The concept of paying $15 an hour for an entry level McDonald's employee makes me more sick than their "food" ever could.
A few months back, the band was enroute to a few shows in Watertown, NY and despite knowing better, we were forced to stop for some food at a McDonalds.
My wife orders something fairly simple, one of the featured items at the time; Some chipotle ranch bacon burger meal, medium, and a water instead of soda.
Somehow this order, which most likely consited of 3 buttons on the screen, was too complicated for the employee. Perhaps it was his first day and he didn't know how to sub water in place of soda.
Not once did he ask for help from his manager or explain with a, "Sorry, I'm new." Either of those actions would have at least bought him the time to figure out what to do or someone else would have shown him.
I've been "the new guy" before, I get it.
After 5 minutes of confusion and nothing accomplished, we ask him to cancel the order, star over, and change it to a McChicken and a medium fry. (We had plenty of water in the van)
Easy right?
We go to pay and it's over 8 dollars.
Apparently, Sir McConfusion didn't understand what 'cancel' meant... Or 'star over.'
I'm not saying he was stupid, I'm saying he was a lowsy employee and as such, is in no way worth $15 an hour.
I work a near minimum wage job, ontop of my profession, which is ontop of my band (my other profession). This job is in food service and we are paid pretty well for the kind of work it is. If I want to make more, I'll wait for my raises or seek advancement, because that is how the world is supposed to work.
If your company doesn't work that way, don't work for them.
If you don't make enough money, regardless of what your wage is... Here are a few ideas:
Cut your expenses. (Smartphone, DVR, etc. are all nice, but not necessary) Seek a promotion. Maybe look for better job or second job. Can't find one? Have the stones to learn a trade or a marketable skill of some kind and start a business.
Here's an example:
A member of my family started working at a fast food place as a teenager. 5.15 an hour was minimum wage back then.
Now, he has worked his way up the ladder and is the district manager for the area in which he lives.
He did his job and did it well. This company promoted the person who deserved it.
If the company for which you work doesn't operate that way, and that bothers you... Grow a pair, and find a new job. Or grow a different pair and suck it up.
