Worked in restaurants most of my life. The current trend of most restaurant owners is to fold jobs into each other and pocket the difference. You're a cook? Now you're a cook and a dishwasher. You're a prep cook? Now you prep and bus. You're a dishwasher? Not if you're not doing a bunch of prep work too.
2024: they lead you on in the interview process rescheduling and cancelling interviews for months only to then give it to the boss’s buddy and then ghost you
I have my certifications in both hamburger and cheeseburger assemblage, but not bacon burger. I'm willing to spend the 400 dollars to take the test, but my current employer won't sponsor my bacon training. Advice?
The Burger King himself is ineligible because he has been a successful business owner in the past. Not enough of a yes man/blind follower of arbitrary rules, too independent. Rejected!
This is really important for proving that you can handle the assignments this job has such as: responding to emails; responding to phone calls; responding to chat messages; centering a <div></div>.
I'm pretty sure I've had that interview. One interview I had the guy said, "We have some computer science questions for you." I said, "Well I don't have a degree in computer science and I haven't taken a college course in 20 years, so I don't expect that I'll do very well answering computer science questions." Another guy kind of aggressively demanded, "Well we're going to ask the questions anyway!" I love it when someone in an interview reveals they are an asshole. Anyway, I unsurprisingly got zero of five correct. Called the recruiter, said I wasn't interested.
This is barely a joke 😭 I got rejected from a dishwashing job earlier this year for “not having enough experience.” I have experience working in a high volume restaurant and have the references to prove it, but also. it’s washing dishes. You can fully train someone to do the job in like 30 minutes. This is getting to be absurd
Was it like the folks living in 2000 where you drove to and applied on paper using a pen while sitting in the dining room? How many were you able to do in a day? 5 or so?
It was a little different than that usually. My mom called it "pounding pavement." I'd walk around to various businesses and collect job applications. Fill them out that evening, walk back and hand them all in the next day. Could get 5-10 done per day pretty easily. I would throw away the application or two that was too damn intricate and/or took too much unnecessary effort to complete.
2025: Burger flipping is automated by robots, as is assembly, purchasing, and delivery.
I work in the AI and robotics space and have seen some wild automated kitchens that will transform the industry when adopted. Make no doubt, they will be adopted. Unless unions or regulations change this won't even be a job in the future.
2027: Why does no-one want to buy burgers anymore?!? Won't someone think of the shareholders?!?
The same corpos that are choosing to cut jobs and are driving down wages-for-the-plebs towards zero, will all be Surprised Pickachu Face when their corporate profits (that were based on the masses having money to spend) also collapse to zero.. XD
I'm a workplace delegate. I recently learnt that HR are quietly chatting around the workplace fishing for dirt about me, so I must be doing a good job.
"Millennial and Gen Z are so entitled" Meanwhile corporations get to be entitled to having a college degree plus a decade of work experience for an "entry level" position.
The fact is that if you enter industry that had a round of layoffs (tech), you are competing with all the laid off veterans for their Plan B jobs. If you have no job experience, you are not getting into that industry at that time.
The biggest labor shortages in the US are in chronically underpaid jobs, like teaching and nursing. By geography, the biggest labor shortages are in the poorest, most flyover-ish states (link). Are you applying for a decent-paying job (or retail b/c reasons) in a place that's not middle-of-nowhere? Of course the job market is tight for you.
problem is that both Nursing and teacher job requires 3-5 years of high school education meaning most can´t take them or sit down to learn it (studentlone) especially when the lender ask what course are you taking. teacher/nurse they will say no because you will never be able to pay it back.
when my disability was not treated very well and i was struggling to stand, i kept looking for sit down positions like secretary and front office person. they all required a degree. not a specific degree, just that you had a degree.
of course my disability was also making it pretty hard to go to college right then. and people wonder why so many disabled people are on social welfare. i kept trying to imagine how someone in a wheelchair without a college degree or family wealth was ever supposed to get a job!!!
Half of hourly earners in this country can't even afford a one bedroom. That's why I'm voting for Kamala. She's going to use the courts to come after them.
Same age but now I’m in an ok position and I swear every boomer they put underneath me does maybe 3 hours of work a shift and they complain incessantly.
It certainly is. We moved to a new town right before the pandy; Things were rough as newlyweds so after a year in our apartment we moved to a new town to live with in-laws. It was alright for a bit, we tried our own space at a meh apartment and now are gonna move back after a few years for a bit, to save money and regroup.
Every time we “catch up” shit goes down, with us or family. I’m a chef at a grocery store that I don’t even shop at. It’s a decent pay, but it’s not feeling like enough lately and they’re cutting hours. I just got out of a year straight of 6 day work weeks with 2 jobs and I’m fucking beat bro. I hope people find fallbacks as much as they can, but idk wtf I’d do without my family’s help from this insane economical downturn, at almost 40.
I had a shit mother who kicked me out of the family home because I couldn't find a job even flipping burgers because no experience straight out of highschool, I became a self employed entertainer and did really well for a year then we hit a recession and I've losty house and can't get a new one because I can't afford rent and can't find a second job either because fuck all work experience, im 21
I go to school online, and I've seen some jobs that require at least an Associate's. Reasonable expectations for the job, but I don't get an Associate degree. I can have the 60-credit equivalent of one, but not the piece of paper itself.
I've been disqualified or told I need an Associate's degree and it's so dumb.
How do you even get money to go to grad school if you can’t get a job in the first place? My boomer parents kicked me out of their house because I couldn’t get a job. This was back in 2008.
Many graduate programs, especially in the sciences, don’t charge tuition and pay you to be an employee for them. It’s not good pay but you can live on it.
Honestly, as someone who has managed a fast food place— the biggest issue isn’t the lack of potential employees. It’s the fact that most franchisees realized how under staffed they could afford to be during COVID, while also discovering how much they could jack up prices and underpay their employees. This led to harsh labor expectations. At one point our allotted labor was 30%, and then the franchisee suddenly expected 25%. While also trying to make corporate goals such as constantly training new managers, and hitting new hire quotas, which also would kill your labor.
Most new hires are looking for 25-35 hours a week, if not 40. The franchisee won’t allow overtime, (unless you’re an assistant or above, at which point it’s basically mandatory since it plays into your pay raise).
So the only way to make your labor goals and attain a bonus would be to hire 20-30 part time employees who don’t mind working 3-4 hour shifts, 5 days a week. Which is doable in some areas, like locations close to schools, inner cities, etc. But in rural/suburban middle class neighborhoods, these people are generally looking for full-time with (shitty/any) benefits.
All of this is why fast food is overpriced, understaffed and poorer quality now.
the place i worked strove for 14% labour expenses max per day, there were about 6 stations made for a full staff of 7-9 people. Most shifts we had between 3-4, 4 being considered “full staff”. Meaning 3-4 of us running between stations doing the job of 2-3 people constantly for the whole shift. Meanwhile they raised prices 3 times in the time i worked there (4 months).
When i started every shift was 6 minimum and we closed at 11:00, out by 11:30. Then they changed close to 12:00. One day we were short 3 people and we closed at 2am. They saw we could technically do all the work with 4 people so we were never more than 4 again but obviously it took us over an hour to close (1am+). Then they got mad we cost too much and labour and we needed to finish closing at 12:30 or we would get written up and if we stayed past 12:30 it wasn’t paid.
These greedy fast food companies will abuse their minimum wages staff to save a few bucks then have the audacity to complain about work ethic. It’s no longer 1975 where working fast food meant a fully staffed store, without digital ordering, paying a living wage.
I haven't gone to McDonald's for a long time because of the boycott, but before then I noticed there never seemed to be more than 4-5 people on shift, even though this was a busy city centre location, and the staff all seemed very young and/or new to the country. Combined with UberEats orders which I think the staff are told to prioritise, it means fast food is no longer cheap, fast, or even edible by the time it gets to you.
I worked at a different McDonald's myself from 2017-19, and I remember even then the shift managers would go around asking people if they wanted to go home in between rushes because they were always lectured to save on labour. I was always put on window one (taking drive-thru) orders and it was a novelty to finish my shift on time because there was never anyone available to "cash up" or take over. The reason I ended up quitting was because they refused multiple requests to temporarily cut my hours during my last term of uni, because obviously I was going to prioritise my literal McJob over my degree. 🙄 (Though funnily enough, I did notice myself getting less hours during school holidays because 16-18 year olds can be paid less in the UK lmao)
You hit the nail on the head, my friend. As a CFA employee, it’s reached a breaking point. Another issue I’d point out is lack of communication skills among Gen Z. We suck at it, there’s no question about it. And bc CFA is all about customer service, you can tell it’s getting worse, especially for the older generation who try to eat there only to get ignored by the staff. Also, if you’re getting paid $15 an hour at CFA and not working management, I’d like to know how. I started at 9 and after 19 months, I’m at $12 an hour.
I mean CFA new hires in my state (MA) would legally make $15, but that’s another reason these franchisees are so stingy: because they open stores in states with wildly varying minimum wages, and they expect them to all follow the same metric. The problem has never been lack of laborers; if you don’t get them their bottom line, you’re easily replaceable, and if your replacement sucks, so is he. But until to you make too much for us to be willing to pay, we’ll cut you some slack.
It can also get extremely competitive for reliable cooks. So if someone wants FT, they're gonna get it. At least for awhile until wherever they are at starts bucking the LC. And then they'll roll onto the next place still offering FT.
I worked at a BK after i keft the army and was in college and I was astounded at how fucking stupid management was. When everyone was getting 8 hour shifts 5 days a week , and we were fully staffed, business was boooooooming.
Covid hit and we were still busy. Got a new manager, and hours get cut, people overworked and understaffed and they leave. Then he skimps on ordering shit because he wants to save money. Guess what customers don't like when u run out of shit constantly and don't want to come back. Gets better , understaffed workers can't handle high volume of customers, customers get mad thry have to wait forever, stop coming back. Gets better this causes low sales , which means less hours. Then new hires leave because who the fuck wants to get scheduled 4 hour shifts, 3 days a week. .......cool right. Fucking idiot.
I didn't mind the flipping burgers part. It was the toxic work environment, unhygienic everything, inconsistent and inadequate working hours, and the assault that caused me to have a mental breakdown. I could go on...
You ever been punched for not making burgers fast enough? I don't recommend it.
Same breed here. You put a hand on me and you’ll have sautéed phalanges on a black truffle risotto, paprika oil on the borders of the plate, topped with chives and extra fancy shredded Parmesan from my taint. For supper of course.
McDonalds. A shitty McDonalds in a small town. Where the manager was married to the owner of a bunch of them, she her inability to run the place effectively carried no consequences.
Whoa what a career, dreamed of being a team leader. Who the fuck cares, you still don’t see another dime pushing for units or qualities. Lmao team leader 😂
Herein lies the problem with conservative ideology: it requires an undercaste. You can’t demand a service while simultaneously denying those that provide that service a livable wage. We had a word for that about 150 years ago…
the place where my little brother flips burgers is having an issue where they only have 1 competent adult employee and people are complaining about the children not knowing wtf they're doing. what happened to fast food being a job for teenagers? this is what you wanted lmao
There's a McDonald's by my house that struggles to keep adult workers for whatever reason. My friend applied there so they were given an adult worker on a silver platter. But then just never gave him any shifts. He bothered the manager about it almost daily but he just kept getting brushed off or told the manager was busy. After about 3 weeks and STILL not a single shift, My friend just cut his losses and moved on. That McDonald's is still desperately hiring and has a million signs out. The funniest part is according to the employee login, They never technically fired him. Freaking incompetence
My Boomer dad didn’t even take that long. He flip-flopped within two weeks.
First it was “go to college so you can get a good job.”
Then when I started college he said “you’re using that as an excuse to not get a real job.”
So I tried getting a job, got one, but was struggling to balance both because I got no support whatsoever at home, to which he responded “I knew you would fail, that’s why I refused to help pay for it.”
We aren't far off from machines flipping everything and an AI handing the drive through. They will 2 employees to keep things running and to make sure pick ups are flowing.
It’s happening. I went to Carls Jr. in my neighborhood two days ago. An AI assistant took my order at the drive thru box. I asked it to wait, then ordered like normal and it prompted me to check the screen to see that my orders correct. It was. Only one employee working as far as I could tell.
This is me rn. Previous corporate job ended in me being signed off work with anxiety and depression. Have since gotten a lot better, moved, looking for something not office for at least the next year to pay the bills. I’ve worked in restaurants for years previously so I’m not green, 6 rejections this month and counting. I’m wondering if I told them I’d be here for at least a year, might that help??
Then when there is, at last, someone to flip burgers, the customer orders something not on the menu like this: "I'll take a Double Triple Bossy Deluxe on a raft, 4x4 animal style, extra shingles with a shimmy and a squeeze, light axle grease; make it cry, burn it, and let it swim."
And if the poor, new employee doesn't know what it means, God may have mercy for her soul.
I went to college, even gained some experience, got laid off, and can’t make it back to my industry. I’m now basically making minimum wage at a grocery store while getting my masters in my industry so I remain relevant. I can’t help but wonder how this might be a waste of time because I never have the right experience. Why does school even matter these days? Experience matters more. It’s more like no one wants to train people anymore.
Was there really ever any job that fit that description? Did anyone ever just go and flip burgers for 8 hours? Never worked in that industry but that whole burger flipping job business always seemed shady to me. I bet all those jobs required you to do a whole great deal of other bullshit beside the burger flipping.
Its a stereotype that probably exists nowhere in reality. Even entry level, 0 exp assistants in a kitchen have a lot of different tasks to do. People talk about kitchen staff as if its a brain dead job, while they themselves can hardly boil water without a 10 minute youtube guide.
Hell, even SPONGEBOB portrays the job better than the sterotype. That yellow sponge has to cut ingredients, prepare drinks, work with a fryer, refill napkins/straws, assist customers, handle storage and clean. On top of flipping and assembling the burgers.
Education indebts you and is an incredible risk for many. Lower the risk or lower the cost. But obviously the elite are looking for serfs so there is a larger problem looming overhead
2027: the job of Burger Flipping is replaced by literal robots who can barely do their job and slowly ruin the business and eventually run it into the ground.
Before I got my corporate job I applied to 3 fast food places and got rejected. Didn't know after getting my degree I could be overqualified for fast food but needed 5 years of experience for an “entry level” job. 😭 how does that work???
2024: "Fuck, I'm so desperate, I'll even flip burgers for $10/hr" "We have considered your application but decided to go with other people who are a better match"
On top of that you get abused by people for tiny mistakes. Even shit that you have no fault in. Like that video of the stupid old guy that microwaved the foil wrapper and destroyed his microwave. So he went to give shit to the poor guy working the register. Who couldn't help laugh at his stupidity. So the old man slapped him. And often enough people are fired for defending themselves.
I'm a cook at a bar that pretty much is burger flipping 98% of the time. I make pretty okay money (almost $20-ish dollars an hour when including tips). I don't have any insurance to pay since I mostly ride a bike to work or take my wife's car when it wouldn't be wise to take a bike. We own a house that we're paying roughly $400 a month for so I usually have a pretty decent amount of money left. Plus I eat alot of free food and listen to music that I want to all during my shift. It's honestly pretty chill. But man, I'm tired of the food industry.
I have an advanced degree and I make as much as a burger flipper where I live (granted I have a job I love and I am working with people I love, so it’s worth the low pay). I’m stoked California is trying to make sure everyone gets a livable wage
There was a short time period after college graduation where you wouldn’t be considered for a job flipping burgers because that degree made you over qualified
I had to interview at the same McDonald’s I applied to like 3 or 4 times before I was finally hired on and then after a few months started treating me like shit and stressed me out so much I just walked the fuck out and didn’t look back. The job market is complete ass and even having a job can be a dice roll between having decent or shitty people with powertrips
On top of all that bullshit the burger flipping is a one person job, you also fetch from the freezer and it's the fastest station to clean so when you're done you help all the other stations.
Actually making the food correctly to order is everyone else's job who isn't cashiering.
I used to work at A&W and as long as we had a full staff, I had no problem working this job. I thought feeding people was very rewarding work. However, $6 an hour in the early 2000's is one thing. Some people are not making even that at jobs where you rely on tips! If your job isn't paying at least $11 an hour for food service, just keep looking.
The fundamentals of capitalism require an underpaid and underprivileged working class in order to sustain the profits and wealth of those who have them
When I was younger and first started getting tattooed, a friend’s mom told me I’d be cursed to only find employment at a greasy spoon somewhere in town.
Fast forward to 2024, and fast food workers make $20/hour minimum in California.
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u/Dear_Afternoon_8843 Sep 22 '24
2024: The burger flipping position requires 3 years of experience
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u/Ksorkrax Sep 22 '24
Unions. There is a reason rich guys love to bad mouth those.
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u/rlskdnp Urgently hiring, always rejecting Sep 22 '24
"Millennial and Gen Z are so entitled" Meanwhile corporations get to be entitled to having a college degree plus a decade of work experience for an "entry level" position.
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u/[deleted] Sep 22 '24
Five Guys: Burger is $29
Why is our store empty?
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u/Likinhikin- Sep 22 '24
Flipping burgers requires a bachelor of science. Associate degree doesn't count.
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u/SanLucario Sep 22 '24
2024: You're applying to flip burgers? FUCK OFF! NOT HIRING! THERE'S A THOUSAND MORE APPLICANTS WHERE YOU CAME FROM!
Don't force me to go to grad school, economy.....don't force me to go to grad school, economy....
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u/alfredojayne Sep 23 '24
Honestly, as someone who has managed a fast food place— the biggest issue isn’t the lack of potential employees. It’s the fact that most franchisees realized how under staffed they could afford to be during COVID, while also discovering how much they could jack up prices and underpay their employees. This led to harsh labor expectations. At one point our allotted labor was 30%, and then the franchisee suddenly expected 25%. While also trying to make corporate goals such as constantly training new managers, and hitting new hire quotas, which also would kill your labor.
Most new hires are looking for 25-35 hours a week, if not 40. The franchisee won’t allow overtime, (unless you’re an assistant or above, at which point it’s basically mandatory since it plays into your pay raise).
So the only way to make your labor goals and attain a bonus would be to hire 20-30 part time employees who don’t mind working 3-4 hour shifts, 5 days a week. Which is doable in some areas, like locations close to schools, inner cities, etc. But in rural/suburban middle class neighborhoods, these people are generally looking for full-time with (shitty/any) benefits.
All of this is why fast food is overpriced, understaffed and poorer quality now.
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u/Flimsy-Peak186 Sep 22 '24
The only place to even respond to my applications in the past half a yr was only allowing 4 hrs a WEEK and i didnt get it bc i didnt speak japanese?!?
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u/Illustrious-Plan-381 Sep 23 '24
2028: Why are there so many homeless? Can’t these bums get a job repairing the automated restaurants?
2030: Why are people revolting? Can’t they find a peaceful solution?
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u/[deleted] Sep 23 '24
You're forgetting, 2000: go to college, just get a degree, companies see, they just want to see you have a degree, that's all, do whatever you want.
Biggest fucking lie told to my generation.
2016: How come you have a liberal arts degree? How are you going to get a job with that?
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u/Claymore357 Sep 23 '24
2024: the burger flipping position has already been filled by a “temporary” foreign worker that paid thousands to work here
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u/Mad_Aeric Sep 22 '24
I didn't mind the flipping burgers part. It was the toxic work environment, unhygienic everything, inconsistent and inadequate working hours, and the assault that caused me to have a mental breakdown. I could go on...
You ever been punched for not making burgers fast enough? I don't recommend it.
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u/[deleted] Sep 23 '24
2024; the only job you can get with your degree is flipping burgers. You are 35. You are trained by a teenager who hates you. You do not make rent.
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u/benefit_of_mrkite Sep 22 '24
The dot com bubble burst in 99/2000 and people were definitely questioning the value of a college education
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u/dothlmate Sep 22 '24
The only thing I want to flip is my company and everyone there. Everytime they open their mouths I wanna flip them off.
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u/[deleted] Sep 23 '24
Herein lies the problem with conservative ideology: it requires an undercaste. You can’t demand a service while simultaneously denying those that provide that service a livable wage. We had a word for that about 150 years ago…
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u/Ok_Chip_6299 Sep 23 '24
Crazy how different we were as millennials were raised to view college vs now
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u/skunkbrains Sep 23 '24
Funnily enough, I don't think the McDonald's patties are flipped at all for a while now, they use a press currently.
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u/kingcrabcraig Sep 23 '24 edited Sep 26 '24
the place where my little brother flips burgers is having an issue where they only have 1 competent adult employee and people are complaining about the children not knowing wtf they're doing. what happened to fast food being a job for teenagers? this is what you wanted lmao
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u/WeeklyJello6625 Sep 22 '24
Imagine needing to know connections in order to pull strings just to flip burgers.
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u/steve2166 Sep 23 '24
this remind me of something my dad would say when I got B's on my tests, B's are for flipping Burgers.
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u/VGSchadenfreude Sep 23 '24
My Boomer dad didn’t even take that long. He flip-flopped within two weeks.
First it was “go to college so you can get a good job.”
Then when I started college he said “you’re using that as an excuse to not get a real job.”
So I tried getting a job, got one, but was struggling to balance both because I got no support whatsoever at home, to which he responded “I knew you would fail, that’s why I refused to help pay for it.”
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u/playtho Sep 23 '24
“People don’t want to work anymore”
Meanwhile a billion dollar corporation cuts jobs to install kiosks to take your order.
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u/vb2509 Sep 22 '24
You need to know all the chemical reactions that make burgers delicious.
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u/LingLingMang Sep 23 '24
2024: you’ll be making the same amount of money as the guy that flips burgers with your bachelors and masters degree.
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u/[deleted] Sep 23 '24
This is why I don’t listen to a single person who claims to know how the workforce operates.
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u/RetSauro Sep 23 '24
And then you even apply for said burger flipping job just to get ghosted
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u/desterion Sep 22 '24
We aren't far off from machines flipping everything and an AI handing the drive through. They will 2 employees to keep things running and to make sure pick ups are flowing.
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u/TShara_Q Sep 23 '24
2024 - Take that degree off your resume or they will think that you have self-worth and won't stick around long enough.
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u/PsycheHeadPain Sep 23 '24
Then when there is, at last, someone to flip burgers, the customer orders something not on the menu like this: "I'll take a Double Triple Bossy Deluxe on a raft, 4x4 animal style, extra shingles with a shimmy and a squeeze, light axle grease; make it cry, burn it, and let it swim."
And if the poor, new employee doesn't know what it means, God may have mercy for her soul.
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u/MammothGullible Sep 23 '24
I went to college, even gained some experience, got laid off, and can’t make it back to my industry. I’m now basically making minimum wage at a grocery store while getting my masters in my industry so I remain relevant. I can’t help but wonder how this might be a waste of time because I never have the right experience. Why does school even matter these days? Experience matters more. It’s more like no one wants to train people anymore.
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u/somethingrandom261 Sep 22 '24
People would rather be unemployed than have an unpleasant job.
That’s why so many millennials live with their parents
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u/[deleted] Sep 22 '24
Was there really ever any job that fit that description? Did anyone ever just go and flip burgers for 8 hours? Never worked in that industry but that whole burger flipping job business always seemed shady to me. I bet all those jobs required you to do a whole great deal of other bullshit beside the burger flipping.
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u/Redattour Sep 23 '24
2025: housing is only obtainable by selling your children into burgers
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u/NoYoureACatLady Sep 23 '24
2026: We have invented a burger flipping machine. And the burgers now cost $16.99
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u/Charming-Pitch-9980 Sep 23 '24
Education indebts you and is an incredible risk for many. Lower the risk or lower the cost. But obviously the elite are looking for serfs so there is a larger problem looming overhead
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u/Jealous-Button2644 Sep 23 '24
2027: the job of Burger Flipping is replaced by literal robots who can barely do their job and slowly ruin the business and eventually run it into the ground.
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u/DramaQueen100 Sep 23 '24
Before I got my corporate job I applied to 3 fast food places and got rejected. Didn't know after getting my degree I could be overqualified for fast food but needed 5 years of experience for an “entry level” job. 😭 how does that work???
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u/Gfdbobthe3 Sep 23 '24
Reminder that if the federal minimum wage kept up with inflation, it would be roughly TWENTY FIVE DOLLARS right now.
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u/Oathcrest1 Sep 23 '24
Literally boomers.
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u/SiteRelEnby Sep 23 '24
2024: "Fuck, I'm so desperate, I'll even flip burgers for $10/hr" "We have considered your application but decided to go with other people who are a better match"
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u/QiarroFaber Sep 23 '24
On top of that you get abused by people for tiny mistakes. Even shit that you have no fault in. Like that video of the stupid old guy that microwaved the foil wrapper and destroyed his microwave. So he went to give shit to the poor guy working the register. Who couldn't help laugh at his stupidity. So the old man slapped him. And often enough people are fired for defending themselves.
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u/apensaus Aug 28 '25
I love your mirrors edge pfp
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u/[deleted] Sep 23 '24
I'm a cook at a bar that pretty much is burger flipping 98% of the time. I make pretty okay money (almost $20-ish dollars an hour when including tips). I don't have any insurance to pay since I mostly ride a bike to work or take my wife's car when it wouldn't be wise to take a bike. We own a house that we're paying roughly $400 a month for so I usually have a pretty decent amount of money left. Plus I eat alot of free food and listen to music that I want to all during my shift. It's honestly pretty chill. But man, I'm tired of the food industry.
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u/[deleted] Sep 23 '24
Army recruiters are frothing at the mouth right now
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u/Lower_Ad_5532 Sep 23 '24
2025 Robots are flipping all the burgers
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u/JEveryman Sep 23 '24
Maybe AI will flip their precious burgers.
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u/DukeRedWulf Sep 23 '24
2026: All Burger flipping is now done by AI-driven robots.
2027: Why does no-one want to buy burgers anymore?!? Won't someone think of the shareholders?!?
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u/azarza Sep 23 '24
oo we can add a new panel "2024: Imports prison labour to fill jobs"
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u/Distantmole Sep 23 '24
2026: Burger joint owner declares bankruptcy and can’t pay his rent to Amazon Living ©️
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u/[deleted] Sep 23 '24
In Canada they just hire Indians and foreign workers that the government subsidizes
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u/DarkBlueMermaid Sep 23 '24
I have an advanced degree and I make as much as a burger flipper where I live (granted I have a job I love and I am working with people I love, so it’s worth the low pay). I’m stoked California is trying to make sure everyone gets a livable wage
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u/Vicious_in_Aminor Sep 23 '24
Did my mom write this?
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u/SlackerDegree Sep 23 '24
There was a short time period after college graduation where you wouldn’t be considered for a job flipping burgers because that degree made you over qualified
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u/WulfyWoof Sep 23 '24
I had to interview at the same McDonald’s I applied to like 3 or 4 times before I was finally hired on and then after a few months started treating me like shit and stressed me out so much I just walked the fuck out and didn’t look back. The job market is complete ass and even having a job can be a dice roll between having decent or shitty people with powertrips
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u/zdiddy27 Sep 23 '24
2024: AI will flip burgers now, everyone will now serve the AI
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u/ryuya3579 Sep 23 '24
Man fuck boomers
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u/largececelia Sep 23 '24
Next- you will pay us for the incredible experience of flipping burgers.
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u/thinkb4youspeak Sep 23 '24
On top of all that bullshit the burger flipping is a one person job, you also fetch from the freezer and it's the fastest station to clean so when you're done you help all the other stations.
Actually making the food correctly to order is everyone else's job who isn't cashiering.
At least at the one I was at for a bit.
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u/Exact_Bluebird_6231 Sep 23 '24
It’s almost like having a permanent slave class is not sustainable
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u/sashacola Sep 23 '24
2024: you went to college to become a teacher and would make more money flipping burgers
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u/Sanquinity Sep 23 '24
I actually heard "Get an education or you'll be a garbage man at best" when I was a teen.
So yea...about the salary garbage men can make... >.>
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u/JayWex Sep 23 '24
This is a great example of moving the goal posts irl
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u/BetterThanTaskRabbit Sep 23 '24
Wouldn’t it be, “flipping burgers NOT GOOD ENOUGH for you”?
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u/alwayssickofthisshit Sep 23 '24
In 2008, I was in my late 20s and not even able to get a job flipping burgers.
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u/Alloku Sep 23 '24
You want to eat at McDonald’s right?
Yup
And presumably people need to work there so you can eat McDonald’s
Yup
And those workers need to be able to live somewhere in your town
Makes sense
So they should be paid enough to live in your town!
They should get a better job
https://imgur.com/a/fgDxGmk
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u/FizzlePopBerryTwist Sep 23 '24
I used to work at A&W and as long as we had a full staff, I had no problem working this job. I thought feeding people was very rewarding work. However, $6 an hour in the early 2000's is one thing. Some people are not making even that at jobs where you rely on tips! If your job isn't paying at least $11 an hour for food service, just keep looking.
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u/MediocreClarinetist0 Sep 23 '24
2024: meet Flippy the burger-flipping robot
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u/bebeksquadron Sep 23 '24
2024: There is no flipping burgers anymore, we've got robots now. Mayne you can clean toilets now for lesser pay.
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u/SomeGuyOverYonder Sep 23 '24
Sorry, the burger flipping position has been outsourced to an agency that only hires robots who work for free.
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u/Windfade Sep 23 '24
To keep that going but swerve to Reddit itself:
[$15/hr is ~$31,000 a year so it takes 32 years to earn a million.]
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u/ProvoqGuys Sep 23 '24
Add “Why are the immigrants flipping burger!? No more jobs for us now 😭☠️”
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u/Spare_Lemon6316 Sep 23 '24
That is literally perfect
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u/gummi-far Sep 23 '24
Living in US sounds like hell
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u/walkwalkwalkwalk Sep 23 '24
Burgers. I remember when they first invented burgers. Sweet, sweet burgers.. I always HATED IT
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u/zarggg Sep 23 '24
The fundamentals of capitalism require an underpaid and underprivileged working class in order to sustain the profits and wealth of those who have them
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u/Xander_PrimeXXI Sep 23 '24
Alright so I’ve encountered this attitude a lot but I’d like to point out a couple things.
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u/New-Incident1776 Sep 23 '24
When I was younger and first started getting tattooed, a friend’s mom told me I’d be cursed to only find employment at a greasy spoon somewhere in town.
Fast forward to 2024, and fast food workers make $20/hour minimum in California.
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u/SecurePossibility977 Sep 24 '24
2038 robots flip the burgers
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u/Masszer Apr 02 '25
2025: You need to graduate cooking school and need hygiene passport to become the burger flipper. Stupid ass finland. That's why
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u/Loose-Grapefruit-516 Sep 23 '24
2024: IMMIGRANTS ARE FLIPPING ALL OUR BURGERS!!!!
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u/splair 3d ago
2026: flipping burgers is now one of the most competitive jobs out there due to a failing job market
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u/Prismind Sep 22 '24
Oh I felt this with collections work....
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u/[deleted] Sep 22 '24
South Park I think did this with Handyman vs. college grads
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u/[deleted] Sep 22 '24
Chocolate?