u/GodOfParmesan

I(23M) have been working in kitchens since I was 16 and have been working at what I’d call a “real restaurant” on the line at a country club for about 3 years now. We’ve always had a company that brings us sharpened knives and takes our old ones, but recently the ones they’re bringing back have been sharpened to shit, and don’t really have any shape left to them. I’ve determined it’s time to get my own knife but when looking I e realized I don’t really know what I’m looking for. I know I want a 12” chefs knife because that what we use here for almost everything and that’s what I’m used to. Would you recommend getting a full knife set? What brands if any would you recommend? Any knife sharpeners because my chef decided to throw out our electric one we had because “we have a company for that” so I just have the old fashioned rod sharpener. Thank you!

I’ve been working in restaurants since I was 16 and have been a full time line cook for about 3 years now. I’m 6’3 220 and my knees and back are giving out at my old age of 23. I currently have some cheap Skechers work shoes and have never really gotten a nice pair of shoes for work. Does anyone have any recommendations for nice non slip work shoes? Keep getting snibbs ads but am apprehensive to trust really any advertisement. Any recommendations would be helpful.

Hi I(M23 6’3 217lbs) was diagnosed with ADHD when I was around 7-8 years old, I also recently went back to a psychologist and was diagnosed again with ADHD (specifically commented that I’m probably in the 90% percentile) anxiety and depression both with trauma related symptoms. I was on ritilin as a kid and don’t really remember what it did for me. I was on vyvanse for years and eventually decided it wasn’t doing anything. I went to aderall for a bit and felt minor improvement then went to dextyro with guanfacine and felt nothing and am now on aderall with guanfacine and feel minor improvement. I say all of this to really ask, what should I truly expect adhd medication to do for me? I feel like eveyone I talk to talks about adhd medication as a life changing experience that truly helped them and to me I feel slightly better but still feel incredibly dopamine addicted, forgetful, and all around dysfunctional. I’m not sure if it really is just a me issue and I’m just not trying hard enough or what. I’m on 3mg of guanfacine and 30mgs of Adderall which I feel like is a normal dose so I feel like I’m just expecting too much of the medication. I ask here because I’m really bad at being fully transparent with the doctor because I’m very socially anxious and honestly feel kinda insecure telling them it’s not working for me. I know that’s dumb, I don’t know why I’m like this.