"imadeaburner" (imadeaburner)
12/17/2013 at 16:19 • Filed to: None

DISCUSSION (54)

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > imadeaburner
12/17/2013 at 16:22

I don't understand.

edit: This machine spits out burgers? AWESOME.

imadeaburner > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs
12/17/2013 at 16:22

I assume you don't live in the states then?

CAR_IS_MI > imadeaburner
12/17/2013 at 16:23

Jack in the box has these too. Sometimes they are a PITA but at least if I say no cheese (or whatever) it gets it right. And it probably only costs the company a little over $1/hr.

imadeaburner > CAR_IS_MI
12/17/2013 at 16:25

I can not stand the button pressing morons at fast food places.

They always mess my order up....

When I say no Mayo, no Tomato i mean NO FUCKING MAYO NO FUCKING TOMATO.

I went off on one of the workers one day, she even repeated the order back to me then gave me a fucking attitudewhen I politely asked her to fix my sandwich.

CAR_IS_MI > imadeaburner
12/17/2013 at 16:26

Dont even get me started...

leicester > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs
12/17/2013 at 16:27

$15 min wage passed in a couple of locations.
http://money.cnn.com/2013/11/06/new…
Seatac, Wa passed it, which means it will be on the ballot in Seattle soon. Geh.

imadeaburner > CAR_IS_MI
12/17/2013 at 16:28

Rant my friend. Rant.

This girl though, I do feel bad for the things I said....

Some example of what I said was "You button pushing retard, can you not get a fucking order right?"

Things worse were said, something about her not graduating highschool, or a dead end job where you really help no one.

Mean while at my job, I am responsible for peoples lives, I fuck up and someone can die. I can lose my job over a little screw up

They however when they mess up no one bats an eye

KB Garage > imadeaburner
12/17/2013 at 16:28

What the hell is that?

imadeaburner > KB Garage
12/17/2013 at 16:29

You press the screen and make orders at the fast food places.

Kids in the states are demanding 15$ an hour or some absurd money for pressing buttons....

imadeaburner > leicester
12/17/2013 at 16:32

What in the fuck.....

If you have a simple job you don't need to be paid that much.....

HiMyNameIsJayAgain > imadeaburner
12/17/2013 at 16:32

Most likely your beef (no pun intended? jk...pun totally intended) would/should be with the food makers/assemblers and not the cashiers.

I've never had a messed up food order that wasn't correct on the receipt; it's always right on the receipt.

Lazzris > imadeaburner
12/17/2013 at 16:33

I have a problem with paying some one $15 a hour to some one who doesn't have a degree in something. I also think that minimum wage is too low in this economy, and need to be raised.

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > imadeaburner
12/17/2013 at 16:33

Yes I do... I haven't seen one of these machines yet though...

imadeaburner > HiMyNameIsJayAgain
12/17/2013 at 16:33

No the receipt was wrong. I was pissed. It was on the cashier, not the makers. If it was correct believe me I know who to go after.

Lazzris > imadeaburner
12/17/2013 at 16:34

I have a problem with paying some one $15 a hour to some one who doesn't have a degree in something. I also think that minimum wage is too low in this economy, and need to be raised.

imadeaburner > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs
12/17/2013 at 16:34

Nor have I, I expect them eventually.

Although around here its common for places to just start pay at 10$ an hour, and thats what min will be here I assume too.

Lazzris > imadeaburner
12/17/2013 at 16:34

I have a problem with paying some one $15 a hour to some one who doesn't have a degree in something. I also think that minimum wage is too low in this economy, and need to be raised.

maximillious > imadeaburner
12/17/2013 at 16:34

You do realize that these are humans, and you "going off" on some kid working for 7.50 an hour because he messed up your 3 dollar burger only makes you look like a complete prick to everyone serving you and standing around you. And are you certain its the cashiers fault, maybe the guy on the line fucked it up. Better yet, maybe the guy on the line is friends with the guy at the cashier and when he hears you "go off" on his buddy over a 3 dollar POS sandwich he decides to add his special sauce to your replacement POS sandwich.

I can empathize with your frustration at getting the wrong food, it has happened to all of us, but going off on some poor human being that already has the misfortune of working for a company as shitty as almost all fast food chains because he didnt take the tomato off your sandwich is pretty fuckin lame.

Xoxoxo

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > imadeaburner
12/17/2013 at 16:36

In places like airports Mcdonalds charges more, so I suppose they can easily pay their employees more.

But in general, I agree, they are minimum wage jobs. Upping them to $15 for a whole state would be pretty crazy. As something like a $12 an hour job is highly coveted by people that would otherwise be making minimum wage.... Those jbos would have to go up as well.

Slave2anMG > imadeaburner
12/17/2013 at 16:36

Don't feed the political troll, kids.

imadeaburner > maximillious
12/17/2013 at 16:37

I made sure that the cashier was wrong first off.

And second off I did politely ask her to fix it, but then she gave me an attitude saying "Well you should have said what you wanted on it" Well I did, pretty clearly too, she even repeated it back to me when I made the order.

It was on her, Also it is not my fault that she works at a shitty job, she got herself into that situation.

I should also note, when someoen is polite to me, I am notthing but polite back, but if you give me an attitude while doing your job, then I have an issue with that.

I realise they are human.

imadeaburner > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs
12/17/2013 at 16:39

Where I live its generally 10$ an hour for kids at Mcdonalds, and the like.

They get paid enough to at least live with their parents, or on their own with little assistance.

Raising the min wage that high is absurd in my mind.

Doge_Supreme drives a BRZ > Lazzris
12/17/2013 at 16:40

I don't agree with the degree bit but believe that pay should be skill based. I got hired by an engineering firm because I'm skilled with computers, and know my way around mechanical devices, and CAD software, but for jobs that require no skill to do I don't believe people should be being payed 15$ an hour, I make a dollar under that and I design parts for industrial machinery for a living.

maximillious > imadeaburner
12/17/2013 at 16:42

Well damn dude thanks for leavin out the details. If some prick gave me attitude after I politely request my order get fixed then yes, I would get pissy, not because of the wrong order but because they are being a dick.

Its never your fault that they are working a shitty job because how could it be, I was simply saying if they are stuck in that position for reasons outside of their control then bashing them for no reason is salt in a wound.

Thanks for clarifying your situation I can completely understand your reaction in a situation like that.

MtrRider Just Wants Doritos > imadeaburner
12/17/2013 at 16:44

Because a living wage is an absurd thing to ask. Did you know the McDonalds recommended budget requires holding 2 full time jobs and living without heat?

Takuro Spirit > imadeaburner
12/17/2013 at 16:45

Solution: Stop eating their SHIT food, America.

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > imadeaburner
12/17/2013 at 16:46

Around here it's around $7.50... During college I was happy to making $9.something haha.

imadeaburner > maximillious
12/17/2013 at 16:46

I did note that I politely asked her to fix it haha It's all good though

But I know it is salt in the wound, but they made decisions that got them there. Most people I know in that job area are drop outs, pot heads, druggies, that sort of thing.

They made decisions in life that led them there.

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > imadeaburner
12/17/2013 at 16:47

Yeah, they'd be making as much as the managers, hahaha.

Full time at $15 and hour is:
50 weeks * 40 hrs * $15 = $30,000 a year.

A manager can't be making much more than that. A lot McDonalds employees are probably part time though. Managers probably get health care too?

imadeaburner > MtrRider Just Wants Doritos
12/17/2013 at 16:48

Did you know you can make more money else where if you applied yourself? Not trying to sound like a dick, but people who work in these places aren't stuck there. If they can't get a job anywhere else because of drug testing, or something like that, that is their own fault...

imadeaburner > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs
12/17/2013 at 16:49

I'm fresh out of college making 14.50$ I'm happy with what I make and my job too.

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > Doge_Supreme drives a BRZ
12/17/2013 at 16:50

You should be making much, much, much more money. If that's what you do, you should be being paid AT LEAST double that, because from the sounds of it you are an engineer.

imadeaburner > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs
12/17/2013 at 16:50

Managers get the coverage, so do shift leaders. Most workers are part time in those places.

Doge_Supreme drives a BRZ > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs
12/17/2013 at 16:56

Well I'm the youngest person at the company and I don't have a degree. most of the work I do is pretty simple design work that's not really a challenge. I haven't said anything about a raise to anyone because I don't want to loose my job.

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > imadeaburner
12/17/2013 at 16:57

being happy at your job is probably the most important thing, haha.

PS9 > Doge_Supreme drives a BRZ
12/17/2013 at 16:57

If this is not an internship and you have some kind of degree in that skill, you are being ripped off. OTR truck drivers make more than that, and with all due respect to any big rig oppo's reading this, you aren't gonna tell me that's a more difficult/time consuming skill than designing machine parts in AutoCAD (if that's what you use).

EL_ULY > imadeaburner
12/17/2013 at 16:58

OLD SCHOOL, I saw one of these in some tiny town near Beaumont TX back in 03 or 04. It was at a Jack in the Box

imadeaburner > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs
12/17/2013 at 16:58

Definitely not making me struggle with what I make, alone with enjoying my job.

I am looking for a new job, possibly at a machine shop or somethig similar just to make more money and have more free time haha

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > Doge_Supreme drives a BRZ
12/17/2013 at 17:00

Ah ok. Sounds like you have a great opportunity for someone w/o a degree. With some experience your resume will look pretty good, even w/o a degree. Although if I were you I'd consider getting one.

Doge_Supreme drives a BRZ > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs
12/17/2013 at 17:07

The only reason I never got one was because I don't do well in a school setting. I have Aspergers so normal class structure doesn't work with how I think, but when it comes to mechanics and design work its almost instinctual.

KB Garage > imadeaburner
12/17/2013 at 17:13

I'm in the states. I have never seen that thing. To be fair, I don't do fast food much at all.

Does this thing spit out the food for you? Like a vending machine?

imadeaburner > KB Garage
12/17/2013 at 17:15

I think it is brought to you by a "cook"

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > Doge_Supreme drives a BRZ
12/17/2013 at 17:16

Ah ok. I'm glad you found something that works well for you!

My dad has a friend whose son has autism, they are struggling to find him something of a job or an education that works well for him.

KB Garage > imadeaburner
12/17/2013 at 17:18

Okay, so this only eliminates one or two positions at the restaurant. Then what's the point? Can't the master chef still screw up your order?

Also, after I realized the size of this contraption, I felt stupid for asking about it being a vending machine. This will not be the last thing I feel stupid for today.

imadeaburner > KB Garage
12/17/2013 at 17:20

The cook can mess it up, but its one less person to fuck it up.

MtrRider Just Wants Doritos > imadeaburner
12/17/2013 at 17:20

That's a load of crap. The people that work at McJobs do so because they have no other choice. It is the bottom, and it's impossible to live on that much money and afford college.

The living wage where I live is $13/hr the minimum is $8/hr. A comfortable life is more like $30/hr.

KB Garage > imadeaburner
12/17/2013 at 17:22

Touché

Stef Schrader > leicester
12/17/2013 at 17:22

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand cue my "this is why I'm glad I left that area" line. Right about...now.

YOU WORK AT MCDONALD'S PRESSING BUTTONS. YOU HAVE NOT DONE WELL IN LIFE. YOU ARE EITHER A KID WHO PROBABLY HAS A DECENT FUTURE AHEAD OR YOU DONE SCREWED UP GOOD . YOU DO NOT DESERVE $15 AN HOUR.

Guess it's time to prepare yo' walletus if you're stuck in Sea-Tac at foodtime, then. Ugh.

imadeaburner > MtrRider Just Wants Doritos
12/17/2013 at 17:23

They usually got themselves into that position though.

Any of my friends who work in fast food are pot heads, drop outs, or sometihng else. They did whatever they did that put them in a position to be working for little money.

PS9 > imadeaburner
12/17/2013 at 17:48

Did you know you can make more money else where if you applied yourself?

Did you know that the opportunity to make even a tiny bit more than you do now is not infinite and unlimited? Especially now in the post-2008 economy? Did you know that out here in the real world, it's actually the direct opposite of that?

If they can't get a job anywhere else because of drug testing, or something like that, that is their own fault...

I work two jobs. 50+ hours a week. On lucky weeks like this one, I get one day off. All the other weeks though, I spend every day at work with 2-3 double shifts between places every week. On of those jobs involves accepting and storing deliveries made to a fast-food place just like this one.

I'm also A+ and Network+ certified. I can fix computers. That sounds like a valuable skill, right? Computers everywhere break and need to be fixed, right? Sure, but after acquisition, I spent approximately 3 years applying for a limited pool of perpetually unavailable positions. No experience = no job. No job = no experience. Not even an unpaid internship to build experience. Nothing.

Hopefully by this time next year I'll be pharmacy Tech certified. That sounds like a good skill to get when you live in the state where people come to die, right? Hope so, but one of my coworkers has an MHA, and while doing the same two jobs routine that I'm doing, has been applying like I've been in their chosen skill set, and been getting nowhere with it, just as I have. It's unimaginable that someone with a Masters in Health Administration can't even find an internship in their field in Florida, but that's where we are today. If the same happens to me this time next year, then I'll be back as square one, looking for other opportunities, but still grinding for pennies at 50+ hours a week.

Oh, and I don't have drug problems at all. No felonies. No DUIs. Not so much as a speeding ticket on my driving record. Never done anything harder than alcohol(lol), and never, ever have I engaged in drinking before going to work, or getting into a car. I also don't have any attendance/lateness problems that would pop up on my resume. Despite being a popular meme among conservatives, you don't get to be lazy and unmotivated while 200+ people are applying and fighting for even your tiny amount of opportunity. Yeah, that's right; my store gets 200+ applications/week.

So why do some people think they can just ask for $15/hr and get it just like that? I don't know. Maybe for the same reason some people can expect to get 250% more money than they use to, with guaranteed 25% increases year over year?

Kinja'd!!!

People shouldn't be paid for doing nothing. And with bigger risks should come bigger rewards. But if only a select few people have the right to just ask for more and get it - and they do - then our meritocracy is a joke. Listen; there is no goddamned reason for someone with AutoCAD skills manufacturing machine parts to make less than a freaking OTR truck driver, but that's what's going on here in this very thread.

TheD0k_2many toys 2little time > imadeaburner
12/17/2013 at 18:00

Stupidest thing ever asking for 15$ an hour. They are just killing their own jobs

Lazzris > Doge_Supreme drives a BRZ
12/17/2013 at 18:07

Being an engineer is much different then pushing buttons and flipping burgers. My comment was directed towards the no brainer jobs. And I agree, degree or not you should be making a lot more then what you are now. my friend started out in cad cam making $25 a hour with no degree, and that was back in 1998

MtrRider Just Wants Doritos > imadeaburner
12/17/2013 at 18:14

Well just because your friends are potheads and dropouts that are probably going to die on the street, doesn't mean there isn't a 10-1 ratio of people that work there because they have no other options.

You're either a troll or extremely out of touch with reality.

Doge_Supreme drives a BRZ > Lazzris
12/17/2013 at 18:14

Yeah my main reason for not asking for a raise is due to job security. We have a pretty high turn over rate where I work, and i make enough to live comfortably and can afford car payments and rent while still having enough left over to save a decent amount. if they raise the minimum where I live then ill say something.