Today, while working at McDonald's a car full of obnoxious teens came through. They had made a $30 order, and handed me a tin of small change, claiming that on a McDonald's ad they saw that we, employees, liked counting change. I had to count out $30 in spare change during a rush period at work. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, McDonalds charged me 21 cents for a honey mustard packet. The jerk manager made me break a $50 bill. So I grabbed all their napkins, carried them into the parking lot and tossed them all into the air in protest and drove off. Down the road, I realized I left my wallet at the counter. FML
Today, I saw a man help an elderly lady with her tray at the local McDonald's. I wanted to do something nice for him, so I added a couple extra nuggets in his meal. He later came up to me and told me I was dumb and didn't know how to count, and that was why I was working at McDonald's. FML
Today, a customer came into McDonalds and placed his order. He insisted on putting each coin on the counter rather than handing them straight to me, because he doesn't like touching "poor people". FML
Today, a McDonald's employee had to correct my math after counting out $2.37 in change. I'm in AP Calculus and am currently learning how to find the derivative of an inverse of a logarithm. FML
Today, a buttmunch customer brought in $7 worth of pennies I had to count and roll. As I was putting them in the deposite box at the end of my shift, I fumbled and dropped the rolls. All but one broke, spilling their contents on the floor. FML
Today, while checking out a couple at work, I handed them their receipt and wished them a good day. The woman promptly pulled her husband to the side, and whispered to him about how much of a "fucking idiot" I was for making the prices so high. I work at McDonald's. FML
Today, as the manager of a McDonald's, I had to ask a group of high school kids to calm down after several complaints from other guests. Their rational response was to pour soda on my head and throw burgers at me. Upon returning from chasing them out, I sprained my foot. FML
Today, after a long day at work, I was starving, so I stopped by the drive-through for something to eat. When I got home and hurriedly opened the bag, all I found inside was napkins. Thanks, McDonald's. FML
Today, I work at McDonald's. The entire crew, myself included, got visibly excited that we had new trash cans and dust pans. FML
Today, my parents accidentally bounced some checks through a miscommunication. They now owe the bank $700 and can't afford groceries, which means we're relying on me, a 17-year-old girl who works at McDonald's 2 days a week, to get us by for the next few weeks. FML
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protooler31 0
you should have said "**** you, and come back with cash"...or, you should have gotten your manager to say that instead...i've done that as a manager because bringing in a tin of uncounted change and expecting the clerk to count it for you is just plain rude. it holds up the line behind you and makes everyone unhappy.
letitbe56 0
You should have refused them service unless they counted it out themselves. If it was during a rush, your manager would have backed you up.
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Stone05 0
Wow, I think you deserved that saying you can refuse it. A person or company can refuse any amount of change, so you should have just told them to give you bills instead
SeeAlsoJaime 0
Yeah, I don't know about where you live, but here if the bill is over $20, I think, you can refuse change.
fallenarchangel 0
#7 you own
campex 0
Dude! Victoria!! Which store was it? If it was Altona or Yarraville then it might've been me or my mates... but probably not. I'm usually the note giver. Note givers FTW! My coinage action goes to the bank. Now imagine it was a bank teller getting hissy for having to count coins, I'd reach over and say "THAT'S YOUR JOB! Arrrrgh me hearties!"
xx5shotBRxx 0
This is where you "accidentally" dump the change on the ground while your grabbing it and then asking them to pick it up or they don't get their food.
JessTrek 0
How small of change are we talking here? I mean, granted dollars/toonies/quarters would suck counting, but if they gave you pennies and nickels and shit like that, I would have cut up all their food into tiny pieces and given it to them in small plastic bags.
infest0125 0
If they had given me pennies and nickels and shit like that, I would've wanted to cut them up into little pieces and put them in small plastic bags more than their food. OP: That sucks but you should've just flat out refused it, especially during rush hour. It's not necessarilly an FYL though unless complaints were filed by the people waiting or your manager complained. Next time, just refuse.
luxornv 0
I hate when people do stuff like that. I'd also guess that they came in shrieking over nothing, and when they ordered, they took 5 minutes to order because they couldn't decide what they actually wanted and changed their order every 5 seconds.
genius_man16 1
Those kids are ****** hilarious. I want to be their friend XD
paddonm 0
no you didn't... you legally as an employee only have to count out $2.00 in change and it is the responsibility of the customer to pay the rest in bill form
suseclare 0
i work at mcdonalds too. and when it is a rush, you don't have time to get a manager, they're usually busy out the front making sure everything is running smoothly. the person who takes the cash is at the back of the store, away from everyone else. and when the car of teenagers is holding up the rest of the drive thru its actually quicker just to count the money. having done the same thing, i agree with you - that is definitely an fml. it would've screwed up your times for the hour, your draw would have an insane amount of change in it, and all the customers would be angry.. fyl.