Career change

[jredfly]

Sales - If you can find a good product that you believe in. Always seems like the sales guys make the most money, get the most perks and have a lot of free time to fish.

Maybe you could use your chef background to go into food sales, restaurant equipment, etc.

Good Luck!!!

[chefchris401]

were are you located?

we are opening a new restaurant in springfield mass. not soon but its in the works.

and im still looking for a new sous chef/assistant km in providence.

and our other restuarants are always loooking for good people.

good company to work for, health and dental, paid vacations, paid parking in the city and an expense account.

PM me if you want more info and I can fill you in.

The other thing I can suggest in our field is food sales rep from a company like sysco/agar or company broker that represents a few companies.

[chefchris401]

the issue with a lot of corporate based jobs on sites like usa jobs or goverment/state based websites, is the positions are already filled but the legally have to advertise the job for a period of time, take applications but most of the time end up hiring the next person in line anyway.

Ive been trying to get a health inspector job now for the last 4 years, i know a few people who work there and they filled me into the process.

RI might be more corrupt than most states but think it happens all over.

[cheferson]

Massbass - pm sent

Nightfighter - thanks , good idea

Gregw - yeah thats prob about how nervous Iam about the thought of school

Redsoxticket - Heh , the wife wanted to by Mickey's laundromat a few years back

jredfly - if i could find something worth selling

Chefchris - Im in gansett , almost sent ya a pm a few back when you posted you were looking . Just been trying to avoid the kitchen like the plague . Thought about the food rep too . Sent ya pm about the gig

Have loads of interviews lined up , unfortunately they are all in the kitchen . Just nothing Im excited about . Plenty of mediocre restaurants abound in rhody . Most of the better ones don't wanna pay because all of the "great experience " your gaining . heh . I just dont wanna end up the broken down 55+yr guy , relinquished to prepping in the back ..........

[Slingah]

I switched careers last year. I was set to start back to school too but got derailed with a big life event and had to bag out. Now I am in maintenance in a healthcare setting, looking to advance in current company or move to a hospital gig. It's okay. Glad I made the move.
Good Luck cheferson.