What are you supposed to do when

[Dave's Not Here Man]

You pick up your Fish sandwich meal, and a double baconator from wendy's (we'll talk about surge pricing later as it did not apply to this story). You look in the bag because you fuckin better or you'll be missing something FO SHO. You get home fast enough that the wrappers are still pretty hot when you pull then out the bag. But

The fries are dry and not warm.
The fish patty looks like a breaded paper towel, about the thickness of one, and overcooked/dried out.


Suck it up or put on your best Karen?

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You can't channel your inner Karen once you're home. Gotta check that shit before you leave the parking lot.

And it's pretty fucking sad that the fish patty is probably the norm now.

[Dave's Not Here Man]

I always check to make sure that what I ordered is in the bag. Never been all that worried about if something has onions and tomatoes on it if I asked for no onions or tomatoes. I think grown people can simply remove the onions and tomatoes without it ruining their entire day..... but I have never, up until now, thought I had to make sure the main parts required a QC check before pulling off. And yes, one time I got a burger that was missing the burger. I should have learned my lesson then.

Oh well, I guess the folks in line behind me will just have to wait until I autopsy everything in the bag from now on because the prices for this shit is just way too high to be substandard garbage made by people who don't give a shit even now that they make double what they're worth.

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Yeah, but it's hard to give a shit when the company you work for doesn't give one either.

Tons of fast food/retail jobs at major corporations and franchises are open because their dirty secrets of how badly they treat employees are fully out in the open.
When your employer treats you like shit and doesn't value the quality of the product (or look of the store), it's hard to give a shit yourself.

Was at Joanns fabrics this past weekend - tons of empty shelves, shelves in disarray or boxes of unpacked products cluttering the aisles. Was talking to one of the women in the fabric section. She said management wasn't allowed to give overtime or add extra shifts to get things re-stocked. They were piled up to the ceiling in the back and the manager had finally gotten permission for the store to skip their delivery this week so they could try to catch up. There were FOUR employees in the entire store that day (I did walk around and count out of curiosity). What amazed me was how polite and professional those 4 women were.

And when raises rose during the pandemic, it was only for new hires for the most part. Target went to $15/hr at the beginning of it. Daughter was already making $15, and had been working there for 4.5 years without missing a shift. Well, she was already at $15, and was expected to train new people who were just hired at the same rate of pay she was receiving.
Same with places like Amazon.


So I don't blame the employees as much as the businesses that employ them.
Either way, there's no excuse for having to check each fry before you leave because you can't trust that they've been made correctly.

[k9krap]

Call 911! (Yes, people do that. I’ve seen it, as a past viewer of LivePD.)

[Dave's Not Here Man]

I was speaking more from a consumers perspective than amnesty international's but I get what you're saying. It's become a common refrain for reasoning lack of productivity and customer service in industries with very few requirements other than showing up on time, being able to follow instructions, and do the job to whatever standards expected. To me there was never a chance that doubling the minimum wage was going to make anything better for anyone and would have unintended negative consequences.








pam,The guy with the warrants that called the cops over French fries?

[k9krap]

Yes. That one and there was an incident regarding a pizza delivery, too. I ont remember the particular details.

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There are too many 911 calls over fries than can be listed. People need to keep their tiny-brained minds in place.

And it's sad, but no one wants to train new employees properly or even care about their work ethic. Then they bitch that no one wants to work for them, or the ones who do aren't up to par.



Friend's son worked for MickeyD's back in the day. Was very dedicated, hoped to be sent to management school one day, so always showed up on time, never complained about his schedule and was willing to do any job assigned. In other words, a model employee.

Mom had a saddleblock embolism and coded three times. Grandma called and said he needed to be at the hospital NOW. He told his supervisor that his mom was on life support, had coded more than once, and the doctors weren't sure she'd live through the afternoon (this was around 11am). Needless to say, he was frantic. Supervisor said they were short-handed and if he left, he'd be fired for walking off the job.

Got fired the next day. Of course he didn't find out for a week, cause he was at the hospital 24/7 with the rest of his family during that time. Everyone else jumped in and brought clothes, necessities and food to the ICU waiting room for them.

Two years of perfection blown in one day. Because of an asshole. And yes, he did appeal (even though he didn't intend to go back) because he wanted the fact that he was fired off his employment record. Store manager backed the supervisor.

I still wouldn't have blamed him if he had gone back and kicked the shit out of both of them.

And I keep him in mind when I go to the drive through anywhere. I figure that there are others like him - good people who got canned for no good reason. And that those left behind really have zero incentive to improve given that they'll be in the same situation regardless of how hard they work.

So, I check it all. ALLLLLLLL.

[Dave's Not Here Man]

I just have to believe, for my own sanity, that for every dickhead manager like that, there's at least one like me that would have told that kid to go be where he needed to be for his family and that his work family had his back until he was able to return.

That being said I think, at the risk of beating the same motionless horse, thata lot of this is reflective of the last few generations' shortcomings when it comes to raising kids. People tend to focus on everything except what they are raising them for- adulthood. In order to be a good parent you MUST be preparing them to handle themselves independently.

I can tell almost word for what my daughter, who has a very good, high paying job, would have told her superior if she were faced with the same situation and that she would lose her job if she left...... "Go Fuck Yourself". My son, who also has a very good government job would tell you them the same thing except not as nicely.

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He definitely did tell the supervisor to go to hell and left. And he didn't whine about the consequence - just wanted to try and get it off his employment record as being fired. He was asking for them to change it to resigned. At the time, his mom was in rehab and he was spending a lot of time trying to keep his younger sister (she was 15) in line and running the house in mom's absence. He didn't take it further when his grandfather explained that when he applied for his next job he should just be honest - he was fired because he left the place short-handed when his mom had a medical emergency. No one would blame him - and of course Grandpa was right.

He works FT at Wawa now. Has had some issues, but for the most part, the management and supervisors are understanding and treat most of the employees decently.

And for the most part, my interactions at Wawa and Sheetz have not been negative. Wish I could say the same about McDs.

You want your business to run well and have a good reputation? Treat your employees right!

[minx]

My kids are independent adults, but I can't say I did a sterling job of teaching them to speak up for themselves.

Both are responsible hard-working people, but have severe social anxiety. Youngest is in therapy, which is good. Not sure about the eldest. But they are self-supporting and making their way in the world. And they seem content with their lot in life (or at least they appear that way around me, so who knows for sure).

That's really all one can ask as a parent I think - that your kid gets to adulthood in one piece and can successfully fend for themselves without hurting others or turning to a life of crime.

[Dave's Not Here Man]

Word.