Poll of the Day > When trying to indulge / be friendly with fast food workers / anyone, really...

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Soup_or_Science
09/17/21 1:56:10 PM
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I mean if it was me, it's on a case by case or half the time basis, I'm not always chatting people up or trying to be more friendly with them than I'd think was necessary or in their comfort zone, but me and my mom went to a McDonald's this morning

I think we're at the first window where you pay and the person must have said "How are you?" which was a mistake because my mom loves to talk and she's all

"I'm good! It's FRIDAY! :) "... -slightly awkward pause- "The weather's good, bla bla bla, we both have jobs :)" ...another awkward pause
and I guess she turns around and hands the card back

So we go to the next window, not much left to say to the next employee besides

"Thank you"

and she literally just goes "uh huh". Not even with a cheery lift, it's that one-tone groan, but I'm just kinda like damn lol

I'd have loved to see them smile

I really didn't care though, it's not that they didn't reciprocate it, it's kind of just the way they did her yknow? idk

There's no one really "at fault" besides my mom's TRYING to be friendly, i guess not everyone shares her Friday morning enthusiasm

so they did her wrong yet no one's at fault

I have some unresolved formatting of this logic

So I guess all that's left to do is to go beat those employee's collective asses into next Friday, and maybe they'll appreciate their civic duty to the public

and tell em Gimme my goddamn egg mcmuffin.

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DirtBasedSoap
09/17/21 2:02:58 PM
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bro they work at mcdonalds

they probably hate serving you

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Soup_or_Science
09/17/21 2:07:59 PM
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yah

I didn't say it was a brain tickler

I guess I do feel bad for them now

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rexcrk
09/17/21 2:19:41 PM
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Saying its friday! to people who work retail / fast food is the absolute last thing you should say since chances are those people be workin the weekends.

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DirtBasedSoap
09/17/21 2:21:53 PM
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rexcrk posted...
Saying its friday! to people who work retail / fast food is the absolute last thing you should say since chances are those people be workin the weekends.
lmao yeah I hated that. Arent you excited ts the weekend??

no bitch, im stuck here all week taking care of your dumbass

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Soup_or_Science
09/17/21 2:31:28 PM
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DirtBasedSoap posted...
lmao yeah I hated that. Arent you excited ts the weekend??

no bitch, im stuck here all week taking care of your dumbass
oh lloyd

now I'm loling because this is how I was realistically interpreting it in how they must have been feeling. horrible

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JOExHIGASHI
09/17/21 3:57:23 PM
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No

I'm polite but no small talk.

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Clench281
09/17/21 4:01:00 PM
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I don't care whether it's an interaction with a total stranger in the street, at a store, on the phone, you should default to being kind and understanding that you're interacting with an actual human

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DeathMagnetic80
09/17/21 7:24:00 PM
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My first job was McDonald's (I was maintenance), if they take more than 90 seconds serving you, it can be a problem.

But yeah, aside from that, people in the service industry rarely get weekends off. You'll have some fucked slip schedule like having Monday and Wednesday off, so you don't even get 2 off in a row, so being like "yay! Weekend!" gets annoying.

Other obnoxious phrases: "it's such a nice day out today!"

Or my "favorite": "I can't believe you have to work today! You should be home with family!" As they buy shit they don't need on a holiday.
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rexcrk
09/17/21 7:40:41 PM
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DeathMagnetic80 posted...
Or my "favorite": "I can't believe you have to work today! You should be home with family!" As they buy shit they don't need on a holiday.
I actually used to like working holidays (extra pay and typically an easy day) but this lol.

I hate when people say that. Were open because of people like you

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LinkPizza
09/17/21 7:48:01 PM
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In use to chat to people at McDonalds. One girl use to call me friend. Ive seen her a couple of times at other jobs shes had afterwards. And they gave me a free drink once. They said because I was always smiling and brightened their day. Super nice people there!
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EchoBaz
09/18/21 1:22:14 AM
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Always be nice to people who work in the service industry, they're the most overworked and underpaid people on the planet, and almost everyone with any form of power considers them less than dirt.

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party_animal07
09/18/21 1:40:33 AM
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It's the reason Chik fil A workers get so much praise. They're always smiling, polite and cheerful.

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EchoBaz
09/18/21 11:21:10 PM
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party_animal07 posted...
It's the reason Chik fil A workers get so much praise. They're always smiling, polite and cheerful.

God I feel so sorry for most Chik Fil A service workers, they work for a company so open about how much of a pariah they are, and they likely feel trapped.

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wwinterj25
09/19/21 2:35:22 AM
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Clench281 posted...
I don't care whether it's an interaction with a total stranger in the street, at a store, on the phone, you should default to being kind and understanding that you're interacting with an actual human
Nah. Some folk really are not worth my time and the fact they even attempt to interact with me irks me.

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Fierce_Deity_08
09/25/21 6:45:37 PM
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I smile at everyone. Well, right now I wear a mask when I go out so they might not notice but Im still trying to spread happy vibes.

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Red04
09/25/21 7:36:32 PM
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McDonalds supervisor:

Later that day.

McDonalds staff : Hello welcome to McDonalds, how are you?

Happy mom : Im good, its FRIDAY!

McDonalds staff:

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