Why working at Burger King has been "pure hell" for this Florida Man

[h2o_proof]

The only purpose the story served was for comedic value, the writer should be fired for exploiting that man for our pleasure.

 

[the cac mamba]

the other thing is that its not the companies fault that fed min wage is 7.25. its the government

 

[L&HH]

the other thing is that its not the companies fault that fed min wage is 7.25. its the government

some people argue that minimum wage kind of is the problem. I just read an article about a wage fixing scandal with these tech giants, google, apple, etc. Well minimum wage is kind of an inherent wage fixing, these companies goals is to maximize profits and in many instances its by cutting costs. Well employees are a cost. With that said, I'm not advocating getting rid of min wage, it should be higher though

 

[Serious]

 

[Field Marshall Bradley]

America has brainwashed its civilians into being ego driven. The fact of the matter is that the majority of the work force in America is unskilled to a degree and these workers need some type of livable wage. I was working at burger king 18 years ago and made 7.75 per hour.

The rate of inflation over the last 20 years is probably over 40 percent and BK salaries has risen at a rate of 1 percent.......and its not just BK, all company salaries have been stagnant for the most part over the last 20 years.....and yall think this shyt something to laugh and snicker at...


Yall gon learn tho

 

[88m3]

lot of a$$holes in this thread

I'm sure you're all cracking 100k and have meaningful lives to the point it makes you feel better about yourselves to put people down.

 

[L&HH]

lot of @ssholes in this thread

I'm sure you're all cracking 100k and have meaningful lives to the point it makes you feel better about yourselves to put people down.

tbh, I used to be one of those that used to snark at this whole fast-food minimum wage debate. Then one day I went to Bojangles and my brother was somewhat arguing with the drive thru attendant about the price of the bulberry biscuit. Dude matter of factly stated how he had been working there for over 6 years and the price has never been X.XX. Mind you this wasn't a young looking guy either, had to have been in his mid-30's. My brother didn't really catch what he said and I brought it up to him like did this nikka just say he's been working here for over SIX years?? Initially we were :laff. But later on it really hit me that there are just people out there who can't do anything [for a myriad of reasons]. There does imo need to be a standard/quality of living in this country that everyone should be able to meet no matter the job. It is within these companies means to pay their employees more.

 

[L&HH]

As far as getting rid of the 'concept' of minimum wage altogether may not be a bad idea. There have been studies correlating the "happiness" of customers and the overall success of the company. Intuitively one would presume that customers making more money would be more happy. Therefore the fear that companies would pay employees even less w/o a min. wage may not be something to worry about at all. Also there would be a migration for people to go work for the companies that pay the best, in return the company will get their pick of the litter as far as workers are concerned. This isn't necessarily w/o its flaws though Im sure you'll have a large number of illegals that would work for diligently for anything fukking it all up . Just raise the min. wage

http://www.forbes.com/sites/stevecooper/2012/07/30/make-more-money-by-making-your-employees-happy/

 

[Camile.Bidan]

I can't feel sorry for this guy at all.

I worked at Jack in the Crack when I was 15, and I made 5.75 an hour, and when I eventually quit because I almost didn't graduate from High school (1.8 GPA), I had about 2 grand in the bank (not shabby for a 17 year old kid i'd say), and that was MY money.


Then, I remember turning my life around and going to community college. I would wake-up at 4am, pull 2 ton pallets of bottled water (with a manual non-electric pallet jack), sweep the receiving warehouse floor. Deal with bullshyt retail customers for 8 hours and then go to school at night. Then I went to university,worked 40 hours a week at retail, which is fukking hardwork, and still went to school fulltime. One summer I took an internship, went to summer school, and still maintained a fulltime job.

Flash Forward 10 years, and I still routinely put in 70-90 hours a week during busy season, and I work 50-60 hours on a normal week. I have to deal with bytch-ass clients, unproductive idiot employees and a 2-hour long commute on somedays. Yet, I still wake up at 6am, jog 2.5 miles, and hit the gym at night.
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Yet, somehow, according to this article, my heart should go out to this 50-year old loser, who still works in fast food, and probably smokes weed and gets drunk all day. Then I am supposed to take my hard-earned money and give to this shyt-for-brains so he can lead a healthy life that doesn't deserve.


But you know what? I will give him money, even though we have similar socioeconomic backgrounds. This man is a born loser, and there is nothing society can to change that. I feel sorry for him because he is stupid and lazy, but he never had a choice in the matter and he never will. He is handicapped in our society the same way that a disabled person is handicapped physically. This man is disabled in his grit, intelligence, and perseverance. His handicap should be accommodated as all handicaps should be. But, just recognize that this man is in his place because of his faults and handicaps, and don't blame this on society. It's insulting to those of us who actually work hard in our lives, and believe in things like discipline, sobriety and in some cases piety.

 

[Serious]

Yet, I still wake up at 6am, jog 2.5 miles, and hit the gym at night.

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yet you still look like shyt,can't build muscle and screw fat hairy women...

 

[ThatTruth777]

Everything’s going up but the wages.

 

[Field Marshall Bradley]

I can't feel sorry for this guy at all.

I worked at Jack in the Crack when I was 15, and I made 5.75 an hour, and when I eventually quit because I almost didn't graduate from High school (1.8 GPA), I had about 2 grand in the bank (not shabby for a 17 year old kid i'd say), and that was MY money.


Then, I remember turning my life around and going to community college. I would wake-up at 4am, pull 2 ton pallets of bottled water (with a manual non-electric pallet jack), sweep the receiving warehouse floor. Deal with bullshyt retail customers for 8 hours and then go to school at night. Then I went to university,worked 40 hours a week at retail, which is fukking hardwork, and still went to school fulltime. One summer I took an internship, went to summer school, and still maintained a fulltime job.

Flash Forward 10 years, and I still routinely put in 70-90 hours a week during busy season, and I work 50-60 hours on a normal week. I have to deal with bytch-ass clients, unproductive idiot employees and a 2-hour long commute on somedays. Yet, I still wake up at 6am, jog 2.5 miles, and hit the gym at night.
​

Yet, somehow, according to this article, my heart should go out to this 50-year old loser, who still works in fast food, and probably smokes weed and gets drunk all day. Then I am supposed to take my hard-earned money and give to this shyt-for-brains so he can lead a healthy life that doesn't deserve.


But you know what? I will give him money, even though we have similar socioeconomic backgrounds. This man is a born loser, and there is nothing society can to change that. I feel sorry for him because he is stupid and lazy, but he never had a choice in the matter and he never will. He is handicapped in our society the same way that a disabled person is handicapped physically. This man is disabled in his grit, intelligence, and perseverance. His handicap should be accommodated as all handicaps should be. But, just recognize that this man is in his place because of his faults and handicaps, and don't blame this on society. It's insulting to those of us who actually work hard in our lives, and believe in things like discipline, sobriety and in some cases piety.

fukk everything you just posted

 

[TLR Is Mental Poison]

Protect greedy corporations at your own detriment brehs

30 years in fast food though breh?

30?

I agree there are problems but eventually you have to ask why so many people have made it out of fast food while this dude hasnt

I mean he has been in the business for 30 years, but hasn't got into management? Sounds like he hasnt even made it into the kitchen?

I dont want to shyt on the breh but theres a lot of questions he wont like the answer to

30 years working the same job

 

[Type Username Here]

30 years in fast food though breh?

30?

I agree there are problems but eventually you have to ask why so many people have made it out of fast food while this dude hasnt

I mean he has been in the business for 30 years, but hasn't got into management? Sounds like he hasnt even made it into the kitchen?

I dont want to shyt on the breh but theres a lot of questions he wont like the answer to

30 years working the same job

Could be he has drug problems, or legal problems, or family problems, or mental issues, or whatever the fukk.

Does it mean he still has to be treated just a few notches above a serf? I'd argue he doesn't. He's at least working and/or trying to work.

 

[TELL ME YA CHEESIN FAM?]

A good job is not a birth right..
If working at Bk is hard work then our future is doomed breh