Have you ever wanted to work in fast food places or knew someone who did? Well, that person was me and for the longest I thought, why not work at a fast food place? You get discounts, friends get discounts, eat for free, and it would be so much fun. Well, I was wrong on the fun part and as my first job being the fast food business, you would've thought my problems came from the customers I came face to face with but it didn’t. In fact, all my problems came from my coworkers and in this essay, I will share three things I dealt with while working at this fast food place. First the rude coworkers, Second the racism, and Last but not least the rude assistant manager. All three of these problems were things that lead me to quit and never want to …show more content…
I was so excited yet nervous at the same time I walked in talked to my manager to see where to put my stuff down and what I needed to start doing, but before I did anything she asked one of the employee's name Grace to hand me a hat and apron. While grace is doing that I notice two other employees just staring at me and one of them whispers to the other and says in Spanish we have a black girl in the store and they both laugh along with graces because she heard what was said as she was walking by to give me my things. So, after hearing that I paid no attention to it and waited for my next direction my manager comes over and starts introducing me to everyone and telling me who does what after that she took me over to a computer and showed me how to clock in and out for meals and when coming into work and leaving. Everything seems so easy, but then it was time for me to learn how to fix plates and learning that took me a while because of portion size either I put too much or too little. Then we moved on to remembering the food codes that was easy I learned it in a day so after I was put to test to see if I got and I did but according to two of my coworkers I wasn’t doing it right and they made it known that they felt I wasn’t doing it right or that I wasn’t welcomed there by coming to me yelling at me saying this is wrong that the order is wrong just move I will do it. I will not lie it …show more content…
So the first incident happened when grace made me clean the bottom trays were we use to store things such as paper plates, to go boxes, a la carte boxes and more. In the process of cleaning them, she asked me to use this spray bottle which was a chemical cleaning product I had no problem doing it, but where I was told to clean it was in my eyes the wrong place she had me cleaning near the fresh veggies that the cooks had to use in different meals they made. That right there is a violation because here I am spraying this stuff on the trays which some particles can land in the veggies and someone could get sick. When I mentioned it to grace she said oh no your fine and walked to back kitchen and as she walked back there I heard her say the black girl is out there cleaning trays next to the fresh veggies and she don’t even know that she will get in trouble for it so when I heard say that I immediately stopped what I was doing and told her I wasn’t doing it anymore and that if it was a problem oh well and I would be letting the manager no. This made grace so upset she told me that if I didn’t do it, she would tell on me because this was something I had to do so I said that’s fine tell so the next day I spoke with my manager and let her know everything that happen and the manager
Etzioni states that when people work at fast food businesses, it sets an nonacademic standard of working conditions. Workers are being taught specific roles in the workplace that are mapped out for them the way it is required to be, which leaves “[...] no room for initiative, creativity, or even elementary rearrangements” (Etzioni). Etzioni shares his idea that fast food industries are training “robots”. These “robots’ follow commands mindlessly, whether it be cutting into homework or family time, dropping out of school, or doing whatever it takes just to keep a job that is supposed to be the initial training ground in work experience.
For millions, fast food restaurants are the source of positive associations with birthday parties, play dates and accessible comfort food. For others, they represent a lifeline meal on a busy day, or the secret to quieting a cranky toddler on a long trip because hurrying residents of cities have no time to cook a healthy breakfast, lunch and dinner. Fast food presents even in the lives of people who are trying
1. In chapter one, the author talks about how the fast food industry began and how the car culture played a key role in the business. The second chapter described some of the marketing techniques used, including Walt Disney and how kids were being targeted to get more consumers. Chapter three talked on it was the young men and women of America who were working behind the counters at the fast food joints and how they were getting the minimum wage and companies were always trying to find the best ways to save money and keep costs down to a minimum.
In one very, very loud and hectic Verizon store, I was impatiently waiting for my dad to hurry up and replace his damaged phone case. As the dexterous employee was attaching the new case to his phone, my father was looking around when he spotted the Google Pixel XL, and then pointed to its display. I was extremely intrigued since I had a trashy phone. It was shiny, HUGE, thin, and sleek. It was amazing! I reluctantly asked if he could purchase one for me. He said "no.” I could see where he was coming from though, since it was eight hundred dollars. That’s a colossal sum of’ money. I could have weeks of Taco Bell with that level of dough.
When I obtained my first job at China Grill in August of 2017, I was a nervous wreck. Unfortunately, being convinced that my boss would act with hostile intentions built a foundation for my anxiety to stand on. The outcome in reality is that she was jovial, always offering me Chinese candy to snack on and being incredibly patient when I misunderstood her instructions. Although my boss was marvelous, completing monetary transactions with the customers would force my anxiety levels to spike, causing heavy reliance on the calculator to determine the amount of change to return to a guest. If a customer began to seem impatient, panicking was my next course of action. This usually resulted in the customer getting the wrong amount of change back.
The principal started yelling at me more and sending me to his office everyday at the same time. My mom’s classroom was right next door so she always saw me walking to the office everyday. She asked me why I was sent to the office and I told her I did not know. In order to leave the classroom and tell my mom what was happening, I started raising my hand in class and saying I had a headache or had to go to the bathroom.
From having no work experience and I was not old enough to work; I asked the manager if they needed help. By law in the 1990’s, underage children in Illinois was not able to work until they reach the age of sixteen. I knew that I was not of age to work, but I told the manager that I was willing help out in any way that I can. Based on my determination, the manager gave me a chance. I started helping by cleaning windows, sweeping and mopping floors, and running errands that he or she needed. Eventually, the manager liked how I worked and how determined I was to
Working at a pizza buffet nonstop has taught me many things, most importantly that live never goes as planned and you have to roll with the punches. I had college in the mornings, high school in the afternoon, and work at night, during my junior year. For a year my life it was a constant rush. After I got to my college classes I had to race back to my high school. After high school, I had to rush to work.
A lot of experiences have made me who I am today. Getting my first job made me not only mature but also responsible. In our teenage years we are always looking for new opportunities. Many of us want to know what the real world ahead of us feels like. We want to have our own money, buying things we earned and deserve.
They thank you for doing our housekeeping today,you have earned your rights back” I told them how thankful I was, and how much it meant to me, but in reality I am very angry but they
My job was to prepare meats, cheeses, salads, cold and or hot ready to eat food to be sold in the store or at the deli. I would almost always have a closing shift which meant that I had to clean everything in deli from, washing the dishes including the slicers, to cleaning the floor. Repackaging items to be sold in the deli display. I thought I was doing good at my job. I paid close attention to how things were done in order to perform my best.
Last summer I started a daycare called sugar and spice. It was fun being around kids playing and laughing all day, not your typical job. Getting this job was exciting because it was my first job. I worked for that daycare for about 4 ½ month close to five. When I tell you it was the best experience as a first job ever, the children were funny and outgoing always put a smile on my face.
In the beginning of sophomore year I got my first job, and I still work there currently. Everyone always remembers their first job, whether it's good, or bad. First jobs are influential, and are the starting point for the rest of your career. My first job, all started out going into Romanos Greenhouse for a Mother’s Day gift for my grandmother. My mother was looking for a job, because she was in between job searching and quitting her current job at the bank, and I was a sophomore, thinking about job opportunities but not wanting to work somewhere like Market Basket.
We live in a world where all our lives we wish to be older. The funny thing is no one told us it was a trap. When we get older we move out, get jobs, some go to school but we all pay bills. We get to go through life with friends and family and that is what living is about.
In America, many are not aware of the inequalities that exist in the Food Service. The food service sector has at least 125,951 companies and approximately 12 million employees with almost 7 million foreigners. This sector includes individually owned restaurants, mid-priced chains, quick service (fast food), hotels, and beverage establishments. Food service plays a major role in institutional establishments like schools, hospitals, prisons and meals on wheels. They cater to the tastes of their particular customers and are often leaders of food innovation. In the food service, we find: bartenders, wait staff, hosts, busboys, chefs, cooks, managers, and dishwashers .The food service workers perform a variety of customer service, food preparation and cleaning tasks, all that which are very important to keep a business running. More concerning , some of the major working conditions that foodservice workers face with daily is no health benefits and significantly low wages. These employees working in the food industry make it possible for millions of people to enjoy food in restaurants but are not being treated or appreciated fairly.