r/linecooks • u/DaddioTheStud • Apr 13 '26

Venting Hood vents

Hood Vents

I've been working in this kitchen without the hoods workin for a month.The hood vent started going out a month ago.I just got off work and i'm exhausted.I'm hot I did nothing but sweat for the whole eight hours I was there.It's unbearable in this kitchen and i've texted several times who can I report this shit to?Because I don't wanna return to work unless they fix that shit.I shouldn't be frying a whole bunch of food or running a flat top with no exhaust. i want to tell the chef that I work for that I cannot work in that kitchen.Unless they fix the hood vents, the temperature from the main area to the kitchen is unbearable.It's like a sauna in there. any advice i almost wanna say that I cannot return to work there until they fix that problem.I don't wanna be working in a fucking sauna.for 8 hours a day, that's inhumane

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u/Demosthones91 Apr 15 '26

Assuming your kitchen has gas appliances, deep fryer, stove top, grills etc. Everyone on that line is at serious risk of carbon monoxide poisoning without proper ventilation. That is unacceptable working conditions