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.

  • knifestealingcrow [any]
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    2 years ago

    That kind of place just breeds stress and conflict if a significant portion of the staff aren’t working to diffuse it.

    Or you can just blow all the bad vibes out with psychedelics at the Christmas party. That works too…

    The key to success is doing both