Not Good Enough
A long time ago, not long after getting my papers as a chef, I had an interview at a hotel for a position in the kitchen. The Executive Chef and I chatted in his office for about 20 mins, at the time I remember him coming off as very arrogant, which is quite common in this field. I didn’t think much of it at the time as the pay was decent and the shift was what I wanted. Turns out, that was a huge mistake.
As I was leaving his office, I turned to leave through the dining room (the way I had come in), which was closed at the time. It was another hour or so before service started and he says to me, “No, not that way, go through the kitchen, you’re not good enough to go through the dining room”. I was so surprised by what he said, I just did what he asked without a word.
Later on, after I had got home, I phoned him up and said that after having a close look, I decided that his menu wasn’t good enough and that I wouldn’t be accepting his offer.