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hi everyone!
like most, i find myself in a downward spiral. that may be a tad dramatic but i do find myself unmotivated and feeling hopeless. I was a sous at a great restaurant, covid hit and it all went belly up. management basically dumped us and i found myself without a job for months. at first i was like "wow, i actually get a paid vacation this summer!" i tried finding the positives. then august comes around and i find this vacation way too long. found a cute gig thankfully pretty quick. created a brunch program for a local restaurant and did that. unfortunately, it was solely brunch and it was just 3 days of the week. i got picked up by a bigger place full time! i dropped my notice and began preparations to start the new place. harsher restrictions kick in and once again out of a job. i contact prior place and they decided to go take out only with one chef. its so defeating honestly. i live with depression and have struggled really hard early this year to the point where i was placed on anti-depressants for the first time ever. i recently started working at a bid box retailer just to work. i show up work hard but obviously i just don't care. i've always been blessed to be able to work in the restaurant industry and make a living out of it up until now.
how are you guys coping? what has helped you? i'm trying to find inspiration and hope. thanks in advance!
like most, i find myself in a downward spiral. that may be a tad dramatic but i do find myself unmotivated and feeling hopeless. I was a sous at a great restaurant, covid hit and it all went belly up. management basically dumped us and i found myself without a job for months. at first i was like "wow, i actually get a paid vacation this summer!" i tried finding the positives. then august comes around and i find this vacation way too long. found a cute gig thankfully pretty quick. created a brunch program for a local restaurant and did that. unfortunately, it was solely brunch and it was just 3 days of the week. i got picked up by a bigger place full time! i dropped my notice and began preparations to start the new place. harsher restrictions kick in and once again out of a job. i contact prior place and they decided to go take out only with one chef. its so defeating honestly. i live with depression and have struggled really hard early this year to the point where i was placed on anti-depressants for the first time ever. i recently started working at a bid box retailer just to work. i show up work hard but obviously i just don't care. i've always been blessed to be able to work in the restaurant industry and make a living out of it up until now.
how are you guys coping? what has helped you? i'm trying to find inspiration and hope. thanks in advance!