This video series has taught me to be more patient when I'm asked to pull forward and wait. And I now respect all fast food employees more than I have ever before. Thank you
pfff..I used to work at McDonalds..the service is bullshit slow these days and it's not even cheap anymore..there used to be a thing called line times..pull ahead and park for what?..it should take 10-15 seconds to make a cheeseburger or hamburger, literally..the reg meat cooks in 90 seconds..and you should have sufficient stock, if you're a competent back end worker..
@@michaelhawk-fitz7563 You know you're not the only person eating there right? You know that sometimes people have big orders and their in line ahead of you right?
I’m glad videos like this exist because now people can see what fast food employees actually do, and food doesn’t just magically appear just because it’s “fast food”. I haven’t worked in an actual drive thru but I have been in the food industry for a few years and I’ve always respected all fast food employees. I know how demanding and stressful the food industry can be.
@@jaredrogers7863 think he means more how much work actually goes Into your meal, let alone how much work they do in a day. Try being more positive man.
washing your hands every 30 minutes is proven to be more clean. Edit: Apart from when handling raw meat and contamination areas (areas like milkshake machines etc.)
@@g1carino every time you touch raw food with a glove and change to touching cooked food you have to change out. 30 minutes of touching shit with nasty hands is not good.
I was on the grill for three years and I’ve always had mad respect for the line guys. Having to memorize everything that comes off of that menu and be able to put them together under that kind of pressure and time restraint is insane to me. Being on the grill I was just repeating the same thing over and over but you have to be sure to have all of the topping in an order and to make sure you even have the correct toppings. Granted this wasn’t the busiest I’ve seen a line get, but being able to hop from grill to line and help catch up on back logged orders is really impressive. Mad respect.
over here if you had worked for only 1 year, let alone 3 years, you’d be expected to know literally every role. I couldn’t imagine only being on the grill for 3 years.
Its easier than u think. Especially if you eat there. McDonald's sandwiches are pretty simple. Getting the buns through the toaster was always the hardest part for me LOL.
@@christopherrainwater991 same here. There was no set positions. I did everywhere when needed. Sometimes i ran the kitchen alone during moderately busy times.
One thing I like about your channels is that it really debunks the thought process that all fast food establishments are gross. Ya'll handle all of the food properly, and your kitchen is pretty clean.
when i worked I saw people drop food and the floor and still send it out. Also somone poured alcohol into a drink and sent it out too and we would intentionally say we ran out of shit to not serve it.
@@jermm5863 what are you talking about I guarantee that bar gets cleaned. When inspectors come in they swab parts just like that so workers are trained to clean everything.
I know I don't work there and I know there is a camera on him, but I love how everyone is nice and respectful to each other. It is just nice to watch the communication flow without any yelling or any nonsense.
It's like this in a lot of restaurants, cameras or not. We all know the job gets super stressful so it's easier to take it all in stride and just be cool because bitching at each other about nothing doesn't change the fact that people are hungry and the job just has to get done. Communication is HUGE in the service industry. We try to save our complaints for after work pints or quick hot takes when the servers come to the window to pick up plates. If there were anything definitive I had to say about working in a restaurant, it's that we all know what we're getting into, so we might as well be nice to each other while we do it.
I used to work at McDonald's and all they did was yell lmaoooo. It was probably because it was the busiest mcds in my city but mannnn I used to kill it on the grill lolll
Big respect man. I've worked in shops, factories, production lines, construction sites, vans, trucks but I hated nothing more than standing there doing the same thing over and over again on a food production line. Takes mad patience and mental strength to power through a shift if you're hating it. Anyone working in this line of work, know you're appreciated!
@@missymcmahon1879 That too mate. I also struggled with the public. I find it too difficult to put on a smile and not tell a cheeky bastard to fuck off. 😂
youre looking at a view of a HEAVILY incentivized person... they guy OWNS the place, and also has a huge following a youtube. guy is making some BUCK..... compensation is motivation people
As a former fast food worker, and a now a tradesman of 15+ years, I want to say that mentally it has stuck with me more than any other job or type of experience I’ve earned over my life. Working in fast food teaches you something unique about customer service you cannot learn anywhere else. I also believe that with the right attitude one can harness lifelong skills of being able to pay respect and dues where it’s necessary to people working the shitty and unappreciated jobs of society.
I worked at McDs for 3 years out of high school. One evening a guy came in and sat down in a booth. He ate a meal and then just sat the for a while. I went out and asked him if anything was wrong and he said he was waiting for the store to close so he could work on the ice cream machine. It perked my interest and I asked him what does that job pay and he said $22 an hour. This was in 1993. He said he was getting paid just to wait there until he could start working on the machine. I went and got my Associate of Applied Science in Industrial Technologies and went into the HVAC field and went on to be a Facilities Manager in a maintenance department. I learned what job to get by working at McDonald’s.
I first started working at McDonald's when I was 16 and it taught me to appreciate a lot of the hard work I put into everything. Busted almost 2 years grinding long shifts being in the grill I personally loved it having so many orders you kinda get in the vibe. I'm now a few months into being a real estate agent and I still think about those mcdays my respects 💪🏼💯
What’s crazy, is this is only 10 minutes of footage and 8 minutes of prepping. Can you imagine working at this rate constantly for hours on end. Mad. Big props to you and all the fast food and restaurant workers.
yep and if your a manager you have shifts 8 hours or more(at bk for me at least) and it can be a struggle if your a manager trying to run a store along with having to position crew and then make orders or work drive thru and then have manager tasks before, during and after your shift. its hard sometimes but once you get used to the job its not so bad and it becomes second nature.
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Legit people need to understand how much goes into getting our meals to us. We want things customized, perfectly executed, and done at lightning speed even when it's busy. Thanks to everyone in the food industry because it can be a hard and thankless job!
I’m a cook at a higher end Italian place and what you say about getting things customized hits home! Of course if someone is paying for it they should get the meal they want to eat, but during lunch time we have had requests to cut the crust off of our sandwiches, and one lady requested we cut the tails off of her shrimp for her 😂 we did it of course but it’s just that extra time spent in a busy kitchen that makes it annoying
@I AM are you slow? I bust my ass at culver fastfood. The bullshit we deal with is unreal especially customers that make a scene for 5 minute wait time(which is the amount of time to cook a chicken patty)
Just so you all know. When these people go to sleep at night all these sounds you hear are stuck in their heads and it takes them a long time to quiet the mind and fall asleep. Thank you for sharing how hard this work is and how people need to thank you all working in the fast food industry.
when I first started working, the quarter pounder bell would just come into my mind at times when I was in bed. Thankfully I left long ago from McDonald’s
HA! That was me the first couple days. Phantom beeps would wake me up out of my sleep. It eventually stopped, but hearing the quarter sounds going off in the background had me rolling my eyes and getting frustrated.
Seriously, this gives me the same anxiety those fast food games do… mad respect for knowing how to do all that AND doing it fast! We all need this kind of insight
Once you get the hang of it you just clock in and get straight to work and it just becomes natural, but honestly I don’t ever wanna work fast food again 😭
I've worked at Jimmy John's before, where they always emphasize that they're "freaky fast". Honestly it looks fast but when you've worked there a while and you know exactly what to grab from where and all that you kinda just go through the motions with it. Doesn't take away that fast food can still be stressful at times because you have to make as little mistakes as possible while still going at that speed so you keep the whole thing moving.
Man I remember working in a restaurant. Saturdays and sundays were the worst, the tickets would start printing the moment we opened up and they wouldn’t stop unless someone manually stopped the online orders. The tickets would be falling off the line 5 minutes into service. Everyone on the line busting their ass and not even eating until 7 hours later. Shit sucked. Restaurant workers will always get my respect , especially since I know from experience . From dishwasher to lead line cook lol
@@sadiestreasures The ones that get tickets are when a customer customizes the sandwich. For example, when someone doesn't want pickles on their cheeseburger. The ones that don't get tickets are the ones that follow the normal recipe.
the worst days for me was thursday friday and saturday nights were the busiest days for me and i use the work at a place called top gold down in jacksonville florida only work there for 3 and those days get busy but i’m not going back
worked in the kitchen only for half a year before i quit. Got to say i have a new respect for fast food workers. Especially when they are short-staffed. God those days of just being me and one other person in the kitchen or sometimes just me in the morning or night sucked. Mad props
Gotta love running around like my heads cut off being all alone last hour. Grill, fryer, and table. 5 double cheese one night extra onions down to 2 grills, then more orders pop up is enough to set some pressure. 15 mcdoubles and 16 McChickens another night was enough to spend 11min on that single order with orders behind it can get crazy sometimes but we always pull through
It’s extremely stressful in fast food or even restaurants as well. People just don’t understand unless you work plenty and plenty of rushes, extreme emotions and no breaks for hours sometimes especially restaurants
What exactly is stressful about putting condiments on a bun and then placing a pre cooked patty? You're doing the same monotonous action over and over for hours on end. How could you possibly fuck it up? Its designed to be idiot proof for gods sake and it would still stress you out? My god you must wish you at least paid some iota of attention in school so you would have turned out an at least somewhat functional adult but here we are
Yup. But people still wanna talk shit about workers being slow. When they dont see a 30 Mchickn order befor them, or 5 100 dollar door dashes that we gotta do
I hear those beeps all the time when I'm in a McDonald's (as a customer, but total respect to the guys behind the counter) and I always wondered what it meant. Thanks to these videos, I now know that it's letting you know when the fries/nuggets are ready. XD
the amount of coordination here is unbelievable. And people complain that fast-food workers are lazy and slow. Props to this guy for making this video. So the next time you go into a fast-food restaurant. Just remember how much hard work it is
I'm working at McDonald's in Spain to pay my nursing degree. Actually, I've been working for them for about 6 years in the kitchen and there are some nights that I had 40 orders: customers inside the restaurant, McAuto and delibery. People don't see the work and phisic/mental effort we have to make to try to get the job done.
" I've been working for them for about 6 years" How do you people even manage that? This low-paying, dead-end job and there are hundreds of better paying, more meaningful or less effort jobs than fast-food.
@@user-li8wj3lt2l Right Now, I have one university degree and currently I'm studying nursing (another degree) to try to get a better job. McDonald's helps me by giving me less days of work but the minimum financial requiriments to pay my degree. Its hard to explain (sorry for my english). In summary, i have worked for them for 6 Years but between 20 to 30 Hours a week, not 40 :) and also depends on what category you Are: if you Are a trainer like me you Get better salary (€ per hour) than the Other mates.
@@jonyboy3338 I wouldn't say so, you are constantly doing something, you have to deal with customers, you have to multitask. All this for a minimum wage. This is like a job at factory except you are working with food. And in the end, will you learn something useful or advance in career? No.
It's crazy to me how a place with such high efficiency pays so little and the highest paying job I've ever had was the most inefficient place I've ever worked at.
Right?! I had a job paying me $23 and out of habbit im a fast worker coming from working at a deli. I had atleast 2hrs of actual work at the new job and 8hrs of just looking at my phone. They wanted me to drag the 2hrs of workload so i can look somewhat bussy. Sounds nice but felt like paid jail
This guy doing more for the public perception of back of house/service industry than any thing ever before. From one cook to another I appreciate these videos and am always somehow entertained. Keep it up man!
This video has made me have so much respect for the fast food workers. I enjoy watching 10 minutes of this but, if I'm honest, I can't imagine doing this as work for 8 hours. So much respect! Big companies should honor their employees more
I respect him for that too. Very difficult because that means both good performance from the person initiating the burgers and the person wrapping and finishing them.
@@Christopher-qg4hn i worked at mcdonald’s for two weeks and if i ever went as slow as this guy i wouldn’t have made it past the first day. maybe his location is very low traffic compared to the one i worked at
As someone who has never worked in fast food but worked in every other capacity of the restaurant business over the past 20 years, it's actually quite interesting to see just how much the design of McDonalds is made around speed and efficiency -- and it's really a thing of beauty to watch, so long as it's one of the better run franchises (as it appears yours is). I can certainly respect what you guys do, as a cook and fellow Stephen myself. ;)
i was a chef in what snobs would call "real" restaurant, worked fast casual for the most part of my career and the most important trait a good line cook can have is consistency, every day has to be the same,, every day is about repetition until it becomes muscle memory until its instinct and this guy is a fucking machine, ive got mad respect for it. anyone in the comments aspiring to be a fine dining chef or even just a fast casual line cook, doing a stint in a fast food franchise will teach you more about kitchen work ethic and the importance of hyper consistency than you'll learn anywhere else in your early years, it might seem like a waste of your time, why wouldn't i just go work the pit in a proper restaurant for a year like every other fine dining cook, but if you can do a 500/1000$£ rush in a franchised shithole to the exact spec so that your customer cant tell the difference between your dominoes in Birmingham and your dominoes in london and do that day in day out for 6 months you'll have abetter foundation for your future than any entitled prick who goes out to be top shit chef and gets nowhere
good advice. We had an Iron Chef winner work for my company before it aired on TV and by the end of it all, he told us how humbled he was working in a fast casual environment and appreciated how much labor and precision it takes, even if it’s considered ”cheap”.
I have nothing but respect for those who work in fast food industries. Nothing like a rude customer to not understand what the workers go through. Keep up the good work
@@uncovidvaxxforthestrongand3582 customers yelling at them, their own problems, their managers ALWAYS understaffing making it less efficient, machine breaking, the list goes on
Mad respect bro. As a shift manager / line cook I agree with the whole comment section on speed and what we go through trying to make 300+ orders an hour
I haven't worked in McDonald's since 3 years ago, and I remember doing everything in this video so vividly LMAO. It was like I was actually initiating again. I sometimes miss working there, but at the same time it was just so much stress. Our rush hours and bus rush days were just painful. My manager would put me on grill for rush hours because I could work more proficiently there than most people I worked with, but man was it tough.
Same, my manager always puts me on grill or on chicken (on my mc the one that's on chicken must restock everything, so it's the busiest role), but I kinda like pushing myself and using all 6 grills at the same time with even spare time lol
They made that mistake with me. I worked 12 years for McDonald's from 17 to 29. My last 6 months there, they started dicking me over on kitchen staff and I ended quitting without notice.
@@AlKaseltzer87 wow. That’s one story to tell! Hope you found another job with no struggles. Hope you have a beautiful and blessed rest of your life and find a good career xx
@@AlKaseltzer87 who’s ‘they’? Management, or head office? Cause if you’re not even a manager, then why would you whinge about “your” staff? And if you are a manager, then you’d be responsible for hiring staff, unless you’re an assistant manager, but you’d still probably have a say
I told my mom if I can be a cook at the mcdonald, but looking at this video. I dont think i want to work there anymore. Because how fast this guy goes.. Im scared I might get in trouble If i did a mistake on putting the wrong things on burger. If i have to go fast like this guy does.
@@habboloyalty1893 becomes instinct or muscle memory after a while l, it’s repetitive and once you get into the motion it just flows naturally, ofc you’ll make a mistake (ex: my 3rd week as a line cook during an insanely busy day I had ticket left for 30min, it sucks and its demoralizing but it happens)
@@habboloyalty1893 nah bro, you will catch on, most ppl are humble and will try to help you improve (this is my experience, maybe not everywhere). But you are right it's a high paced job, this isnt even near the customers we get here on rush hour
I watch these all the time now. Use to work in retail and food industry. I appreciate what you are doing as it makes people appreciate it more due to how hard y’all work. I am a REALTOR now but will always remember my retail work life as I did it for over a decade. Good for you man! I will keep watching your videos too. It is soothing in a way and I don’t get why but it is.
I know that kicked off feel. When I worked the line at Tacobell I was always mid, but occasionally they'd put me on hot/grill and it would be like 15 mins till they threw me back to midline. It's just crazy how certain spots just flow better with different people. On grill, I'd be slow with shells etc. On midline I'd be on cruise control for hours.
Yup bro, I did dishes and the fryer for chicken and fries. Was a pro at doing both at once but if you put me on assembling burgers or grills I’m just mid like you said. I get too caught up in how I’d like it and there’s so many orders at once. Idk dealing with customers just isn’t for me in a fast faced food industry So happy I work at a steal plant now but I think about going back to McDonald’s to try and get a salary plus benefit job in the future
@@ECFREFLEX Big mood. I quit and got a logistics job. Worked that for 5 years till I got my Class A to run freight. I miss the speed and chaos of the line, but at the same time I don't want to go back.
When I was at Taco Bell they tried to put me on hot/mid a few times but it didn't work out too well so they just told me to clean everything cause I was closing shift.
I never worked at Mcdonald's but i did work at Long John Silvers for many years, and Burger King for a year. This actually makes me miss those places. The way you are constantly telling your guy on the other side what you can get for him, and asking for him to get for you. It's a hell of a hard job sometimes, but you get a sense of accomplishment when you manage to get through a busy rush and everything goes well.
@@chriswright8074 depends on your manager. They basically told me not to worry about making the food and that they would do all that. I was just to take orders and money LOL.
@@TraumaER it went like this I told them I have no experience what's so ever other than being a cashier he was like alright I'm throw you on with the heavy hitters I'm literally like bro why not mornings 😂😂😂🤦♀️
@turntwigg Sloppy for their fiest two years ... I would love to see some stats on how many McDs workers last past 6 months let alone 2 years o.O It is mostly a college kid or desperation job and not something people actively try to be good at ...
@@thebiglebrowski3695 lol this. I’m now lead engineer of a big company. But I still remember my minimum wage jobs. Fun times. But yeah I didn’t last longer than a summer at any of these places ahha!
I honestly have mostly great memories of working at McDonald's. First store I worked at still had a smoking section, so I'm old I guess. I met my first serious girlfriend working with her at McDonald's. I took her to my senior prom. We did other "firsts" together lol. I learned a good work ethic from there, how to be quick and efficient. I still remember working those late 4 to closes and getting out after midnight on those cool summer nights. Good stuff.
Speed, efficiency, and being on time are all traits I learned from working at McDs when I was 17. I always worked the 4am-1pm shifts because nobody wanted those hours. Still have my uniform hanging up in my closet from 16 years ago as a proud reminder of where I came from.
Worked for nearly 5 years at McDonald’s, worked my up to management, but I will never forget the times on the grill, very fond memories, fantastic training, a lot has helped me later life in other jobs, and the best bit I made some good friends I am still in touch with some 25 years later,
I want you to know that it takes effort to pay attention to detail. Placing the pickle in the center and making sure the cheese is centered is awesome of you. Personally, I like this. You do a great job and I hope you feel some pride in that. Keep up the great work that you do. I appreciate it, very much!
its supposed to be 2 pickles ,,,am i the only crazy one???? who and where puts only one pickle on a burger,,, its ridiculous and i bet the mentality comes from reasoning and NOT from common sense.
the wage is respectable to the created value the worker has. as this job does not require high qualifications its not paid with big amounts. i wont say its no hardwork as you will be quite exhausted after shift for sure - i've worked at a company restaurant myself almost late and nightshifts only on all kitchenjobs. i do respect the work, but its not as demanding as ppl want it to be. iam glad i've seen this side of the coin as well and i learned a lot, what still helps me in my todays job as a manager.
@@justinharris6792 "Only". I get it, but minimum wage in some states is as low as $7.25 and not long ago many people were making as low as $5.15. These people want $15 an hour which I made as a Network/PBX Admin for a fortune 500 company. I mean, come on. I studied from the time I was 9 years old to get a job like that yet they want to just walk in day one and make the same wage.
I don't know why, but I could watch it over and over. It's something fascinating in this system, how it works, how does the elements fits in the final product. Damn, really factory of food.
I worked at McDonalds for 5 years, it is exactly like a factory in the back. I've fed thousands upon thousands of people yet I have trouble cooking a fried egg in the morning.
@@redplanet2720 that's because I think McDonald's steams their eggs which I find to be unnecessary. They have a full griddle area. Instead they pour eggs into a steamer and smash them into pucks.
Holy crap how much I underestimated how much coordination and multi-tasking this job actually is. I used to play a game on the ps5 with my girlfriend called Overcooked, which is basically a fastfood kitchen simulator with funny quirks added to it. But it's actually not that far off from reality it seems. It's hella chaotic, and very stress endusing. Mad respect for the calm, organized attitude.
That’s what I’ve always said!!! As someone who’s been in the food industry for 5+ years, [fast food] is definitely not for me. I’ll ALWAYS prioritize quality over speed, don’t care if I’m not up to a company’s shitty “standard”.
This is hands down one of the most professional and communicative establishments I've ever seen. It's calm and yet fast-paced and cooperative with the whole team.
As someone who's worked "dead end" jobs, I think this does a halfway decent example of showing how hard it really is. This isn't just the fast food industries, but I worked bottom of the totem pole "cart collector/Janitor/bagger/shelf stocker" and it's insane how non-stop and difficult it is. Yeah it doesn't require specialized knowledge/schooling, but it requires being quick, getting yelled at by higher ups and customers, non-stop working, and just outright mental fatigue. Been watching a lot of behind the scenes fast food videos lately (saw a five guys one and that one's nuts too.) Kind of makes me wish I was able to record myself on my grocery store job. I've been called some of the meanest things, seen other employees get physically assaulted, almost get assaulted myself, and I think it'd make for some good content. There are no jobs that don't deserve a living wage, so long as you perform that job to a respectable level. (ie: not calling out/no-showing constantly, actually doing your job, and being able to keep up even if it's stressful.) These videos show a deliberate and good worker, and even though work is constant, he never once gets audibly flustered. I'd kill to have co-workers like this guy.
This video was satisfying... At first. Then I realized that you probably do this 8hrs a day 5+ days a week and decided that it's basically hell on earth.
I'm a service worker at McDonald's and it's funny because when they teach you table for the first time it's really satisfying and fun just like how it looks to you. But ur right once u actually have to go hard for even 3 straight lunch hours it's hardcore
God this brings back so many memories I started at 16 at a McDonald's in Walmart ended at 19 as manager I mean giving that it was McDonald's in a Walmart it wasn't as fast paced but just the entire environment and seeing that not a single thing has changed every single little process is still the same is amazing
Dope man, I have 4yrs in the kitchen , I’m 21. Love having managers like you that love to hustle and provide a productive environment.. I just became a shift leader at a Taco Bell few months back, it’s not as busy as I’d like watching these videos while applying for shift leader positions at local McDonald’s to get myself prepared ! Haha
Your hustle is amazing & I love it. Not a lot of people know in’s & out’s of food service and I love these videos that show it. The way you stay ambitious & composed even during peak time really shows your positive character. You’re doing great.
Much respect & much appreciation for you & many others tackling on fast-food food prep & serving. Keeping up with demand & pacing is something every one may not be able to tolerate or even handle. Thank you for sharing.
Wow , it's not easy on the grill ... You are the heart of it all.. I was a general manager for 10 years at various restaurants including MD and someone should have floated to help catch you up. So as a manager I would've told a shift supervisors or etc to jump on the grill or any area. This reflects on management big time.
Depends on the person. I could run grill and fryer simultaneously with ease. But prep table I was slower than molasses. Just didn't have the dexterity in my hands no matter how hard I tried.
I do not miss working at McDonald's ! Glad those days are behind me ! .. Your grill area looks spotless and I see everyone working together and communicating and not drive thru and counter people calling back food that was already sent up I hated when they did that
Holy shit, this level of intensity is not for me I realise. I mostly ikely would have crippled under this pressure, or messed up about 76% of all the orders 24/7. Good job man. Jealous of your professionally and ability to work productive, fast and focused and almost completely fault free. Awesome stuff to watch, hope you're enjoying life and are healthy, as much as possible!
@@kylespevak6781 if you prove yourself at a job you should at least qualify for a livable wage. People who say these are low talent jobs but look at this guy's work ethic. Also the same aholes probably go to McDonald's and expect their precious breakfast to go in minutes.
from a stranger in the void here but the solution is always screw everything and everyone. What's step 1 and work out from there. If they're all shouting just keep focusing on the step after 1 and the task gets done. They can scream all they want, the world can beep and moan but the answer is always forget them all, "what's step 1, alright now what's step 2, etc etc" Worse they can ever do is fire you and in the states that isn't much of a threat especially at McDonald's pay.
when your life is that soft you think a fast food worker is to look up to and working hard... sad to see the goals of people these days'. there is a reason its called minimum wage (just barely employable)
Bro grow up it's almost like an assembly line even in scratch kitchens you can only make so much at once so just gotta find the fastest pace you can work at and do it if people really want their stuff they'll wait
i cant even imagine working at the grill all day. i worked for 2 weeks at a mcdonalds, and the only things they had me do were sit at the front counter, clean tables, and do the dishes, then they fired me for being too slow. i cant imagine having the pressure of peoples orders getting to them on time, but also in good condition. i massively respect you and hope you're doign well at your job :)
I'm an engineer and I design machines and cells that produces things. These lines require operators to run even though they are considered "automated". These operators work hard and aren't really paid well enough. After seeing this video these guys work 10 times harder than our operators. I think these guys should make the same amount I make to sit in a nice air conditioned office doing design work...if not more. If someone asked you if you would flip burgers for 350k/year, you'd assuredly say yes. This shows that the problem isn't the kind of work, its the abhorrent wages of some kinds of work vs. others.
I'll go one step further - it isn't just the low wage but the customer expectation of low cost fast food that drives horrible working conditions. How can a company afford low cost fastfood, especially meat and meat like based products? Constant high volume with low labor costs. Sadly, if people were willing to pay more (and did), modern corporate philosophy would be to pay out dividends and report record earnings to attract more investors or a buy-out rather than increase wages. Myself? I've done a lot of the low end work - fast food, convenience store, and tipped casual dining (which means my employer was able to use my tips for a week to reduce my hourly wage to $2.33 even if those tips were all in a single hour of a 30 hour work week... They don't like giving full time out as then you have to pay benefits). Switched to low paying warehouse work in a game store, and now I'm leaving that to make a living wage that pays $10 more an hour doing appliance assembly factory work. These guys deserve a fair wage, but like dedicated EMS or farmer's or teachers to pay them afairwage would mean people would have to spend a lot more (which they won't do). Oh, and that looked like a slow time - imagine what it looks like when you have 6 or 8 lines of people inside, outside the lot line of drive through customers ordering dinner for their families, and online orders coming in... It's pure chaos and extremely high stress.
Congrats on your new job. In my experience, especially in fast food I really wanted to quit the moment I started working but just 3 or 4 days in I started to feel much better and kept at that job for a year.
@@leftunknown nah most fast food, primarily burger places are really easy. I work at Hardee's and I'd say it's easier than this despite how streamline they tried to make it at McD's. The hard part is being fast and that just comes with time and experience, so don't worry about it.
@𝘤𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴‘ it must be based off location and personal characteristics surely? I’ve worked at my local McDonald’s for 4 months now, often during the 4-9pm rushes, only twice have I been so overwhelmed, I thought of quitting. Apart from that, if you are an organised person, it’s much easier than you would think In my opinion, I work at the front and the kitchen, and I make sure I follow the structure, it flows so easily and at sometimes with the right people is really fun. All these people crying in the comments about how McDonalds almost killed them, and they had to quit after 2 days must have some issues.
I dont know why people make it seem like fast food workers are on the bottom of the stack. Let the ones who hate try to do what they do. I think these workers are way under paid.
It’s amazing to see all the thought that goes in to these food making processes to optimize everything. It’s even more amazing to see someone with so much experience and keeping the chain going and keeping people fed!
Reminds me of my times working at McDonald's. I would always be put on grill then moved over to the table. Our McDonald's was slammed with orders all the time, you pretty much got no break in between orders.
As a former worker, I honestly don't miss having to run table & running grill/fryer solo; all for slave wages. I work at a warehouse that pays double (or higher at peak time) what I earned at McDonald's.
As a new viewer and subscriber, I would think that corporate would LOVE these videos! They would analyze all of the movements, glove changes, product applications and assembly. As a consumer, I really enjoy them because I get to see how everything is processed and assembled! Thank you for making these videos! I have subscribed and also added the McDonald's app for future orders! Let us know what else we, as subscribers need to do to help and advance your career within the McDonald's corporation.
Wow, the only thing recognizable from the time I worked late 70s to early 80s was the grill scraper and the single patties.....everything else....no more counter call "cheese on how many quarters" no toaster and flat spatula to caramelize buns , no searing the meat with a sear weight, and no reconstituted onions on the single and big mac patties.....so different and more complicated.
@@The808Mixmaster good to hear. couldn't count how many time I got burned trying to unstick a bun from h carmelizing toaster.....more than the 10 fingers I burned, lol.
also, polyester uniforms and grill grease is a torturous misery. yup, the 70s and early 80s were not the good ole days working grill.......did someone just yell BUS....damn
@@TraumaER lmao that’s dumb as shit. The cheese is packaged in slices, and those slices are stacked unevenly, meaning it’s very easy to remove a single slice
At Wendy’s we just have to manually undo the stack 1-by-1 when we get free time or shit just gets in the way. But the stack isn’t that hard as it looks, on the edge there is a little fold which you can easily slip your finger in to grab it and pull it off.
Working at McDonald's in my early 20s is one of my favorite tones of my life. Made food, friends, laughed a lot, and learned good hard work. Great video. Good to see some things don't change. 😁
i got canned for being too slow in the kitchen(according to them). However i was not trained correctly and i had no idea what i was doing most the time as is because several different employees kept showing me different ways to do things and even the managers were confusing me all the time.I brought it up to corporate and they said "Well i guess your sadly not fit for our fast paced work environment, so we'll let you go". So i started a home based business (successful) and have actually been better off, since i can work at my own pace and not rushing through things.
Glad you doin this my Boy. I work at McDicks in IL night shift. We get hit w 20 mcchick orders all then time and the craziest Mods. Shit can get hecktic. But we do our best. Short staffed and all.
Hats off to all restaurant workers, my brother started working at Frischs as a cook when he was 18 and retires in 2 years, I know how hard he works so if I hear someone dogging on a restaurant worker it bothers me, I couldn’t be prouder of my brother, ❤
Great work showing the inside process of how things are done. Makes me appreciate the wait time that is dealt with at times especially around a breakfast, lunch or dinner time rush.
The McDonald's Brothers would be amazed and happily surprised as it pertains to the substantial amount of food preparation accomplished in such a short period time.
I didn't last 3 days in fast food. Ever since then I've had a profound respect for it. And somehow training with drill sergeants was less stressful, don't ask me how because I have no idea.
McDonalds sure has changed in 35 years lol. When I was there the only drawer they had was for nuggets(which were pretty new). Burgers got cooked and slid into that heated ramp that we put metals number tabs behind the burgers(the number was 10min past whatever the hand was on the clock, so if you made a burger at 12:20(#4) you put a #6 behind them)and we would make 10 or so at a time, even in down time. If nobody ordered them after 15 minutes....into the trash they went and we made new ones. There were MANY things different as a cook, we didn't have those cool things cooking the top!! We still had to sear and flip burgers and oh man the amount of salt used was crazy. One time during breakfast we made a hotcake the size of the grill for everyone to share for breakfast lol. Kinda pulled it over like a blanket to flip it
I remember those days. I worked at McDonald's from 1986 to 1994. It was hard work. I was cross trained to work every station, every shift. I remember having to make the biscuits from scratch every morning. I remember being expected to work both drive thru windows by myself during dinner rush.
@@sharonrinkiewicz3940 lol I was in there too like '87-'88. Was like $3.35 an hour minimum wage if i remember correctly, and these kids now are crying about $15 an hour rofl!
@@blkdeath In many parts of the country, minimum wage is still 7.25. Very few states have a $15 wage. So 7.25 an hour is not enough for anyone--be it the high school kid trying to earn extra money, the college student trying to pay the bills, the single mother working two jobs, or the retiree trying to supplement his social security, or the unemployed substitute teacher trying to make some money over the summer. Regardless, though, fast food workers working incredibly hard, work long hours, for low pay and no benefits, and they deserve respect. I remember being expected to work drive thru cash and the grill area at the same time, work the front counter and run for drive thru and the fry station at the same time. I remember being expected to work the grill area by myself during a Saturday morning breakfast rush while there is a BOGO sale. At least these people are working, trying to get ahead.
I had this long response and accidently deleted it, but the TLDR version was sit and work for trashy company for trashy pay and bitch about it or bust your ass, find something that pays more, set the goal of getting there and go get it. I went from McD's to professional truck driver in less than 5 years and a pay jump from $3.35 an hour to $17-18 an hour. No training, no truck driving schools, free CDL book to study from the DMV. It's not unattainable, people just want the easy road.
I was the grill master at Wendy’s for a while lol not my only job there but I think I cooked 250 burgers in an hour once. Some days I miss the work other days I’m glad I don’t need to work there anymore. Please respect the people who make your food.
I don't know why I started watching your videos on the past few days. But the fact it's that I watch until the end and I really like it! It's pleasant to see your work in somenthing that I never worked on! Kind regards and wish you the best.
Your videos make me respect for the work you do. That was intense, and very professional. I've gained a new respect for what goes on in the back of the house at McDonalds.
Worked at a Dairy Queen during my university days for a couple of months. I have mad respect for people that stick around and work hard at lunch rush hours. Lol It's never pleasant.
