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I'm Not Qualified to Cook at Waffle House

Posted on 10/6/23 at 4:42 pm
Posted by deeprig9
Unincorporated Ozora, Georgia
Member since Sep 2012
64070 posts
Posted on 10/6/23 at 4:42 pm
I just tried to get through this training video and immediately felt like I was a true freshman in a Todd Grantham defense.

Youtube video-

LINK

Posted by S
RIP Wayde
Member since Jan 2007
155740 posts
Posted on 10/6/23 at 4:43 pm to
If lil boosie gave you a potato what would you do?
Posted by High C
viewing the fall....
Member since Nov 2012
53843 posts
Posted on 10/6/23 at 4:46 pm to
I’ve been to a few Waffle Houses where the guy on the griddle was way underpaid.
Posted by JimmyMcGoo
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2015
578 posts
Posted on 10/6/23 at 4:51 pm to
It’s one of the hardest jobs in the food service industry.
Posted by theantiquetiger
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Member since Feb 2005
19230 posts
Posted on 10/6/23 at 4:52 pm to
Back in my day when I worked in the restaurant industry, I always said that a WH line cook has to be the hardest job in the industry.
Posted by JohnnyKilroy
Cajun Navy Vice Admiral
Member since Oct 2012
35362 posts
Posted on 10/6/23 at 4:52 pm to
There were people in the other thread who were dead serious arguing that waffle house cooks and servers were legitimately worthless (their words) individuals that could be replaced by anyone off the street later that day.

Waffle house cooks are legit as hell and it’s well known in the industry that pulling from waffle house is the way to go if you need a short order cook/chef de cuisine who can handle pressure and move plates fast and accurately.



fricking idiots lmao.
Posted by ChiTownBammer
South Florida
Member since Aug 2014
1127 posts
Posted on 10/6/23 at 4:54 pm to
quote:

It’s one of the hardest jobs in the food service industry.

Though I don't do it anymore, I worked my way through a lot of restaurants and kitchens as a line cook in the past. That included a couple years at WH. I've always said that I don't care where you've worked or how long you've been there, if you haven't worked an Iron Bowl weekend at WH, you can't call yourself a real cook. shite is very real.
Posted by PrecedentedTimes
Member since Dec 2020
3128 posts
Posted on 10/6/23 at 4:55 pm to
I grew up near a family where a single mom was raising a slow son. He could do simple tasks and had a great memory, but just wasn’t cut out for regular work. Through the years he’d gotten depressed due to being unable to do anything.

Someone suggested Waffle House, and he tried out as a line cook. Completely changed his life. His mental abilities made him perfect for it as far as memory and repetitive tasks. He’ll never be rich, but he has his own life now.
Posted by MikeBRLA
Baton Rouge
Member since Jun 2005
16474 posts
Posted on 10/6/23 at 4:56 pm to
Seems like it would be a lot easier to just give the cook a copy of the order on paper or, better yet , a screen if you want to get high tech.
Posted by dhuck20
SCLSU Fan
Member since Oct 2012
20407 posts
Posted on 10/6/23 at 4:56 pm to
When in this video do they reveal their secret to the best chicken ever? Their grilled chicken is out of this world.
Posted by northshorebamaman
Cochise County AZ
Member since Jul 2009
35501 posts
Posted on 10/6/23 at 5:01 pm to
quote:

Seems like it would be a lot easier to just give the cook a copy of the order on paper or, better yet , a screen if you want to get high tech.
I think it's almost just tradition at this point for WH. Screens are far more dummy proof and it takes 2 minutes to learn to use it.

eta- it probably is faster though since the waitress doesn't have to type in an order.
This post was edited on 10/6/23 at 5:05 pm
Posted by ChiTownBammer
South Florida
Member since Aug 2014
1127 posts
Posted on 10/6/23 at 5:04 pm to
quote:

Seems like it would be a lot easier to just give the cook a copy of the order on paper or, better yet , a screen if you want to get high tech.

I think it would add to the cost, and it would actually take longer since you'd have a line of servers waiting at the POS to put in their orders. As long as everyone is properly trained, the system they have in place now is fairly fool proof.
Posted by holmesbr
Baton Rouge, La.
Member since Feb 2012
3014 posts
Posted on 10/6/23 at 5:06 pm to
We may be in the same algorithm on YouTube. I watched this Wednesday.
Posted by UncleFestersLegs
Member since Nov 2010
10839 posts
Posted on 10/6/23 at 5:07 pm to
Order scrambled plate bacon on two out like one
Posted by baldona
Florida
Member since Feb 2016
20484 posts
Posted on 10/6/23 at 5:10 pm to
When I was out of college in 2009 and the job market was shite I almost interviewed to be a Waffle House manager. I think those cooks are often times the manager. The manager works 6 days in a row and gets 2 days off. There’s a GM over 3 stores that also works 6 on 2 off, he moves between the 3 stores to work the days the store manager is off.

So Waffle House can bitch about employees but their scheduling is shite. That’s a horrible work life balance.
Posted by Bama Bird
Member since Dec 2011
Member since Mar 2013
19039 posts
Posted on 10/6/23 at 5:12 pm to
A WH line cook made it very, very far on Hell's Kitchen. Don't remember what season
Posted by Jim Rockford
Member since May 2011
98203 posts
Posted on 10/6/23 at 5:20 pm to
I love Waffle House.
Posted by shutterspeed
MS Gulf Coast
Member since May 2007
63408 posts
Posted on 10/6/23 at 5:22 pm to
Plus, where they're stationed so close to the counter, they're in very close proximity to the waitresses fighting the customers.
Posted by soccerfüt
Location: A Series of Tubes
Member since May 2013
65751 posts
Posted on 10/6/23 at 5:24 pm to
quote:

I grew up near a family where a single mom was raising a slow son. He could do simple tasks and had a great memory, but just wasn’t cut out for regular work. Through the years he’d gotten depressed due to being unable to do anything.

Someone suggested Waffle House, and he tried out as a line cook. Completely changed his life. His mental abilities made him perfect for it as far as memory and repetitive tasks. He’ll never be rich, but he has his own life now.
And we here know him as “Festus”.

And that’s the rest of the story.

Good day!
Posted by KosmoCramer
Member since Dec 2007
76529 posts
Posted on 10/6/23 at 5:25 pm to
quote:

I grew up near a family where a single mom was raising a slow son. He could do simple tasks and had a great memory, but just wasn’t cut out for regular work. Through the years he’d gotten depressed due to being unable to do anything.

Someone suggested Waffle House, and he tried out as a line cook. Completely changed his life. His mental abilities made him perfect for it as far as memory and repetitive tasks. He’ll never be rich, but he has his own life now.


He should start his own diner with the help of his friends/family.
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