I’m 51 years old. I’ve been a seafarer since 1986. First, 14 years in the Navy as an Electrician. Then 10 years as Marine Electrician/ Oiler. I’m now studying to take an assistant engineer test. I"m contemplating if I’m going to pursue it or not. My desire is to be a marine cook. I’ll always love cooking. I don’t find joy as an engineer anymore. Right now, I work for an OSV company in the GoM. Most of the OSV don’t have cooks. And I’m always one of the guys among the crew that more than happy to do the cooking. I don’t care doing it because for me it’s fun, especially if they have seconds; which is a good sign that they like. And I’m really pleased if they love it. Eventhough some guys don’t appreciate it. I can cook, but I don’t have a resume to show. I don’t know where to start for a career change. I understand that I have to start from the bottom again. Any idea of where can I find a school that offers short courses in culinary? Am I too old to start again at age 51?
Have you thought about the catering companies serving the offshore industry. Entier, etc.
[QUOTE=KPChief;149171]Have you thought about the catering companies serving the offshore industry. Entier, etc.[/QUOTE]
I am going to apply for MSC job as a Steward Utility using my 10pt preference as a veteran with service connected disability. Hopefully they’ll hire me.
Just go to ECO and tell them you can cook. They will hire you.
Just go to Sause Bros. Ocean Towing and tell them you can cook! They want cooks to have an AB ticket and if you don’t they’ll give you a year to get it. No your not to old, they like it if can work deck though.
You know…I’m sick of being on deck! If you had a UL chief engineer’s ticket I would have traded you.
btw, I am with you on the cooking thing. Once I was running a charter yacht in SE Alaska and the chef came down with food poisoning (I’m not shitting you) and being the consummate shipmate, stepped into the galley and made awesome pork loin medallions with a olive oil. balsamic and garlic reduction, oven roasted potatoes with rosemary and I forget the veg but suffice to say, not a morsel was left and I exited the galley victorious. Then came the fresh salmon grilled with olive oil, lemon and cracked black pepper which wowed all the critics and won me my first Tony award!
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Nobody wants that queer shit. We want fried chicken, catfish, rice and beans. Everyday. Repeat.
In other news, follow your idea and just go cook, you’ll make a crew happy.
Nothing sinks a crews morale quicker than lousy food on board. To have a shipmate that can pitch in on deck or the ER and can whip up meals the crew actually looks forward to sounds like a golden ticket.
[QUOTE=z-drive;149191]Nobody wants that queer shit. We want fried chicken, catfish, rice and beans. Everyday. Repeat.[/QUOTE]
Queer SHIT my ass! Nothing but great satisfying fare and what’s with the Southern Deep Fried menu anyway? Don’t you know your arteries are howling with you just thinking of such a diet? Delicious yes, but also deadly hence why the deep south has the highest rates of obesity, heart disease, diabetes…need I continue?
Btw, I though you were a Yankee there Drive? You’re supposed to live on a diet of boiled everything…
It’s too easy with you sometimes…
[QUOTE=Traitor Yankee;149206]It’s too easy with you sometimes…[/QUOTE]
my goal is always a satisfied customer…
y’all come back now!
Here it's more like organic, free range, grass fed, gluten free, gmo free, soy, artisan, tofu etc.
[QUOTE=z-drive;149208]Here it’s more like organic, free range, grass fed, gluten free, gmo free, soy, artisan, tofu etc.[/QUOTE]
EWWWW! Hippie food! Enjoy your bean sprouts…
btw, y’all can shower me with your accolades now…this post is #7500 for the heavyweight champion of the forum. Next is to hit 10k. To infinity and beyond!
OMG the tofu farts that must abound in that place. I’ve always thought it must be the same on Sea Shepard’s vessels. I’ll staying the south thank you very much!
Take the soy and burn it. The rest of that list sounds like you’re eating at my house. We deep fry using beef tallow or coconut oil. In a month my food bill is more than my mortgage.
Ha ha I personally eat normal food. The socialists in Cambridge and Boston with millions to burn eat like that; we’re all entertained. But there’s money to be made off of them…
[QUOTE=z-drive;149215]Ha ha I personally eat normal food. The socialists in Cambridge and Boston with millions to burn eat like that; we’re all entertained. But there’s money to be made off of them…[/QUOTE]
I agree…have you ever seen food as expensive as at a Whole Foods!
Sure, lots of good ways to make money off the rich…I like kidnapping em just like happened to Eddie Lampert! (of course they didn’t get anything out of it except a ride to the hoosegow…stoopid criminals!)
You should see the talent in my local whole foods. It’s worth it just for the visual stimulation from time to time.
[QUOTE=z-drive;149208]Here it’s more like organic, free range, grass fed, gluten free, gmo free, soy, artisan, tofu etc.[/QUOTE]
Gluten is the new Al Qaeda.
[QUOTE=c.captain;149216]I agree…have you ever seen food as expensive as at a Whole Foods! [/QUOTE]
My wife is ex-Whole Foods. One of the important reasons why Whole Foods or to a lesser degree Trader Joe’s, being expensive is that they take care of their employees. WFM:
- Their starting wage is more than the minimum wage.
- Full time work IS full time work, i.e., 40hours at WFM.
- They provide health care to all their employees.
- Depending on the performance, employees are rewarded shares in the company. My wife was rewarded 75K shares for her performance.
- WFM also has a 401K contribution.
All of the above does cost money and somebody has to pay for it :). My wife still has friends in WFM and one thing that I know is, none of her friends who work there, has a second job. Unlike, the employees at Walmart. Also, WFM automatically opens a bank account at a credit union for the employee’s salary + an eTrade account for the 401K.
The wife added few more details:
- Each store has a policy of supporting local business in the 200 mile radius, which makes things a bit more expensive.
- Each store also has a policy of donating 5% of daily sales to local charities, which have to be NON-PROFIT only, and store employees also get to vote/nominate on the charity organization.
- If an employee is relocating to another city/state for personal reasons which also has a nearby WFM store, the job moves with the employee & if WFM is relocating the employee, WFM pays $2000 of the relocation costs.
- No illegals.
We all know where Walmart stands when it comes sourcing, taxes, employee benefits, charities, etc 