From Fast Food to Now, A Job History Series -- McDonald's
How many jobs have you all had? I've personally had 4 in my 33 (almost 34) years. I like to stay in one place for awhile. I think its because I get comfortable and I dislike change. This entry is going to go in depth into my experiences in the workforce and why I left each place.
McDonald's
This is the place I started my working career. I was just shy of 15 years old and was willing to work as much as I can for a minor. This meant 3 weekdays working evenings for short of 3 hours and one day on the weekends for 8 hours. I was glad that my parents forced me into working at an early age. This instilled a work ethic and also made me feel like I could save up for something I really wanted.
This also came with a downside. I agreed to work 8 am to 4 pm on Saturdays when I was in high school. Now let me tell you, this was torture for me. I have never been a morning person (though I am becoming one more and more everyday now that I'm older), and I would cry for about 15 minutes before I went to work. That seems a little dramatic, right? I think so.
Once I graduated from high school I was old enough to work nights. That was my jam, being the night shift. I could sleep late, get things done, and still go to work. I got too into it though and ended up in a endless rut of continual night shifts. At the end of that time I was going through a pretty difficult breakup, and it didn't help that him, his mistress and I all worked together.
My night manager became a good friend to me and she ended up jumping ship to Taco Bell. The manager there really liked my customer service skills, so soon I was applying there, being interviewed and hired. I put my two weeks into McDonald's and was asked by a manager why I was quitting. I straight up said, "They gave me a 60 cent raise to start at Taco Bell." She let it go, didn't offer me more to stay, that's when I realized fast food employees are expendable.
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McDonald's
This is the place I started my working career. I was just shy of 15 years old and was willing to work as much as I can for a minor. This meant 3 weekdays working evenings for short of 3 hours and one day on the weekends for 8 hours. I was glad that my parents forced me into working at an early age. This instilled a work ethic and also made me feel like I could save up for something I really wanted.
This also came with a downside. I agreed to work 8 am to 4 pm on Saturdays when I was in high school. Now let me tell you, this was torture for me. I have never been a morning person (though I am becoming one more and more everyday now that I'm older), and I would cry for about 15 minutes before I went to work. That seems a little dramatic, right? I think so.
Once I graduated from high school I was old enough to work nights. That was my jam, being the night shift. I could sleep late, get things done, and still go to work. I got too into it though and ended up in a endless rut of continual night shifts. At the end of that time I was going through a pretty difficult breakup, and it didn't help that him, his mistress and I all worked together.
My night manager became a good friend to me and she ended up jumping ship to Taco Bell. The manager there really liked my customer service skills, so soon I was applying there, being interviewed and hired. I put my two weeks into McDonald's and was asked by a manager why I was quitting. I straight up said, "They gave me a 60 cent raise to start at Taco Bell." She let it go, didn't offer me more to stay, that's when I realized fast food employees are expendable.
For more from this series, Stay Tuned!
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