new job well sort of.

Licencetokill

So I have gotten a two week temp job with the possibility of more hours,the job is a kitchen porter in a hotel the problem is I have no experience in this particular job, can anyone tell me what the job might entail ?, I want go impress so I can get the extra hours if they are there.
Any help appreciated thank you.

Mrs OBumble

To start with, doing what you're told! Seriously.

Washing dishes, fetching and carrying, cleaning up stuff. Maybe peeling veggies.

Kinda like washing the dishes at home, but on a far larger scale: bigger dishes, bigger dishwashers, bigger messes!



General advice: keep your eyes open, listen to what people tell you to do, if you don't understand or don't know where something is, then ask.

wexie

Congrats on the job, hope it works out well for ya.

Mrs O is right, I worked as a kitchen porter many many moons ago and when you start off it really is just that. Do as you're told, do it quick and do it right.

Will probably be hard work but if you keep them happy you could well end up doing more interesting stuff as well. I had lots of fun working in the kitchen, ended up as chief icecream maker

Licencetokill

Mrs OBumble wrote: »

To start with, doing what you're told! Seriously.

Washing dishes, fetching and carrying, cleaning up stuff. Maybe peeling veggies.

Kinda like washing the dishes at home, but on a far larger scale: bigger dishes, bigger dishwashers, bigger messes!



General advice: keep your eyes open, listen to what people tell you to do, if you don't understand or don't know where something is, then ask.

the plot thickens now I will be doing bar work also any advice on that ?.

wexie

Licencetokill wrote: »

the plot thickens now I will be doing bar work also any advice on that ?.

....ehm....either buy or make sure you have decent and comfortable shoes, you're going to be on your feet a lot.

Learn to balance a full tray of glasses quickly, preferably above shoulder height. If you're going through a crowd stick your elbow out in front of you, people are much quicker to move out of the way of a pointy elbow than a tray of glasses

that's if you're serving that is, you may just be collecting and rinsing glasses. If that is the case make sure you keep any glass that has had any dairy (milk, baileys etc.) well away from the water you rinse other glasses in, they need to go in the dishwasher.

I think it really depends on the kind of place you're going to be working in. In my experience the larger places tend to have better defined roles. The smaller places are more fun cause you'll have more of a chance (probably) to help out in different areas.

Just show them you're happy to get stuck in in anything and that you're good with the customers.

Licencetokill

wexie wrote: »

....ehm....either buy or make sure you have decent and comfortable shoes, you're going to be on your feet a lot.

Learn to balance a full tray of glasses quickly, preferably above shoulder height. If you're going through a crowd stick your elbow out in front of you, people are much quicker to move out of the way of a pointy elbow than a tray of glasses

that's if you're serving that is, you may just be collecting and rinsing glasses. If that is the case make sure you keep any glass that has had any dairy (milk, baileys etc.) well away from the water you rinse other glasses in, they need to go in the dishwasher.

I think it really depends on the kind of place you're going to be working in. In my experience the larger places tend to have better defined roles. The smaller places are more fun cause you'll have more of a chance (probably) to help out in different areas.

Just show them you're happy to get stuck in in anything and that you're good with the customers.

I should really should have had some experience starting but I was offered the job and after three years of signing on I jumped at the chance, how hard is it to pull pints ?.

wexie

Licencetokill wrote: »

I should really should have had some experience starting but I was offered the job and after three years of signing on I jumped at the chance, how hard is it to pull pints ?.

tis not rocket surgery

Licencetokill

wexie wrote: »

tis not rocket surgery

well that is good to know then I just dont want to make a fool of myself.

yellowlabrador

I think your attitude will be the main thing. Ask if you don't know, show initiative. If you see a job that needs doing, get stuck in.

Driveby Dogboy

Not too hard to pull pints, takes a little while to get to know how much head will end up on the pint as your filling, just remember hold the glass at 45 degree angle under the tap, and pull the lever all the way down. Shouldn't be any need to let any run off before you put the glass under. When it's full snap the tap back up, if you let it up gradually, you'll end up with loads of head

Guinness is easy, fill to within an inch/ inch and a half of the top, (top of the harp)let it settle, and top up, didn't matter if you push back on the tap or pull forward to top up, but looks better if you push

0ph0rce0

Jesus this was my first job back when i was 15-16.

Fúcking horrible job, I walked out after 3 hours :pac:

That happened beacuse the chef said wash that pot and get it straight back out, The pot was bigger than me and the sink was smaller than the one in my toilet haha.

It's tough, the chefs give you stink, but a jobs a job i suppose.


My friend that got me the job started as a Kitchen Porter, And is now Head Chef In Ramsay's Restaurant In The Ritz-Carlton Powerscourt. Try think of it that way, that you can go places, if thats the kind of thing your into, might make it easier :pac:

beertons

Always ask if they want a slice of lemon in their vodka, gin, bacardi. Most people do, but the odd few don't. And check the glasses for lipstick. Wipe the smudge with a wet cloth and put back in the washer when you find one.