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As a GM, the company always pays for Serb Safe or whatever certification their insurance companies demand we all have. If the employer
Is demanding you have the certification in order to work there, even hourly employees, then they should be footing the bill.
I want as many employees as I can in the kitchen to be Serv Safe certified. The H.D. only
requires one manager or employee working during any shift be certified which I think is a joke. In the AM, most KMs or Exec Chefs come in make out the prep list and give it to the line and prep cooks then spend an hour or so in the office catching up on the previous nights work, scheduling, upcoming events, etc. They are not supervising prep work. 95% of the time when a food born illness begins it starts during preparation. I like to see KMs and Chefs in the kitchen immediately and then pick up on office work after the lunch shift, but many times they have a lot of work to get done and an hour or even two between lunch and dinner isn’t enough time to get it all done and have a half hour to sit, smoke a cigarette or two, get a bite to eat and relax before dinner begins.
I have always had the restaurant/ company I work for pay for my recertifications.
Totally agree 100%. Should be the restaurant that pays, especially if it’s required for the job!