I'm still here, everyone, and thanks for asking! I haven't had any time, yes, too much work, some days too tired to type
I've been trying to keep up with you all, though.
Long story short-our operation is a 4 person kitchen, Chef is mostly admin, 2 higher level cooks and me-believe it or not, I wasn't a Cook 1, I was a shift supervisor acting as Cook 1. The first cook leaves, then the second, whoa, we're down to my boss and me, so the University gave us a sous from the New England Center, and just hired another.
Okay, we're back to 4. However, in order to pay for these expensive chefs, something had to go. That would be me. Now they're down to a 3 person kitchen, my last day was yesterday.
I was offered another position, working in the newly renovated (Local! Fresh! Sustainable!) Dairy Bar, doing what I used to be doing, splitting my time between back and front. I think it will all work out, I've been missing customer service.
So, hopefully things will slow down, I start on Tuesday. No more fruit to cut for 1200, or cheese to cut for 800 or 2 hours of washing production dishes every day-
Once I settle in, I think all will be fine. It's been a scary month, though, at one point I thought I'd end up in Central Production, and that would have killed me.
So that's where I have been since the semester started, now I hope to wind down, relax and catch up with you all.
PJ