I am so P!SSD off right now.

[sygyzy]

It's clear that cooking is one of those jobs that you can teach almost anyone to do. It's no surprise that some of the best restaurants in the world have menus created by top chefs, and a kitchen that is comprised of mostly Hispanics. A Hispanic can make a perfect lobster and risotto dish as they can kung pao chicken or teriyaki salmon. If you read books like Heat or Kitchen Confidential, you'll notice that the management and top chefs embrace this fact. In fact, Bordain says in his top 10 list of tips for new chefs or kitchen workers - "learn Spanish"

No offense, but your problem you are (I am guessing) a line cook. Maybe you work the pasta or fry station. At 45, why don't you try to get a more prominent position in the kitchen such as, sous chef , dessert maker, or work front of the house. Perhaps spend $700 on a training course and tests and become a sommelier.

 

[Fern]

Originally posted by: oldman420
I cook for a living and in the last 5-6 years the flood of Mexican immigrants has really overrun my industry. I used to see like 25-35% of the crew being Mexican nationals, these days I am the only American in the kitchen.
now don't get me wrong I am not a racist person and actually like Mexicans and other races, BUT when you are the only white guy they try to make it hard enough on you to make you quit and recently at least the management supports them.
I actually feel bad for them as they get paid much less than I do, like 2-3 dollars an hour less. The management loves them as they work for peanuts and will work straight through with no breaks and don't try to stand up for their rights.
even the legal ones are afraid of deportation so humble down and take unlimited crap from management.
I have lost 2 jobs in the last year and am currently at risk of losing my current one at the Anaheim ca convention center over the same problem.
the situation is that management wants more Mexicans so is pushing and treating me to just quit. they would love to replace this whiny white boy with a quiet slave that cannot even speak English and therefore cannot complain.

am I wrong here do I have to try at 45 years old to change careers?

please help me see some sense in this.

Sorry to hear it Jerome.

I don't think you can rely on the government doing anything about illegal immigration any time soo, if ever. I'm angry about this as well.

Sounds like you may have to change jobs (start your own restaurant, change to a job as a rep for Sysco etc) or move to a different area of the country.

Oh, and 45 is not too late to change carreers either.

Fern

 

[Fern]

Originally posted by: KK
I would expect this out of a teenager, not a 45 year old. I don't even know what advise I could give you as you been doing so well in life, there isn't time to teach an old dog new tricks. Well there is time, but you can't teach a stupid old dog new tricks.

:disgust:

 

[Red Dawn]

Originally posted by: sygyzy
It's clear that cooking is one of those jobs that you can teach almost anyone to do.

Much like most jobs in the Tech Industry. That's why so many of them end up getting outsourced to third world countries.

 

[Blazin Trav]

Originally posted by: FilmCamera
Make them fire you (but don't do anything wrong) and then sue them for wrongful termination.

Honestly that is what I would do.

 

[GTaudiophile]

Collect some names and addresses...

Then call these guys and let them know the company you work for would make for a good sting operation.

 

[iversonyin]

Re train yourself into a better/unique chef. A skilled chef/cook is hard to replace. Differentiate yourself. If you are as good as them, why would I keep you here as a manager?

Sorry, that is the only way. Or you can sit and whine all day and call immigration on them. They just going to keep coming back and show up everywhere.

 

[Vertimus]

Haha.... you got pwned by a immigrant.

What do you tell your parents now?

 

[oldman420]

Originally posted by: Mellman

Originally posted by: oldman420

Originally posted by: MX2
Yeah, I remember you oldman420, you are the one who was a deadbeat for SS a few years ago...must be karma

all I can say to that is wow karma's a bitch

fixed?

You must put an awful lot on AT SS is all I can say.

it would be real karmic justice if I got hit by a truck huh?

 

[Loop2kil]

Originally posted by: bigrash

Originally posted by: Cattlegod

Originally posted by: cheesygoldfish
lol, i live in canada

barely 0.5% of the pop. is mexican

yeah, but the problem with that is everyone else is Canadian.

hahaha. that had me rofl

And it's effing cold...no thanks

 

[tallest1]

Learn Spanish. Start training yourself to be a head chef so that you can be the irreplaceable guy who directs/translates for the crew below you