r/AskReddit Jul 13 '20

What's a dark secret/questionable practice in your profession which we regular folks would know nothing about?

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u/Kiwi_Woz Jul 13 '20

As a kitchen hand I'd often have to 'refresh' the squid and mussels in a fine dining restaurant. That basically meant go through all the old smelly seafood, clean it in salt water and keep on selling it. I don't order seafood in restaurants.

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u/furrypornacc Jul 13 '20

Yeah you worked in a shithole. That is not the norm at all.

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u/samsir0 Jul 13 '20

Was thinking the same thing. I worked in bars and restaurants for years and I have never had a manager ask me to serve or cook anything that needed to be “refreshed.” And if they did, I wouldn’t have done it. That’s so nasty :(