Sunday, June 12, 2011

My First post... about McDonalds Jobs

I've been thinking about writing a blog for years, and I'm now deciding to start one up, keeping a personal journal of sorts, with my thoughts about the world and how I interact with it.

Tomorrow I start my summer job at McDonalds in Taylor, MI.  I've worked at two other McDonalds before, one in Dearborn Heights and another one down at school in Daytona Beach, FL.  All of my friends give me a hard time about working at McDonalds saying that I need to get the hell out of fast food.  Personally, I see nothing wrong with it.  I came home from school for the summer near the end of May and put in applications for more than 150 different positions for everything from food service and retail, to warehouse work and janitorial positions.  I managed to get one, and only one phone call... from McDonalds.  With today's economy, especially in Southeast Michigan, I'm very fortunate to even have a job.  Everyone says McDonalds is an easy dead-end job, but they couldn't be more wrong.  It's very stressful and very fast paced.  I'd be willing to bet than the average Joe wouldn't be able to survive a month working at a busy restaurant.  You deal with everything from rude customers, to massive orders for 20 sandwiches or more, to out of control kids and bathroom disasters that would make even the most seasoned janitor cringe.  Despite the challenges, with the right crew and management team, the job can be VERY enjoyable.  Some of the best people I've met in my life I worked with at McDonalds and there are some customers I will never forget because of the profound impression they made on me.

Yes, I can say I'm looking forward to my new job and a paycheck

22 comments:

  1. Like you said, these days you can't be too picky with what job you get. You're sure to go far if you keep reminding yourself you're in it for the money.
    Goodluck with your job.

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  2. I've actually only heard good things about working at McDonalds from people who work there. However, from those that don't work at a fast food place like Mcdicks I only ever really hear the stereotypical Mcjob bash.

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  3. Working at McDonalds sucks. You don't get paid as much as you should. At least it is a job, which can be very hard to get especially during the summer. I'm have a job getting paid $25 an hour to do pretty much nothing while listening to podcasts all day. It's awesome but its only temporary till I finish school and start raking in some real paper.

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  4. working at macdos sux man i know ur pain bro keep it up +followed

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  5. Well u can get experience there and later search work in a restaurant :]

    At least this will help you a bit

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  6. everyone loves a paycheck. :)

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  7. Yeah, i respect people working at fast food chains. I know some people are rude and i know i can't last a week there. Have fun working mate :)

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  8. Any job is a Job... and if you like your job, even better. So fuck them and good luck bro.

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  9. Good luck with the job. Don't get too fat ;)r

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  10. any job with free or discount food is a bonus!

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  11. McDonalds is very highly regarded on someone's resume. They produce very highly trained employees with skills that can adapt to just about any industry. Keep working hard, and if your future doesn't lie with the Golden Arches, you'll have learnt some useful skills regardless.

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  12. I love mcdonalds, it so cheap!

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  13. Like others have said, it can be stressful and hard sometimes but if you stick with ANY job you're doin' good!

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  14. While I don't like McDonalds, sometimes it's the only job you can get.

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  15. haha been working there since last summer. it's not that bad if you can keep on everyone's good side, and at least where i work they hand out raises like candy so it's been worth sticking around for me. anyway, I'll be following so keep us informed on the job mate :)

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  16. I worked five years for Carl's Jr and two years for Taco Bell!

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  17. Great to hear you have a job! Its under estimated how harsh that job really is. And by that I mean how stressful it can be.

    Hope you like it, and if you don't - hope you like the paycheck.

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