So after getting married last wednessday, i returned to work yesterday. As i was pulling into the parking lot, i get a call to go to corporate offices. Cocksuckers let me go because of bad financial situation!!! Un%$%$%$%$ing believable!! Supposed to have work till jan 1st. Should I kind of saw this coming , but wtf , let me go when i get back just after getting married , nice!

Ouch.....That Sucks Chef. Sorry to hear that.

There's a ton of rotten bastards out there. Sorry to hear you got crapped on like that. Shoulda put the loogy on his forehead and wiped it off with your heel....

TR is a piece of work, huh?
Lots of time on Goat I and know all about it Chef. Sucks man!

TR is a piece of work, huh?
Lots of time on Goat I and know all about it Chef. Sucks man!

You dont know the half of it bryan!!! But now i have all kinds of time to fish and have found motivation to freeze my ass off, and yes there are still nice fish to be had!!!

change is good.

You sound a little upset!!! I don't blame you.:fishslap:

Ouch, when you told me you got laid off I was thinking it was the seasonal thing that comes around every year. Guess you wont be going back there next year!

Ya know, Nebe is absolutely correct. Change is good. You're outa that poisonous atmosphere, you'll have a little time to clear your mind and draw up a new and better game plan, and you'll learn more and/or different things at your next stop. Don't let bitterness get in the way of progress. That grommet did you a favor. New Wife, New Life. Congrats and good luck.:btu:

that does rot chef...but think if they did it right before you got married it would have ruined your honeymoon..
good luck...sounds like your better off

sounds like your better off


Sucked at 1st , but now 3 months later, everything is looking 1000x better. Managed to pay off my debt since then, and now have 2 interviews lined up with two of the best hospitality corporations in the state. Chow Fun Food Group and Newport Harbor Corporation, with one position only being a 3 minute commute!!:tooth:

I hope you get a better job,,,,, I quit a job like that last summer,,, so now I work less and have had lots of time to turn lures,,, except my time in the middle east this job has been good to get my sanity back,,,,:fight::fight::fight::fight::rumble:

thats good news ! go Cheferson Go :uhuh:

Next time you go to the RISAA show take note that one of the people making the most money is the guy with the portable candy/fudge booth. The margin on that stuff is huge. I'm not in that industry but, to me that looks like an achievable entry into the market - there's a ton of fairs, tradeshows and festivals and the fixed costs associated with the business are very low, no building, dumpster, phone, electric, etc.

Next time you go to the RISAA show take note that one of the people making the most money is the guy with the portable candy/fudge booth. The margin on that stuff is huge. I'm not in that industry but, to me that looks like an achievable entry into the market - there's a ton of fairs, tradeshows and festivals and the fixed costs associated with the business are very low, no building, dumpster, phone, electric, etc.

Sounds like a good idea, but you can only prepare food for sale in a commercial kitchen, not in your home.

Maybe - but it's readily available wholesale too. It's important not to dismiss alternatives off-hand. If there is a guy already doing it - why can't that guy be you. To me, it looks like about the only thing standing between someone doing it is a list of wholesalers and about eight grand.
In the larger sense, I'm saying that if I were you, I would start thinking about creating my own job security and not leaving my livelihood in the hands of someone that can s-can you on a whim or at the end of one bad quarter.

Joes right. However, creating your own job security can also destroy all sense of job security.. There are days when I loathe being self employed. Working for someoene else who is taking all the risks and recieving a paycheck every week is pretty nice.

For a first venture, when you don't have a lot capital, I'm more an advocate of practical, low-glamour business' - like the one's undertaken by recent immigrants.

oceancliff, isn't that the mansion in newport?
I have a friend getting married there soon, anything i should warn him about?

I always thought a baked potato truck would be profitable. They're healthy and don't cost much. :)

Joes right. However, creating your own job security can also destroy all sense of job security.. There are days when I loathe being self employed. Working for someoene else who is taking all the risks and recieving a paycheck every week is pretty nice.

YES !!!:nailem:

Joe, thanks for the ideas, im going to look into that. I have also thought about seeing what itd take to serve food at some music festivals.

I have a friend getting married there soon, anything i should warn him about?

Im sure he will be happy

Joe, thanks for the ideas, im going to look into that. I have also thought about seeing what itd take to serve food at some music festivals.


i've always thought that would be a cool venture.

i have pipe dreamed several different concepts.... stuck in the grind, now, though.

I got laid off twice, back to back. The second time I was pretty pissed off. Sucks.

would you be selling space cake at the festivals? :spin:

glad to hear things are working out for you Tyler. good luck with everything..