> What about a doctor .. soldier ... accountant ... lawyer .. engineer ... athete .. teacher. I think that if you want to say ""everyone should experience xyz"

> What about a doctor .. soldier ... accountant ... lawyer .. engineer ... athete .. teacher. I think that if you want to say ""everyone should experience xyz" then it should be both a) instructive to all and b) accessible to all. This rules out anything with years of training required. So, working in a kitchen is clearly far more accessible to "everyone" than the others. The bar to entry is far lower. You don't need a study program before you can wash dishes. If you can walk in, do the hard work for long hours and low pay then you're in, they need that and the rest doesn't matter. I think that's what parent poster means by "A busy kitchen is absolutely a meritocracy".