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re: Why are fast food workers ridiculed and scorned?
Posted on 8/8/17 at 12:52 pm to chinhoyang
Posted on 8/8/17 at 12:52 pm to chinhoyang
A lot of them have terrible attitudes and are rude as hell. It's why people like Chick-fil-A and Canes so much. But I do agree, they are better than the ones that don't work at all
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Posted on 8/8/17 at 12:53 pm to Brosef Stalin
quote:Most of our fast food joints have decent workers (typical small town array of fast food joints).
Chick Fil A and Cane's both tend to have decent workers
The McDonald's at night is weak. Our Sonic used to be stellar until they moved it. Now, it is weak.
Posted on 8/8/17 at 12:54 pm to MorbidTheClown
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because of their "you're frickin gup my day and disturbing me by ordering food here" attitude.
I rarely come across that attitude - even in Shreveport. New Orleans - I could see that being a big issue.
Posted on 8/8/17 at 12:55 pm to chinhoyang
I think a lot of people have bad views of them because the service is inconsistent at best for many of them. Not to mention a lot of them have bad attitudes. Then again, I would have a bad attitude if I was over 30 and flipping burgers for a living.
Posted on 8/8/17 at 12:59 pm to chinhoyang
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I see scorn for fast food workers (and not just bad fast food workers) - people making fun of them, insulting their employment, etc.
Why?
Because most of them suck at their jobs. No one cracks wise at Chik-fil-a workers that get your order right every time. The ones who earn scorn are the employees at places like McDonald's, BK, and Popeye's that consistently get orders wrong, are argumentative with customers, and generally act like they can't give two f&%ks about their job.
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I have respect for people who work, and do their best to do their jobs.
This is the hangup with most fastfood workers.
Posted on 8/8/17 at 12:59 pm to chinhoyang
Don't eat fast food but would not from me. At least they are trying, and working, as opposed to collecting a gov check.
Posted on 8/8/17 at 1:01 pm to chinhoyang
Because they feel entitled to money they do not deserve.
Fast food is bottom rung, it's a summer/start job, not a career. You want more $$, learn more skills, be more useful, not just trying to man the shake machine.
If you cook at McDonalds, go talk to a Chef, and move up and become a prep, then line cook, then chef at a real eatery. Then you can demand more money.
Fast food is bottom rung, it's a summer/start job, not a career. You want more $$, learn more skills, be more useful, not just trying to man the shake machine.
If you cook at McDonalds, go talk to a Chef, and move up and become a prep, then line cook, then chef at a real eatery. Then you can demand more money.
Posted on 8/8/17 at 1:01 pm to chinhoyang
It's because it's minimum wage work. It's as low as you can get (relatively speaking) on the totem pole.
Same is true for all minimum wage jobs. I respect people who take those jobs to make ends meet and are willing to grind out a living. That said, it's not something people aspire to, so if you're doing that work, you are most likely young or you made bad choices in life.
Same is true for all minimum wage jobs. I respect people who take those jobs to make ends meet and are willing to grind out a living. That said, it's not something people aspire to, so if you're doing that work, you are most likely young or you made bad choices in life.
Posted on 8/8/17 at 1:05 pm to CaptainPanic
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Do you have certain fast food places that you save your "good" jeans for?
Huh?
You said the majority of FF workers have shitty attitudes. My anecdotal experience says that is mostly true at Burger King, Popeyes, and Taco Bell, but Canes, Chick-fil-a, and even the local McDonalds have adequate to great customer service.
Posted on 8/8/17 at 1:11 pm to slackster
I don't think anyone scorns young fast food workers. They're teens and are supposed to have shitty attitudes. It's the fricking 30 year old barista or Burger flipping loser that cops an attitude that is ridiculed.
Posted on 8/8/17 at 1:17 pm to Brosef Stalin
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Chick Fil A and Cane's both tend to have decent workers
As for Canes, I know they never work holidays, but why else are the employees generally so good? Do they get paid substantially over minimum wage?
I've never owned a business, but if I did and it was successful, everyone would make well above minimum wage. I would think happy workers=good workers=more profit for me in the long run. But I never went to business school, so I could be wrong.
Posted on 8/8/17 at 1:19 pm to chinhoyang
Agree 100%.
Posted on 8/8/17 at 1:20 pm to LSUGrad9295
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I would think happy workers=good workers=more profit for me in the long run. But I never went to business school, so I could be wro
wise beyond your years, they teach the opposite at business schools
Posted on 8/8/17 at 1:28 pm to chinhoyang
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I have respect for people who work, and do their best to do their jobs.
Have you ever been to a fast food restaurant before? About 90% of them don't do their best at their jobs. 9.9% is chick fil a. The other 0.1% is people at others (McDonald's, BK, JitB, etc.) that give their best effort.
Posted on 8/8/17 at 1:32 pm to 777Tiger
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wise beyond your years, they teach the opposite at business schools
Are you serious? I would think common sense would dictate otherwise.
I get the idea that to maximize profit, you can cut costs by paying workers less. To me, it is greed by the corporations. For McDonalds, what is the difference between making 100 billionty dollars and 99 billionty dollars? Why not compensate your employees a little better and maybe they will give you a better effort?
I already know the answer. Enough people are still going to go to Mcdonalds, no matter how shitty the service, so there is no need to pay above minimum wage. And as long as the stockholders are raking in the $, that's all that matters.
It sucks in theory, but I get it.
Posted on 8/8/17 at 1:33 pm to DeafJam73
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Then again, I would have a bad attitude if I was over 30 and flipping burgers for a living.
Fast food jobs were never designed for a career unless you were going into management. These jobs are for people in school, getting an education to qualify them for a career.
Posted on 8/8/17 at 1:34 pm to chinhoyang
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BRB, gotta sack up a few more fries.
Posted on 8/8/17 at 1:54 pm to chinhoyang
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I see scorn for fast food workers (and not just bad fast food workers) - people making fun of them, insulting their employment, etc.
Some of it are typical elitist pricks that look down on people with low wage jobs - even young part time workers.
Some of it are people that encounter fast food workers that are incompetent or poorly managed.
Posted on 8/8/17 at 2:01 pm to Quinn225
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I don't eat fast food.
I probably almost pay rent for the local Starbucks. I think I have a problem.
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