Chapter 142 The chef is in place
Chen Qichang is 38 years old this year and is from Sicheng County, Guizhou Province. Since he was 16 years old, he has been working in the catering industry in Yangcheng, Guangdong Province for 22 years.
It took Chen Qichang a full 8 years to go from a helper to a stove.
It took Chen Qichang 6 years to go from the stove to the chef.
After working hard for 14 years, he finally got his wish and became the chef of Samsung Hotel. It is logical that Chen Qichang should be satisfied.
But the same thing is said, a chef who doesn’t want to be a boss is not a good chef.
The chef who worked as a chef in Samsung Hotel for 5 years believed that both management skills and cooking skills were enough to make him stand on his own, so he resolutely quit his job as a chef who was well-treated three years ago.
Then he went back to his hometown and collected more than 100,000 yuan, and ran to Yangcheng to open a restaurant.
As a result, after the hotel opened, the business was not as hot as he thought.
Although it would not lose money, I worked hard for a month and did much more work than I did before as a chef. As a result, I got more money than I earned when I was a chef.
If the business is getting better and better in the future, it can prove that Chen Qichang’s choice is correct.
But there is no if in this world. I have been with such a long time. No matter how hard Chen Qichang works, his turnover just can't be increased.
Moreover, what made Chen Qichang feel nervous was that there were signs of a decline in turnover.
At this point, Chen Qichang, who was exhausted physically and mentally, finally gave up and transferred the hotel.
Afterwards, I felt that there were many reasons for my failure, but Chen Qichang felt that there were three main reasons:
First, the cost is not well controlled.
Second, there is a problem with the hotel positioning.
Third, the competition is too fierce.
Of course, this is his own summary. He is actually not very clear about whether the real reason is these three.
But the experience of the past two years has made him understand the most important point, that is, he is only suitable to be a chef and not a boss.
After transferring the hotel, Chen Qichang started his job search again.
However, his job search journey was not smooth.
Chen Qichang's lowest position requirement is that they are all chefs in Samsung hotels, but as the saying goes, one carrot and one pit, and the chefs in star-rated hotels do not have empty seats at all times.
Many of those social restaurants wanted to invite him to be the chef, but those restaurants were not large in size, either similar to his previous restaurants, or they were a little bigger, in short, not comparable to star-rated hotels.
If the salary and benefits are better, Chen Qichang would consider it. Unfortunately, no family has paid more than 4,000 yuan. Of course, he would not reduce his value to become such a chef. Isn’t he going back and forth?
Just like this, it’s not as high as low as it’s not as low as it’s, and half a year has passed.
Recently, under the introduction of a friend, Chen Qichang, who was sitting in the air, contacted the headhunting company and filled out his resume. The application requirements were no longer limited to star-rated hotels and Yangcheng. He only made the only requirement, and his salary was not less than 5,000.
Unexpectedly, the headhunting company was quite efficient. He was notified of the interview in just a few days!
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In a social restaurant.
Liu Xiahui looked at the three classic dishes that looked very tall and elegant on the table and couldn't help but nodded secretly. Chen Qichang is worthy of being a chef in Samsung hotel for several years. Although he doesn't know how these three dishes taste, at least from the perspective of color and fragrance, it is already very powerful!
Chen Qichang, wearing a chef's costume and a chef's hat, stood next to Liu Xiahui, and smiled confidently: "Boss Liu, try it and see how it tastes!"
"Yeah, I'll try it!"
Liu Xiahui nodded and took the lead in tasting the fresh and white Eight Treasure Winter Melon Cup. It was fresh and fragrant at the mouth and had endless aftertaste.
Then taste the baked lobster with beautiful shape and fresh taste.
Finally, the sweet and sour gourmet meat is golden in color, crispy and slightly spicy, and slightly sweet and sour.
After tasting three famous dishes, Liu Xiahui gave Chen Qichang a thumbs up and said straight to the point: "Chief Chen, you have made these three signature dishes really good. If you don't dislike me, then come to my hotel to be the chef!"
Chen Qichang was a little happy when he heard this. After all, his application requirements were written there. Since the headhunting company notified him to come for an interview, his salary must meet his requirements.
"Boss Liu, it is my honor to work in a hotel!"
The communication between the two was very smooth. One could use technology and the other could afford money, so it naturally hit it off.
Generally speaking, if you can be a chef, who has some ability, you will have your own chef team, from stove to cutting, from top to roasted wax, from pasta to cold dishes, from lotus to water table, etc.
Basically, chefs and chief chefs have their own hands that they are used to.
Chen Qichang has good abilities. When he was a chef in a star-rated hotel, he formed his own chef team.
It can be said that the reason why he had the courage to open a hotel and become a boss by himself was not only because he had confidence in his skills, but the chef team he formed also gave him a lot of confidence.
At that time, he really brought the entire team out.
Unfortunately, opening a restaurant does not mean that everything goes well as the kitchen is ready.
However, although Chen Qichang's hotel was unable to continue to operate, he was a good boss and a good boss. He had never treated his subordinates who followed him unfairly.
He later concluded that his hotel failed to operate, and one of them failed to control the cost, which actually refers to labor costs.
As the saying goes, wear the big hat as big as the head. Chen Qichang's hotel level is far from comparable to other Samsung hotels, but the salary given to his subordinates is comparable to that of other Samsung hotels. It is already very good to be able to keep it forever without losing money.
It’s actually not that Chen Qichang is wrong. After all, those subordinates were originally working with him in a Samsung hotel. They couldn’t take a bunch of subordinates out just because he was going out to work alone, but the salary he gave was not as good as before. So how could he have the face to be this boss?
Now, as his hotel is transferred, he has been waiting with his subordinates for more than three months, and he is also planning to work in the new hotel with Chen Qichang.
Unfortunately, Chen Qichang was unable to find a job for a long time, so he could only ask his subordinates to find a job first. When he had a new place to go, if the salary was good, he would bring those subordinates with him.
So, after discussing with Liu Xiahui, Chen Qichang told him about this.
This was a good thing for Liu Xiahui, so he naturally agreed.
After all, a mature team and a team that is used to cooperation, it is very important to improve kitchen work efficiency.
Of course, there are also shortcomings, that is, the entire team is brought by the head chef. If one day the head chef wants to change jobs or have other ideas, the whole kitchen will have to stop.
However, Liu Xiahui naturally has preventive measures. On the one hand, he is ready to use a contract to constrain, and on the other hand, he is to give performance rewards. In this way, there should be no problem!
Chapter completed!