How does society view adult fast food managers?  Is that viewed as someone who has wasted their life?
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I worked in restaurant management for 15 years before completing college, and let me tell you, you get NO respect in a job like that.\n\nI was brought up to believe that anyone who earns an honest living and takes care of their responsibilities deserves respect, but fast food managers don't get any.\n\nDon't think that it's easy either.  Managing a QSR has all the elements of running a small business, in addition to managing a perishable inventory and unreliable employees.  It's a challenge and most people would not be able to do it well.\n\nNevertheless, I was embarrassed to tell people what I did then, because I knew what they thought of it.  Today, I have a position that is much more prestigious, even though it's easier and pays less.  Because I wear a tie now, I get respect, but it's backwards.
1135773
Good question.  I have a law degree, but due to my situation, I've had to work retail many times.  It's upsetting to be treated like that.  A lot of it may be that they don't think of anyone but themselves--that's how they got where they are, and they've forgotten that there are 6 billion other people in the world, most of whom are not as lucky as they are.
817482
Yes it is. Most foods are processed or have preservatives to make it last longer. But our lifestyle dictated that change. There is still healthy food out there, but no one has time to buy and cook fresh food everyday. There are just too many things going on. The best thing I did and what alot of people can do is stop eating fast food. That is the worst for you.
729215
If he wants to be a good manager and gain respect in the workplace, it is. No good manager ignores the people he works with. It leads to all kinds of problems. Too numerous to list
1081635
They're pretty much their slave...\n\nThey do whatever the person wants them to do, which may not all the time involve sex.  It may involve doing schoolwork, or doing someone else work on the job.\n\nAssistant managers come across as bitches a lot, because they literally kiss the ass of the head manager and do whatever the head manager tells them to do.  They will even go so far as to do employees wrong to make sure they look good in the "head" managers eyes.\n\nThat's a good example of a bitch.
53947
The people you speak of can't seperate personal life from professional life.\n\nThese are the type of people that are at work just to survive and not really there to assist in getting the job done.\n\nMore and more people loathe going to work and would much rather sit at home and veg or hang out with friends.  Their lives consist of a continuous cycle of drama which serves to stimulate them in some way or another, which continues the "high school" phase of their lives.  These people are most likely to be young, non-collegate bound dead enders who will work remedial positions until they realize there's more to life or they take on some form of negative stimulation like heroin.  These people will eventually get bored become "born again" and have a family so their kids can repeat the cycle.  After that they will become seriously depressed and place all their hopes on their children who will of course hate them.
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as we all know ,,, eatin excess FOOD = dangerous, eating less = dangerous..similarly over/no mans = sometin ODD\nbut jus bcos we are unaware of what is the limit of mans ,, we are confused....\nas far as 1time a day is workin fr u fr the moment u SAFE but no guarantees..\nppl who share the same kinda living may be unaware of what they might have felt with doin MORE or LESS\nso the CHOICE is URS...\nu can improve by thinkin more or sharing more ideas with other ppl .....\nloto work remains.....
277132
Well, it depends.  In food, it means it is past it's expiration for freshness and shouldn't be consumed.  If you mean as used as a description of a person it means that they are given anything they desire whether or not they have earned or deserved it in an excessive manner (materialistic).  Usually these people have unnatural expectations that will never be satisified AND a spirit of entitlement that will alienate themselves from the rest of society.  Sad really.
736937
I worked in a busy supermarket as a manager and union rules stated for any significant change in someones rota that person had to be given 4 weeks notice unless they where happy with it. I feel this is plenty of time for someone to organise their life. Your predicament is a little more harder as it is dependant on people being happy and dedicated to their job. I do feel that u would probably be better to speak to the person who does the rota to explain that some people are unhappy and need a little more notice and regularity in their shift patterns.
848681
...clearly it is. People do what they can get away with. If they don't have to cook, they don't, if they don't have to walk they don't. Then patterns become routines, routines become entire lives.\n\nI watched a program in Australia a few days ago about the most obese people from the States...I was shocked by their size & how they were bedridden by their weight...one guy was around 880lbs+!!! - who had not walked in 6 years & if rolled onto his back would suffocate from his fat in his sleep !!! )-: his wife still snuck in snacks for him into the hospital. \n\nObviously u dont get to that size in a week,month,year but a lifetime...I went to my school reunion in Jan and some girl who was hot in high school and was a size 6, had put on about 90/110lbs on her 5'1'' frame!!  She was wearing a poncho! lol\n\nIn Australia the news recently had new legislation that might be signed banning junk food to be sold in the school canteens!\nRecent surveys state that this generation will be the first to actually be outlived by their parents...and that they considered obesity and childhood obesity an epedemic...obesity was defined on that tv show as someone that is 45 kgs(99lbs) over their ideal average weight for their height...!!!\n\nIt's a combo of carelessness, routine, and the mentality of fast food franchises in America...supersizing etc and one store on every corner etc...it makes it too easy...I wouldn't only blame them...people are just getting smarter and lazier with every generation...
694936
i think you did the right thing- but i feel you may be letting people take advantage of you- should he be mad?  whats that about? why worry about that? he should be reported to the manager, when EVERYONE works together as a team things get done alot faster and they are alot more happier and people would really enjoy and love going to their jobs.  really life is to short, people now days need to love each other just as they would want to be loved and treated.
827216
I agree. If you are doing a good job then you need to speak up. The squeaky wheel gets the oil. Managers have a lot of things to do. If you work hard and are not being recognized you need to make yourself known to them. I have had multiple management positions and for all of them I just walked up and asked my manager what I needed to do to get a promotion. Many managers enjoy straight people who just go up to them and are bold and confident.
895107
I don't feel sorry for the person that he's hogging the runs from.  He's ambitious, and obviously hard working while the person he's hogging them from is an obvious complainer and potentially lazy.  He wants the next step which is getting out of the car; acting as manager; taking the orders or making the pizza's.  That kind of hard work is noted.  If you don't like it, you have 2 choices.  You can quit, or you can step up your own performance a bit.  Anything else you do will make it look bad on you and make it even better for him.
1020623
I DONT THINK THEY LOOK AT IT AS AN ETHICAL CHOICE,  ITS BUSINESS.  AS A BOSS I WANT TO KEEP THE BEST WORKERS HAPPY SO THAT THE SLACKERS EITHER LEAVE OR PICK UP THEIR PACE.   I THINK ITS NECESSARY FOR A MANAGER TO COMPARE HIS/HER EMPLOYEES WHEN THERE IS A PROMOTION IN LINE.  THE BEST WORKER SHOULD GET AHEAD.
307856
The mind is indeed a terrible thing to waste.  If you read through a few questions on this site you will see a tremendous amount of waste. Once you drop down below the idiot and moron levels it's pretty much an unrestrained freefall, and here is where they end up.\n\nJust read the two answers right above this and you will see good examples of rampant, runaway waste.  Then look at the spelling of the word 'terrible' in the answer just below.  Soda, burgers, and TV do not create mindlessness as much as chat rooms, video games, and iPods.
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always critical about EVERY THING even things that don't matter or pertain to the job at hand,\n\ntalks to you like a wayward child almost to the point of scolding you\n\ntoo many assignmants or no assignments to frustrate you into leaving\n\nlook you are not the job the job is that thing that you do to buy food , the job is not who you are, its what you do. if the fat head wants to to leave ask your self the question do you need this job , if no then bounce, if yes then hang tight . be like bamboo we bend but NEVER SNAP.
1149676
I am currently a server at a restaraunt chain in my hometown.  I love what I do because I get to be around people ALL day.  And not just people but different kinds of people.  I thrive off of human interaction, it defines who I am and helps me learn more about myself daily.  I also enjoy testing my will power and seeing how far I can be pushed and still keep my cool.  I like testing how much I can handle as a human being and learning from the mistakes I encounter on this journey.