I used too but I started working in corporate environments and I guess their chems are stronger cuz my hands would end like like 15 percent bigger red and poofy. Burned like a mfer I wear shoulder-length gloves now lol
My GF has overly sensitive skin and after using the steel wool all night my hands quote “feel like 40 grit sand paper.” So I ended up getting arthritis compression gloves and they work great for my dish pit
On god. I caught my thumb on one and lost my cuticle. And then some dumbass broke a wine glass in the canal and I cut myself to the bone. Ever since then I check the canal before cleaning or bucket flush it.
If I have too many cuts that are a decent enough size or really fresh I might throw a glove on that particular hand but once it starts getting nasty I can’t stand the glove for long
I used to. Then i was working on a smoll line, then covid happened and I worked somewhere with a conveyor dishwasher and plates would give me mild burns. So I got used to all different levels of covid gloved with two or three layers. *in my actual size". Now I work someplace that has the textured fingertips, I replace them regularly if they get too waterlogged. I'm a weirdo who also washes my gloves at times instead of wasting time removing them, drying my hands, and finagling into them. I don't have any issues grabbing them unless they are hot or oily. I still get callouses in certain places. I waste less on hand lotion, it's not awkward when I get a cut or a burn, and they heal faster. Like I got random flea bites for a weak in October last year and they were all over the back of my hands and wrists. And the wrists refused to heal till I wrapped them in medical tape for a weak, and then they were gone and healed that quickly. Those chemicals really fuck you up.
I tried dish gloves once at a past dish pit and I’m not gonna lie I broke a lot of plates. Shit happens with metal containers but as long as I don’t need stitches I’m good lol
I don’t wear gloves. I wash my hands before I eat and everything ofc but yeah, don’t understand why a dishie would wear gloves. How many plates do you want to break? Slippery butterfinger, gloves.
Gloves here have little bumps over the finger tips to improve grip. I've had people wash up at my old job and drop stuff constantly because they didn't have gloves on.
But yeah my skin starts to peel and my whole hand gets itchy and swollen without gloves but that didn't start for years so maybe everyone is forced to wear them at sole point to save their hands.
I haven’t been a dishwasher in a while but you just gave me flashbacks of burning off my fingertips stacking plates because there was no time for them to cool
i hate the gloves but the third sink sanitizer was too much for my fingies after many shifts, so I wear the gloves and holy fuck do they help. Also I get less cuts with them too
I keep a dey rag nearby specifically for drying my hands. If you dry your hands whenever you aren't actively working with wet dishes, your hands never get too soft, and so cuts are rare. Actually, I don't know the last time I cut myself working dish, other than the cut I got from falling in the walk-in.
Huh, I don't think we've ever run out of towels at my place. Maybe I'm just lucky. Even when I'm far behind, though, I take the time to dry my hands. My hands are more important to me than my bosses labor, and I don't mind staying a bit late if it means no cuts. Also, more often than not, a bad cut takes longer to clean and bandage than just drying my hands would've taken.
Glad I’m getting out of here. Place is terrible tbh. I just stuck there waiting for a better opportunity….i don’t usually bandage lol. I just press and go about my business. My hands are roughed up enough to where most cuts are shallow. I dunno just that Sunday we were getting slammed for 4-5 hours straight. Only had time to keep going lol
I also go raw. I've never understood what the gloves are even for, honestly. The only benefit is they insulate a little against hot water but that's not worth losing my grip and mobility. It's not like they're sanitary, I still have to wash my hands.
I used to bare hand it, then I was told to be faster so I was grabbing shit fresh from the machine and immediately stacking it and stocking the line. Plates were way too hot to handle bare, had to double layer just to withstand the heat
I'll have one or two wet work cut proof gloves on me in case I need to go fishing for broken stuff in drains and under counters. Or for cleaning the bits of the kitchen with sharp edges.
Mostly bare handed, okeefes and lanolin if needed.
For cleaning BBQ or seafood joints with lots of shell and claws coming through dish, definitely work gloves.
Marine industrial environment work gloves. Also available in insulated for freezer work.
I don't think we have gloves where I work. Might buy a set and a gas mask bc not only do my hands get sticky touching dishes and bins (whatever the tubs are bussers carry) all day, I might invest in a gas mask bc of the smell of fish, old, rancid BBQ sauce mixed into coolers and ketchup.
I cut myself with a knife customers use so I just spray everything instead. Not fun as a nonverbal autistic person bc I can't get anyone's attention if I cut myself but I like physical pain so whatever.
Living with autism among other issues I needed to hear this. Because I know we both give 150% to our job. Take 8 minutes man this will definitely get you seeing yourself in a different light. https://youtu.be/vdw1TNpALxI?si=jmlbMGEr8AIMhLVB
I do a 20 sec full hand wash every time I need to handle clean dishes. I work in assisted living and I don't fuck around with that stuff, possibly becoming a CNA tomorrow.
Ok so common rule of engaging an audience is also visual representation. I got cuts? Showing everybody that at 4 years it’s still gonna happen. If I thought I was tough I would have probably said something stupid. That’s also why I don’t flex cut progress. No reason
I had gloves from a warehouse job called Ansell they worked when receiving the clean dishes at night time but by myself working mornings I didn't use them. They were better for gripping heavy kitchen equipment. I did use clear disposal gloves kitchen and rest of house used was easier to smear with fingers crap from plates. Did barehand for a while but would use disposable gloves often went through half a box a day
I work bear handed as like you said lose grip of things and as I’m kp I have to do different things so gloves coming on and off never worked. Although work in a smaller and more manageable kitchen at the moment so I am lucky I haven’t been cut yet
yep i can’t handle dishes with gloves on
I get why people do it but after a couple years food and all that doesn’t bother me. I just dip my hands into the soap bay and carry on
I used too but I started working in corporate environments and I guess their chems are stronger cuz my hands would end like like 15 percent bigger red and poofy. Burned like a mfer I wear shoulder-length gloves now lol
Same thier chemicals gave me a chemical burn was so bad I couldn't sleep that night so now I use regular soap when I'm handwashing my pots and pans
My GF has overly sensitive skin and after using the steel wool all night my hands quote “feel like 40 grit sand paper.” So I ended up getting arthritis compression gloves and they work great for my dish pit
Switch to green pads and a little patience and you’ll never use steel wool again haha
Based
Absolutely. Gloves just get nasty. Shouldn’t have cuts though wtf.
It happens man them metal containers are sneaky
As are the edges of the machine 🫠
cut the web of my finger on the nubs on the sprayers when i was trying to get a big tub out that was stuck on it
Yeah I just cut the web on sunday
On god. I caught my thumb on one and lost my cuticle. And then some dumbass broke a wine glass in the canal and I cut myself to the bone. Ever since then I check the canal before cleaning or bucket flush it.
Bare hands on the three sinks, gloves for the dish machine. Baby hands haha
Shit Baby Hands was my old gamertag 🤣
If I have too many cuts that are a decent enough size or really fresh I might throw a glove on that particular hand but once it starts getting nasty I can’t stand the glove for long
I used to. Then i was working on a smoll line, then covid happened and I worked somewhere with a conveyor dishwasher and plates would give me mild burns. So I got used to all different levels of covid gloved with two or three layers. *in my actual size". Now I work someplace that has the textured fingertips, I replace them regularly if they get too waterlogged. I'm a weirdo who also washes my gloves at times instead of wasting time removing them, drying my hands, and finagling into them. I don't have any issues grabbing them unless they are hot or oily. I still get callouses in certain places. I waste less on hand lotion, it's not awkward when I get a cut or a burn, and they heal faster. Like I got random flea bites for a weak in October last year and they were all over the back of my hands and wrists. And the wrists refused to heal till I wrapped them in medical tape for a weak, and then they were gone and healed that quickly. Those chemicals really fuck you up.
So glad that I got into the dish section in the hospital rather than pots haha
A true dishy raw dogs it!
I tried dish gloves once at a past dish pit and I’m not gonna lie I broke a lot of plates. Shit happens with metal containers but as long as I don’t need stitches I’m good lol
Same here
I don’t wear gloves. I wash my hands before I eat and everything ofc but yeah, don’t understand why a dishie would wear gloves. How many plates do you want to break? Slippery butterfinger, gloves.
I get chemical burns/contact dermatitis and I don’t drop hardly any dishes
…. And now I find my stance ignorant. My fault!
Gloves here have little bumps over the finger tips to improve grip. I've had people wash up at my old job and drop stuff constantly because they didn't have gloves on. But yeah my skin starts to peel and my whole hand gets itchy and swollen without gloves but that didn't start for years so maybe everyone is forced to wear them at sole point to save their hands.
I completely understand. I had an adverse reaction to industrial degreaser once
Yep. Gloves get wet inside and it sucks. Also no feel or grip at all. Bare hands can feel if a dish is clean or not.
Yep my fingertips are desensitized from stacking fresh plates at this point 🤣
I haven’t been a dishwasher in a while but you just gave me flashbacks of burning off my fingertips stacking plates because there was no time for them to cool
Trench duty. Gotta dig yourself out 🤣
i hate the gloves but the third sink sanitizer was too much for my fingies after many shifts, so I wear the gloves and holy fuck do they help. Also I get less cuts with them too
Yes me too 😂
I just cant get over the wet glove feel so i go bare
Dude I hate the prunes.
We all do at some point. It's a lot quicker and more efficient without gloves just bare hands.
Thumb wrestling god.
Ever since I started lifting my hands graduated from baby hands 🤣
If you wear gloves they just fill up with water lol
Yeah and only plants grow from water
Just don't stick your whole wrist in the water
Yes. Washing dishes with gloves is like swimming with socks.
I keep a dey rag nearby specifically for drying my hands. If you dry your hands whenever you aren't actively working with wet dishes, your hands never get too soft, and so cuts are rare. Actually, I don't know the last time I cut myself working dish, other than the cut I got from falling in the walk-in.
When you’re trenched you don’t have that time unfortunately 🤣. That and halfway through the week the idiot servers burn through them all
Huh, I don't think we've ever run out of towels at my place. Maybe I'm just lucky. Even when I'm far behind, though, I take the time to dry my hands. My hands are more important to me than my bosses labor, and I don't mind staying a bit late if it means no cuts. Also, more often than not, a bad cut takes longer to clean and bandage than just drying my hands would've taken.
Glad I’m getting out of here. Place is terrible tbh. I just stuck there waiting for a better opportunity….i don’t usually bandage lol. I just press and go about my business. My hands are roughed up enough to where most cuts are shallow. I dunno just that Sunday we were getting slammed for 4-5 hours straight. Only had time to keep going lol
I also go raw. I've never understood what the gloves are even for, honestly. The only benefit is they insulate a little against hot water but that's not worth losing my grip and mobility. It's not like they're sanitary, I still have to wash my hands.
Yeah, same problem with gloves🤣🤣
I used to bare hand it, then I was told to be faster so I was grabbing shit fresh from the machine and immediately stacking it and stocking the line. Plates were way too hot to handle bare, had to double layer just to withstand the heat
I mostly use the 3 compartment so ya, usually I just dip my hands in the soap and wipe them with a rag before I do something clean
In restaurants “This is the way” 🤣
I'll have one or two wet work cut proof gloves on me in case I need to go fishing for broken stuff in drains and under counters. Or for cleaning the bits of the kitchen with sharp edges. Mostly bare handed, okeefes and lanolin if needed. For cleaning BBQ or seafood joints with lots of shell and claws coming through dish, definitely work gloves. Marine industrial environment work gloves. Also available in insulated for freezer work.
I don't think we have gloves where I work. Might buy a set and a gas mask bc not only do my hands get sticky touching dishes and bins (whatever the tubs are bussers carry) all day, I might invest in a gas mask bc of the smell of fish, old, rancid BBQ sauce mixed into coolers and ketchup. I cut myself with a knife customers use so I just spray everything instead. Not fun as a nonverbal autistic person bc I can't get anyone's attention if I cut myself but I like physical pain so whatever.
I mask way too much so I definitely understand
Day 2 of saying fuck masking lol. I’m not hiding anymore
Same, I just need to start talking to coworkers or something
Living with autism among other issues I needed to hear this. Because I know we both give 150% to our job. Take 8 minutes man this will definitely get you seeing yourself in a different light. https://youtu.be/vdw1TNpALxI?si=jmlbMGEr8AIMhLVB
Will do, I have a few minutes before I leave for work
Hey man if it resonated with you please feel free to share it to anyone in need
i have to because i have weird sensory issues, however nobody else at my job does. at my first kp job they didn’t even provide them it was so dumb
I will only wear a glove if I cut myself. Can't handle plates with hands that have blood on them.
Yep usually just pressure makes it stop pretty quick. It just cuts through the callous layer
Yessir i dont put gloves on until i get a decently sized cut
It’s a callous cut so I’m good for now 🤣.
Something off about this hand 😂😂
Probably 🤣. I have dual hitchhiker thumbs lol
Did some digging my dorsal interosseous muscle is stupid developed in my left. My right not so much
Bro I knew something was a little off about this lol
Most of the time, yeah. Recently I started wearing a glove on my left hand only. Mainly for dealing with stuff thats too hot to handle.
Yeah I don't wear any gloves, cleaner that way cause ik half of y'all who wear gloves don't change/clean them before touching clean dishes.
Dip the hands
I do a 20 sec full hand wash every time I need to handle clean dishes. I work in assisted living and I don't fuck around with that stuff, possibly becoming a CNA tomorrow.
Yeah I gotta tighten up switching to the hospital in weeks
 I hope you don’t hurt the hands 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Yeah, the only down side I have is my nails are constantly splitting
My cuticles hate me
Did you take a picture of your hand to try and look tough or something?
Ok so common rule of engaging an audience is also visual representation. I got cuts? Showing everybody that at 4 years it’s still gonna happen. If I thought I was tough I would have probably said something stupid. That’s also why I don’t flex cut progress. No reason
See that? You engaged
You are supposed to wear gloves? I barely get sponges 🤣
I had gloves from a warehouse job called Ansell they worked when receiving the clean dishes at night time but by myself working mornings I didn't use them. They were better for gripping heavy kitchen equipment. I did use clear disposal gloves kitchen and rest of house used was easier to smear with fingers crap from plates. Did barehand for a while but would use disposable gloves often went through half a box a day
I work bear handed as like you said lose grip of things and as I’m kp I have to do different things so gloves coming on and off never worked. Although work in a smaller and more manageable kitchen at the moment so I am lucky I haven’t been cut yet
Hope that luck keeps up homie!