r/dishwashers

Had my second day of my dishwashing job yesterday, and it was very hot out (32⁰/89.6⁰)

Of course, being a dishwasher is already very hot, with the working right next to the ovens and the getting covered in hot dish water and the unloading burningly hot dishes for my soft squishy hands, so I did prepare by bringing a water bottle, and wearing the coolest outfit I could (our drese code is a black T-shirt and black pants, and I wore these very light/Summer appropriate pants), and I guess that wasn't enough.

At some point, I was starting to feel so bad I didn't think I could power through, so I slurred "cannnn I hhave a breag" and stumbled down the stairs, went blind for a few seconds, told one of the coworkers who asked how I was doing "not shure if ahm gonna throw up or pass out", threw up in front of him, went blind again for a bit, and then stood ih the walk in fridge drinking fresh ice water they kindly supplied me with.

They let me go home early, even though I said I could probably go back in 10 minutes, but now I'm concerned for how I'm going to deal with this once it's actually Summer. I don't wanna throw up and leave two and a half hours early every time.

They have fans, though the air they blow is pretty warm, and the door open to the outside could only do so much when it's still so hot out there (at least to a Canadian like me.)

Im super excited i just got officially got hired at a new job! found a restaurant that hired me for Ft and im so hype to have healthcare again! ☺️

the previous dish job i had before had very inconsistent pt hrs that changed and got cancelled regularly last minute as it was events and sports staffing. I loved the work and the people but the inconsistent hours, pay and communication issues definitely crashed me out a couple times.

Super excited to be moving to another dish job in a more stable work environment here soon 💛

So last summer I got a job at a franchise restaurant, lets call them Swiss Chicken. The franchise owner had it for years. I apply for my favorite position, dishwasher. It all sounds pretty standard...right up until the end of the orientation when they casually mention,

"oh yeah we do SPLIT SHIFTS AND CROSS TRAINING HERE"

They wanted me doing split shifts 5 days a week, come in for open, cut and blanch 300lbs of fries, 100lbs of wings and then in the last 10 minutes before I was out the door, I would get to actually do dishes. Oh and after all that I had to filter the fryer oil while it was still turned on and boiling hot, in a kitchen with a dozen people wondering around me who just woke up. Totally safe according to the owner. Then go home for 4 hours, then come back and do dishes and get "cross trained" on ALL the other positions...

All for less money then I need for rent. Are these people on drugs? Like aside for someone who's retired and just working for fun/abuse, who's schedule/budget do they expect that to work for?

I guess my question is, are restaurant owners insane? Is it a kind of financial psychosis that you get from running a failing business for to long?

At my workplace, we change the fryers for the chefs as well as cleaning the smoker where they smoke the meats, in addition to plate washing. Does anyone else?

So long story short, I been a dishwasher for a year at this retirement home.
I asked for a raise since I’m doing a lot more than a dishwashers job.
They told me no and if I don’t cook atleast once a week they will take away 75 cents of my pay.(which isn’t legal)
So I found a new job who’s paying me a lot more, I put in my 2 weeks now my job I worked at for a year is trying to offer me $2 more but only for part time.
But they have treated me like shit the last 2 months and now they’re trying to be nice and trying everything to make me stay.
Place is toxic I just want out. But last day is Friday!

I'm not drunk enough, show me your Monday?

I didn't have time to take a pic. They wouldn't be happy to see me lmfao, beast server. Got told "Hell be here in 15min" they did not mention the machine is broken.

Well fixed that as best I could. I was only 45min late.

Thats a 2hrs problem?

Sprayers were both off, popping glasses out of the rack.

I dishwash at a restaurant with no arm, and i wash all dishes by hand before sliding them into the trays and putting them through the dishwasher. ive seen most dish pits online have a water gun that they wash dishes with. am i missing out

Today I had to train a new dishwasher. He said something like, “Oh, this looks so easy, I can do that.” He was super confident, so I explained how the machine works, what to do, and what not to do.

But after that? All of a sudden, his confidence disappeared and the dishes started stacking up like a mountain. I had to come over and help him. Honestly, he wasn't even that bad for a first day. He just looked miserable and couldn't handle the pressure because we were running out of dishes, and the chefs kept yelling at me, “Bring the dishes!!”

In the end, he said he couldn’t do it anymore, which is okay I understand. I wonder if we’ll ever get more dishwashers. Every confident guy comes here and leaves looking miserable.

i cannot find pictures, but it’s like a normal three bay sink, with a sani, rinse, and wash. however the wash basin is huge and has jacuzzi like jets in the bottom to agitate the water and swirl the dishes clean. it’s a big dish bubble bath jacuzzi. what is it called? anyone work with one?

Thought that was every day, but whatever.

Clean as you go (duh), eat at a restaurant so you don’t have to do dishes at home (aww crap), use paper plates (wasteful), get takeout (yay styrofoam), make a sandwich, get something like tacos (yes) or pizza (also yes).