if you can't stand the heat...

I was certain that given the fact that production on Tuesday night was over an hour behind and chef had to tell us, in so many words, to get our shit together... that everyone would be on the same page for last night's class. I guess I need to learn to stop expecting other students to hold up to the same standards that the school has set forth for us.

Oh, sure. I spent a few hours getting my prep list together. Writing my recipes out. Going over the evening's production in my head so that I was on track and in the zone. Of the other ten, only one managed to come in prepared. When asked why they weren't, rather than just admit to being lazy, selfish, half-assed cooks, the others simply tried to bullshit their way past the chef with one excuse after another.

Do you really expect that shit to fly in the real world? Do you actually think that in a real kitchen, in a real restaurant, any chef worth his salt is going to give you a pass because you didn't want to put in the effort? No. I don't think that will work out for you at all.

I never intended for the last few entries to become massive bitch sessions about my fellow students. But I still can't wrap my head around why someone would even bother showing up if they didn't want to learn anything. It makes them look bad. It makes my school look bad. These morons are going to go out there and land jobs based solely on the reputation of the school and when they fail, as they surely will, it will not only make them look bad, but it will make the school look bad. In turn, that means I have to work even harder as they bring down the reputation of the school and the chefs we've been training under.

Yes, culinary school is hard work. Yes, you have to study. Yes, you have to have some basic skills together by the time you graduate. If you can't manage to follow the standards that were set, do me a favor and just quit. I'm working my ass off and I'm learning a lot, but I can't handle having to be lectured on simple, basic shit that you should've learned MONTHS ago, had you actually given a damn and put any effort into this.

Let me repeat myself. CULINARY. SCHOOL. IS. NOT. EASY.

You make it harder on yourself and harder on those of us that are here for a reason when you don't bother trying. If you're not here to succeed, get the hell out of my way. It makes me sad to graduate with a class of sub-par cooks. 6 months in and you can't manage a "Yes, chef!" without feeling stupid? Get over yourself and, while you're at it, get the hell out of the kitchen.