Hi!

Im a journalism student and Im doing a story on fast food resturants (tim hortons, mcdonalds, etc) as necessary third spaces - the pros and cons of this, and the impact this has on minimum wage employees.

As it gets colder, more and more people flock to fast food restaurants as safe spaces to stay warm and dry - but why are people forced to lean on restaurants when community services could be keeping people safe instead - who is dropping the ball here and why are people falling through the cracks?

I am allowed to grant anonymity to those worried about repercussions for speaking about this, so please reach out if you have a perspective on this and we can work together to keep you safe!

Thanks so much!!

Hey everyone, looking for some advice or insight on a hiring situation. About a month ago, I applied to a local Burger King. A few days later, I went in to follow up and ask if they were hiring. All the employees were really nice, helpful, and I managed to get an interview scheduled. On the day of the interview, I sat down with the hiring manager. She asked for my name, my previous job and title, a detailed explanation of why I left, my previous hours, and what my pay was. She also asked if I had applied anywhere else, and I honestly told her yes.

Then things got a little weird. She told me she had already hired a few people and gets around 50 interviews daily. Because of that, she said I would have to wait for someone to leave in order to get the job, and told me to check my email constantly. It has now been a full month, and I haven't heard a single thing. However, I live nearby and have seen employees coming and going, and they are clearly still bringing new people on. Now, I really don't want to jump to conclusions, but I am white, and they have been hiring left and right—but absolutely none of the employees they’ve hired are white.

Is a month-long wait with no contact normal for fast food after being told to wait? Did the manager just give me a polite rejection to my face? Has anyone else dealt with this kind of hiring loop?

I’ve only been dashing for a week and I found out that apparently if you select “order is still being prepared/wait is taking too long etc” that it affects the restaurant negatively? Is this true? Can you see that someone said something — I’m curious for every restaurant but McDonald’s is the most popular pickup for me.

I have a Mcdonalds interview tomorrow and I've been really stressing on what to wear. Is wearing a black zip up jumper, jean shorts and crocs + socks ok?? And also im stressing on what they're going to ask me for my 10 minute interview.

I’ve seen quite a big range but I’m wondering if it differs based in chain. What’s the youngest age you’ve seen be promoted to manager.

So once the lobby closes at Wendy’s/McDonalds/BK, door dashers (me unfortunately) end up clogging up your drive thru line.
Does the drive thru timer still count against you?

I'm 19 thinking about getting my first job since I'm in college. Anything I should know before hand about working here? Or anything about the "applying" process?

i’m starting my job job at Taco Bell which is my first fast food job, any advice on how things work or tips that helped you guys out?

I just got a job offer which i accepted and I was told to do online training in like food safety which i completed my welcoming meeting is the Thursday coming what should i expect in meeting and do i get paid for the training I did at home

I am 16 and a junior in high school, I was looking for a job so I signed up for indeed and applied for raising Cane's, however I applied for the late night shift which I cannot work because of school, however in the description it said they were hiring for the opening to the closing shift and everything in between, would it be professional to ask my employer about maybe being able to work earlier ours so that way it doesn't conflict with my schooling?

Hello, I recently submitted an Applicstion to my local In n Out and im wondering what should the next step be? Should I wait for a response or give them a call?

As title i was wo during if any fellow fast food employees had any tips for cleaning thr buttons on these headsets

I work in fast food also but not in McDonald’s. I hear nothing but horror stories from workers there, specifically about managers. Are these just unlucky people or is management across the company like this?

Continue the next day you see them at the same job they hate