Current Events > Why do people look down on those who pick McDonald's as their career job?

(+) Yeah! (+)

I think its a great choice, you work in the restaurant industry, make money and a living and getting that paper

My aunt has worked there for 17 years and love it. She works register and in the kitchen.

I dont get whats wrong with it. Lots of kids in high school will end up in minimum wage jobs forever as careers which is a good thing. They have two choices: that or live at home and depend on parents/welfare

Or be stay at home dad/home.
---

Bump!!
---

Cause
---

I don't see a problem with it whatsoever. It's honest work, and there is a depressing number of people who can't even say that about their job, and a depressing number of those who really don't have much of a choice.

So really, it's quite respectable if you look at it that way.

But I still expect people to do their job properly and may still vent on CE when they don't.
---

At least they have jobs and contribute to society.
---

knuxnole posted...

you work in the restaurant industry

Stretching it a bit there, but whatever.

I don't have a problem with people who work at fast food as their career. I just think it's kind of sad. If you want to make a career out of something in that vein, places like convenience stores and gas stations are significantly better choices even though they're kind of on the same "level" of employment.
---

They lack creativity.
---

Aristoph posted...

knuxnole posted...

you work in the restaurant industry

Stretching it a bit there, but whatever.

I don't have a problem with people who work at fast food as their career. I just think it's kind of sad. If you want to make a career out of something in that vein, places like convenience stores and gas stations are significantly better choices even though they're kind of on the same "level" of employment.

They're possibly on the same initial level, but gas stations and c-stores have a lot less room for advancement in them and typically worse options for things like insurance
---

Having worked there briefly in highschool and college, it pays dirt if you're not a general manager, and even then general managers don't make much.

That aside, you encounter some insufferable coworkers and insufferable customers day in and day out.

That aside, it's chill during slow hours, the food is free, and the chill coworkers are legitimately chill. Also sometimes the girls you work with are easy.

That said, I don't look down on people that work there. Edit: Unless they screw up my order beyond comprehension.
---

Johnny_Nutcase posted...

They lack creativity.

A lot of people dont have any creativity, me included

Some people just wanna go through motions, not have to think or put too much effort, and just live.
---

At mcdonalds you get free food

Because people look down on those who are beneath them.
---

Because the drive thru windows are a lot lower than my SUV

i have no problem with people willing to work. i hate people who won't work.

we need to provide financial security to those unwilling to work
---

because some people there have college degree costs lots of $$$ and now they just flip burgers as their jobs

omega cookie posted...

Because people look down on those who are beneath them.

It's basic geometry, jeez!
---

HunkDude posted...

because some people there have college degree costs lots of $$$ and now they just flip burgers as their jobs

To be fair, if you're a recent grad, you'll consider it long before you actually get a job in your field.
---

If you aren't working your way up through the ranks to management, it's a dead end job with no career development nor personal development. the skillset required to work a register and kitchen is fairly low.

Having said that, I don't personally look down on them. Different people have different values in life.
---

I have a high school diploma, 34 and worked my way through 2 retail jobs, two office jobs and now at an insurance company.

I process paperwork, and make changes, you know what is honest? me getting a yearly salary (its nothing too amazing, but I can live on my own).

When I go to a movie theater that I worked at and see the 2 or 3 people that still work there as regular employees (not managers) it depresses me.
---

Our society is based on the values of acquiring valuable skills and helping advance yourself/civilization, not taking menial jobs that teenagers can do.
---

Rika_Furude posted...

If you aren't working your way up through the ranks to management, it's a dead end job with no career development

---

Snobbery. And usually the same people who look down on those folks are the same ones who vote for corrupt politicians who fuck with our economy so bad that people have to work at fast food jobs.
---

knuxnole posted...

Lots of kids in high school will end up in minimum wage jobs forever as careers which is a good thing. They have two choices: that or live at home and depend on parents/welfare

Or be stay at home dad/home.

You guys still fed the TC even with this, huh

The Admiral posted...

Our society is based on the values of acquiring valuable skills and helping advance yourself/civilization, not taking menial jobs that teenagers can do.

That's a lie. We've been treating trade jobs as second class work for as long as people have been pushing college.
---

Sad_Face posted...

The Admiral posted...

Our society is based on the values of acquiring valuable skills and helping advance yourself/civilization, not taking menial jobs that teenagers can do.

That's a lie. We've been treating trade jobs as second class work for as long as people have been pushing college.

Not "we," just liberals.

"Society" treats those folks very by paying them lucrative, even six-figure salaries for their work. Whereas society treats McD's workers like shit by paying them minimum wage, which is the fair value of their unskilled labor.
---

I dont look down on anyone willing to work. You cant take advantage of a service while simultaneously looking down on those who provide that service.
---

BlueBoy675 posted...

You cant take advantage of a service while simultaneously looking down on those who provide that service.

As long as it's provided properly. Nothing worse than someone that can't even manage the smallest jobs.
---

Elitism. Nothing wrong with it and they're fulfilling a role in society. It's not usually considered a desirable job because of the low pay, though.
---

Why do they look down on others?
Because they're pricks. Or just very small people. Or possibly very small pricks.
---

The Admiral posted...

Not "we," just liberals.

"Society" treats those folks very by paying them lucrative, even six-figure salaries for their work. Whereas society treats McD's workers like s*** by paying them minimum wage, which is the fair value of their unskilled labor.

Liberals dominate culture and culture has been downplaying the value of trade jobs compared to college to the point where we have a massive shortage of tradesman.
---

ppl are just jelly that micky d's workers get free fries on the reg while they're busy getting emasculated daily at the i-bank
---

I've noticed that usually the same people who look down on people working in fast food also support political ideologies that make it to where the economy is so bad that people have to work those jobs.
---

I respect anyone that works for a living, I expect McDonald's is a pretty stressful job to do day in, day out.

BUT absolutely no-one while still at school dreams of a future career doing unskilled work like a fast food joint our a call center, so you do wonder what went wrong, whether a lack of work ethic or just something unfortunate, that derailed their intended path.

Southernfatman posted...

I've noticed that usually the same people who look down on people working in fast food also support political ideologies that make it to where the economy is so bad that people have to work those jobs.

The current conservative policies have produced the strongest economy in world history, lowest unemployment rate in decades, and greatest number of high-paying (yet unfilled) job openings in history. So which ideology are you referring to?

People complaining that "there are no jobs except fast food" are about 8 years out of date with reality.
---

ArchiePeck posted...

I respect anyone that works for a living, I expect McDonald's is a pretty stressful job to do day in, day out.

BUT absolutely no-one while still at school dreams of a future career doing unskilled work like a fast food joint our a call center, so you do wonder what went wrong, whether a lack of work ethic or just something unfortunate, that derailed their intended path.

For a lot of people, the best they can do is unskilled fast food

Either that or collect welfare.

Its a myth that everyone can get skills. I dont have any skills. Im good at:
Eating
Sleeping
Watching tv
Playing video game

They need high paying career for that
---