Someone I knew who worked at The French Laundry in Yountville. (Rated as the best restaurant in the world multiple times - and arguably one of the most famous r

Someone I knew who worked at The French Laundry in Yountville. (Rated as the best restaurant in the world multiple times - and arguably one of the most famous restaurants in the world) It nuts how much of one's life it takes up to work there. 60+ hours a week, where commuting to Yountville is a must for most that work there, but the hours and the stress is insane. Imagine commuting an hour each way to work there, have barely a 30 minute lunch, which is a family meal that is never of the actual quality of anything ever served on the menu, no breaks and being so busy that you cant hardly take a break nor drink water, almost never a weekend off - and so tired that all you do is sleep and eat. Some people dont last a week, or a month or two - but the demands of being on point at their level is intense. No vacation time, understaffed constantly... But not much changes because there is a massive number of people who would want to work there - even though the toll on ones personal life is 100% (one couldnt imagine having kids while working there, no weekends off to spend time with friends/family who work regular m-f schedules, missing out on all social events etc...)