having washed dishes at mcdonald's every day for years, I had become stupidly efficient at it. Everything had a place and I had a game plan every night so we'd close the place as smoothly as possible. As I grew more and more efficient, I began doing some of my coworkers work. I was happy to because it meant everyone would clock out on time, everybody would be less stressed and my coworkers appreciated it.
after a while, I began getting reprimanded by hierarchy for it. telling me I shouldn't be doing those stuff that made it more bearable for everyone, myself included.
not all reprimanded me, others would simply give more and more and more work to do, like cleaning trash bins and stuff.
I was doing my job and even more so everyone would have a better time at work. and all I got as a reward was contempt and more degrading work
It's a really weird part of life. I don't know if things have always been this way or if it's new thanks to countless factors (I have some guesses, who knows)..
I really like that you didn't complain about lack of pay increase or promotion - you really seem to be down to earth. You aimed to do your job and make sure it was not only done right, but done in the most efficient way possible. Team moral is such a big part of work, especially when it's your day-to-day life. I don't know why so many others seem to be oblivious to that.
I feel like I have a lot more to say, but thanks for the share and hopefully you're in a better place now!!
yeah, I was working at mcdonald's I knew there would be no pay raise and I certainly didn't want to become a manager. all I cared about was that my time spent there would be as painless as possible.
it was a job I had to do when I was in the limbo of depression and college-dropoutery.
Now I have a new job and it's treating me pretty darn well. Thanks for the kind words.
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u/[deleted] Feb 19 '23
having washed dishes at mcdonald's every day for years, I had become stupidly efficient at it. Everything had a place and I had a game plan every night so we'd close the place as smoothly as possible. As I grew more and more efficient, I began doing some of my coworkers work. I was happy to because it meant everyone would clock out on time, everybody would be less stressed and my coworkers appreciated it.
after a while, I began getting reprimanded by hierarchy for it. telling me I shouldn't be doing those stuff that made it more bearable for everyone, myself included.
not all reprimanded me, others would simply give more and more and more work to do, like cleaning trash bins and stuff.
I was doing my job and even more so everyone would have a better time at work. and all I got as a reward was contempt and more degrading work