French Fry Tales

Working at a place like McDonalds isn't very nice. Maybe you love the food, maybe you hate it, but I want to share with you what it's like as a lowly employee working there.

[frenchfrytales]

A Belated Final Post

As 2016 wraps up here, I return for one final post. I quit McDonalds back in early spring, and now I have a full time job elsewhere, doing something I love. I no longer work at K-Mart either. I apologize for disappearing again, but as stated before in my blog, this was never meant to be a community blog. It was meant for me to be a place to rant when I needed it, and, well... I didn’t need it anymore.

I have a job where I really feel like I’m doing good, where I have steady, consistent hours, benefits, and a boss who appreciates me.

I started this blog so long ago to try and keep myself sane, so I would have a place to vent my anger. It helped a lot. 

I no longer need this blog, this place to vent. Today in my new job I probably had one of the worst days I’ve had so far. And it still outshines even the best days working food service and retail.

So I just want to say goodbye to those that followed me, that still might be following me. Thank you for putting up with my rants and raves. And I hope you all manage to do something you all enjoy doing.

French Fry Tales, signing off.

[weirdone1119]

my dash did a thing.

@incredible-edible-nicholas

@frenchfrytales

[frenchfrytales]

They should follow my lead then!

[frenchfrytales]

congrats of leaving hell

Thank you!

[frenchfrytales]

Freedom

I’m officially off of McDonalds here... just gotta turn in my uniform to the head office.

Yesssssss.

[dispatchesfromtheclasswar]

McDonald’s Says its Wage Hikes Are Improving Service

Turnover is down, and customer service scores are up, company says.

So McD’s increases employee wages 10% and the move leads to massive unemployment, forces restaurants to close, & bankrupts the company the first sales gains in over two years for the chain! Almost like treating your employees like human beings mean they treat their customers better and the customers notice or something. Hmm.

[weirdone1119]

Let’s take into account that the stores that increased their wages are all owned by cooperate. This is including McDonald’s in the U.S, and majority are owned by franchises, and indipendnt operators. Our store actually got first and third place in customer service for jan. and feb. and we are one of the many stores that doesn’t have the pay increase.

From the article “The raises, which affected only about 10% of workers (the vast majority of McDonald’s U.S. restaurants are franchised)” Cooperate isn’t going to separate the data. They are going to make the whole company look good and they are going to put it on the sole purpose of increasing workers wage.

Franchise owners “hire and pay their own workers” as well as having to pay for store utilities. A franchise owner may only own one store or have 30. And the fewer stores that owner has the harder those employees work to improve the business so that store can be as successful as cooperate stores and that franchise owner with 30. The service increase with wage increase isn’t the main force behind it all, like the heading of the article states. What that is exactly, is undetermined, and can be anyone’s guess

[frenchfrytales]

People generally work harder and put more effort into their jobs if they know they will get rewarded for it. Yes, there’s always going to be those assholes who won’t, regardless of the situation, but if there’s no promise of reward, why should anyone do more then the bare minimum needed to keep their job?

My store took away all earned raises when the minimum wage went up. I went from having three years of experience over the newbies and making more then them to being on equal footing. They also stopped all raises, unless you’re promoted, and even then they weren’t very good.

No one has ever gotten a raise since then. I have no reason to work harder. No one in my store has a reason to work harder, and so our store has been slipping. The only reason I kept with it was because I kept being offered a management position, I said yes, and then nothing would happen. I’ve finally gotten to the point where I said “screw it” and I’m leaving.

So, yes, increasing wages, letting the employees know they are valued, and can actually earn more, and give a reason to increase their effort.

Keeping it stagnant, with only threats of unemployment, may keep you going for a while, but sooner or later it’s going to bite you in the ass.

My store is losing a ton of good workers because of this now. Three others quit not too long before I did, and more are talking about quitting now.

[lolshtus]

Youth’s Attitude Nowadays

[frenchfrytales]

Yes, because it’s not like a quarter of a million people in America with bachelors degrees or more work minimum wage jobs.

Maybe don’t be an asshole.

[dispatchesfromtheclasswar]

McDonald’s Says its Wage Hikes Are Improving Service

Turnover is down, and customer service scores are up, company says.

So McD’s increases employee wages 10% and the move leads to massive unemployment, forces restaurants to close, & bankrupts the company the first sales gains in over two years for the chain! Almost like treating your employees like human beings mean they treat their customers better and the customers notice or something. Hmm.

[gamechangershow]

12 Terrible Customers at Every Retail Job

Retail. Sucks. 

[frenchfrytales]

Smoke

If you smoke in the drive thru, you are an asshole. I don’t care your reasons, you are a fucking asshole.

You could be considerate when ordering, have your form of payment completely ready, genuinely ask me how I am doing today, but if you’re smoking in the goddamn drive thru, you’re an asshole.

Eight shifts left.

[dispatchesfromtheclasswar]

80% of Angelenos experience wage theft, which costs them $26.2 million every single week. Something to think about the next time you hear a capitalist gazillionaire explaining their path to riches.

[frenchfrytales]

Countdown

One shift down. Nine shifts more to go.

Assuming I’m scheduled as normal until I quit.

Could definitely tell the head manager was miffed I was quitting, especially when I just gave my reason as “personal reasons” and refused to elaborate. 

Even if I really wanted to say it was because of them I was quitting. 

[pettyrevenge]

Old People Restaurant Scam. You know the scam. Whine about perfectly good food to get some sort of comp.

In their old age, my parents befriended another older couple who would pull this stunt everywhere they went. After my mother told me a few stories about how their new friends had shown them how to get discounted or free meals, I felt like I was suddenly the responsible adult, concerned about the bad influence these people were on my parents.

While visiting my parents with my girlfriend, this other couple attended dinner with us. As I expected, the food was brought to the table and they immediately began dramatically complaining to one another about the quality/taste/temperature/etc. They were making a scene in order to attract the attention of the waitress. When our waitress returned to ask how we were doing, the miserable old bastard who played the lead role in their act took a deep breathe, struck a dramatic pose (with his hand raised to begin gesticulating for emphasis) and bega–I leaned forward and cut him off before he could finish the first word: “Everything is absolutely fantastic. It’s all great! Thank you very much!” She smiled, and began her obligatory “Great, well if you need any–” when he made a second attempt. “We come here all the time an–”. I didn’t acknowledge that he was speaking at all, repeated that all was just as we ordered and thank her again.

He was stunned and thrown off from his routine by my interruption. During this pause the waitress walked away (It seemed clear that she knew what they were trying to accomplish). He turned bright red. I turned to my girlfriend and, smiling and without lowering my voice, stated how pitiful it is that some people could be dishonest, deceitful and put at risk the livelihood of a cook, server or hostess for a pathetic discount or a free early-bird special. My passive-aggressive reverse-parenting broke my parents of the habit in short time.

[flaminganakin-deactivated201812]

And baby boomers talk shit about Millennials being entitled

[weliveinthehell]

[frenchfrytales]

THIS ISN’T MCDONALDS IT’S FUCKING IN-N-OUT!

STOP INSULTING IN-N-OUT.

[frenchfrytales]

did you ever have any asshole managers that just make you wanna stab them in the back. the Mcdonalds i work at got a new head manager and i kinda argued with the customer over some bullshit about their food being cold even though they ate everything so it was clear they wanted free food! and as soon as they leave disgruntled this douchebag comes up to me screaming and pointing in my face "the customer is always right" infront of everyone and i just UGH! like handle it professionally

That kind of manager is why I’m leaving McDonalds. Our current head manager is just... incompetent, rude, and lazy. I can’t keep working while they are in charge.

[frenchfrytales]

I wish I could quit, my store is pretty bad but I have no other option at the moment

Awwww, sorry to hear that! Hopefully your position will change for the better soon so you can leave it behind!

[frenchfrytales]

Official

Left my two weeks letter for the head manager to see. They didn’t come in until after my shift was over. Kind of expected them to call but they haven’t.

Told the people I worked with today too that I was putting in my two weeks. Most were disappointed but understanding why. Some of them really want to quit too, but can’t for various reasons.

My actual final day will be the 22nd, since the day after that I start my planned vacation, so I figured I’d get the extra couple shifts before that.

[fuck-customers]

To anyone wanting to quit their job: any reason is valid for quitting. You don't have to give a reason for quitting. Just put in a 2 weeks, work those 2 weeks, and have references from that job. Do whatever you want. You don't need a "good" reason