Watched my new line cook change the walk-in setup in one weekend

I've been running this kitchen for about 5 years and the walk-in was always a mess of random bins and stacks. Last Friday, my new guy came in early and spent 4 hours labeling everything, grouping proteins by shelf, and putting a FIFO system on dairy. I walked in Saturday morning and actually found what I needed in 10 seconds flat. Has anyone else had a rookie walk in and completely overhaul something you figured was fine?

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taylor.paige2mo ago

Same thing happened to me last year. It felt almost disrespectful how much better the walk-in worked after he touched it. You just have to hope that instinct to organize sticks around longer than most of the new hires do.

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adam_nguyen72mo ago

Fair warning, that new guy energy fades fast once he realizes why the old system happened in the first place. Give it a month and you'll be back to shoving cases of onions on top of the fish.

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