My old diner's printer was set to max volume from day one and honestly that thing saved my sanity more times than I can count. I worked the line there for about 5 years straight and the kitchen was this narrow hallway where the dishwasher and fry station were right next to each other so you could barely hear anything. That loud beeping and grinding noise was the only thing that kept tickets from getting buried under stacks of plates or lost in the chaos of a Friday night rush. I guess if you got a quiet kitchen then sure go ahead and silence it but for us that noise was basically our lifeline.

I get what you're saying, but I actually kind of see it the other way. Three years of bad advice is rough, absolutely, but isn't it just as impressive that someone finally caught it? Most people would've just kept nodding along.

Yeah the 2am shift at the loading dock was where I had my moment. Three years of freezing my hands off and getting told we're like family while they cut our hours. The day I stopped rushing to hit my numbers and just moved at a normal pace nobody said a thing. It's scary how invisible you become when you stop trying to impress the people who don't care about you anyway. Honestly good for you for figuring it out before you burned out completely.

@Sandra916 $10 is still just $10 for doing a weird cut.

put a pod in there and offer to make someone a cup. works every time. i kept a little jar of instant coffee stashed in my desk drawer at my old job for the same reason.