McDonald's POV: 5 Minutes of Lunch Rush

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[MrT]

When I’m traveling. Or lazy. These are the people that feed me. They definitely deserve respect and patience.

[Morhamms]

Honestly, I really think fast food jobs should be respected a lot more. Not even just because people may not have any choice, or because they don't get paid a lot, or because they do the work no one else is willing to do, and while those are all very valid reasons, I just respect how they manage to push the absolute limit to human labor, memorization, efficiency, and endurance, and are yet shunned like the bottom of the barrel part of society.

[smolexfundie]

Even if you have a bad day with rude customers and no thanks, just know a ton of us really appreciate y’all for doing this “low level” job. When I’m tired, and really hungry for a quick bite, I definitely think about how grateful I am for these people getting me food quickly. Thank you!! ❤️❤️

[arugala]

as a former mcdonald’s employee who worked this exact position, all the appreciative and kind comments really mean a lot. it’s a very stressful job especially during rushes and you don’t ever really get any thanks for it.

[eronic]

One thing you never miss after leaving working at a fast food resturant is those machines constantly beeping. My God I had ptsd from those things after clocking out or hearing them at another restaurant. 😂

[honkhonk]

I currently work at McDonald’s, and it’s nice to see people appreciative of what we do in the kitchen, it stresses me tf out but it’s nice to hear people compliment your work

[nicholasjanssen]

Just because your work does not require long periods of training, does not make it easy work or unimportant. You are the backbone that keeps millions of working people fed daily. We count on you. Thank you for your hard work

[temporaryscars]

Man, I haven't worked at McDonalds since the late 90s, but it boggles my mind how little has changed since then. Same process, even some of the same noises, from the beeps to the clicks, it's the same as it ever was. Thanks for sharing this and awakening something in me that has been dormant for over 20 years.

[mememan]

Mad respect to these folks, even if my order is wrong sometimes. I used to work at the busiest Mexican restaurant in my city. It was legit torture whenever it got busy on the weekends. Literally a non stop 8 hour long rush that just eats you up physically and mentally. And I was one of the lucky ones who left halfway through the day, some folks were there busting thier ass from open to close. These jobs are hell and I salute those who do them.

[VesperAegis]

McDonald's should embrace more videos like this. It adds respect and dignity to the work you do every day. It clearly takes real skill and work to do these jobs, but society has somehow unjustly shown a poor light on it. Thank you for posting this.

[iammatthew]

The best part of this video is how, even though it's a high stress environment, he isn't panicking so it still seems relaxed. My biggest piece of advice for anyone going into a job like this: learn when and when not to turn off your brain. Sometimes it's good to just rush and go through the motions as fast as you can, and sometimes it's good to just keep a steady, consistent pace.

[victorjun]

I haven't eaten at McDonald's for over a decade now, but this really gives me a new perspective of how hard things can be. Y'all have my respect.

[frantictoast]

The lunch rush, when you're in the zone, is honestly one of the most satisfying things ever. When you're blasting away making sandwich after sandwhich. My high school self missed seeing this lol

[suey-suitu]

A LOT of people tend to panic when there's a rush, causing quality control to go down, or completely out of the window.
Watching you during a rush is like watching a ballet. So perfect, quick, efficient, and never once letting the quality slide.
Keep up the great work 💖

[ryuzaki]

So accurate down to the "oh my bad" "nah you good" respect bro.

[josephrossow]

I really loved being a cook in the rush - fast paced, challenging, requiring multitasking, planning and problem solving. It was like surfing. When you're on the crest of that wave, crushing out the orders, it feels incredible. If only it paid better.

[natethegamelord]

as someone who works at mcdonalds currently
this has to be the quietest lunch rush ive ever heard.

[brokenhatemachine]

I was a shift manager at a McDonalds for quite a few years in my early 20’s. The misconception of believing it’s easy work is all too common. Imagine running a Saturday night shift from the grill by yourself because two cooks didn’t show up. You have one other coworker running both the drive-thru and front counter threatening to quit because they are doing everything as well. Absolutely brutal!

[thegreatshakes]

I worked at McDonald's for 3 years, this is a pretty clean rush. In my experience, usually more yelling from management, more spills, more burns (I lost feeling in my fingertips for several years), running out of stuff left and right. I'm sure lots of stuff wasn't shown. Your clothes are covered in grease, I had to wash my uniform separately from my other clothes so they wouldn't stink. My fingers always smelled like vinegar, it would take days to get it out. The kitchen counter is heated to keep sandwiches warm, but you can't lean on it or else you'll be burned. No AC, the kitchen would get to 40°C (104°F) in the summer. We weren't allowed water close by, because apparently it could spill and wreck the equipment. Times had to be kept ridiculously low, if I remember correctly we had 25 seconds to complete the order? No music either. We had a girl burn herself with hot grease, likely 2nd/3rd degree burn and needed to go to the hospital. Manager wouldn't let her leave unless they found someone to cover her shift.

[sepiajoy]

Seeing this, it makes total sense why an order could get easily messed up. There’s so much going on; it looks like the line chef has to memorize orders ahead of time. Super easy to get it messed up, especially with multiple special orders on the same ticket