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McDonald’s: A Pillar of the American Service Economy
The McDonald’s Corporation has emerged as a potent emblem of the American service economy, currently accounting for 90% of the nation’s new job opportunities. From its humble beginnings with around 1,000 restaurants in 1968, McDonald’s has expanded its global presence, boasting over 28,000 establishments and inaugurating nearly 2,000 new outlets annually. Astonishingly, it is estimated that 1 in 8 workers in the United States has been employed by McDonald’s at some point in their career.
A somewhat popular joke draws a comparison between the mandatory military service practiced in some countries, such as Israel, which often includes both men and women, and the ubiquity of food service employment in the United States. The jest implies that working in the food service industry, particularly at McDonald’s, is almost an American rite of passage.
People Share The Best ‘You Have No Power Here’ Moment They’ve Ever Witnessed
There’s something really wonderful, thrilling even, when you subvert the expectations of others and remind them of your own power and authority.
Let’s face it – in the working world (and certainly elsewhere) there are people who will attempt to trod all over you. It is ultimately up to you to advocate and assert yourself.
And sometimes it helps to teach those other people a lesson, too. You know… so they don’t act so foolish again.
We heard people share their stories about power differentials after Redditor sormatador asked the online community:
“What was the best ‘you have no power here’ moment you have ever seen?”
“The first time I had dinner…”
“The first time I had dinner at my parents house after I got my own apartment. My dad was giving me grief as usual. Finally, I stood up and said, ‘I don’t live here anymore. I don’t have to put up with you this way any longer. I’m going home.’”
“And walked out. Most liberating moment of my life.” ~ sunshine2632
“I told my ex…”
“I told my ex I was getting remarried. He told me he was going to stop me and put a lien on my house (which I bought with my money six years after the divorce). My son would come home from visitations telling me how his dad was going to stop the wedding and I’d have to pay him all of this money, la di da.”
“Get to court. His attorney goes blah blah blah for what felt like forever. My lawyer (yes, I had to freaking get one) stands up and simply hands the judge the divorce papers showing the disbursement of funds and how my ex isn’t owed anything.”
“Judge looks at ex’s lawyer and basically asks, ‘Did you even ask for this document before filing?’ and dismisses the case.” ~ NeverCallMeFifi
“So my biological grandmother…”
“Not me, but a story my dad used to tell me all the time.”
“So my biological grandmother was very emotionally abusive. She was very controlling and tried to keep people within her sphere of influence. There’s a reason why my grandfather divorced her.”
“In high school my dad had a job washing airplanes at an airport in our area, which he absolutely loved (he’s a huge fan of aircraft in general). He had classes until roughly 10 a.m. and then he’d be off to work until around 10 p.m. (it was what he loved, he didn’t mind long hours being around aircraft all day).”
“But one day he came home a little too late for his mom’s liking. She said she’d take his keys to his motorcycle and that he’d lost privileges to it. The fact of the matter is that he bought the motorcycle himself and he needed it to get to school as well as work.”
“He laughed in her face and she didn’t do anything. She couldn’t do anything.” ~ ITriedMyBestMan
“My boss calling me…”
“My boss calling me at 7 a.m. on a Saturday to ask if I could lay some flooring for a friend of his at nearly half my normal rate. Yeah, hard pass Andy.” ~ CapuccinoBoy
“This is a bit silly…”
“This is a bit silly, but gave me a great feeling of satisfaction.”
“Due to the bad economy and poor money management, my parents have moved into the spare room of the house my husband and I bought a year ago. Things are mostly smooth, tho I’m not the closest to them for several reasons I won’t go into here.”
“The other evening I was out gardening (because it’s hot during the day and we have the luck of having a streetlight right next to our front yard, keeping it pretty well illuminated even after sundown as I mostly garden at night), and I thought I had gotten the hose twisted, as it kept getting stuck.”
“This went on for a bit until I realized that it wasn’t stuck, but being pulled. I looked into the dim area just past the illumination of the street light and spied my father, crouched over and tugging the hose. Well I did the only reasonable thing to do, and I sprayed him.”
“He yelled and ran inside with me chasing. Once he got inside he made a face and goes, ‘You can’t get me now! I’m inside!!’ in that father-to-daughter-don’t-you-make-a-mess tone of voice.”
“I readied my hose, looked him in the eye and said, ‘It’s my house,’ and just let loose with the hose. He was soaked. Worth cleaning up the mess for that moment of true fear in his eyes.” ~ pumpkinspicepiggy
“A couple of days ago…”
“I grew up with my parents having screaming arguments over every little thing (they do love each other – over 50 years of marriage so far testifies to that) and it always upset me.”
“A couple of days ago, they popped into my house to visit for a coffee on their way to stay with friends a few miles away. Within minutes, they were yelling at each other.”
“I took great pleasure in telling them that I would not stand for such behaviour in MY house and, if they didn’t lower their voices, they could stand outside until they learned some manners. The meek apologies tasted so sweet. As did the coffee.” ~ Mangosta007
“Bye, Felicia.”
“I once had a boss try to discipline me (three months later I may add) for my behaviour as it was noted I was ‘rude to her’ by several of the group’s CEOs in a board meeting.”
“On the disciplinary forms, you both have to write your version of the events and it goes to HR for an adjudication. She did her part and I casually filled in something to the effect of ‘Manager continually pressured me into deleting files from our client management system prior to a regulatory audit which is against the ethical code of our profession and not aligned with my moral standards, I accept I was short with her but she was trying to force me into performing an illegal activity.’”
“I watched her collect up the paper and the colour drained from her face. I never did hear from HR. She got fired not long after when I casually mentioned to the CEO in a bar if she remembered the encounter and explained why I may have appeared a little frustrated and upset. Bye Felicia.” ~Noknox87
“He drives me home…”
“The guy that I’d gone on a few dates with introduced me to his parents, things went well, or so i thought. He drives me home, we end up talking and drinking a few beers, I didn’t want him on the road with any alcohol in his system, and i enjoyed his company, so we end up hanging out until 3 a.m.”
“His mom starts blowing up his phone demanding that he come home, so he drives himself home to find that he’s been locked out of his house. His mom said that he can sleep outside, he shouldn’t be spending time with someone like me (still don’t know what she meant by that), and that i’m ‘just another stop on the pussy train.’”
“He tells her not to talk about me like that, to which she says ‘When you’re under my roof, I’ll say whatever I want about whoever i want!’ so he picks up his phone, calls me, asks if he can stay at my place for a little while.”
“It’s been seven years, we’re engaged, have a dog, a cat, and a happy life. I also plan on throwing some subtle train themes into the wedding/celebration after the end of the plague.” ~ bootylikepoww
“If the concession counter was slammed…”
“I worked in management at a theatre for a while. If the concession counter was slammed and I was able, I’d leave my post and help them sling popcorn.”
“One night while helping out, a particularly belligerent man started cussing out a 16-year-old girl on a cash register for being too slow, even suggesting she quit since she clearly couldn’t handle pushing buttons or scooping popcorn.”
“It was pretty disgusting and I felt so bad for the girl, I stepped in and told the guy that our employees have the right to refuse service to customers who harass them as part of our anti-harassment/discrimination policy, empathized that the lines were longer than usual, and suggested he should apologize and move on.”
“He was PISSED. Left half his order on the counter and started fuming. Anticipating his next move, I went back to my original post that night – as manager of the customer service kiosk.”
“Oh boy, the look on his face when he saw me. (Didn’t want a refund of his tickets though so I assume he watched the movie, without popcorn.) ~ dendriticbranch
“Fast forward twenty years…”
“I wasn’t good at returning library books when I was a kid. I got lectured by my school librarian about it a lot. Fast forward twenty years and I’m a supervisor at the local public library and my former now-retired school librarian goes there.”
“One day I see her sneaking around the front desk instead of coming back to say hi to me and I immediately figure something’s up. I go up to say hi and she acts exasperated and tells me she was trying to avoid me because she had overdue books.”
“So I put on my reading glasses, pulled them down over my nose, and delivered the same lecture she’d given me countless times about being responsible and turning in books on time.” ~ daecrist
There’s something so empowering about these stories.
It makes you feel good to stand up for yourself, doesn’t it?
Good.
You should remember to do it more often.
People Who Work In Remote Places Break Down The Creepiest Things They’ve Ever Experienced
Some jobs require employees to work in unique locations outside of the typical office job.
While unconventional job locations provide an environment that prevents fatigue experienced by others who constantly work under fluorescent lighting, working in remote locations can experience unsettling feelings while on the clock.
Curious to explore examples of this, Redditor shafaatkhan007 asked:
“Redditors who work at remote places like forest officers, oil rig workers, etc, what creepy things have you noticed while at work?”
A Bloody Discovery
“I worked at a public forest. One day we had someone report a dead animal on the side of one of our trails. A few of us from the front desk hiked out to see what it was. It looked like a giant peice of…liver maybe? Just a pile of smooth red meat…no blood around.”
“And it was wrapped up in a t shirt, with some coins scattered around it. We called our rangers to go check it out, and one of them was pretty sure it was a placenta.”
“The weird part is, you have to check in thru a front desk. So someone either snuck a placenta/liver in or gave live birth/removed an organ on our trails. We never got an answer on what the pile of meat was, how it got there, or why.” – WhiteOwlz
The Body
“I do a lot of stream work so I spend time out in pretty rural areas walking streams and rivers. Once my coworker and I were working in a more urban environment and came across what we initially thought was a body – which of course triggered ‘Oh sh*t!!’ from us – but it ended up being a firefighter’s dummy that had fallen down a hill. We felt pretty dumb.”
“Other notable things include a small grave in the middle of nowhere for someone’s dog (pretty sad), and a stuffed rabbit with shotgun shells placed where its eyes should be, a mannequin very purposely placed in a chair in the middle of the woods, and lots of little random alters.”
“I also did work in Myrtle Beach (what a hell hole) and accidentally walked into an inhabited homeless camp. I was peering into a stormwater grate when I looked up and saw a homeless person standing in his shelter staring at us and saying nothing. I felt like I was trespassing so we quietly left.” – RegularTeacher2
Suspicious Sound
“I used to work in a ship and we’re usually gone 3 to 10 months at a time. I worked night shift so this meant I would sleep in the sleeping quarters during day time with either just me or a handfull of other crew members where usually there’d be 20 to 30 of us in there.”
“It wasn’t so bad. Actually I really liked because it’s a lot more peaceful sleelimg during the day. You don’t hear anybody else snoring or someones footsteps because they have to piss or something like that.”
“All you can hear is the light creak of the walls and the floors of the ship and all you can feel is the sway of it on the ocean. A bit haunting and creepy of you really think about it but I like it.”
“All that ended when there was a short period of time was literally only 2 of us in there or at least that’s what I thought. I started hearing light taps across the room. At first they were light taps. Then it would get a bit faster. Sometimes it’ll get a bit louder. I’d ignore it if it wasn’t so utterly annoying.”
“I look at where the other guys is sleeping and he seems to be fast asleep accompanied by his light snoring. 2nd day, there it goes again. I tried to follow the sound but for some reason it bounced around the room like an echo.”
“Eventually it comes to an abrupt halt. So I try to sleep it off. During work at night I tried to ask my mate about it but he said he was too tired to even notice. I guess I’m alone on this pursuit.
“3rd day I take my pursuit one step futher by not sleeping right away. I’d be fully awake when it starts so I’ll have a better chance of discovering the source. There it goes again. This time I go from one empty rack to the next until finally it was loud as f’k, tapping in progress.”
“My heart was thumping like a jackhammer. I pulled the curtain to the side. There laid the biggest dude I’ve ever seen on the ship holding his d*ck mid stroke. You have no idea the speech I prepared for this guy, in my head, for keeping me up for several days but at that exact moment I had no idea what to say.”
“Of course I gave out a small yalp which didn’t help the situation. I never thought I’d be locking eyes with another dude while he’s gripping his dong when I began this honorable pursuit.”
“With the current situation I mustered my best attempt at displaying my annoyance. It somehow came out as an apology followed by ‘I keep hearing tapping noises.’ He hadn’t said anything yet but at that exact moment, I realized that his elbow that which belong to the fapping arm is resting right on the wall probably banging on it over and over and over.”
“I didn’t wait for a reply. I nodded my head, kind of rolled my eye and walked away. It will never be easy trying to avoid a big guy like him everyday in the same sleeping quarters.” – Chevrons21
Isolation Fears
“I work on North sea oil rigs on an ad-hoc basis (off the coast of Scotland).”
“Wouldn’t say anything was particularly paranormal creepy but it can be very unsettling/weird place.”
“Fog can come rolling in out of nowhere and other rigs you can see off the sides can disappear in front of your eyes. Sometimes you can’t see the walkways 6ft in front of you or if you’re walking over grating you can’t see the sea below your feet (about 60m down from feck to sea) but you can hear it, all be it muffled. The fog can roll in over the course of a few minutes too so a perfectly clear day becomes pea soup.”
“You can also feel the rig moving/swaying on high winds /rough seas. Even though it’s a fixed leg Platform. Very unnerving to feel your office swaying when it shouldn’t be.”
“My last trip was my first ever Nightshift and I found it particularly unsettling as you’ve got the background noise of the plant but I walked around the whole rig without seeing another living soul for the whole shift (usually there are about 130 people on board although smaller rigs have smaller headcounts) .”
“Usually once a trip im hit by this awareness that you are just very isolated and in the middle of no where (most rigs I’ve worked on are an hour’s chopper ride from land). So if things go wrong it can escalate very quickly.” – sootsprite13
While many may scoff at the prospect of sharing a crowded space with other coworkers, it could be better than the alternative.
Constantly working in isolation with no one to distract you can be nerve-wracking over time and your imagination can wind up playing some cruel tricks.
Road scouts
It used to be a job to drive around the country, constantly, driving and measuring every road, grade, elevation, and distance, in order to keep road maps updating accurately every two weeks. “Road scouts” would drive enough miles in a year to make multiple trips to the moon.
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There is a job called ‘Shampooers’…
There is a job called ‘Shampooers’ These shampooers do what you think they do; put shampoo in peoples hair at hair salons. They are the least paid full time workers in Pennsylvania and Maryland.
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Workers Get Poetic About Their Profession Using Only Haiku
We spend much of our time at work each day so it makes sense that people develop a sense of humor about it all. We also spend a considerable amount of time talking about what we do for our living, too.
Think about it. When was the last time you were hanging out with new people and to break the ice, they asked you, “What do you do for a living?”
It happens a lot, right?
But suppose you’re bored of launching into the same song-and-dance, the same boring explanation each time? After all, the answers you give have been committed to memory by now, haven’t they?
Imagine if someone asked you to describe what you do in the form of a poem. Things would get much more interesting then!
That was the principle of the matter here thanks to Redditor Lost_Borealin asked the online community:
“Writing only in haiku, what do you do for work?”
IT professionals definitely understand the struggle written about here:
“How can I help you?”
“Oh my god, it is blinking.”
“Try restarting it.” ~ TrafficGreat
And here’s another from someone in the same profession:
“You broke your laptop.”
“Somehow this is my problem?”
“Yelling won’t fix it.” ~ zerinsackeh1
Law school students definitely have heavy workloads, but this person is almost in the clear, hooray!
“I am in law school.”
“I do research for money.”
“Graduating soon.” ~ -MoodIndigo-
And here’s a peek into the future:
“I used to do that.”
“Now I write briefs all damn day.”
“But it pays the bills.” ~ OneFingerIn
X-ray technicians are undoubtedly busy these days!
“I see black and white.”
“Gray all over in between.”
“When X-rays hit you.” ~ -CrowWill-
Here we have a submission from someone representing Chipotle!
“Black or pinto beans?”
“You know guac is extra right?”
“Any sides with that?” ~ Noosents
And while not a job, here’s a submission from a satisfied customer:
“Whaddup cake day bro.
” “I ate Chipotle tonight.”
“It was damn good, thanks.” ~ TheMulattoMaker
Here’s a submission from someone who is not working currently—and we’re sorry to hear has been sick for some time:
“Work was years ago.”
“Unfortunately got sick.”
“On Reddit all day…” ~ GeniusEE
Here’s another person who’s unemployed—and we appreciate them being such a good sport:
“I am unemployed.”
“Guess I sit around a lot.”
“God I need a job.” ~ theEluminator
And now for a few submissions from the service industry.
Like this one:
“Put away returns.”
“Are you ready to check out?”
“Refrigerator.” ~ azemetrx
And another—this one from a store manager:
“May I speak with the-”
“Manager? That’s me, Karen.”
“Screaming then ensues.” ~ TitanCatTC
One from someone outlining the bane of every service worker’s existence:
“Is this a dollar?”
“Have you changed your prices yet?”
“Hey, do you work here?” ~ Euclybx
Another, this one from someone who has a knack for rhyming:
“Arranging produce.”
“So that customers buy it.”
“Just to deep fry it.” ~ MackeralSky
Another, this one from someone who does the same thing:
“At a grocery store.”
“I put out all the produce.”
“Throw out all the bad.” ~ ggfchi
And one more, this one from a restaurant worker:
“Service industry.”
“But I cannot stand people.”
“So I bus tables.” ~ skinnybastard
Here’s someone doing some very important work that I’m sure many people are grateful for after the hellish last year-and-a-half that we’ve had:
“Vaccine researchers.”
“Rely on me to fill studies.”
“With lots of people.” ~ bellyflop2
Hey, remember what being a college student was like?
Don’t remember?
Well, here’s a reminder:
“Nothing but schoolwork.”
“Occasionally homework.”
“Ugh anyday now.” ~ Pagalingling40
Here’s someone who’s in school and decided to be clever… we see what they did there.
“What is a haiku?
“I’m in school so I don’t know.”
“So is this a haiku?” ~FewJackfruit1432
Here’s a teacher telling us how it is.
“I help shape young minds.”
“I put up with their parents.”
“I’m not paid enough.” ~ edgarpicke
This person perfectly summed up what it’s like to work remotely—so we’re guessing their life didn’t change much when the pandemic hit:
“It’s much like before.”
“I still help people.”
“But now I’m in my PJs.” ~ slice_of_pi
This person probably has some pretty interesting stories about the people who come into their shop:
“I need some money.”
“What is your collateral?”
“Maybe this TV?” ~ Winquisitor
We’re taking an educated guess here and guessing that this person does something with… wait for it… products:
“Writing about products.”
“Creating ads for products.”
“Posting about products.” ~ snowstormspawn
Oooh… we’ve got someone special over here.
Anyone have any educated guesses of their own?
We’re thinking something with a high security clearance.
“It is very rare.”
“Can’t be too specific.”
“Don’t want to dox myself.” ~ Hlodvigovich915
Okay, you know how hard scientists have worked over the last year to get us to understand the importance of taking the COVID-19 vaccine?
Here’s a submission from an epidemiologist who just had to express their frustration:
“Poxed populations.”
“Epidemiology.”
“Revered, then ignored.” ~ annoyedgrunt
Next one is a lawyer?
Someone in publishing?
Either way, they’re keeping you out of legal trouble:
“You can’t publish that.”
“It is copyrighted art.”
“Get permission now.” ~ Frysiel
Here’s a submission from someone who works with disabled individuals in their capacity at the Social Security Administration:
“Disabled people.”
“They want to go to work soon.”
“SSA questions.” ~ trashytamboriney
And here’s another submission, this one from someone who doesn’t sound too happy with that same government agency:
“Disabled people.”
“Waiting on phone forever.”
“Then disconnected.” ~ Batfink27
Here’s one from someone who’s definitely sick and tired of working in software development:
“So sick of fixing bugs.”
“So sick of feeling dumb every day.”
“Lots of money, but crushing.” ~ bctwoPoint0
I know what you’re thinking.
You’re thinking, “Hey, Mr. Writer! Give us a haiku of your own! What’s it like being a full time writer?”
Well, sorry to disappoint you all, but writing haikus isn’t my strong suit.
If you must know what being a writer is like, then I just want you to imagine sitting in front of your screen all day, largely in solitude.
But here’s one last one from an editor:
“Your mistakes are mine,”
“words to correct and refine.”
“Your errors—my job.” ~ LakotaGrl