50 years on, this is the result ......

A fellow chef (among many others ) has recently complained on linkedin about the lack of professional skills in young cooks.

Here is the answer I send to him:

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"I have been cooking professionally for 50 years. 

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Here is how my attitude towards the lack of skills in MOST, (not all) cooks developed:

(Me at 20 years old) - STEP ONE: 

Wonder about the lack of skills of my fellow "professionals"

(Me at 25 years old) - STEP TWO: 

"Get angry about the lack of skills of my fellow "professionals"

(Me at 30 years old) - STEP THREE:

"Trying to make a difference by pushing my fellow "professionals" into improving their skills and knowledge"

(Me at 55 years old) - STEP FOUR: 

"Realising that they are grown-ups who are responsible for their own future"

(Me at 65 years old) - STEP FIVE: 

"I've put in a ton of effort. Now - not my trouble anymore"

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End of story :-)

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Cheers !"