I just saw The Menu (very good) and the military regime-esque sycophantic "YES CHEF" chants repulsed me. Gordon Ramsay has made a career out of screaming insults at his workers. How much of this is true to life and what is the leftist view on it?
I worked as a dish-hand and started and quit in the same weekend. Unbelievably high pressure and aggression from your co-workers. Is the answer "if they're well paid and have adequate time off it's fine"? Can a high pressure environment work with politeness and tact? Is the grotesque heirachy inherent in these workplaces?
I haven't read much so I have no clue.
I've never worked at a kitchen where they do the 'yes chef' thing and there's probably a couple fancy places that do it and TV and that's it.
IMO chef's don't really need to be assholes because the other cooks do it for them because they're already competitive and high strung. Also front versus back because they serve different interests. There's lots of yelling in kitchens but I haven't experienced much chef's yelling down.