New job!

[PinkFloyd]

I am now an employee at Office Max! I usually don't use that many exclamation points but I really am excited because now I don;t work at the hell hole that is McDonald's amy more. There's also the fact that I'm making 8 bucks an hour versus $7.25 which is the MN minimum wage.

Overall, I'm excited. :D

[Croconaw]

Congratulations! I like McDonald's, though. :D

[Karkat]

LOL I find it hilarious that we both quit and got new jobs around the same time.

And we both worked at McDonalds.

What.

Congrats though! :D

[Stryker125]

congrats!!

[Living For Love]

Congrats! Can I just ask how many hours will you be working each week?

[Hollywood]

Congratulations, sounds like a big improvement!

[PinkFloyd]

Congratulations! I like McDonald's, though. :D
You are one in a million. :P

LOL I find it hilarious that we both quit and got new jobs around the same time.

And we both worked at McDonalds.

What.

Congrats though! :D

congrats!!

We did? I figured you still worked there! You know what I hated the most? Those god damn stock rooms. They were an endless mess of cardboard boxes.

Congrats! Can I just ask how many hours will you be working each week?

I'll be working roughly 20 hours a week making 8 bucks an hour.

Congratulations, sounds like a big improvement!

Yah. McDick's sucked. Management was awful. The break room literally had 4 chairs and a counter. The working environment was never fun. Everyone was so serious about everything. When this one girl at my same level was trying to boss me around, I reminded her that she works at fucking MCDONALD'S earning Minimum wage at age 25 and that she really shouldn't give a fuck about anyone but herself.

Wow, that sure was a rant... lol

[Abyssal Echo]

:congrats: Rob :D

[phuckphace]

congrats bro. got a job lined up myself starting in a couple more weeks. woot!

[Horatio Nelson]

Awesome!! :D

[Karkat]

We did? I figured you still worked there! You know what I hated the most? Those god damn stock rooms. They were an endless mess of cardboard boxes.

Yah. McDick's sucked. Management was awful. The break room literally had 4 chairs and a counter. The working environment was never fun. Everyone was so serious about everything. When this one girl at my same level was trying to boss me around, I reminded her that she works at fucking MCDONALD'S earning Minimum wage at age 25 and that she really shouldn't give a fuck about anyone but herself.

Wow, that sure was a rant... lol

Lol, nah. Officially I am still a 'team member', but I'm handing in my uniforms as soon as I finish washing one of my pants- it's got a lovely hot fudge stain, and I'm not gonna be a dick about it :P

HAH, I know how that goes. Irritated my boyfriend the most though. I'd always clean up other people's shit just to make his life easier. I hate it when people leave empty boxes in the walk-ins...

What position did you work? :P I was a Crew Trainer for service, but I knew grill and prep as well. They wanted to be a manager, but they suck about the way they handle EVERYTHING, and it was stressing me out way too much. So I decided I was done. XD

I mean, I really did want to be a manager, (but at what cost? Onhonhon MY SOUL.) but in the end, it wasn't worth it.

I'm trying to get my boyfriend to move on, but I'm going to let him bide his time until he's been there a year. I can officially say it, and it'll help me. Being at a job (esp not an entry level position- he's maintenance. We're special snowflakes.) for a year in this town (it being his first job here) will hopefully help him to find something better. That, and he's finally at the age where people will start to take him seriously.

McDonald's is just so disorganized. As a company. Or, at least it is in this district. But seeing as it's fast food, I have a feeling that's the way everything below corporate is. Corporate seemed ok with its togetherness and communication, but even district isn't great. Lmao.

[ksdnfkfr]

My dad advised me to never get a job at a fast food place and try for something like Office Max instead. Congrats on a better quality workplace.

[Karkat]

My dad advised me to never get a job at a fast food place and try for something like Office Max instead. Congrats on a better quality workplace.

HAH, he's on the ball. It's a wonder I lasted so long. It literally got so bad that I was hospitalized because I was essentially having a nervous breakdown, and not taking care of myself. Thus exacerbating whatever is actually physically wrong with me.

[PinkFloyd]

Lol, nah. Officially I am still a 'team member', but I'm handing in my uniforms as soon as I finish washing one of my pants- it's got a lovely hot fudge stain, and I'm not gonna be a dick about it :P

HAH, I know how that goes. Irritated my boyfriend the most though. I'd always clean up other people's shit just to make his life easier. I hate it when people leave empty boxes in the walk-ins...

What position did you work? :P I was a Crew Trainer for service, but I knew grill and prep as well. They wanted to be a manager, but they suck about the way they handle EVERYTHING, and it was stressing me out way too much. So I decided I was done. XD

I mean, I really did want to be a manager, (but at what cost? Onhonhon MY SOUL.) but in the end, it wasn't worth it.

I'm trying to get my boyfriend to move on, but I'm going to let him bide his time until he's been there a year. I can officially say it, and it'll help me. Being at a job (esp not an entry level position- he's maintenance. We're special snowflakes.) for a year in this town (it being his first job here) will hopefully help him to find something better. That, and he's finally at the age where people will start to take him seriously.

McDonald's is just so disorganized. As a company. Or, at least it is in this district. But seeing as it's fast food, I have a feeling that's the way everything below corporate is. Corporate seemed ok with its togetherness and communication, but even district isn't great. Lmao.

I was a crew trainer for everything up front. And did I tell you the story about how I shut down some lady yelling at me?

Well, I was running out a park and when I got there, this lady in her Porsche SUV started bitching at me because she had "been waiting there for 15 minutes!" I said this in return: Ma'am, You were asked to go park your extremely nice SUV at 1:30. It is now 1:34. It has been 4 minutes. Another thing, to be quite honest with you, I wouldn't be the one to blame if you actually had been out here for 15 minutes. I'm just the miserable 15 year old taking your order. Go yell at the kitchen, not me.

She then actually apologized and admitted that she had been having a really shitty day and couldn't control herself. One of my favorite work days ever.

[Karkat]

I was a crew trainer for everything up front. And did I tell you the story about how I shut down some lady yelling at me?

Well, I was running out a park and when I got there, this lady in her Porsche SUV started bitching at me because she had "been waiting there for 15 minutes!" I said this in return: Ma'am, You were asked to go park your extremely nice SUV at 1:30. It is now 1:34. It has been 4 minutes. Another thing, to be quite honest with you, I wouldn't be the one to blame if you actually had been out here for 15 minutes. I'm just the miserable 15 year old taking your order. Go yell at the kitchen, not me.

She then actually apologized and admitted that she had been having a really shitty day and couldn't control herself. One of my favorite work days ever.

LMAO

One time, these idiots came through the drive-thru while I was on back window and:

-Had no idea what they were doing. It was obvious. They ordered something, then said "no, wait, I want this", and at the end of it, I just told them to look at their screen to see if it's correct. Not my problem if they're idiotic enough to not look after pulling something like that.
-Took around 5 minutes to complete their order during lunch rush. Thanks.
-Took about a full two minutes to figure out their form of payment. Once again, thanks.
-Gave me nasty looks and were generally rude the entire time.
-Apparently bitched to 2nd window about how I messed up their order, blah blah blah

This is when it really gets rich.

-Wouldn't let them change their order to make it right. AFTER THE FOOD WAS ALREADY MADE, YENNO like, that's pretty fucking gracious, imo. We make your food, you reject it, we offer to START FROM SCRATCH AND IT ISN'T ENOUGH. How much of a snob can you be?
-Wanted a full refund, and were generally nasty to 2nd window about it.
-Filed a formal complaint against me- saying I was on the phone while I was taking their money (dumbasses, might as well've been the pace you were taking things, but uh, ever heard of a 'headset'? As in what I took your order with? Idiots.), filing my nails (Really? My coworkers all called their bluff afterwards- the only nail file I would even have with me at work is on a nail clipper connected to my keys. It's tiny. I don't even think anyone uses those.) , and being rude to them (Ironic much?)
-DEMANDED to meet with the GM. VERY pushy about that.

Never showed up. Completely forgot about it. Maybe they realized that video and audio recording is a thing. Maybe they were just trying to be moronic. Either way, it was the most extravagant thing that's ever happened to me while I worked there, and I was already having a bad day, so you can imagine how thrilled I was when the two managers on duty...Took them SERIOUSLY. I think that's the closest I've ever been to A. brutally murdering someone, and B. walking out of a job.

I've had plenty of good times there, but something tells me I won't be missing it a ton :P

[Horatio Nelson]

I think the big takeaway here is: Don't get a job at McDonalds. lol

[ksdnfkfr]

HAH, he's on the ball. It's a wonder I lasted so long. It literally got so bad that I was hospitalized because I was essentially having a nervous breakdown, and not taking care of myself. Thus exacerbating whatever is actually physically wrong with me.

He said he was watching a documentary about a trauma center where they're running around trying to save lives and how hectic and stressful it was, and he thought "OMG that's just what it's like working at the fast food place!" That's when he quit and went to work at a video store.

[NeuroTiger]

Great! If you are happy, what can you ask for more in life?! ;)

[Elysium]

Congratulations, Rob! That sounds like a pretty good deal :sun:

[ninja789]

Awesome :) enjoy
I almost got a job at McDonalds :/ Looked freaking horrible

[Osama Gulryz]

Congratulations

[Plane And Simple]

Congrats Rob! Enjoy the new environment.

[Karkat]

i think the big takeaway here is: Don't get a job at mcdonalds. Lol

he said he was watching a documentary about a trauma center where they're running around trying to save lives and how hectic and stressful it was, and he thought "omg that's just what it's like working at the fast food place!" that's when he quit and went to work at a video store.

Yeah, PRETTY MUCH.

[Ethe14]

Congrats! Much better than mcdonalds I bet.

[PinkFloyd]

LMAO

One time, these idiots came through the drive-thru while I was on back window and:

-Had no idea what they were doing. It was obvious. They ordered something, then said "no, wait, I want this", and at the end of it, I just told them to look at their screen to see if it's correct. Not my problem if they're idiotic enough to not look after pulling something like that.
-Took around 5 minutes to complete their order during lunch rush. Thanks.
-Took about a full two minutes to figure out their form of payment. Once again, thanks.
-Gave me nasty looks and were generally rude the entire time.
-Apparently bitched to 2nd window about how I messed up their order, blah blah blah

This is when it really gets rich.

-Wouldn't let them change their order to make it right. AFTER THE FOOD WAS ALREADY MADE, YENNO like, that's pretty fucking gracious, imo. We make your food, you reject it, we offer to START FROM SCRATCH AND IT ISN'T ENOUGH. How much of a snob can you be?
-Wanted a full refund, and were generally nasty to 2nd window about it.
-Filed a formal complaint against me- saying I was on the phone while I was taking their money (dumbasses, might as well've been the pace you were taking things, but uh, ever heard of a 'headset'? As in what I took your order with? Idiots.), filing my nails (Really? My coworkers all called their bluff afterwards- the only nail file I would even have with me at work is on a nail clipper connected to my keys. It's tiny. I don't even think anyone uses those.) , and being rude to them (Ironic much?)
-DEMANDED to meet with the GM. VERY pushy about that.

Never showed up. Completely forgot about it. Maybe they realized that video and audio recording is a thing. Maybe they were just trying to be moronic. Either way, it was the most extravagant thing that's ever happened to me while I worked there, and I was already having a bad day, so you can imagine how thrilled I was when the two managers on duty...Took them SERIOUSLY. I think that's the closest I've ever been to A. brutally murdering someone, and B. walking out of a job.

I've had plenty of good times there, but something tells me I won't be missing it a ton :P


Okay, I would have definitely lost my shit at them. Good thing they didn't get their way. The motto that is "the customer is always right" is the biggest load of shit I've ever heard. This one time, some hippie looking guy asked for a RARE double quarter pounder. I told them that it would be against the law to serve them a burger that's not fully cooked. So of course they got mad and demanded a manager. When the owner (only supervisor on duty at the time) of the McD who I still fucking adore to this day got up there, the crazy guy claimed that I wasn't doing what he wanted so he asked for a refund. My manager said this awesomeness: "Sir, I don't want to come off as rude to you, but honestly, eating a rare burger from McDonald's is not a smart thing to do at all. I might go ahead and call it downright stupid. If we were to serve you a rare quarter pounder, it would be no different than serving you undercooked chicken. You would most likely get salmonella which is not a good thing... Other than you getting sick and possibly dying, I'd get my restaurant shut down for breaking the law." he then got EVEN MORE angry and cussed us out and left. :lol:

I think the big takeaway here is: Don't get a job at McDonalds. lol

Yeah, McD blows.

Great! If you are happy, what can you ask for more in life?! ;)

right!?

[Karkat]

Okay, I would have definitely lost my shit at them. Good thing they didn't get their way. The motto that is "the customer is always right" is the biggest load of shit I've ever heard. This one time, some hippie looking guy asked for a RARE double quarter pounder. I told them that it would be against the law to serve them a burger that's not fully cooked. So of course they got mad and demanded a manager. When the owner (only supervisor on duty at the time) of the McD who I still fucking adore to this day got up there, the crazy guy claimed that I wasn't doing what he wanted so he asked for a refund. My manager said this awesomeness: "Sir, I don't want to come off as rude to you, but honestly, eating a rare burger from McDonald's is not a smart thing to do at all. I might go ahead and call it downright stupid. If we were to serve you a rare quarter pounder, it would be no different than serving you undercooked chicken. You would most likely get salmonella which is not a good thing... Other than you getting sick and possibly dying, I'd get my restaurant shut down for breaking the law." he then got EVEN MORE angry and cussed us out and left. :lol:



Yeah, McD blows.



right!?

GOTTA LOVE THE IDIOTS.

One time, this guy wanted to substitute meat on a sausage egg McMuffin for another egg for the same price. I'm like "Sorry, sir, I have no way to do that on my machine", and after about two minutes of arguing, I just called my manager over, and she told him the exact same thing. He looked so deflated.

IT'S NOT THAT YOU CAN'T HAVE THE EGG, YOU JUST GOTTA PAY FOR IT, MAN

I love it when people try to ask for something for no additional charge, or substitute something for free, like you can't haggle here, bitch. This is McDonalds- we don't make the rules.