Re:The psychology of stress and burnout
by agumonkey on Friday November 18, 2016 @02:44PM
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Pardon the slight arrogance, but isn't most of this a technical problem that can either be solved mechanically or you end up knowing by heart after a few months ?
Re:The psychology of stress and burnout
by CocaKoala on Friday November 18, 2016 @04:07PM
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When it all goes smoothly, it's a technical problem that can be solved mechanically or with a schedule that you know by heart after a few months.
If you're curious, please don't hesitate to ask me how often things went smoothly.
Re:The psychology of stress and burnout
by agumonkey on Friday November 18, 2016 @04:49PM
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Aight, forgive me for asking, I just never encountered this, most of the restaurant I worked at where more industrial than a bakery.
Re:The psychology of stress and burnout
by CocaKoala on Friday November 18, 2016 @05:36PM
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No worries (: It's hard to express how much of the mental stress comes from stuff going wrong. It can be exhausting to have to reassess the plan and come up with a new solution that will still get everything baked in a timely manner while making sure that nothing is over or under proofed, five or six times a day, every day.
I worked there for almost but not quite two years, and by the end I was managing the bread dough for all the mixes (moving things in and out of the proofer and fridge as necessary to make sure they were ready to bake at the right time), mixing all the specialty breads (multi-grain loaf, rye breads, holiday breads, basically everything but the sandwich bread, french bread, hot dog buns, and pizza dough), handling 95 percent of the actual baking, plus I was the person who kept track of the pastry stock, produced and baked pastries, and did the final prep work (frosting the brownies and cakes, etc).