cschoedler
Well-Known Member
Hey everybody, I know I'm not the most active member in the forum but I feel like I need advice from someone outside of my usual circle. I'll start by saying I've been working as a sushi chef at a pretty average hibachi restaurant for about the past 5 years. I started as a server and was trained by a great traditional japanese sushi chef.
He worked with the company for over ten years but has been doing sushi for around 20. Management at the restaurant is horrible and because of the the quality of everything outside our small sushi bar has gone wayyyy downhill.
Two weeks ago, the day before my chef left for his yearly japan trip my chef and the gm got in a big fight. Gm accused him of not liking him and talking **** behind the gms back. My chef said he liked him as a person but didn't like how the restaurant was run. He suggested a meeting with the owners, assistant manager, and the head hibachi chef. That's when the gm backed off.
On return from his trip to japan my chef was pulled in the office within 5 minutes of being back and fired. The gm told him he couldn't do his job with my chef there.
Here's the tough part. I was offered the head chef position. I feel like if I stay I'm stabbing the guy who taught me everything in the back. The gm told me if I took the position I couldn't hold the firing against him because he had to let him go (I believe to keep his position safe).
I was so uncomfortable working yesterday, especially with te majority of customers asking where our other chef was. I know this restaurant isn't where I want to stay in the long run, I'm only 25, but the money is good. If I take the head chef position it would be great money but I feel like I would be stabbing him in the back/ making a very classless decision. My chef and I were actually in the talks of opening our own place in the not so distant future(money being the limiting factor) I really would like to find another job. Ideally one where I could work under my old chef still but I know the likelihood of a place hiring the both of us is pretty slim. The other thing I know is I wouldn't be able to find another job making anywhere near the amount of money the gm is currently offering.
Sorry for the rant an if you read this far thank you. I know it's kind of all over the place but that's how my head has been the past 24 hours.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated
He worked with the company for over ten years but has been doing sushi for around 20. Management at the restaurant is horrible and because of the the quality of everything outside our small sushi bar has gone wayyyy downhill.
Two weeks ago, the day before my chef left for his yearly japan trip my chef and the gm got in a big fight. Gm accused him of not liking him and talking **** behind the gms back. My chef said he liked him as a person but didn't like how the restaurant was run. He suggested a meeting with the owners, assistant manager, and the head hibachi chef. That's when the gm backed off.
On return from his trip to japan my chef was pulled in the office within 5 minutes of being back and fired. The gm told him he couldn't do his job with my chef there.
Here's the tough part. I was offered the head chef position. I feel like if I stay I'm stabbing the guy who taught me everything in the back. The gm told me if I took the position I couldn't hold the firing against him because he had to let him go (I believe to keep his position safe).
I was so uncomfortable working yesterday, especially with te majority of customers asking where our other chef was. I know this restaurant isn't where I want to stay in the long run, I'm only 25, but the money is good. If I take the head chef position it would be great money but I feel like I would be stabbing him in the back/ making a very classless decision. My chef and I were actually in the talks of opening our own place in the not so distant future(money being the limiting factor) I really would like to find another job. Ideally one where I could work under my old chef still but I know the likelihood of a place hiring the both of us is pretty slim. The other thing I know is I wouldn't be able to find another job making anywhere near the amount of money the gm is currently offering.
Sorry for the rant an if you read this far thank you. I know it's kind of all over the place but that's how my head has been the past 24 hours.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated