Tips and tricks to rekindle the inner fire for the restaurant industry

Équipe de cuisiniers et serveurs dans la cuisine d'un restaurant

Are you tired of the restaurant business? Does your day seem to go on forever and you feel a sense of negativity? Take back the power over your career! You’ve come to the right place to find your inner fire with these tips and tricks from industry professionals! This content explores how to get to know yourself in order to identify your dissatisfactions, remedy them in a variety of ways and get back to smiling while working!

Wondering why you have lost your inner fire

First, identify the reasons why you think you’ve lost that inner fire. What is bothering you? What has changed? Why do you think you feel this way?

List the advantages and disadvantages of working in the restaurant industry

What makes you happy at work and what doesn’t? Make a list of the good and bad things about your career in the restaurant industry. With this list, you’ll be able to focus only on those job opportunities that will make you happy. You’ll know what’s important to you and what’s essential to your next job or contract!

Sacrée Soirée’s advantage: Share the fruit of this reflection with our team so that we can guide you in choosing the work opportunities that really meet your needs!

Trying out different work environments and restaurant crews

Explore or try different work environments to find the one that really suits you. Varying experiences can help you assess what best fits your long-term needs and learn more about yourself.

Sacrée Soirée’s advantage: Evolving in a context that offers flexibility allows you to discover new work environments while maintaining a single contractual link.

Evolve with flexibility

Opt for a lighter schedule that allows you to breathe and select the mandates that interest you the most, without a predetermined load. In this way, you will be able to evolve according to your ambitions, but also respect your physical and psychological limits at all times.

Sacrée Soirée’s advantage: With our self-service platform, you select the work assignments that suit you and you have no obligation regarding your workload. You also have the option of working a lot for a period of time and then taking a break for a few weeks to recharge your batteries.

Choose your work team

We often underestimate the power of being well surrounded at work! Choose contracts based on your teammates and choose teams where you feel supported and respected.

Test the world of events

Teamwork and a festive atmosphere are an integral part of the event industry. Would a leap to this type of work suit you better?

Sacrée Soirée’s advantage: We collaborate with many events and we offer many temporary event opportunities such as the National Bank Open or the Montreal Alouettes, to name a few.

Develop new catering skills

Training or new certifications to develop additional skills in the field may open new doors and allow you to move into new roles.

Sacrée Soirée’s advantage: Our team will re-evaluate your habilities at your request in order to propose new mandates that correspond to your skills and interests, but also trainings that could prove to be winning to meet your aspirations.

Find a better work-life balance

Being unhappy at work or simply overwhelmed has important consequences on your personal life in addition to your professional development. You probably already knew this, but it’s time to incorporate it into your schedule: make time for leisure and relaxation, time with friends and family, and nourish your inner flame (food, thoughts, ideas, healthy actions).

Sacrée Soirée’s advantage: You can choose to work in the evening or during the day, depending on the time of the year, to better organize your personal life.

 

Rekindling your inner fire does not happen overnight!  With positive introspection, choices that truly represent you and the help of Sacrée Soirée’s professionals and even psychologists if you feel a deep loss of interest in everything around you, you will surely find the love of the job back or a new and more appropriate version of the restaurant world!

Enjoy your discovery!