Reading the posts in this room is like re-living the nightmare.
I've worked at three fast-food restaurants in my life.. Two
years in high school and 1 during college.. The 1 year during
college was at a McDonalds.. Funny thing is I VOWED never to
work fast-food again after high school, but over time I must
have repressed the memories, money was tight, and hey, they were
hiring.. (they always are) I'll just start numbering stuff
off...1. Most employees did wash before "clocking in" but that was
the extent of personal-hygene.. During an eight+ hour shift
and a few trips to the restroom, it didn't take long for hands
to get dirty again..2. My biggest complaint (and a helpful hint).. Food was almost
_never_ fresh, if you could call it that in the first place..
Of course, MCD's has STRICT rules and regulations for the
preparation, storage, etc. of all their food products..
Unfortunately for the customer, these rules are only followed
when MCD's 'Brass' are around, and that's only a few times per
year..2a. Food is only supposed to sit in the warming bins for 10-15
min. if I recall.. On a regular basis the product would be in
the bin for 60 minutes+.. The food ends up dry and hard, and
on sandwiches with mayo and lettuce, you get some real nasty
brown-slimy crap.. But this has been standard proceedure at all
of the joints I've had the displeasure to work in..2b. For all you people who thought 'special ordering' a food
item meant it would have to be cooked fresh.... WRONG! Even
before the food sits in the heating bin and petrifies, it is
all already cooked, just waiting to be assembled.. Buns are
done in mass quantity and put into a compartment where they
should be kept fresh for a limited amount of time.. Same for
the beef patties, chicken, fish, etc.. So when you special order
they take the pre-cooked-been-sittin'-around food and just
assemble it with say 'no ketchup'.. It's still the same old
crap though.. And that wouldn't even be so bad, had the time
limits for freshness been observed at that level of preparation
as well, but, of course, they haven't.. You end up getting a
chicken sandwich that is all nice and warm, except for the
chicken, which has been sitting in a warming tray for 6 hours,
and is about a quarter-inch thick, bone dry, and hard as a rock..2c. Oh yeah, that hint I promised.. First, never eat at a MCD's
or any other fast-food pit.. Second, if you do eat at a MCD's,
make sure it is busy! It is the only way to reasonably guarantee
that your food was made within the last hour.. Of course, the
flip side to this is that your burger was made in haste, and
therefore it is smashed, has too much mustard and not enough
ketchup, and the beef patty is hanging half out of the sandwich.
If you enter a MCD's and notice no one at the counter (employee
or customer) and few customers in the eating area, LEAVE
IMMEADIATELY! You have been warned..3. Even though it's not supposed to happen.... Fish gets
cooked in the same grease vat as the chicken.. and vice-versa..
Mmmm...4. Even though it's not supposed to happen.... Grilled chicken
gets cooked on the same grill as the beef.. Healthy!5. Many times have I witnessed food on the floor being picked
back up and served..6. Even though it's not supposed to happen.... Employees
(especially when under stress, which is constantly) do 'bad'
things to the food.. Spitting, wiping the floor with the bun,
insects (use your imagination), etc.. I've seen days where the
fry vat collected more trash then the trash cans themselves..7. Ever wonder why most MCD's manager's phone numbers are
unlisted?8. Ever wonder why the turnover rate is so high?
9. Oh yeah, for those who never saw this comic, and I don't
have it, but I do remember the gist and I think you'll like it..
This is an employee explaining to a customer why MCD's has a no
smoking policy in their stores.. He goes on to tell the customer
how smoking is not healthy, and how MCD's cares about the health
of a customer, then servers the customer his 'high-fat extra-
thick shake, his artery-clogging double quarter-pounder with
extra-cheese, and his large greasy fries, with extra-salt..'
I guess you have to see the original.. It's a classic..10. Geesh.. there's so much more.. But I must quit, for the
memories are becoming far too painful.. Sorry I got a little
off the subject in some areas, but I hope you've enjoyed it..