So this is just me straight bitching. Recently I got a job at McDonald's and it sucks first of all I can't get good hours because people with higher seniority keep getting scheduled over top of me like on Saturday I was scheduled from 3-10 but got sent home at 5. I also feel completely useless because I can't take orders because I can never remember where anything is so I just get put French fries my whole shift indstead, and not even because evidently I don't do it fast enough so when we get busy I get kicked off fries and get given a very menial job like sweeping or wiping down tables, so I get whenever I get given a chance to prove I can do something again I get really anxious and end up fucking it up and the vicious cycle continues. It just sucks
If they are scheduling you for a shift and then only paying you for part of it, they are screwing you. I would say you should think about moving on as soon as you can. They're really not keeping up their fair share of the bargain. Some career counseling might be good. I'm just not sure where you would get it. You may have a local employment office that will have some helpful info. So if you can figure out what you're good at, what sort of jobs are in demand, and what you enjoy doing, that's a good start. From there, you might want to decide if you want to focus on training or going directly to work. You may be a terrible french fry chef and table cleaner, but an awesome computer programmer or pharmacist.
Why not try and get a job at the movie theatre? It might be a bit more relaxing than working at mcdonalds........ And don't feel bad about not being able to remember where anything is on the till. That comes with time and practice.
This happened to me when I was in college. I was working at a pizza place. Since I was new, I was stuck on making pizzas for a while, no big deal. But the real money was in delivery. The only time I was able to deliver was in the later evening since I was supporting the peak time by cooking. Then I noticed that the people who really made the big money delivering were only there for about 4 hours. They only worked the best possible shift then the crumbs were left to the rest of us. It was a total scam the owner had with his buddies who were never around to close the place or open it in the morning. Being a radical loser, I decided to goof up most of the pizza orders, even the ones I didn't make. This had the effect of destroying anyone's ability to make a decent tip for delivery and lots of trips back to the store. I knew it wouldn't last, but listening to them freak out was worth every misplaced mushroom, onion or pepper. Most people will still take the pizza, but that's almost always at the cost of the tip. I HATE working for "family-owned" businesses the most. Few people get ahead having to compete against the owner's kids, grandchildren and buddies. And anyone who isn't family is at the bottom of the opinion or relevance ladder. Even if you're right, they won't care because the wisdom didn't originate from within the family. This too can present opportunities.
If you can swing it go for Costco. They pay far more than fast food joints. If you're in California than go for In & out, I think they start at $10 an hour. In either case your shift manager is screwing you on the hours. As far as food service goes, I've worked both the front and the back of the house. The front is where it's t. less hours, way more pay, and you don't smell like onions by the end of each shift. In regard to not knowing where everything is, that just gets better and in 2 weeks you'll have that place mentally mapped out.
Fast food work sucks, and hopefully you don't have to stay in it for too long. But you'll get better with practice, there is some skill required, and soon it will be like second nature.
that's pretty much how it works in the restaurant industry. really, in most service related jobs. there's really no way around it. management has to schedule for the projected business, because it would be stupid not to. but if it's slow, they send people home early so they don't waste money paying people to stand around. if it's busy, they may ask people to stay late, which makes up for the slow days. legally, there's nothing wrong with sending someone home early. you can't make them wait past their scheduled time to clock in though (at least not in my state).
thanks everyone who has replied youv been really helpful like i said in the post i was just looking to vent my frustrations and youv been really supportive so thank you
They're too damn thin and sloppy. But no bad word on deepfried potatoes when properly sized (and fried of course )
