My Worst Thanksgiving (and Worst Shift) of My Life
Added 2022-11-25 18:51:03 +0000 UTCHere's a little story for you. I hope your Thanksgiving went better than this!
Comments
This sounds insane 😱
Lissie
2025-02-24 21:09:27 +0000 UTCI know you said he's Australian, but I'm still picturing Chef Joey lol
Mathew Bartell
2025-02-18 22:48:02 +0000 UTC2007 damn I was like one year old. Probably drooling everywhere while this was happening
Philippe Parvais
2025-02-17 06:47:46 +0000 UTCOuch
JThom529
2025-02-14 18:05:05 +0000 UTCIt was fast food serving. I took food out to people. It was the Fourth of July. We could not get orders to come up bc there were so many to run. It was a nightmare. I cried. People waited half an hour while some people waited five mins bc of the way our system loaded drink only orders vs food&drink orders
Princess
2024-03-02 21:16:37 +0000 UTCI worked at a restaurant that prepared Thanksgiving for 50 to 70 tables of people. We did not advertise, so we had 2 tables total the whole day. We ended up with just staff and family eating.
Robin Gates
2024-01-26 22:33:17 +0000 UTCKinda like the reverse of my experience in Australia when I lived there for a few years. At Christmas when it's 100 degrees outside, the Brits and Americans were heating up the kitchens like an inferno with roast turkey, potatoes, and fixings. Meanwhile, the Aussies grabbed champagne, rotisserie chicken, and cold salads and headed to the beach for their family gatherings! Seems Shawn the chef had not experienced an American Thanksgiving yet. Probably his worst shift too. Strewth!
Suzanne Harle
2022-12-04 12:56:57 +0000 UTCWow, you win, that sounds like a complete horrorshow! "Why is everyone ordering the turkey," I'm dying
Eden Sommerville
2022-11-29 01:36:23 +0000 UTCShudder.
Rebbie
2022-11-28 18:38:18 +0000 UTCI’ve just paused a couple of minutes in. I’m Australian & I was in the UK from ‘98-2004. Aussie chefs were ‘flavour of the month’ internationally for most of that time. The moment Drew said ‘his name was Sean’ I thought ‘bet he was Australian’ 🤣🤣
Riri67
2022-11-26 08:33:52 +0000 UTCEeek!!
bk smith
2022-11-26 04:42:03 +0000 UTCAlriiiiiight, I'm supah cool!
Drew Talbert
2022-11-26 01:53:44 +0000 UTCHoly cow! Also, FS Maui! Do you know Cathy??
Drew Talbert
2022-11-26 01:53:15 +0000 UTCYou’re still cool, Drew!
Francesca Nielsen
2022-11-26 01:47:50 +0000 UTCYou are not cool now Drew?
Penny Snowdon
2022-11-26 01:34:48 +0000 UTCYikes
Angie Kritenbrink
2022-11-25 23:10:28 +0000 UTCDid you stay long enough to experience Thanksgiving the following year, hopefully set up for success, Drew? I felt this to the core. At the FS Maui, we have the same group you speak of from December 20th to January 5th EVERY YEAR. It's called Festive. These families have been coming here for 25-35yrs. These families have had children and have grown. They carry on this tradition. The hotel has changed over the years, but during Festive, it reverts back to the 'good old days', so the blur you're speaking of exists for 2.5wks, not as bad as what you experienced tho. We actually have a Festive board that lists ALL the families and their preferences, allergies and ridiculous demands. There's a family that flies in a huge box of bagels from NY. Another family has their clothes/belongings mailed ahead. A few of the families get together to have BBQ event and literally has hula hoops stored at the hotel for one of the many contests during this event. Insanity!
Rebecca
2022-11-25 22:00:18 +0000 UTCTherapy!
Drew Talbert
2022-11-25 21:03:42 +0000 UTCNice!
Drew Talbert
2022-11-25 21:03:30 +0000 UTCThanks for this -- it's fun to see your various characters flit across your face momentarily as you speak....I especially love the glimpses of Pickles! xxxooo
Francene Starr
2022-11-25 20:30:23 +0000 UTCThis story 😭 I’m so sorry man. Ps your Australian accent is just fine.
Christine Martin
2022-11-25 20:27:26 +0000 UTCWOW… That’s so restaurant work. The perfect storm hits and there’s no place to hide! 😬😳😬
VelvetJazz
2022-11-25 20:17:41 +0000 UTCWhat doesn’t kill ya….gives ya material
Karen Schwenk
2022-11-25 20:16:48 +0000 UTCOh gosh that sounds terrible... Glad you got through it. But happy Thanksgiving to you as well!
ScorpionsFatality
2022-11-25 19:50:06 +0000 UTCOh man - this may have happened in Los Angeles, but it sounds SOOO DALLAS.
Richard Wharton
2022-11-25 19:49:47 +0000 UTCI feel this in my bones. LORD.
Ariela Morgenstern
2022-11-25 19:36:22 +0000 UTCThanks for sharing!
cornbread
2022-11-25 19:15:11 +0000 UTCYou mean there is life during waiting when it's not a nightmare blur? 😂
cornbread
2022-11-25 19:14:54 +0000 UTCI’ve felt that nightmarish blur while serving too many times. 😂
Katie
2022-11-25 18:58:05 +0000 UTC
