/ck/ - Food & Cooking

>Been unemployed since I left Vancouver five months ago
>Left my job as senior barista to return home due to Canadian government being flaky to the Irish one
>Been actively seeking work in the industry
>When I search "Barista", "Coffee", "Senior barista", get hits back for "Deli assistants"
>Some cafes hiring at the beginning of my search were 25km away
>Now everything is just people desperately looking for work
>Many with years of experience managing specialty coffee shops
>I've two years as senior barista
>Luck out with a resume I sent off to Brother Hubbard in Dublin back in June
>Land a trial
>The first time anyone has gotten back to me since I got home
>Made my first coffee in months
>I've lost most of the heat resistance in my hands and my milk has bubbles from too high a temp
>I'm nowhere near what I'm capable or my own standards
>Realise how much I've actually missed making coffee
>Feel an ever so brief return to normality
>Two people show up with no experience, resumes in hand
>Manager says "We're getting like five or six a say"
>Me: "That's good for you guys, it's a buyers market for labour"
>Go back to making coffee
>Feel that I'm just getting back into the swing of things
>Having banter with customers
>Trial abruptly ends after an hour
>Manager: "I've seen all I need, it's pretty quiet and we've got a few more trials today. Get in touch with the owner, let him know how you got on"
>Leave
>Not sure if I did enough to convince them or not
Anyone else here looking to get back into the industry? Anons who work in specialty coffee, got advice for what to say or demonstrate to get a step ahead of the pack?
I don't want to be a deli assistant.

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It's the whole industry that's infested. I just applied for a job here in Dublin and was asked on the application;
>"How important is diversity, inclusion and representation in the workplace to you, any why?" Please give 3/4 lines for your answer"
I can't wait to open my own place one day and get away from all of this nonsense.
Why can't we just be autistic in peace?