Comradeship // Freechat

Oh man, you would hate working in an American restaurant, especially one like mine where the workers are incompetent and apathetic and regularly pre-cook things I can already tell is not going to be sold before it sits under a heat lamp/steam table for 4 hours and turns into trash, which someone like me would still eat if they didn't toss it all without asking.

Which, of course, doesn't compare to my grocery job, although to be fair they do donate a majority portion to a soup kitchen. However, anything damaged/"damaged" or related to fish gets thrown out, I steal some sometimes but it's ridiculous employees can't just get free reign to take from the trash.

And neither compare to my brief stint at a junk collector's job. It is absolutely insane what rich people and commercial businesses throw away here. Luxury goods. My first day we picked up a brand new set of bar furniture made out mahogany and stone, several palettes of unopened bougie soda, an original painting (beautiful), a crystal glass case full of fine china...I took what I could but what I could was not a lot.

Don't even get me started what I see normal, everyday people throw away casually. I've taken food from acquantinces and even strangers plates more times than I can count. I'd rather be seen as gross than pay for food 🤷‍♂️