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the practice among those with power or influence of favouring relatives or friends, especially by giving them jobs. All the great chefs know each other. Do rig
by a_imho 8y ago
the practice among those with power or influence of favouring relatives or friends, especially by giving them jobs.
All the great chefs know each other. Do right by one and they tend to hook you up with the others.
You might be right. I'm not a native speaker, but it reads a lot like nepotism to me.
- mirko22 8y agoIn that case there is no difference between nepotism and networking. Nepotism is usually used in negative context meaning preferring unskilled family member over skilled person you don’t know. Otherwise any kind of recommendation can be seen as form of nepotism.
- a_imho 8y agoIs it not? Obviously there are different shades, but reiterating how the top chefs know each other and how one can hook someone with the rest is imo over the threshold. Of course everyone is entitled to their own interpretation, nevertheless I do think there is an element of making excuses here for a celebrity. Ditto for the meritocracy' with ageism and body discrimination.
- enoch_r 8y agoI think you're completely misinterpreting this. > All the great chefs know each other. Do right by one and they tend to hook you up with the others. > Which is to say: if you’re lucky enough to be able to do the above, do not fuck up. Bourdain is specifically saying there is not nepotism--that you must "do right by" a chef (in context, you must be GREAT at your job) in order to get hooked up with others--and the converse, "do not fuck up," because if you do, your bad reputation will now precede you. This is not nepotism--nepotism would be if he said "if you get a chance to work with a great chef, great, you're home free, because now they're your friend and will recommend you to other chefs regardless of how good/bad you are."