So I Walked In To A Fast Food Place...and???

[1monster]

94. Have you ever worked fast food? It is one of the hardest jobs I've ever had. It can be exhausting.

And if you work in an area that has loads of business, the customers can be totally outrageous in their rudeness.

It takes a lot of self-control and people skills to do the job.

I don't know what the pay rate and hours are like now for those who work fast food, but when I was doing it some thirty odd years ago, it was near starvation wages (in fact, there were times when I bought a loaf of bread and a jar of peanut butter and jelly swirl -- because I couldn't afford a jar of each -- and those were my groceries for a week).

Fast food workers bring in tons of money for the owners of the franchise. Back when hamburgers were 25 cents each, we had something called the FIVE HUNDRED DOLLAR club. That was any food service cashier who did $500 or more in food sales in one hour. Back when you got "change back from your dollar." Think about it. The average meal was between 78¢ and $1.15 per person. That means that the member of the $500 club took orders for and served at least 400 people in one hour... (and the only reward was your name on a placque -- not even a five dollar fast food store money).

And always with a smile or you got a written reprimand which mean no ten cent raise in January when the employee reviews were done.

Oh, and some of my other jobs have been teacher, theatrical costumer, cancer research lab assistant, secretary, group sales for an attraction, etc...