nervous around C. I love him dearly, but he can be an arrogant so&so when it comes to food - esp. when it comes to dealing with people who assume they know more than he does because he hasn't had the 'high level' position. And C is never one to hide his light - which R could tell was brighter than his. Then, there's E. E is the resturant manager - 25 y/o with a VERY big, arrogant, head who expects everyone to kneel to his power & authority. *sigh* Two arrogant men in the same space is a bad idea. So E never liked C - didn't like him at the interview, didn't like him when he started working, doesn't like him now.
Earlier this week - R got fired. Not sure how, or why - but he was out. Now logically - one would assume that C (his right hand) (and who had been promised the exec spot anyhow) would step into that position - right? *shakes head* Nope - instead another chef (M) (who get's along FABULOUSLY with E, I might mention) - who while he has been in the business for longer than C , knows a lot LESS than C - got moved into the position, and is now trying to force C to do menial stuff - that are not part of his (unwritten) list of job duties. In addition - as R didn't write down ANY of his recipes (trying to keep his spot safe) and C has most of them in his head - but as giving the exec recipes is not part of his job duties - he's not sharing them - more accurately, he's acting like he doesn't know them.
So. They fired the only person who knew all of the recipes.
They renigged on an agreement with the only person who knew most of the recipes.
The two people in the top positions at the resturant hates C's guts.
C is leaving for five days to get married.
Somehow, I don't think that he'll have a job when we get back.
I hate the restaurant business. I really really do. I hate the 'gentleman's agreements' that seem to be rampant in this business that C keeps fucking falling for (my favorite phrase for any of his concepts is - if it ain't on paper & signed - it ain't worth getting excited over). I hate the fact that it's such a situation of backstabbing, powerplaying and grandstanding that seem to end up cutting out the best in both culinary and common sense while letting the lying weeds grow. I hate, hate, hate knowing that I will most likely NEVER able to be completely sure that he will have a job from one day to the next - esp. over some PETTY ass stuff.
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