im finished..not going back

Hi I know what you are thinking, so I will just get to the point. I decided back when I was in Toronto working at Le Select when I got treated like crap, that I would never let people walk all over me, my happiness wasnt worth it. I wouldnt let the chef at 398 do that either. NOBODY, in any situation deserves to be treated like crap, as human beings we must respect one another, no matter what position we hold at work or in society. Simple as that. I stayed on at work even though I was being walked on, out of the feel that I needed to help the sous chef since he pretty much did the kitchen alone. No matter what he did or others did I wanted to belive in teh good in people, and kept givign the benefit of the doubt. Well, im sorry but the rule of not being walked all over ever again trumps this time.

Two weeks ago I spoke with the sous chefm and said I was thinking of leaving at the end of May. He asked me to stay and that he didnt want to be left alone with teh owners again, it wasnt fun. So I told him I would stay a bit longer. I was awarded by being treated worse, having my recipe book stolen as well, as many other things, like working longer hours etc. The tensions have been running higher in the restaurant, which could explain the way I being treated, but I think people need to keep things in check. Dont make the situation worse, by taking out your anger on other people.

That is when I decided it wasnt worth the working the next two weeks of agony for a few extra hundred euros. The strees, and angst isnt worth it.

There is a saying fool me once shame on you fool me twice shame on me. Well they fooled me once, and when they went to fool me the second time, I wouldnt have it. I would rather quit my job then stoop to the levels that other people choose to stoop to.

I learned some extreamly valuable things like french pastry and the like, but I think I would rather work on my proposal, hopefully stage, then work ina extreamly hostile enviroment, where no one cares about the other...people talk differently from either side fo their mouth, and contradict themselves from one day to the next. Ill see what the next two weeks bring, and hope for the best.

yehuda