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I'm asking because, i'm thinking about doing a little part time job as a pizza maker on one day of the week because 1. i FRICKIN LOVE PIZZA and 2. i need to do something physically demanding as an contra to my office job which is only mentally exhausting. Just doin workouts at the gym would be an option yes, but getting the same result through doing something would be way better. Thanks for every shared experience!

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[–] Poppenlockenheimmer@lemm.ee 3 points 4 months ago

I've spent 20 years in various kitchens, pizza included, and in my experience while kitchen work is very tiring it's not very good exercise. In a well designed kitchen you will mostly be moving back and forth in a small, maybe 5 square foot, area bending over, squatting down, standing back up, and reaching a lot. Don't get me wrong, it is very active work, but it's not likely to make you much stronger or improve your cardiovascular health or conditioning much.

There's something else to consider as well. Relative to the misery, kitchen work pays very, very poorly. As a result kitchens are largely populated by those either unable or unwilling to find better paying and less demanding jobs or by those who are deeply passionate about the work. Neither of these types make terribly good workmates to a casual interloper and it would be wise to keep in mind that those around you are living out a tough life. One they mat find deeply rewarding, but tough nonetheless.

There are, however, as many types of kitchens as there are types of people, so you may find a place that fits with what you want to get out of it, it just might be a longer than average search. Good luck, though.

[–] bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I've seen enough cartoons to know that you need strong lungs to sing baritone Italian operas whilst tossing the pizza dough into the air.

[–] lesnout27@lemm.ee 2 points 4 months ago

Very good point, didn't think about that. Thx!

[–] qooqie@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

I was a pizza chef for a bit. To answer your question, yes it is. The pizza oven heats the kitchen a lot and if you’re not busy you can get away from it for a bit, but when it’s busy good luck. I would drink about a liter of water per shift and wouldn’t need bathroom breaks because of how much I was sweating. The dough can be rough to work if you have a newbie making it. Other than that it’s mostly just the heat that is fucked and if you have a cheapskate owner who doesn’t buy good ventilation or AC oof

[–] LemmyHead@lemmy.ml 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Sounds like a good plan, since you're not financially dependent on it, Why not try it? Alternatively, what about working at a bar?

[–] lesnout27@lemm.ee 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I worked at a small bar before, that wasn't for me. But first of all it can be be different elsewhere, and second yes something like that was the plan, you're right, why not try it

[–] LemmyHead@lemmy.ml 2 points 4 months ago

The thing with a pizzeria is that I expect that you'll just be standing statically a lot. Working at a bar, as a waiter will give you the opportunity to walk a lot. As a barman to talk to people and move more than when you'd just be making pizzas in the kitchen

[–] SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Yes, lots of drinking and drug in front of a pizza oven have fucked up better people than you.

[–] lesnout27@lemm.ee 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Didn't know lots of drinking and drugs was part of the job as a pizza chef. The more you know

[–] Dudewitbow@lemmy.zip 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

drugs and alcohol abuse isn't just limited to pizza chefs, but chefs in general

[–] federalreverse@feddit.de 0 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

I guess professional kitchens are often an abusive environment in general where one kind of abuse begets another. But that's still not a obligatory part of the job.