: I have had so many bad experiences that there are too many to name. But then I have had many enjoyable times at work as well, such as the social events (rare but fun!).: There are many factors of McD that really piss me off. For instance, getting a phone call from work....'can you come in as soon as possible?' to which I nearly always reply to with a yes. Once when I was rung I asked what job I was going to be doing once I got to work. They said front counter. I got there and I was on dining room for the whole evening (the most detestable job ever) (well I reckon anyway). This is one of my minor experiences. I have burnt myself on fries because we are always working so fast (but then who hasn't been burnt?), fallen over rushing (or 'hussling' as they call it in our store - their codeword for run like shit to get from one station to another).
: I think at the end of shifts, we deserve at least a free soft drink. Afterall, they make a profit on most items (if not all) when they sell at the special crew rate.
: Another thing that annoys me - birthday parties. After a birthday party we are given fifteen minutes to clean the tables and chairs, brush, mop, scrup, polish windows, wash up utensils (cake cutter etc), and generally having the place looking perfect. Impossible.
: When you feel sick, managers don't say 'hey, go sit in the crewroom for half an hour, and see how you feel'. They say 'well you've only got another 3or so hours to go'.
: Managers just take the food, such as drinks, burgers etc, but if we did that we would be fired!
: They expect us to deal with customer complaints, such as burgers being too small, etc.
: Another of many problems, the store is always understaffed.
: I expect all these problems are common among Macd's slaves, aren't they?
If you were a slave, they wouldn't call and ask you to work. They would simply tell you!
Why don't you do what others, including myself have done many times when faced with a job I didn't like?... Get a better one! No skills?... Educate yourself!
For crying out loud, don't blame your employer if you accept a job you dislike! They are running a buisness. They have to provide a product and service at a price and speed that people are willing to pay or you wouldn't have that job!
If you think cleaning tables is hard work, try running a buisness!
William R. James
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