Has Anyone Here Ever Worked As A Dishwasher?

By boyfriend and I binge watched kitchen nightmares once and that was definitely the craziest episode!

 

The security guard at my High School used to call me Future Dishwasher so I guess it is my destiny.

 

Ohmigod!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

the machines i worked with didn't even have a button, they turned on automatically when you closed the door.

you just had to make sure not to be too eager and open it before the load was finished, or let the door bounce back open when you shut it, because it would not turn off if the door opened and you would get very wet.

people don't apply for basic jobs like that. at one point i was delivering for two different pizza places and i really wanted to quit one of them, but i stayed for about two months longer than i wanted to just because there was no one else there to work and nobody would apply for the job.

 

Yes in my early Military days.

Nothing like serving a 12 hour shift washing dishes in the Galley of an Aircraft carrier to make a man slam his dominos down at the end of a shift.

 

That's not your new boss, is it?

 

Except for the blond hair and obvious nose job, yes, I think that might be her.

 

I hope she's not really that bad. Good luck, though...

 

I'm sure it isn't her. Though that could explain why no one else applied...

 

I wouldn't take very much shit to keep a dish washing job. Depending on your job market...they probably need you more than you need them.

My only experience with this was working in a nursing home kitchen in high school. I did the dinner shift. Same thing everyday......show up, pour all the drinks, get the cold sides in bowls, serve all of the residents, take a 15-20 minute break, bus all the tables, do all of the dishes (except the things the cook uses), clean up, mop, etc.

I did all of that by myself in a little over 2.5 hrs each time. The only other person was the cook and she just cooked and cleaned up her area. Dish washing wasn't bad at all. We had a machine like the one in a prior video. Spray the dishes, toss them in. Each rack only took a few minutes. One thing I used to amuse myself with was the huge garbage disposal in the sink. It held a lot and I would try to get as much food in there as possible before turning it on.....it always took it.

Try not to let silverware go in the garbage disposal and NEVER pit your hand in there. That happened to a friend. The thing didn't even turn on. He just panicked for some reason and got his hand stuck. It really tore his hand up getting it freed.

 

it could be her emphasis about the dishes is she may have had a bad experience with people working for her in the past who refused to do a good job and were smarmy about it.
its a thing that works both ways. if she's a reasonable person and sees that you're ok, you should both get along. some people just have a crusty personality that you just have to not take too personal.
but if not and it gets too depressing, there's always looking for someplace else.
its easy for an employer to find warm bodies. not quite so much so to find those willing to even try to do a decent job.

 

I'm guessing your employer must be pretty jaded from a bad experience with a previous dish washer who lacked dedication, like Themnax says. Just give it a chance and see how well you do. Wear comfortable shoes because it sounds like you'll be standing straight up for hours on end. Even if this job doesn't work out for you, you can leave with more work experience to put on your resume when you search for your next job.

 

true, i once had a manager that absolutely hated me at first, to the extent that i would walk in the door for my shift and she would look at me and go "ugh, dammit" and stomp away. then i worked with her for a couple weeks and she realized i was actually a lot more helpful than most of the other employees and she ended up being super sweet to me.

the fact that she was really hot helped me get through those first couple weeks.

 

I remember that kitchen nightmares episode, bitch was crazy

 

And then there's the local Dishwasher's Union . It can drop a spoon in the garbage disposable .

 

thread update needed

 

i am now working as a dishwasher and my dishes are SPOTLESS.

 

How's it going?

 

I'm thankful to say no I haven't, it seems like a tough job. Good luck