It was a hilarious thread full of TRUE stories where so many of us have experienced times at McDonalds drive thrus where you order: 3 cheeseburgers, 2 large fries, 2 shakes, one McNuggets. What you get is: 2 hamburgers, 2 small fries, 2 large Cokes, one McNuggets with only 4 nuggets instead because they couldn't count to 6.
Do you realize that trying to hear well on a drive through headset is very, very hard to do? You hear the wind whipping around, everything sounds muffled and kid of garbled unless you park exactly level with the speaker and enunciate very clearly and loudly. And it really doesn't help if you're yelling at the kids, having another conversation with others in the car or are carrying on a cell phone conversation at the same time. Add to that, you're trying to fix drinks for other orders, make change and cash out the order at the window at the same time, respond to their requests, hand out food and be friendly..ALL AT THE SAME TIME??!!!
Now, I understand that their are poople who work at fast food places that do fit the stereotype. Don't care, rude, unfriendly, can't count back change, nor care to learn. I get it, I freally do. But as a former emplyee fo fast food places, and a drive thru employee for breakfast and lunch at Chick Fil A and Wendy's, I don't see the humor in your joke.
And the reason people get so PC and angry at your comments is they either worked in a fast food restaurant, or knows someone who does. Also because people, or the public, have this preconceived attitude or ide of who works in a fast food place, and treat US, the employees, acccordingly. Just because I'm taking your order doesn't mean I can't count, that I'm uneducated or that you're better than me. And it doesn't mean you can talk to me in any way you choose.I took pride in doing my job well, no matter what it was. I took as much care making a burger, taking an order at the window as I did when I made flight reservations for an airline, unloaded trucks at a warehouse, or when preparing party trays for a very large corporation when I managed a Subway.
Well, then my remark doesn't apply to them. . . does it?
I want my pennies back, too.
You were at a drive thru fast food. They barely know how to count to five. Requiring them to count pennies, "One. . . two. . . umm. . . I think three. . . " is a real strain for their brains.
I see you are not from the U.S. Perhaps your experiences in fast food restaurants are different than ours. There was a great thread that was titled something like, "Oh no... You couldn't be that stupid!" but the search didn't bring it up. Maybe someone else has it bookmarked.It was like 15 pages.
It was a hilarious thread full of TRUE stories where so many of us have experienced times at McDonalds drive thrus where you order: 3 cheeseburgers, 2 large fries, 2 shakes, one McNuggets. What you get is: 2 hamburgers, 2 small fries, 2 large Cokes, one McNuggets with only 4 nuggets instead because they couldn't count to 6.
Here is a similar thread:
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=669674
Well, then my remark doesn't apply to them. . . does it?
That is pretty much exactly the problem these days! I used to work at a MALL fast-food joint - there were lots of really rude people who ate here, but also some dim bulbs who worked there! These folks more often than not would not know how to make change if the little register didn't tell them how much to give back! And if someone ponied up like 4 cents for an item that came up to 1.79 after the cashier already put the 2.00 or whatever into the computer, she would not know what the correct change would be to give back. I saw many times cashiers telling people who did that that "i already put it in <the computer> and couldn't 'change' and accept the extra 4 cents!!!
Not rude, but just a generalization of a stereotypical cashier. I hate to say it (because even I worked fast food at one point), but there is a reason you don't need a Bachelor's Degree to work a cash register...
I asked him why. He said you look like a poor person if you have and use change
This student was not well off, and I have heard this from low income kids before, change makes you look poor, only use the bills and throw the rest out.
You were at a drive thru fast food. They barely know how to count to five. Requiring them to count pennies, "One. . . two. . . umm. . . I think three
You were at a drive thru fast food. They barely know how to count to five. Requiring them to count pennies, "One. . . two. . . umm. . . I think three
I admit I work fast food but we do get some dumb employees.
