How hard is it to work at McDonalds??

[Twister]

If any of ya'll come to Nebraska, eat at RUNZA... you won't regret it. Burger King is the shitty scrapings of grease on the bottom of the grill compared to RUNZA.

Hmmm never thought Runza was that great, but it is better than 90% of fast food restaurants. I would definitively hit up Don and Millies if any of you are in Omaha NE.

 

[dangerranger83]

Well I work at McDonalds and have to say, its not hard at all and you have to try to screw stuff up. We make mistakes don't get me wrong and trust me we know when we do too. I could go to management but don't see that it is worth it. I work for independent one and I'm told its better then corporate. The plus side is I get a free meal everyday I work, so I can't complain too much. Still waiting for my raise though, its making me mad.

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[det107]

Too Bad kids today don't get opportunities to be a (examples)
A) Butcher
B) Shoemaker
C) Watchmaker
These jobs are skilled labor.
On the other hand, McDonalds has menial positions that DON"T require physical or mental effort. Have you taken a look at the register ?? The keys have pictures of fries, soda pop, etc. McDonalds have failed to impress me since the restaurant tables, chairs, booths & floor are always dirty.
BTW,I prefer Fish & Chips-

 

[shane96ranger]

My Dad told me something I will never forget shortly after I started my job, where I am in my 17th year of employment. He told to go in and be receptive to a my trainer, don't get a be a know-it-all, be honest, and most of all make myself an asset to the company. He told me to make them feel the sting when I left the company. I really feel I've been able to accomplish that.

I hope I can instill some of the values I've learned from life's lessons into my kids.

 

[TheTopher]

And I have heard a number of companies complaining that they "can't find good help anymore" and that they're constantly training new hires. I think part of the problem there is that nobody wants to pay anybody what they are worth - minimum wage just doesn't cut it - especially since a lot of retail stores only want to hire part time help and if the sales numbers are not up there for the entire region, they want to cut hours and send people home. So not only are you getting low wages, but you're also often not getting enough hours to be able to pay your bills.

You got it.


Last month my company decided to cut my paycheck because I had 2 too many people on my route cancel (put me below 90% retention) so even though I had the best performance score (Based on customer surveys, how often I'm on time, stuff like that) out of my whole branch, even beating guys that have been there 20 years, I had a significantly smaller paycheck.


Guess who's started looking for a new job.

 

[TheTopher]

take a look 50 years ago... for the most part, women DID NOT work, it was the men going out to work a 40 hour a week job, and supporting his family of 4+ on that... i barely get paid enough to support myself! it's not really a huge wonder that people are discouraged... i can only imagine that mcdonalds pays less than i'm making... and i'm doing a job that is not for teenagers... the amount of mental focus required to learn my job, and be able to manage all the different tasks at once, is not for someone who can't remember "2 all beef patties, special sauce lettuce cheese pickles onions on a sesame seed bun" and the order they go on... most of the people who work where i do, are in their mid 20's and older... we have a few retirement people, and a lot of part time people in university, but for those who work full time, they don't live at home, they don't have someone supporting them, they are trying to be the bread winner... and sadly, this just doesn't cut it... and there isn't really much that pays significantly more than this... any more i make i lose to taxes...

I had the same job you do now, it was my first job when I was 19.


As far as how one man could support his family 50 years ago, here's a fun trivia question.

If banks are lending money to people and getting repaid the same amount plus interest, with no actual work involved on their part, then over a long enough timeline who ends up with all the money? That's right, the banks.

 

[lil_Blue_Ford]

I have a fun little trivia fact too.... Accounting for inflation and the rising cost of goods, the average American worker makes LESS today than in 1980.

Another little tidbit... When they say that unemployment has "gone down" in an economy like we are in right now, you know most of those people did not get hired somewhere - what happened is that they ran out of weeks to collect on (or were small business owners that at least in Pennsylvania are not allowed to collect unemployment if their business goes under) and they dropped off the unemployment books. So since they're not collecting, the government does not see them as unemployed, despite the fact that they have no work.


As far as burger joints go, Five Guys FTW!

 

[adsm08]

If banks are lending money to people and getting repaid the same amount plus interest, with no actual work involved on their part, then over a long enough timeline who ends up with all the money? That's right, the banks.

To a degree that makes sense, but it doesn't pan out quite like that in actual practice. Like any other business banks have operating expenses. They pay out wages, they have to buy supplies and materials, and most savings accounts earn a certain amount of interest that the bank pays out.

The way it actually works looks more like this:

You put your money into The 1st National Bank of TRS into your account, as do a few hundred other people. Now Weezl comes along and wants to buy a house, he needs a loan. The bank loans him money which effectively comes from the money that the rest of us have deposited (although your account ledger doesn't show it). The bank charges him 5% and keeps 4% for their own accounts and to pay their own bills. Payroll, utilities, office supplies, etc. The other 1% is divided up among the rest of us who have put money int the bank into our accounts in the form of interest paid to us on our savings balances.

There is some other part of this that involves them having to send so much money back to the Federal Reserve every so often, but I never really understood that part, so I can't explain it. Think that had more to do with the prof's heavy accent than anything though. It was something about controlling the money supply and inflation.

Or at least that is how the whole thing was explained to me in Econ.

 

[TheTopher]

To a degree that makes sense, but it doesn't pan out quite like that in actual practice. Like any other business banks have operating expenses. They pay out wages, they have to buy supplies and materials, and most savings accounts earn a certain amount of interest that the bank pays out.

The way it actually works looks more like this:

You put your money into The 1st National Bank of TRS into your account, as do a few hundred other people. Now Weezl comes along and wants to buy a house, he needs a loan. The bank loans him money which effectively comes from the money that the rest of us have deposited (although your account ledger doesn't show it). The bank charges him 5% and keeps 4% for their own accounts and to pay their own bills. Payroll, utilities, office supplies, etc. The other 1% is divided up among the rest of us who have put money int the bank into our accounts in the form of interest paid to us on our savings balances.

There is some other part of this that involves them having to send so much money back to the Federal Reserve every so often, but I never really understood that part, so I can't explain it. Think that had more to do with the prof's heavy accent than anything though. It was something about controlling the money supply and inflation.

Or at least that is how the whole thing was explained to me in Econ.

That's exactly my point.

 

[daniel3507]

Damn a Big Mac sounds good. Guess I found out what's for lunch.

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[doorgunner]

To a degree that makes sense, but it doesn't pan out quite like that in actual practice. Like any other business banks have operating expenses. They pay out wages, they have to buy supplies and materials, and most savings accounts earn a certain amount of interest that the bank pays out.

The way it actually works looks more like this:

You put your money into The 1st National Bank of TRS into your account, as do a few hundred other people. Now Weezl comes along and wants to buy a house, he needs a loan. The bank loans him money which effectively comes from the money that the rest of us have deposited (although your account ledger doesn't show it). The bank charges him 5% and keeps 4% for their own accounts and to pay their own bills.( Atually, they charge him...let me back up a little....first: they multiply the cost of weezl's loan times the # 3....THEN weezl gets to pay for his house... Payroll, utilities, office supplies, etc. Then they take the top off the 100,004$ that they MADE off weezl's loan--use 10,000$ of it to pay business expenses---ink pens/t-shirts/give aways/etc.---then they pay the Fed 10,000$ for extortion fees---another 10,000$ for bribes---another 10,000$ for ads during football games....then they take the other 70% of the profit & use it for bonuses/more bribes/ parties/meetings in Haaa-why-eeeee/more bonuses. The other 1% is divided up among the rest of us who have put money int the bank into our accounts in the form of interest paid to us on our savings balances. Exactly!

There is some other part of this that involves them having to send so much money back to the Federal Reserve every so often, but I never really understood that part, so I can't explain it(extortion money...remeber that). Think that had more to do with the prof's heavy accent than anything though. It was something about controlling the money supply and inflation(actually, it was more about controlling the destiny of the people, whilst sendin our nation to Hell in a Handbasket(i didn't cuss--I was using a Biblical phrase about a physical place).

Or at least that is how the whole thing was explained to me in Econ.(yep...that's how it was explained to me in collage too...then I went to the UV/University of VietNam....after graduating, I then attended UB/University of my friend the banking president...who broke down the whole Program wherin I couldst understand it/but he dident use King James English..)

Now for the rest of the story (as understood thru the eyes of a doorgunner).....Toph..I mean--ADS..the preceding in no way diminishes your educutation or intelligence....you just need some accurate info.....

Damn a Big Mac sounds good. Guess I found out what's for lunch.

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the end.........



EDIT: Ohhhhhhhhhhhhh wait....I know ADS added up the percentages above & came up with 50% re-invested by the Bank....but do you REALLY think they showed you the right set of books...waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahahhahahhahhahhahahaaaaa....weeeeze..waaaaaaaaaaaaaahahahahhahahhahahahhhaaaaaaaaaaaaa

 

[doorgunner]

Now....................back to Jim O-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0's thread.......

 

[Psychopete]

Some people may seem like a bad worker at a fast food place, but they might otherwise be a good worker doing something like a landscaping service or some other kind of manual labor.

I used to do "whatever else no one else wanted to do" at a John Deere dealership here and it was probably one of the funnest jobs I've ever had. I could do the things how I wanted; just as long as it got done, and I didn't have a boss always giving me crap. I had quit on the spot because I found another job in the field I was going to college for; but told me to come back if I ever needed a job.

I worked with food for 2 weeks and was fired. That job sucked balls. I don't think it's a person problem, but a sucky job problem, I am just not a good fit there. I wouldn't give a shit if I worked at McDonalds.

 

[det107]

Accounting for inflation and the rising cost of goods, the average American worker makes LESS today than in 1980.

When Reagan was elected President, I've noticed words like Reaganominics, Reaganized, etc. The worse part was when "the movie star" fired the union workers at some airport (Air traffic controllers) & many corporations followed suit. In the end, the top-level management became "fat cats" & workers aren't getting their fair share of the 'pie'-

 

[straycat]

We have to have the worst McDonalds here in Salem, Lisbon, and Columbiana Ohio. I've been to each and have experienced a problem where the kid putting the Big Macs together has no clue what he's doing. I had the hamber patties laying on top of each other with the middle bun and top bun together with nothing in between it.

My first job was at a Mc Donalds back in the 80's. You actually flipped burgers back then. It didn't seem that hard.

I complained to the manager before and showed him the sandwiche. He asked the kid to make a new one and never even told him he screwed up.

McDonalds has been going down the toilet for years. I think their breakfast is the only thing keeping them afloat.

What kind of future do you have when you can't even figure out how to put a Big Mac together???

That's why I never have and never will eat at fast foood resturants. I like to cook our food and we go out once a month for dinner.