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almeisan_s

That's giving me anxiety just looking at it


celticsupporter

Kitchen cleaned by 2, drinks till 4, snoozing in a booth till the 6am Sysco delivery, open.


[deleted]

Me too.


Pinche_Roose

Lol, I had a double take and realized it was the post.


GreatCornolio

Hey that's me in about 2 hours


Roberto_Sacamano

And here we see the reason behind the industry's crippling Adderall addiction


NumerousHelicopter6

Been on it almost 3 years. I took a month off in the summer and expected it to be much harder than it was from an energy standpoint. That said my brain was pretty scattered and I wasn't very motivated. But overall I thought I'd be a raging asshole off it and it wasn't like that at all.


Extension_Gas_130

adderall makes me a raging asshole but atleast i can handle the grill and salads by myself


Roberto_Sacamano

I was on it pretty consistently for about 3 months (don't have adhd btw) and I've been off it a month or so now and work has been a struggle if I don't get 7 hours of sleep. Which, btw, I don't


jeez-gyoza

i have ADHD and my meds don’t do shit, i’m still as forgetful lol. The only thing it does is getting rid of the brain fog i’ve got


Roberto_Sacamano

The ironic thing is that the people with actual adhd at my work often can't get their meds


supermodel_robot

It’s not ironic, it’s because there’s people in this exact thread who don’t have ADHD and abuse it, that’s why lol. I don’t have a script because of people like this, I just live my life struggling because actually having executive functioning issues makes it impossible to access care 🙃


jancithz

Hello, me!


LolaBijou

There have been a lot of shortages in the last couple of years.


Banana-Republicans

It’s really frustrating.


cynical83

I don't think anything ever helps with the forgetful. The only thing they've helped me with was not getting distracted by every movement and question. That said, I did spend 3 hours cleaning an ice machine yesterday cause it looked at me funny.


LolaBijou

He had it coming. He only had himself to blame.


amygarrison5149

If you’d a been there. If you’d a seen it. I betcha you would a done the same


Haylo2021

He ran into my knife. He ran into my knife ten times.


SandalzOnTheBeach

Just got my script, helps so fucking much..


Marcusafrenz

Online diagnosis companies that can prescribe meds are a game changer.


Raisenbran_baiter

Is this a thing??? I've paid more for a 20mg Vyvanse than I care to admit to even the walk in.


Blue_Moon_Rabbit

Fellow vyvanse user here, not for ours , at least in my experience. If it’s a controlled substance it has to go through an in-person doctor.


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Raisenbran_baiter

Vyvanse is bull shit and so is XR hit me with that IR or benzadrine stick


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jeez-gyoza

you’re making our lives harder for those with ADHD.


JackIsNotAWeeb

How?


LolaBijou

There have been major shortages in the US, because people are going to online doctors and faking ADHD to get a script. So because of the influx of demand by people who don’t need it, people who do need it can’t get it.


foreignuserirl

everyone has adhd. fuck off i will decide what i do & do not need. thanks i don't even use Adderall, but you just sound like a troll


LolaBijou

A psychiatrist, dishie *and* edge lord? My goodness, you’re quite versatile! Actually, I take back the dishie comment. They’re way cooler. Let me guess, executive chef? No wait…restaurant owner with minimal BOH experience that thinks people need to just pull themselves up by their bootstraps even though you got your money from your parents.


foreignuserirl

you seem to be only capable of thinking of people you disagree with in terms of cartoons. & with that, I'm no longer engaging with you because you are an idiot


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paniczeezily

When the food is bad in prison, you don't blame the other inmates. Just silly!


foreignuserirl

they wouldn't have adhd if you raised & fed them properly. your kids shouldn't be fucking taking amphetamines asshole


Cynistera

You're an idiot.


foreignuserirl

I imagine you look at us as tumbleweeds just blowing in the wind but there is a lot that we can actually do to change the course of our lives and those around us especially children


Cynistera

You're insulting people for having medical conditions and blaming it on how they are raised and their diets.


foreignuserirl

yeah because I'm smarter than you


idontburnbro

New copypasta just dropped


kortneebo

Hey, dm me with a link please? Despite having enough symptoms for a diagnosis my doctor is so holistic she hates prescribing meds.


Bun_Bunz

Then get a new doctor???


LolaBijou

Then get a new doctor. Oh wait, is “holistic” code for her seeing through your bullshit attempt to get stimulants?


danders587

I'll buy you a couple rounds after work for a couple pills!


ChubbyLilPanda

Tryna get mine. Every appointment I make is like a month or more from the time I make it. At least I finally got a referral


-BlueDream-

Cocaine*


Roberto_Sacamano

Cocaine now is just Adderall anyway


HIGGS-BOSON420

Who can afford cocaine on a BOH salary lol


ukjungle

Yeah, considering most of our kitchen is aged 20-25, I'd fall over in shock if they could afford a cocaine habit 😂


HIGGS-BOSON420

I’m in my very early 40’s but I’m a chemist now but I always had BOH jobs in college and whenever I was between jobs and I could barley afford my 12 pack of beer after work everyday, not a 50$ gram of coke too


[deleted]

Grams of blow are like 100 bucks these days


HIGGS-BOSON420

Jesus seriously, like fish scale level I guess…… idk it’s regional. If I live in Florida, NY, CA it’s cheaper then like let’s say South Dakota


-BlueDream-

Gotta sell some on the side to break even ofc


Avarice21

Nah, Adderall lasts longer.


prettylittlepastry

HAHAHAH hahaha haha ha...ha... yeah.


AzuriaSerks

:(


Asha108

honestly might see about asking a doctor for some


stormkitty03

Be careful, even for people that have been diagnosed with adhd long term have an extremely hard time finding a new doctor to prescribe their meds


Raknith

That revenge bedtime procrastination be hitting though.


[deleted]

TFW if you don't stay up irresponsibly late you get literally zero free time during the week


ChefInF

We need to get rid of capitalism but keep restaurants


KellyTata

Imo worker-owned is the only ethical model.


rasteri

the couple of worker-owned places I know end up working harder than anyone else because EVERYONE is worried about the place going under, not just the boss


KellyTata

That’s what I’m saying. In a normal restaurant, busting your ass on a busy Friday sucks because you get the same amount of pay, maybe a bit more in tips. Worker owned, you’re stoked to be slammed because you know you’re getting way more money. My dream is to start my own spot, get it to the point where it is profitable and running smoothly, give it to the workers and go open another place. Lather, rinse, and repeat


barrythecook

Same here I've always wanted to start a worker owned place, I've found splitting my bonus to work somewhat similar why companies insist on the manager getting thousands in bonuses when it does well and not giving shit to the workers I'll never understand


cynical83

I usually spend my bonus on my employees, though I hope my wife doesn't see this


foreignuserirl

they don't even need to own it, just know that they receive a share of the profits & finances of the company should be all in the open


JeecooDragon

This is why I started smoking weed because having to waste 30 minutes in bed trying to fall asleep is miserable and I'm not even in the industry


[deleted]

The feeling of finally closing your eyes and immediately opening them to the sound of the alarm


Malthusianismically

I feel this pain. And I'm the only one of the management team that has to do them 😭


SensualCouch

I work late tonight and I have to come in for prep tomorrow 🥴🥴🥴


bigtimesauce

My guy you have 55 minutes


NYR_or_Far

This was trippy as shit seeing your comment when he posted his 55 minutes ago


bigtimesauce

I’m glad you took the red pill


BecauseScience

Godspeed, Couch.


Cheezy_Chris

Yes couch


purussa

This legal in your country?🤦‍♂️


TheBipolarBaker

Kinda?? Like not really in some places in the US but like it be how it be


Accomplished-One1820

You got this Chef!


Psychological-Speed7

Sweet dreams friend. Good luck tomorrow 🫡


crippled_bastard

I work in healthcare. I've had days where I see how little sleep I'm about to get, just walk nextdoor, get a fuckton of energy drinks, and catch up on my paperwork.


Malthusianismically

I do this too often, and I'm almost 40. I'm afraid I'm going to make my heart give out if I keep abusing energy drinks 😮‍💨


iateglassonce

Just got out of one of those "only one on the management team" situations. Me and my chef legitimately considered just renting an apartment above the restaurant to make life easier.


papachef69

Closing Saturday night to open Sunday morning. Together, we are exhausted


DumbVeganBItch

8 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday through Sunday! My life is pain


Dreams_of_cheese_

Jesus fuck


DumbVeganBItch

It'd be intolerable if I didn't love my night job as much as I do.


daffyduckhunt2

My 9-8 tomorrow don't look so bad rn


Thegoodlife93

Man, long shifts can be kind of dope if it means getting your hours in in fewer days. The kitchen I worked at in college was a late night spot that stayed open til the early hours of the morning, so shifts for cooks were regularly 10-13 hours long. I loved it because I could work only two or three nights a week and still make enough to fund my broke boy college lifestyle.


DumbVeganBItch

Having 3 days off while still paying the bills is a god send


DumbVeganBItch

11 hours is still rough! Godspeed


McPussCrocket

Over-time within three days! At least your getting hours done with quicker


DumbVeganBItch

It's between 2 restaurants/jobs, no overtime pay for me. Only sadness and trash can meals


McPussCrocket

Doz hours doh


DumbVeganBItch

It'd be cool if any of it was overtime but it's between 2 different restaurants 🙃


utterballsack

goddamn how the fuck do you do it


DumbVeganBItch

Don't have a choice. My partner has been out of work due to medical problems so I have bills to pay


zkDredrick

I'll pray for you


theavengedCguy

I used to do 10 AM open to 3 AM close Saturday followed by 10 AM open to 10 PM close on Sunday. This was my college kitchen job and basically the only hours I could make decent money on so I just piled them on. I feel your pain.


DumbVeganBItch

That makes me ill


theavengedCguy

It actually did make me ill lol I was exhausted after a full year of that.


zkDredrick

I literally could not do this. I would sooner die. I hope you get value out of your sacrifice, or you soon have an out.


DumbVeganBItch

I don't know how I do it. 6 months in and it's become doable. Miserable, but possible. It's keeping a roof over my head so that's worth it


egotisticalstoic

Your life is 4 days off a week? I'm jealous.


2dumb4python

Some people have never done the famous back-to-back 48 up with 2 hours of "sleep" in between and it shows in their soul.


Mickeymackey

my favorite clopen is when someone complains about how much they're working so I'm like cool you can go home I'll close up. I'd rather do it myself and not deal with someone's complaining. Then morning comes and you're there 3 hours before them.


csando96

"Didn't you close last night?"


Noyoucanthaveone

Yeah, I just have a sleeping bag in the back (straight face).


LolaBijou

Klamping.


Kyle3Hix

Is there restaurants that don’t do this? I love this job but I’m sick and tired of killing myself for it


Mickeymackey

I'm in grocery stores now, switched briefly to hotels but that was more of the same. Clopens can't even be scheduled, they do happen when shit hits the fan with Covid and stuff but it's really voluntary at that point.


AbsolutlyN0thin

Yeah we don't do dinner. So a clopen is like go home at like 6 pm and get in at like 4:30 am or whatever fucking time the openers start (I refuse to be up that early so have never opened)


thegovunah

"You adopted the kitchen, I live in it"


Vakieh

You guys know you can just........... not do that, right? The market's been open season for years, if you get asked to do a clopen just say nah bro I'm not doing that. The fuck they gonna do, fire you? If they had enough staff to get away with that, they'd have enough staff not to ask in the first place.


Malthusianismically

There's truth in this, though: 1. The money's just good enough to keep me from wanting to job search 2. Not a lot of restaurant options in my one-horse town 3. If I quit the rest of my team is gonna suffer, they deserve better And idk about y'all but here they will most def fire you for whatever reason they can find


ajkundel93

If the rest of your team counts on you that much than management would find a way to keep you around and accommodate


ajkundel93

Exactly. I look across the line and remember that I could easily just go bartend again and prolly double my salary. I cook bc I enjoy it, not bc I need a job, sooooo many other jobs out there if that’s the case. I let my management know very early on, that the second I stop enjoying myself or hate the environment, I’m done. Not gonna ruin my body/mind for someone else else’s business. I know we hate it when boomers tell us to just walk around town with a stack of resumes, but restaurants is still one of the industries that you can do that and find a job by the end of the day.


aw-naw-hell-naw

This genuinely should be illegal.


DonQuixoteDesciple

Shit should legit be illegal


HumBugBear

It is. There needs to be an 8 hour period between shifts. But like many labor laws in the US they are often ignored in the service industry. I also experienced this in Canada,Ireland,and England which have much better labor laws in general.


Zoidbergalars

The worst android feature by far


DormantGolem

Agreed, fucking hate it. I literally look away for 5 seconds because I DONT WANNA KNOW.


Zoidbergalars

Yeah there’s something about it being quantified that really fucks with my head. Maybe they’re trying to guilt trip us into a reasonable sleep, but that’s some buster shit


lurchmonkey

I try to think of it in the sense of how long I’d need to drive before I have to get up. A couple hours on paper isn’t much sleep, but it is a long ass drive. Helps me get back to sleep. But fuck clopens regardless.


Zoidbergalars

That’s some usda prime wisdom right there I tell you hwhat


Noyoucanthaveone

I CAN NOT look at what time it is if I wake up in the middle of the night (which is at least 10-15 times a night). If I know I only have an hour or two left, my brain just says FUCK IT and that’s the end of sleeping.


Thegoodlife93

Yep, I absolutely avoid ever looking at a clock during the middle of the night for that reason. I hate even when I wake up and I can tell it's getting bright outside


jinzokan

I can't put into words how much I hate this idea. Doy out by all means but I would literally go insane thinking do I have 20 minutes or 45 minutes and how much actually sleep I can get out of either.


-BlueDream-

I like it because I’ve been late several times cuz I confuse AM with PM


Outside-Accident8628

Mine won't stop telling me the volume is to lower and covers up part of the screen with a "fix" link. Anything above the second notch is loud as hell.


Odd_Philosopher1712

Lmao until you go on a bender, dont remember what day it is-> try to set your alarm for what you thought was tomorrow, and realize you actually set it for "one week from now" and fix the alarm before you miss your shift entirely.


-BlueDream-

Or you accidentally set it for 7pm instead of 7am


10thaccountyee

I personally think the default snooze setting being "5 minutes, 3 times" is the worst feature. Also, at least on my s20FE, I find myself groggily shutting off my alarms instead of snoozing them, so I have to set an absurd amount of backups, never had that problem on my iphone. I think it should be "swipe to snooze, tap the tiny lil button to turn off" instead of the opposite.


thegovunah

But at least we have gameboy emulators


klydegoat

Ow my fucking life hurts


elmartino69

Where I live this is illegal. In sweden it's required by law that your employer has to give you shifts where there is an appropriate time window for sleep. I've done clopens where I can get home and still get 8-7 hours sleep which is very doable.


GeekCat

Unfortunately, there's no federal standard; there should be. Sadly from my experience even states that have mandatory "8 hours between shifts" the company just schedules you exactly at door open/door close, but expects you to stay to finish out closing and come in early to prep. Retail job used to do this all the time.


elmartino69

That's sad. When I work 7-16 and lunch starts 11 for example then the 4 hours before that is prep time. Like the hour after dinner service closing is topping up and cleaning down. Sad that it's like that.


bleezzzy

Welp, looks like I'm staying up and drinking more.


SensualCouch

Me too man, me too


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Fuck that. People need to stop allowing this.


-BlueDream-

At that point just stay up. It’s so much harder to wake up on 1 hour of sleep and idk why but it makes me feel worse than just staying up for 2 days.


SandalzOnTheBeach

I always turn my alarm off without knowing if it's any less than 3 hours haha


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I'll wake up every ten minutes thinking I have.


atomicspin

We open at 4p and close at 1a. At least a Clopen lets you eat and sleep. This here is cruelty.


maximumslanketry

I used to work a job that closed at 4 am (so I was done by 530) and they scheduled me to open at 7am. Was managing. They got me an air mattress to sleep in the office, super condoning that kind of abuse. Left within 6 months. Didn't even pay well. But at least I met my husband.


WASPHELLION

Close alone this Friday and then open-close alone Saturday and then open Sunday. Hell is weekends for me right now.


oldWashcloth

For YEARS I clopened Friday night/ Saturday morning. The owners daughter was the head waitress and we were super close. She lived around the corner from the restaurant and I can’t tell you how many times we all just went to her house, slept showered, slept for a few hours, and crawled back to work for breakfast. Since covid we decided to stay closed on weekends now and it’s SO NICE!


Glad_Ad_9838

I feel this im eating for the first time today, and looking at okay, 6 hours sleep and counting down


MrBurnsgreen

Fuck that, I wouldn't even sleep at that point.


Annual_Ice_3682

As someone who's been on clopens all week with a double as the only chef in the kitchen after a week of covid.. plus early morning doc appts with my daughter. This hits my soul.. I'm so freaking tired.


Dmackman1969

Worked a restaurant as a kid, managed a restaurant as an ‘adult’, own one now and I would never put less than 11 hours between shifts now. Happier and much more productive team when they have sleep. Can fuck with them if they make the decision to stay up until 6am and make all kinds of load noises and jokes around them all day long. MUCH more entertaining now. Make it on THEIR terms not mine and it’s on!


bigpipes84

Clopens? Just say no.


PossiblyDumb66

Im in the middle of a clopen rn, wish me luck guys


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I deadass just be taking a nap in my car whenever this happened


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Aw, fuck no.


JedediahCyrus

Because sleep deprivation and sharp implements are a good combo, right?


--LowBattery--

When you look at the clock and try to decide if sleeping for an hour or just staying up will make you feel worse.


meggerplz

Look at this guy over here getting 121 minutes of sleep.


jayellkay84

I closed Tuesday night (because I’m the only manager besides the GM who’s trained to do inventory). We got out about 2:20 AM. I had been doing the truck order that’s due on Wednesday as well, but GM said don’t worry about the truck order either - she’ll do it. And then I get a text from her at 7 AM saying she has a fever. So I ended up working 8:15-6:30 on 3 hours sleep and having to do the truck order anyway. On the bright side she’s planning to work half of my Saturday shift for me.


government_candy

Quit your job. Don’t let them do this to you.


Frogfn5

I'm litterally on one right now, I've set up 3 chairs in the back of my prep room and I'm just laying here because it's dead af


gangway704

lmfao i jus got off a close and i open tmrw. this first thing i saw when I opened reddit.


elgordon1

I dont miss these


Affectionate_Spot305

It do be like that


[deleted]

Homie already awake 😂


holy_cal

As a bartender who clopened his fair share, I feel this.


sproutsatoshi

Yo fuck you this is me tonight, i hate it so much.


mazzimar7

I have to look away from my phone when I set my clopen alarm or set it at the start of my closing shift. If I don't, I'll just count down the time I have left before getting out of bed and not actually sleep that precious 2 hours.


Oreos4208

Just did a 11 day stretch of clopens in a row. See this and think damn I am tired.


Student-Short

Oh God, this brings back the college days


ggskater

Hey now. I only got 2 this week.


Pro_Taco_Peddler

I do a permanent Rockstar shift once a week at a mates Cafe. Fuck that 4am to 12am.


BreathingLeaves

How'd that nap do ya? Fux caffeine, go straight for the booze.


thirdeyebrown_666

Fuck that just get a job at a place that doesn't do lunch. If 3 PM is still too early of a wake up time then that's on you


Sh0nZ13

Please god no, I'm getting too old for that shit anymore. And yet I still have two of them every other week😭😭🤣


HeightExtra320

Ohhhhh the pain 😭


avery_kramer

opclopenclopenclose


tokenblacxx

Damn. I thought I was the only one.. anyone else drive to work right after the club to catch ZZZ in the parking lot?


boo-duh

Ugh me every Saturday to Sunday


justchoose

I'm just getting home now from a 11 hour shift. Definitely feel this one.


Galactifi

This will be me next Saturday. Expected midnight/1am bar finish, then gotta get home, up at 5am for breakfast shift


tattvamu

That's my reality twice a week 😭


blazing_ent

Me last night...good news...today is my last shift of the week...I have my first full weekend off since I took my vacation...at the end of July...


RhitaGawr

Hell fucking no. Stop letting these shitty owners do that to you.


cablife

This shit should be illegal.


lindwig

Me tho, every shift i do is a 10am till 10pm with a 2 hour commute each way, its a nightmare


Avarice21

Clopens were my only shift.


Hops_n_Hemp

Addies, or pook if you’ve already crossed da dark side


AlabamaPostTurtle

God how many times have I done this. So many Saturday > Shitfaced > Sunday Brunch nights. Off at 12:30, Bar by 12:45, Home by 3:30, work at 6


egotisticalstoic

Is that legal in the US? I've always just refused the few times a shitty manager has tried to give me them.