Re: I ****ing loathe cynicism.
I worked at McD's for 4.5 years before finally quitting because I now have two jobs at university, and constantly received criticism from my own mother for not getting other, higher-paying jobs. McD's is incredibly flexible for scheduling though. Where else could I work only weekends, take off 2-3 weeks at a time for finals, practically set my own hours, and decide how often I work come summer break? The choices are few. Didn't stop my mother from being a bitch about it though.
Lucky for me, my grandmother always says that there is honour in every job -- and I agree. Unless you've worked at McD's, it's difficult to get a sense of how much is expected of you. Sure, it's a minimum wage job (and has spawned the term McJob, which is infuriating in itself), but it only receives such a bad reputation because there are those who think they can slack the **** off whenever they please.
I claim that those 4.5 years there had an overall positive impact on me though. Yes, there were days when I hated my own job, and times when I said that I'm glad I won't be making a career out of it. But for the "lifers" (as some affectionately refer to themselves), I now choose not to criticize them for making it their career. Sure, I believe that some would be better off elsewhere, but at management level, McD's is no longer an "easy" job. It's far more demanding than most people think, and requires a stupid amount of patience.
I don't know where I'm going with this, but basically, some customers need to grow the **** up.
I worked at McD's for 4.5 years before finally quitting because I now have two jobs at university, and constantly received criticism from my own mother for not getting other, higher-paying jobs. McD's is incredibly flexible for scheduling though. Where else could I work only weekends, take off 2-3 weeks at a time for finals, practically set my own hours, and decide how often I work come summer break? The choices are few. Didn't stop my mother from being a bitch about it though.
Lucky for me, my grandmother always says that there is honour in every job -- and I agree. Unless you've worked at McD's, it's difficult to get a sense of how much is expected of you. Sure, it's a minimum wage job (and has spawned the term McJob, which is infuriating in itself), but it only receives such a bad reputation because there are those who think they can slack the **** off whenever they please.
I claim that those 4.5 years there had an overall positive impact on me though. Yes, there were days when I hated my own job, and times when I said that I'm glad I won't be making a career out of it. But for the "lifers" (as some affectionately refer to themselves), I now choose not to criticize them for making it their career. Sure, I believe that some would be better off elsewhere, but at management level, McD's is no longer an "easy" job. It's far more demanding than most people think, and requires a stupid amount of patience.
I don't know where I'm going with this, but basically, some customers need to grow the **** up.
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