So I'm in a bit of a dilemma. I did the Culinary CP last summer. My experience wasn't bad but wasn't great either. I just took it as an experience and told myself that I wouldn't do it again. Mainly because of the low pay and just crap that I had to deal with at work on a daily basis (broken equipment, drama with FTers that they felt the need to drag me in to, etc...) But today I got an email from disney recruiting asking me to apply for a Culinary Management PI. At first I was hesitant because I immediately thought "I don't have the qualifications" after looking at the list, I found that I only didn't have 1 of the qualifications. I thought "I'm way to young to be in charge" If I got accepted, I'd be 21 at the time of my PI and I just can't imagine
me in a chef coat telling people who are basically a few years younger than me all the way to 30 years older than me what to do. It just seems incredibly surreal that I've even been offered the chance to apply.
I feel like it's such a big jump from a CP cook II (pretty much the bottom of the barrel) to basically being a manager and I feel extremely under qualified. I've been working in restaurants for almost 3 years now, but I've only been a cook.
But I realize that this is an internship... Its a learning experience. I don't know.. I guess i just feel like I'll be thrown in to a situation that I'm really not fit to handle. But then again, they'd teach me the ins and outs of the job right? And yeah I'll be young but most PIs' are.. they only take people that are still in school or 6 months out.
I don't know I feel like im psyching myself out. It would be incredible job experience and great on a resume but I feel like I'm moving too fast in life and I need to slow down and enjoy the ride before taking on so much responsibility.
Any advice?