McDonald's Drive Thru Rant *Rawr*

[Ol'FashionHen]

My Dh and I went to Hardee's last week. We were the only ones inside, and had to wait on the counter boy to get done talking to the cook boy before he came to service us. Then as we ate inside we had to hear about his girfriend doing drugs and other females doing un-proper things, as well as "she weighed 110 when we first met, now she is 180".

, many kids are not taught any manners these days.

 

[HarlansHollowFarms]

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I worked MD's as a second job not to many years ago, and it comes down to managemen. My daughter work there now, and as a drive thru person her job is very stressful, it is not her fault you may have to pull forward. It is really sad we live in such an impatient world and everything must be fast. I am with you ranchie, I pack my own lunches, it is much healthier and satisfying.

 

[HarlansHollowFarms]

horsejody
I used to be a complainer about stuff like that, but having worked there, I understand why stuff is like it is.[/quote :


Many, many years ago I worked at McDonalds. If we had a customer wait that long in the drive-thru, we would have been fired. If the restaurant is understaffed, that is poor management.

Many years ag, there were not as many going fast food, today it is everyone.​

 

[horsejody]

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Many years ag, there were not as many going fast food, today it is everyone.

It was the only fast food place in town, and it was always busy.

 

[Rillion]

True, it is not the fault of the person working at the drive through window if your food isn't ready promptly.

Cardinal rule when dealing with people in the service industry: Don't yell at people for something that isn't actually their fault. It might make you feel better but it's really not fair and it doesn't accomplish anything.

With problems like that with fast food, all you can really do is stop going to the restaurant. It's not like a sit-down restaurant where you can send the food back if it's not right, or complain to the manager. I think that risk is just part of the cost of the general convenience of having fast food. But you can, at least, make sure to always, always check that your food order is right before driving off.

With cases like this, however....

The window lady's answer : I thought you might want to help me feed my kids.

...you can bet I'd be parking the car, marching in, and informing the manager that the lady working the window is trying to steal from people!

Also, I don't know if this has been the experience of other people here, but I've found that I tend to get much better service from local chains. Here in the Dallas area we have Jack's, Jake's, and Burger Street which all have very good burgers (and tater tots! Mmmmm....) and friendly people as well. Those are pretty much the only places I'll go for a fast food burger nowadays, though if I ever get the chance to go to In-and-Out in California, Nevada, or Arizona I definitely will-- hear they're excellent!​

 

[Lunachick]

Ol'FashionHen :

My Dh and I went to Hardee's last week. We were the only ones inside, and had to wait on the counter boy to get done talking to the cook boy before he came to service us.

DH & I used to travel down to Fla once or twice a year to visit family and to make the trip faster would stop at fast food places. Hardees's was a place we would stop in once in a while when there wasn't anywhere else to go at our stop. It was so bad, no service, well that place got a new name from me: I call it Hardlee's cause they hardly had their act together.

I have a whole list of made up names for those places.

Waffle House: Awful House

IHOP: I hop to the bathroom

Shoney's: Show me the exit

Burger King: Booger king

 

[SarahFair]

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DH & I used to travel down to Fla once or twice a year to visit family and to make the trip faster would stop at fast food places. Hardees's was a place we would stop in once in a while when there wasn't anywhere else to go at our stop. It was so bad, no service, well that place got a new name from me: I call it Hardlee's cause they hardly had their act together.

I have a whole list of made up names for those places.

Waffle House: Awful House

IHOP: I hop to the bathroom

Shoney's: Show me the exit

Burger King: Booger king

We call the Waffle House the Awful Waffle but only out of affection. Its a HUGE hit down here in Ga...atleast in the areas Ive lived in
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM I want it NOWW

 

[ohiofarmgirl]

what is better than waffle house!!??! are you kidding! love the waffles with the pecans wheeeeeeee!

 

[Rillion]

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DH & I used to travel down to Fla once or twice a year to visit family and to make the trip faster would stop at fast food places. Hardees's was a place we would stop in once in a while when there wasn't anywhere else to go at our stop. It was so bad, no service, well that place got a new name from me: I call it Hardlee's cause they hardly had their act together.

I have a whole list of made up names for those places.

Waffle House: Awful House

IHOP: I hop to the bathroom

Shoney's: Show me the exit

Burger King: Booger king

I'd like to add....

Taco Bell: Taco Hell (where bad tacos go when they die)

 

[WalkingWolf]

You guys actually eat at these places?

It is getting to be a trend to pay next to nothing, give little to no training, and have managers that can barely manage themselves. You get what you pay for, and the companies though they will try to smooth over if you complain know full well the result of their penny pinching.

I had to dress down a franchise owner when my DW insisted we stop at MD after I got out of the hospital. Walked in to listen to the fowl mouth owner screaming at a very young frightened girl. He settled down after I offered him a ride to the magistrate to explain why he was assaulting a minor.

Overall most people in fast food are good people as in every job. There is always that one or two that make it look otherwise. Same for customers the rude ones are always the ones that stand out. The problem falls with our loss of our values all the way around.

I have a problem with MD menu anyway. No catfish, no slaw, no fried pork chop sandwiches, no hush puppies, no grits, no fried bologna sandwiches. I mean what kind of fast food restaurant are they?