I was absent from work for one week, due to a family member passing away. Chef was very understanding, as I found out during my lunch break, and when I came back into the kitchen with tears in my eyes, he came up to me, said to leave immediately and I had 7 days off. So I quickly tidied up my station, picked up my knife kit and left. Only after I was back in my apartment did I realize I forgot to punch out, but I figured it would be okay, seeing as all the cooks and Chef was aware that I was leaving.
I hopped a bus that day, and returned to Moncton, NB to be with my family for a week.
When I came back, I found that I had a bit of a curve getting back into things. My body was tired again, just as it was the first week of my internship, and I was forgetting minor details in the kitchen. I quickly was able to jump back into things.
The next day, my trainer, Jen, was due to go on her vacation. So I prepared myself to have a busy week. So far it has not been a disappointment, but also not too over whelming. Jr Sous Chef Dorothy has been helping me out the past two days, and our BEO's tend to run 2 pages long. Together we work away at in, and usually can get a fair bit started on the next day as well.
I am very grateful for my day off though, as I had a lot of sleep that I needed to catch up on.
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