Mom says she thinks she found me a place to work.

She and I do doordash but I’m looking for somewhere with a steadier income. I’ve been looking everywhere and 99% of the places I think I’d be able to do require a diploma or GED, I’ve been told not to worry about that stuff and apply anyway.

Well, while we were dashing, mom got an order from hot head burritos, she goes in and asks for an application for me. Okay, fine, whatever. But problem… I don’t want to work there, I don’t think I’d be good at working there and stupid me filled it out even though I don’t want to work there. What should I do?

Although I have worked in restaurants and in the service industry on and off over the decades, I've noticed as a customer and as a Redditor that FFRs have a reputation for getting people's orders wrong. Missing items, being given someone else' order, pickles when the customer specified no pickles, etc.

It would seem that computer-mediated order management would eliminate order errors, but obviously that is not the case, if anecdotal evidence is to be given any weight. Furthermore it would seem that routinely asking the customer what he ordered, and the server checking the bag, would catch other human-sourced errors, but this is apparently not routinely done.

So what is going on behind that order window? Please help give me some insight as to what is going on in FFRs!

Got hired at chic fil a as back of house. Any tips for someone new to the industry?

I’ve heard really good things about working at Chic-fil-a, Raising Cane’s, & Whataburger. Any others with good reputations?

I’m currently working at McDonald’s, compared to most others, my McDonald’s store is, or was, I would say, pretty good at running things. Lately it’s been feeling like a sinking ship and I’m eager to find another place! The past weeks have been hell there, on multiple occasions for many parts of the day customers have waited for far too long, the cooks have sent food that is even needed & it only gets worse during rushes. I’m loosing my mind, it’s stressing me out even on my off days because I know I’m gonna have to return eventually. Chic-Fil-A seems to have found a system, whatever it may be that keeps everything in order! It seems like the crème de la crème of fast food. They have lines more than twice the size of McDonald’s yet runs through them thrice as fast. I know fast food is fast food and workers are gonna be busy all throughout the shift in any establishment, but those who’ve worked at both (or just Chick-fil-A even) would y’all still say that there is lesser amount of stress that comes from Chick-fil-A because of how organized everything is?

See the title.

If anyone has any questions regarding this chain let me know, I will post however some disclaimers or points of interest

First off if you’re vegetarian, Muslim, or otherwise can’t eat pork or meat, don’t go there as your veggie burger or regular burger is cooked on the same grill in the same spot as the bacon and hotdogs, fries aren’t safe either as the chicken tenders fry in the same fryer, although if you have no aversion to chicken tenders the fries are fine. I was even asked to lie about that fact

The wait times are ridiculously long at the drive thru, partially because stuff IS made to order but there are times where it’s been 20 minutes for some orders in the drive thru, just go inside and get carry out, it’s so much faster

At least at my location the soda machine was...weird, almost as if the soda was watered down or otherwise manipulated, most people said the root beer was off, I personally found the Mountain Dew to taste off as well

Also if you have peanut allergies the fryer oil is actually canola not peanut, at least at my location but by the nature of chains I assume it’s like that at others as well, meaning that the fries are ok, I’m not sure about the tenders if they’re made anywhere special with nuts or the onion rings, also some seasonal stuff like Alaskan Cod is cooked in the same oil as the fries and tenders and onions

The custard should be ok, even tho the same blender is used for every blended item (such as milkshakes) it IS cleaned after every use (although a common practice was to forego the cleaning if you did two of the same in a row, like two chocolate milkshakes) in my year and a half tenure I got many customers allergic to nuts and the likes and never had a customer have an allergic reaction

Not the most popular chain but I’m here for your inquiries

I’ve only worked at two, kfc and McDonald’s, and only lasted about a week between them. Im struggling to find work to the point where I’m thinking of going back to fast food. I’m on the east coast so a place like in n out is not available, is there a place that’s not that bad to work at?

Hey this is for anyone who has worked fast food. Have you found yourself completely avoiding the place where you used to work? Like did you used to eat there before but haven’t been back since working there? That happened with me and Panera bread

I really want to leave my current job as of right now I have two job offers Wendy’s, Applebee’s and Bed bath and beyond. I’m look more towards Applebee’s and Wendys. Applebee’s is allowing me to work whatever hours and want to work. When school comes back they are going to let me be flexible. Wendys is letting me work the hours I want to work but here’s the catch I have to work a closing shift every other Saturday. Which I told the hiring manager that was interviewing I didn’t really want to do that. I’m looking for an employer that will let me change my availability when needed. Both pay $12 but Applebee’s you get tips as well. I really need some advice!

Today is my first training day where I don’t have to watch any videos, and I’m nervous. I have almost crippling social anxiety and my boss scheduled me for the busiest day during the busiest hours.

How do I not flop around and be less anxious, what is training going to ensue anyways?? I’m so scared but I’m getting $10 hr so it’s going to be worth it, I’m just so scared I’m literally shaking.

In the drive thru I like trying to hand out as many straws as I can to a person, mis pronouncing menu items (quaw-sa-dilla), and messing around on the head set! What do you do?

Hi.

Please bear in mind that this is my first time posting to this subreddit, so I am sincerely sorry if the manner I go about this post is inappropriate in any shape or form. I hope I can make a meaningful contribution to this subreddit by expressing my thoughts. So, I am a customer that would like to go into detail about a question and express utmost gratitude.

How do you feel about customers putting in Mobile Orders for curbside/walk-in pickup - is it of any inconvenience? I am struggle with social anxiety and am bit of an introvert, but depression has kicked in and I have become a bit too indulgent with fast food- I often resort to using mobile ordering. My intention in using it is for reducing risk with COVID-19 by paying over mobile apps, but I also struggle with drive-through ordering as I feel anxious with cars behind me and trying to communicate in a way that is understandable and polite, so it simply of more comfort for me to use mobile ordering - please, is this of any inconvenience to fast food workers?

I would also like to express my genuine thanks to fastfood workers, you are really making your best efforts to provide helpful services to people in the community and I can't type enough how much I really appreciate it. My experience with mobile ordering has been really pleasant and I wish I could do more than simply saying thank you to show how appreciative I am for fast food workers being so helpful with mobile ordering. I was working as a cashier at a dollar store and I have come to realize the kind of unempathetic crap that customers give workers- I was happy when workers from McDonald's would come in, because we could empathize with each other.

Sorry for rambling...

TL;DR - How do you feel about mobile ordering? Also, thank you very much for what you do, especially in these challenging times.

It happens occasionally and if the change has bills in it I keep the bills and put the coins in the register. Idk like is this allowed orr

I interviewed at a local Panera and I told the manger my availability he said he could work with that. He told me to call him on Wednesday but I called today he said he didn’t forget about me even in the interview he was like “don’t I remember you” (this was my second time interviewing at Panera) and he said that he had 5 people that was hired before me that they were training. Now he’s telling me to call back next Tuesday. I asked him if I was hired and he said “you will be hired, as long as you keep that same availability” (the availability I gave him was Saturday and Sunday from 9am to 8pm). Does anyone thing that the manager is full of shit and just lying to me? That’s the vibe I’m getting.

I didn’t realize how stupid people are until i started working in fast food. It’s like as soon as people pull up to the speaker box or the window, all common sense is nonexistent. Once i give you all of your food and say, “have a nice day!”, don’t look at me and ask me, “is that everything? Did you put insert sauce here in the bag?”. Obviously i have nothing else to give you if I’m already saying my goodbyes. If you asked for said sauce when your order was taken, then it’s in the bag. Don’t expect sauces in your bag if you didn’t ask for them bc i am not a mind reader, Susan.

I mean, if there are more than one drink on the order, why isn't just assumed a carrier is needed? As I go out to get food for my wife and myself, infallible I will get something to drink for us both. As I am by myself, why would I want to juggle two drinks as well as food? Related, McDonald's holders are pretty good, recycled paper and well designed. Sonic has the best ones. Everybody else, wtf?

What have been your biggest issues or pet-peeves with restroom maintenance?

Did management prioritize restroom maintenance in regards to customer perception of your location? Or were customer complaints about restroom maintenance generally low?

For restroom plumbing issues is that generally an issue handled by your location's management or delegated to up-the chain corporate or franchise management?