Buzz·Posted on 12 Jun 201431 Problems Every Professional Chef Will UnderstandThis shit isn't easy.by Luke BaileyBuzzFeed Staff, UKLinkFacebookPinterestTwitterMail 1. The customer who incredibly unexpectedly comes in two minutes before closing. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 2. Seriously. Hearing this at 10:58pm is the absolute worst. 3. Friends making "helpful" suggestions about how to cook food. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 4. Running out of this. 5. Someone trying to call in sick because they "have a headache." Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 6. Customers asking for their steak well-done. 7. Customers sending food back because they didn't realise what they had actually ordered. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 8. Seeing someone else's kitchen and discovering IT HAS WINDOWS. 9. Anyone who wants sauce on the side. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 10. Friends and family complaining that you don't seem to be around for any important occasions. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 11. Realising you're never truly out of work mode. 12. The guy on the line who always wants extra hours...then to leave without cleaning down. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 13. The prep crew not doing their job properly. 14. Customers who ask for so, so many modifications. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 15. Someone bitching about not getting a break. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 16. Eggs Benedict. 17. People not saying 'behind,' when moving hot things around. Warning This image is graphic Tap to reveal Click to reveal 18. Suppliers calling to have a conversation...right in the middle of service. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 19. Anyone, ever, screwing up the walk-in. 20. Anyone using the wrong knife for the wrong thing. 21. The owner making a completely nonsensical decision, and you having to go along with it. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 22. The newbie spilling stuff. 23. Anyone touching your knives. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 24. IT'S THE RULE. 25. Friends who complain about the fact they have a job that makes them stand up for four hours a day! Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 26. Anyone who asks for something gluten-free. 27. Someone not sharpening their knives properly. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 28. Getting denied the first beer after shift for some arbitrary reason. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 29. This injury. 30. That moment when everything suddenly goes wrong at once, and everyone gets screwed for the whole night. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 31. That moment when you've done doubles for 17 days in a row with no end in sight and nothing makes sense anymore. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF