My McDonald's manager is a ****** but I don't have any option :(

Everyone in a job may have to do something they don't enjoy on a daily basis.

Do you think people like getting up at 6 AM to then go to their 9-5 job that they absolutely hate?

You can't afford to keep asking your manager to let you do other things, he'll think you're the sort of person that will complain when you're given a task to do, and that will defintely look bad if he mentioned that in a reference.

My advice would be to just get on with the job you're being paid for and don't kick up a fuss over something so trvivial as fries. It's not lke you're being forced to do this without pay.

Also your manager may not want to be the bad guy but he has no choice.

You know why I don't think of doing that? If I contact my main business manager (the one who employed me), my store manager might be disappointed. I just feel guilty for doing that.

I think risking asking the manager to do other things, and getting a reference as someone who could work in a number of roles within a team and interact well with customers would be better than getting a reference as someone who can cook and box fries.

Anon because I don't want my manager to find out. (My username is the same as my email address)

So, basically I'm working at McDonalds and have been working there for 4 months now. From my first day I've only been on fries. Making french fries every day and nothing else. I want to finally move to a different location. I'm not the kind of person who wants to stay at the same place. I want to progress in life. I want to work at the front counter and at the kitchen side.

My manager says that I won't be moved away from fries because nobody else wants to work there. What sort of reason is that? I didn't openly express my anger because I fear that this will affect my reference for future jobs etc.

Since I needed 3 months to find a job, I don't want to leave it just like that as I can't waste time for looking for another job again.

So, in this situation he can do anything with me without me having any rights really. If I disagree, he could kick me out or give me a bad reference for future. If I don't leave, I'm put at the fries forever. What to do?

Tl;dr: I'm working at McDonald's and I'm always put at the fry station, which I don't like. My manager doesn't want to move me and I can't leave the job as I don't think I'll find a job again.

Anon because I don't want my manager to find out. (My username is the same as my email address)

So, basically I'm working at McDonalds and have been working there for 4 months now. From my first day I've only been on fries. Making french fries every day and nothing else. I want to finally move to a different location. I'm not the kind of person who wants to stay at the same place. I want to progress in life. I want to work at the front counter and at the kitchen side.

My manager says that I won't be moved away from fries because nobody else wants to work there. What sort of reason is that? I didn't openly express my anger because I fear that this will affect my reference for future jobs etc.

Since I needed 3 months to find a job, I don't want to leave it just like that as I can't waste time for looking for another job again.

So, in this situation he can do anything with me without me having any rights really. If I disagree, he could kick me out or give me a bad reference for future. If I don't leave, I'm put at the fries forever. What to do?

Tl;dr: I'm working at McDonald's and I'm always put at the fry station, which I don't like. My manager doesn't want to move me and I can't leave the job as I don't think I'll find a job again.

get a doctors note to say you have bad wrists from overworking then need to be moved elsewhere which is less strenuous

Do a bad job on fries. Not a terrible job, but just inattentiveness etc, and when the manager comes over to complain, let him know that you're bored so you're losing attention on fries. Fries all day is awful... it killed my wrists and I was constantly burnt. Try and get on grill, its the best place to be since you have plenty of people to talk to, and don't get constant manager supervision like you do on front counter!

Hey, I used to work at McDonald's.

I worked in a really busy city centre location so if someone had a kitchen shift they would get put on fries.

HOWEVER, even though we were a busy store, there wasn't always someone on fries becasue it wasn't always busy.

So I'm jus wondering how they get away with you always getting out on fries because theres not a demand for it 24 hours a day.

Also just complain to another shift manager, or the business manager, if not the store manager.

Your PR's comming up, so mention it then as well.

Of course there's no harm in asking the manager once or twice. I said if she/he keeps on about it to the manager it may look bad. If you were a manager and some employee kept asking to move roles and wouldn't stop until you gave in then what would you think of that employee? A good employee, or an unreasonable one?

It seems like the manager isn't going to change his mind, so the OP should really just get on with the job, that's the smarter option.

Besides, someone has to be handling the fries and the OP was unfortunately given that role.

Then why are you asking for advice if you don't have a backbone to do anything, no wonder they treat you like crap.

Anon because I don't want my manager to find out. (My username is the same as my email address)

So, basically I'm working at McDonalds and have been working there for 4 months now. From my first day I've only been on fries. Making french fries every day and nothing else. I want to finally move to a different location. I'm not the kind of person who wants to stay at the same place. I want to progress in life. I want to work at the front counter and at the kitchen side.

My manager says that I won't be moved away from fries because nobody else wants to work there. What sort of reason is that? I didn't openly express my anger because I fear that this will affect my reference for future jobs etc.

Since I needed 3 months to find a job, I don't want to leave it just like that as I can't waste time for looking for another job again.

So, in this situation he can do anything with me without me having any rights really. If I disagree, he could kick me out or give me a bad reference for future. If I don't leave, I'm put at the fries forever. What to do?

Tl;dr: I'm working at McDonald's and I'm always put at the fry station, which I don't like. My manager doesn't want to move me and I can't leave the job as I don't think I'll find a job again.

What's a PR? And I know that there is often no demand for someone to be on fries. I realised it when I once worked on the grill for a day and half and in that time nobody was ever on fries. I'm also often sent home earlier because the restaurant doesn't need me I guess, which is just ridiculous.

PR = Preformance Review
As part of it, the manager who's doing the PR will ask you about your time in the restaurant, where you can tell them your queries. In your case the fries issue.

I doubt that manager who always puts you on fries is always working when you are. Do ALL the shift managers tell you to go on fries? Have you complained to the business manager?

You didn't mention whether you work part-time or full time, or how long you've been working there for. If it's not been long, and it's only been a part-time job, you don't have to mention you worked there when you apply for new jobs.