Magnificent8
Magnificent8 t1_j6n8qrv wrote
Reply to comment by spedmunki in Here Are New England’s 2023 James Beard Award Semifinalists by TouchDownBurrito
Their food is great, but I've known multiple people who've had horrible experiences in the kitchen. The chef really seems to talk the talk about building a positive environment and then used straight-up abuse tactics with a good friend who worked there (e.g. hiring her with a promised salary and then once she'd quit her other job being told, "oh, maybe you'll make that eventually but we're going to start you off at roughly half that" and swearing up and down that she'd "make sure [my friend] never worked in another kitchen again" if she left Nightshade).
Kitchens aren't the friendliest places to work in general, but this shit was beyond the pale. It's so disappointing.
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Reply to favorite used car dealers in the greater boston area? by Unlikely-Cockroach-6
Last year I went through this guy: Gary Jorgensen. He's an "automotive consultant," whom my mechanic recommended.
He came to my house, we had a chat about what I was looking for. He did all the searching, brought a couple of cars to my house to test drive, handled the negotiations (he's got relationships with several dealerships in the area), paperwork, registration, etc. then brought the car I settled on to my house and took away the old one.
Fantastic experience. Paid him a thousand bucks, but what I paid for the car was ~$6k less than what it was listed for at the dealership, so I thought it was well worth it.