I read his biography and he does it because if these people want to get into cooking like REALLY want to pursue it... they are going to have bosses like that. Ramsay had one boss who would throw pots and pans full of hot food and oil when he would get angry. So he wants to show them how bad it can really be ....
Not in any kitchen I have ever been in! That kind of behavior is not allowed in any business I have ever seen and I have been working in food service of some sort most of my life... If I had a boss that acted like that, I would walk out immediately and never look back... I wonder why the people on his show don't walk out? Life is far to short to be treated like that. That is what they call a workplace bully! It is so hard to find hard working, faithful employees so when you find them, you treat them like gold!