petefromNY
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There is always one, whether it be a chef coat or knife or product from the freezer. There is always one in the crowd. Its also really hard to point fingers when in a professional kitchen setting since its pretty much like your family or home away from home.
Last night after cleaning the josper oven i went to shut out the lights and grab my gear and go chill with the front of house staff for a few before i went home. We have a upstairs sort of manegerial office and stock room where we keep the towel and swag from the beer vendors and thats where we keep our things. I had my backpack with the usual chef crap and my VERY SMALL set of stones. (king 1 & 6k +naniwa 3k) watch,med kit. I go pick up my back pack and i notice its very light, i look and of course my stones and watch are gone. My back pack was zipped back up and placed exactly how i had put it there.
Now i know you guys are going to say you should have had it locked up or with you or whatever and i know this. Where i work we have not had a single employee turnover since it opened 2 years ago. No one has left no one has come. We have never had a issue like this ever.
I know the mentioned stones are not amazing compared to most the stuff out there but these were mine and i worked hard and saved for a WHILE to even get a modest collection like that.
Well anyway back to what this was intended for. How do i go about handling this. We checked all the cameras and its shows every single chef to line cook going to server and so on up and getting their things. There is no camera in the actual room only leading from the dining room upstairs to the hallways. I honestly have no clue who would have done it and i have no leads. I feel calling people out would just create a harsh work environment. Also these people are like my family. Ultimately i know im just going to take a loss on it.
Have any of you ever had to deal with this? if so how and how did it turn out for you.
Last night after cleaning the josper oven i went to shut out the lights and grab my gear and go chill with the front of house staff for a few before i went home. We have a upstairs sort of manegerial office and stock room where we keep the towel and swag from the beer vendors and thats where we keep our things. I had my backpack with the usual chef crap and my VERY SMALL set of stones. (king 1 & 6k +naniwa 3k) watch,med kit. I go pick up my back pack and i notice its very light, i look and of course my stones and watch are gone. My back pack was zipped back up and placed exactly how i had put it there.
Now i know you guys are going to say you should have had it locked up or with you or whatever and i know this. Where i work we have not had a single employee turnover since it opened 2 years ago. No one has left no one has come. We have never had a issue like this ever.
I know the mentioned stones are not amazing compared to most the stuff out there but these were mine and i worked hard and saved for a WHILE to even get a modest collection like that.
Well anyway back to what this was intended for. How do i go about handling this. We checked all the cameras and its shows every single chef to line cook going to server and so on up and getting their things. There is no camera in the actual room only leading from the dining room upstairs to the hallways. I honestly have no clue who would have done it and i have no leads. I feel calling people out would just create a harsh work environment. Also these people are like my family. Ultimately i know im just going to take a loss on it.
Have any of you ever had to deal with this? if so how and how did it turn out for you.