grrrrrr....

ahhh!! i have to vent...

i started my first day at lidia's pittsburgh as a member of management.
i was just kind of walking around watching people set up their stations, cook things, etc. i started trailing the saute cook since that was my station back in kansas city. he was doing so many things wrong. he was very nice when i explained to him what he was doing wrong. he seemed to get it (he's a spanish speaking person so i'm hoping he understood my english), then when i watched him make the next dish, he did everything his way again. too much oil in the pan, too much of this, too little of that, no salt.. ahhh!! he wouldn't even bother salting raw chicken before he sauteed it. i was so frustrated that i had to leave the line. my husband (he is my boss) says the guy doesn't listen to anyone. not even when he tells him to do something..

anyway, i'm so sick of being around cooks that have been doing it for so long that they don't care anymore if they are doing a good job at it! they think they are cooking great food because it's the way they've always done it. it's so irritating. i am a perfectionist and i could barely stand to look at this guy's food as it was leaving the expo table.

any suggestions on how to deal with people like this??

(please don't suggest firing the guy, that's my husband's decision, not mine)

thanks for reading..