Workplace Bullying Has No Place in Restaurants

I just read Ron Lieber's post in the New York Times about getting kicked out of Marc Forgione's restaurant last week for standing up for the staff he was yelling at in full view and earshot of the guests. Ron says he went to the kitchen and told Chef Marc that he was disturbing the guests, was mean, and to stop the workplace bullying. The chef then came to the table, had words with Ron, a guest, and asked him to leave. While chefs loudly dressing down their staff is nothing new, particularly Gordon Ramsay wanna-be's, I don't believe tradition makes the behavior anymore acceptable.

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