having experienced just a microcosm of this working in a commercial kitchen, i am already fed up with telling others (and myself) to stand up for their basic rights whilst knowing they will likely be gaslit into regretting ever speaking up in the first place. it's so common and it's got to change!
I think Countertalk is one platform that only gives space and advertises jobs in places which have decent working standards and conditions? Which obviously should be the norm.
This filled me with so much sadness. Nobody should have to endure those working conditions. As a consumer I don’t want to connive at them being imposed on anyone else, but how can I know what is going on in a professional kitchen? And if customers stay away from restaurants because they are afraid of contributing to abuse of their fellow humans, that will just lead to jobs disappearing entirely. Are there any solutions?
It's extremely difficult to know what's really going on in any particular kitchen, unless you work in it. Maybe a decent barometer is the real Living Wage sticker? That's about the only one I can think of that displays concretely to the public that a business at least somewhat cares about those it employs.
having experienced just a microcosm of this working in a commercial kitchen, i am already fed up with telling others (and myself) to stand up for their basic rights whilst knowing they will likely be gaslit into regretting ever speaking up in the first place. it's so common and it's got to change!
I think Countertalk is one platform that only gives space and advertises jobs in places which have decent working standards and conditions? Which obviously should be the norm.
I know this story allllll too well unfortunately
Great article about the real price for a bite to eat!
Appreciated!
This filled me with so much sadness. Nobody should have to endure those working conditions. As a consumer I don’t want to connive at them being imposed on anyone else, but how can I know what is going on in a professional kitchen? And if customers stay away from restaurants because they are afraid of contributing to abuse of their fellow humans, that will just lead to jobs disappearing entirely. Are there any solutions?
It's extremely difficult to know what's really going on in any particular kitchen, unless you work in it. Maybe a decent barometer is the real Living Wage sticker? That's about the only one I can think of that displays concretely to the public that a business at least somewhat cares about those it employs.