other What was she saying?!

Posted April 7, 2009 • Comments Off on What was she saying?!

I just went to McDonald’s for lunch. I ordered, and I was asked a question. I have no idea what the question was. I repeated my order. The question was repeated. I said “What?” The question was repeated, along with more words. I said “I don’t understand!” The question was repeated, along with even more words.

Eventually I yelled “I DO NOT UNDERSTAND YOU. I’LL JUST GO TO WENDY’S.”

And I did. I drove over the median strip, out of the drive-through line, and I drove to Wendy’s. It’s right next door. If you can’t be bothered to find out if someone speaks English before you put them on the drive-through, you don’t deserve to make any money. The Wendy’s is right next door. You gotta be good enough to keep people from jumping ship.

What ever happened to high school kids working in fast food? Do kids not go out and get jobs when they’re 14 anymore? Is it not considered safe by the parents of today? It can’t be about the money. Sure, maybe an adult immigrant will work for less than a teenager, but that’s not up to the teenager. When I worked fast food I made $3.75 an hour, minimum wage at the time. No one made less than that. And I wasn’t given a choice. I quit the marching band and I was told I had to get a job, so I did. It wasn’t up to me to turn that wage down.

Is the option for kids today no longer “get a job or else”? Is it now “get a job if you feel like it”? “Get a job or get an allowance”? “Get a job or just play Xbox after school, we don’t care”? They ride in car seats until they’re ten. They never walk to school. And I guess they aren’t allowed to get jobs?

And what the fuck was that woman trying to ask me?