I don't think the skills translate from a kitchen in the manner described. No doubt being in a kitchen environment is demanding, requires rigorous prep, can be

I don't think the skills translate from a kitchen in the manner described. No doubt being in a kitchen environment is demanding, requires rigorous prep, can be high pressured, is high energy etc. These are attributes of the environment though, not the people within it. New people who enter the environment just adapt to it. Having worked in tech and as a cook, being in an office environment can be draining and torturous and could turn Gordon Ramsey into the worst slacker. This is also due to attributes of the environment, and not the people within it. If you want the personal attributes described (ability to work under pressure etc) then seek them from people within the corporate world, e.g. people who do field sales, because at least then there's a chance that these skills will remain.