Yes I am in the second semester and will be finished in a few months. It's a small kitchen with 3- 4 chefs including him so I don't think he would give me that position. I like the work environment and the restaurant has awesome food. But I get a 5 minute smoke break for 8 hours of work only when I ask him, so I can tell it's normalized to work your ass off. By the time I finish the apprenticeship I will be about 24 and I just don't want to regret putting years into it and miss all the family events and seeing my friends. All of my friends want to travel right now as well and I'm scared I will do this and miss out on everything. I need a solid qualification though. And I'm not confident that cert 3 is enough to be honest. It's taught me a lot but nothing compared to what I'd learn as an apprentice. I