The McDonalds Thread

Urgh. I finally felt like I'd got everything perfect today, until it came to cashing up, which really turned it into a bad day.

Apparently I was £20 down (which I am actually upset about because my float was definitely correct when I started and there's nothing to account for it, and I don't want to get accused of doing something wrong) which the manager just said 'hopefully it'll turn up as £20 is an unlikely amount to be down by', and I've used the managers card too much to take stuff off after totalling. I got a talk about slowing down and waiting to make sure they don't change their mind before it goes into the till-which I have been doing, but I had one big order today where my till just went mental and for some reason a lot of people deciding to change their mind after I've asked them if that's everything-and I had to sign one of those retraining sheets. The manager was nice about it, but to be honest, it still felt like being told off and told I was doing everything wrong.

I know all the stuff on the sheet and I've been following it all though, so I know I'm doing everything right. I don't know what else I can do; I can hardly control how awkward my customers decide to be or when my till decides to throw a hissy fit.

Anyway, I'm a bit confused as to the purpose of the retraining thing apart from to make sure I know what I'm doing (which I do) and only really read through the list-was feeling a bit miffed to be honest. Is it a telling off? Does anything happen if it all goes wrong again?

Hey i start tomorrow im just wondering are you allowed a couple of fag breaks or are you only allowed to smoke on your break?

There are aspects that I don't like, like areas I hate working, but everyone has those areas. I think pretty much everyone hates doing fries, (if there is anyone on here that does enjoy doing fries, let me know) although I do have one friend who doesn't seem to mind what she ends up doing.

Hey i start tomorrow im just wondering are you allowed a couple of fag breaks or are you only allowed to smoke on your break?

Your T-reds can't be helped sometimes but simple things like waiting until the customer has finished ordering before putting it all into the till is a big help. Also at the end of the day if this conversation happens
Customer: "I'll have a Big Mac"
You: "Is that a meal?"
Customer: "no, blah blah blah... Oh and I'll have a medium fries and a coffee"

It's not your problem they can't order properly, charge them for each item individually if they order that way! This happens more often when older people are ordering large number of items.

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Went into Liverpool Street Maccy's the other day, asked for 2 veggie deli meals (wrap + sandwich) and got 2 with chicken in instead (my friend is a vegetarian), we only relased once we got on the train and it began to leave. So annoying.

How can people be so stupid to put chicken in the veggie meals. They had veggie written on their labels too. What made it worse was, A) the girl didn't know how to put employee meals through the till, so I had to ask for a manager to do it, and even with him shouting they are Veggie through people still got it wrong. And I had to wait 5 minutes, so they obviously went and cooked veggie pattys.

Ahh well, a decent 4-11 for the next 2 days. I like these shifts, but not sure how busy it will be now its school holidays again

A lot of these T-red issues should go with NP6, you have to make a lot of mistakes before you need the card.

Just quit today but managers still haven't sorted out my tax so anyone know the number for McDonalds payroll people?

I charge people individually if they say no to a meal too. If they don't understand the menu, i'll explain it so they know for next time and make it a meal for them. But when you get people who get annoyed because you suggested a meal to them and then go and order a meal individually, I won't be going out of my way to make it cheaper.

A lot of these T-red issues should go with NP6, you have to make a lot of mistakes before you need the card.

I'll charge them individually unless they wanted it large .

You still get t-reds with NP6 though. T-reds are based on how much money worth in orders has been voided off your till, not how many times you've used the till card. NP6 just means it's less hassle to actually void off the item!

Come to my store and see for yourself I'm always stuck with idiots on bop. The same thing happened the other day with a veggie too, and people finding hair in their food! Was quite ridiculous.

On the plus side, puts me off eating the food

Hi, well i've been called in for a McDonalds Orientation tommorrow, i was just wondering what to expect? how long will it last roughly? & what do i need to take with me..?

i wondering how much i will get paid roughly at 15 years old?

also please share your experiences at McDonalds!!

ME! I love doing fries Mostly because it's just me on my own and no one else to be rubbish and slow me down haha.



Personally, I will only let someone take a fag break if they only take a 35/40 minute break instead of a 45 minute break, but depends on the manager. It just always annoyed me as a crew member, after working hard to get a queue away, everyone was allowed to go off for a fag break but I still had to keep working as I was without an extra break at all, I never found it fair that just cause someone smoked they got extra breaks