21/07/2025
I have fired more people for attitude than skill.
You can teach someone how to cook.
You can't teach them to show up on time, respect the brigade, or care when the kitchen is buried.
I have seen green cooks with zero experience become top performers.
I have seen seasoned "pros" wreck a team before they even learned the station.
Every kitchen I have run has had two rules:
Be on time. Do your job.
At one place, I had to add a third:
Bring the right energy. Say hello. Be friendly. Back each other up. Don't make it harder than it already is.
You don't have to be perfect.
But you do have to show up sharp and not drag the team down.
Talent matters. But attitude runs the kitchen.
Resumes, certifications, awards, those don't hold up when the walk in fails and 12 tops are bleeding off the printer.
You don't need to be the best cook in the building.
You need to be the one the team can count on.
That is who gets promoted. That is who stays hired.
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