kitchen manager

Lucky Strike Entertainment

A typical day at work would either contain opening and closing duties, taking orders to guests, chatting with regulars, running food, or being a team player in corporate and huge customer parties - as a server. Each time I serve, at the end of a guest visit, I see that all that person or persons wanted to do was to go out for good food, drinks, and some casual conversation, when they leave happy and smiling, I see why I serve. 

As a manager, daily duties included, opening and closing the restaurant, helping servers when they were busy, running food, helping out behind the bar, checking in on guest satisfaction. As a manager, my biggest thing I learned is that everything is a learning experience. Even though I go to school for business management, there is no real handbook of all the things a manager will encounter, and how to overcome those obstacles. The hardest part about my job is definitely my age. I have always been a person in a leadership or an authoritative role, so it is an issue I constantly deal with, but it is often a struggle to manage employees who have some years on you, because of the human ego. The most enjoyable part of my job is when the staff tell me that I am the most comfortable manger they have ever had. It lets me know that not only am I doing my job correct in terms of policies and mission, but also in terms of employee happiness, that is the most rewarding.

The hardest part of the job would be the lack of care they have for their older employees. The management team tried to run out the employees that they don’t think fits their needs anymore and will move onto their next victim. If you are the employee unfortunate enough to stay they will do everything to make your experience stressful and take away any opportunities you have for growth. In the beginning I was grateful for the experience it provided me to help grow my work ethic and customer service abilities. I learned a lot from my fellow employees and some managers but it also opened my eyes on how employees shouldn’t be treated in the workplace. The most enjoyable part of the job is interacting with customers whether its through retail, lane rentals or parties the skills I learned from that I’m extremely proud to have built while at this company and is the one part of my job I looked forward to. However, now that management over hires and is over hiring to push out their staff. I encourage anyone interested in this job to consider elsewhere. Everyone deserves a workplace that will care for their employees and this isn’t one.

The biggest issue here is with senior management. Opportunities for growth or promotion are very limited, and advancement feels based more on favoritism than performance. Recognition for hard work is rare, and accountability is not handled fairly.

Work-life balance is also poor, with frequent meetings that are often scheduled last minute. The culture does not encourage mutual respect, which makes the environment stressful at times.

Very Unenjoyable and very stressful environment to work in. They will hang you out to dry and drown in work that is not manageable by one or two people.
Management is extremely rude, unhelpful, and even verbally abusive at times. (Note: I have been called an idiot in front of others at a staff meeting before.)
Management will yell and/or scream at you for things you cannot control, or for not having the proper resources to do your job. 
There is not enough staff to do all of the work that management expects to be done.
Very unprofessional workplace.


What is the best part of working at the company?
The people I worked with are fun and were the only reason I stayed as long as I did.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Expect too much out of a small kitchen and won't listen to complaints/feedback 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Other than likeable coworkers it sucks. They don't care about kitchen staff (or others) at all. Raises don't exist and promotions don't really happen.  Barely cross-train. If you start or end up in kitchen you'll never get out of it

It’s honestly a great place to work, Yeah sure it has its up and downs, that comes with the type of job as a cleaner, problems arise and you need to fix them, I wish I could fix them all promptly to make the day to day life their easier but I go with the flow and i’m glad the owner and managers trust me to do my job to the best of my ability, They don’t demand perfection they demand cleanliness and consistency and I believe that i offer both. 
The people and managers are great to be around and U dont have any complaints really about them. 

You get no shifts. Management is completely horrible they'll yell at you for little to know reason they make disrespectful comments its just a horrible place to be. Don't waste you time this job is only if you need money for a bit if you plan to have the job for extended period of time you will have less and less shifts and the shifts are only 3 hours.

Not bad to work for if you like being treated like a child after you work for them for so long. the bosses are nice but one is very hard to get along with if things don't go her way and as for him he isn't the best person to work with unless you like doing everything that your suppose to do as well as what he is suppose to do (cooking and all)

Fun job, awesome coworkers. Inconsistent management and no structure or proper training. Employees never had what we needed to do our jobs properly.  This company has little to no consideration for it's employees well being, next to no room for advancement and you'll never see another a weekend to yourself as long as you work here.

Pathetic company to work for, no work life balance 
Long hours no overtime, no overtime pay. They don’t like to give you your due.
Worst employee experience 

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