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Old people, when do you first remember people hating on fast food workers?
Posted on 10/21/22 at 7:39 pm
Posted on 10/21/22 at 7:39 pm
I’m not sure if it is due to me being a kid at the time that my memory is different, but we used to have birthday parties at McDonald’s and go to the playground. We celebrated going to fast food chains, I don’t remember hatred and thinking fast food employees are idiots and incompetent of doing the simplest of tasks.
As a kid in the 80’s/90’s, I seem to recall that Americans reveled in fast food as an accomplishment of American ingenuity.
When did that change?
I worked at McDonald’s at 15-16 and I don’t remember feeling like I should be embarrassed for working there.
I loved it, I use to cook start to finish 12 burgers in 42 secs and I felt like a Rodeo God hog tying a calf every time I did “are you not entertained!??”
As I got older, I noticed people started disparaging fast food workers, which may have been happening but I was not aware.
I started hearing, “they’re soo slow”, “ the line is a mile long”, & “they’re always f#cking up my order!”
It recently dawned on me, that my perception of the change coincides with when fast food chains started allowing for substitutions….aka “Have it your way”
“No pickle, light ketchup, no mustard, add mayo”
People who have been on the Earth longer, when do you first remember people hating on fast food workers?
As a kid in the 80’s/90’s, I seem to recall that Americans reveled in fast food as an accomplishment of American ingenuity.
When did that change?
I worked at McDonald’s at 15-16 and I don’t remember feeling like I should be embarrassed for working there.
I loved it, I use to cook start to finish 12 burgers in 42 secs and I felt like a Rodeo God hog tying a calf every time I did “are you not entertained!??”
As I got older, I noticed people started disparaging fast food workers, which may have been happening but I was not aware.
I started hearing, “they’re soo slow”, “ the line is a mile long”, & “they’re always f#cking up my order!”
It recently dawned on me, that my perception of the change coincides with when fast food chains started allowing for substitutions….aka “Have it your way”
“No pickle, light ketchup, no mustard, add mayo”
People who have been on the Earth longer, when do you first remember people hating on fast food workers?
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Posted on 10/21/22 at 7:40 pm to Kujo
Former GM of a restaurant, I'll always know who worked in a restaurant
Posted on 10/21/22 at 7:42 pm to Kujo
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Old people
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a kid in the 80’s/90’s
Posted on 10/21/22 at 7:44 pm to Kujo
I try not to "hate on" people who may be handling my food.
Posted on 10/21/22 at 7:46 pm to mjthe
Late, 90’s , Got my 1st job at a McDonalds , it was a combination of High School kids and senior citizens, they had some young adults but they were working to save up or working bro go back to college.
Posted on 10/21/22 at 7:47 pm to Kujo
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As a kid in the 80’s/90’s, I seem to recall that Americans reveled in fast food as an accomplishment of American ingenuity.
I don't remember that... outside of maybe some anti-Soviet stuff about capitalism and McDonald's and Pizza Hut.
I was an 80s/90s kid and I would want fast food and my parents would tell me it's low-quality food and homecooking is better and if I didn't make good grades in school I'd end up flipping burgers like a loser.
Posted on 10/21/22 at 7:47 pm to Kujo
Big difference between “hating” and thinking they shouldn’t be paid a skilled wage.
They literally press pictures of food to make food, and still manage to get it wrong.
They literally press pictures of food to make food, and still manage to get it wrong.
Posted on 10/21/22 at 7:48 pm to efrad
quote:so you're old
I was an 80s/90s kid
Posted on 10/21/22 at 7:50 pm to Kujo
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I’m not sure if it is due to me being a kid at the time that my memory is different, but we used to have birthday parties at McDonald’s and go to the playground. We celebrated going to fast food chains, I don’t remember hatred and thinking fast food employees are idiots and incompetent of doing the simplest of tasks.
As a kid in the 80’s/90’s, I seem to recall that Americans reveled in fast food as an accomplishment of American ingenuity.
When did that change?
When fast food workers turned to complete shite. Believe it or not, there was a time when even minimum wage earners had a work ethic and tried to be “professional”. The current abhor ration of surly, stupid, fast food workers with shitty attitudes and work ethics is a modern anomaly.
Posted on 10/21/22 at 7:50 pm to Kujo
Hate is a nasty word but I’d say since Biden.
Posted on 10/21/22 at 7:51 pm to Kujo
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Old people, when do you first remember people hating on fast food workers?
When millennials started working there.....
Posted on 10/21/22 at 7:51 pm to Kujo
Don't see people hating on fast food workers. They just don't see it as a long term profession for adults.
This post was edited on 10/21/22 at 7:53 pm
Posted on 10/21/22 at 7:55 pm to efrad
I started working at a McDonald’s when I was in 10th grade in the 80’s. There were bunches of us High school kids working there at night and weekends. Nobody disrespected it really because it was thought of as a good opening job to make a few bucks. Now if you’re 30 years old, that’s different.
Posted on 10/21/22 at 7:55 pm to efrad
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if I didn't make good grades in school I'd end up flipping burgers like a loser.
That's a bit harsh. My parents taught me to respect anyone that has a job. However, they would tell me that's not something you want to do for the rest of your life. I also worked at McDonald's in high school. I would save the loser label for someone that refuses to work, even though they could.
This post was edited on 10/21/22 at 7:57 pm
Posted on 10/21/22 at 7:56 pm to Kujo
At least since 1988 when Akeem and Semi lowered themselves to work at McDowell’s, the lowliest of 1st world peasants, no higher than goatherds. Even then, 34 years ago, Darryl, well-to-do heir, looked down upon the station with disdain.
Posted on 10/21/22 at 7:58 pm to Kujo
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fast food chains started allowing for substitutions….aka “Have it your way”
“No pickle, light ketchup, no mustard, add mayo”
I had no idea this was a thing growing up. It never occurred to my brain you could substitute things, as my parents never asked me such a thing and we were a "you eat what is served" household.
I went to McDonalds with a friend in high school and her and her mom were like "#2, no pickles, extra onions, mayo on the side" etc. I ordered last -- "#1, please".
The friend and her mom looked at me like I was insane
To this day, I refuse to order special mods for my SO when I hit Taco Bell or whatever. ESPECIALLY if the mod is extra something we have plenty of at home.
This post was edited on 10/21/22 at 8:00 pm
Posted on 10/21/22 at 7:59 pm to Kujo
When teenagers became so coddled and spoiled, and didn't need Summer and College jobs cause Mommy and Daddy bought them designer phones, clothes and cars, and the people who took their places at Mickey D's were doing it as a career... That's when it all changed and the people who manned the windows became angry, slow career fast foodies.
Posted on 10/21/22 at 8:09 pm to Kujo
Fast food workers used to be high school kids trying to earn a buck. Now it’s low life shitheads who’ve decided to make a career out of minimum waged jobs
Posted on 10/21/22 at 8:11 pm to Kujo
You were just a dumb kid
Posted on 10/21/22 at 8:18 pm to Bourre
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Fast food workers used to be high school kids trying to earn a buck. Now it’s low life shitheads who’ve decided to make a career out of minimum waged jobs
This. At least this is the case in the Deep South. Outside of Chick Fil A, a fast food restaurant may turn over its entire staff every couple of months because they have to hire any felon that walks in the door.
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