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From: mary@bunkerb.UUCP (Mary Shurtleff)
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Subject: Re: Re: Those twits at McDonalds have done it to me for the last time!
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Date: Tue, 30-Apr-85 08:30:40 EDT
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> >Why is there such a streak of cruelty in people that they want to pick on 
> >someone just for doing their job (and who is getting paid bare minimum at 
> >that)? 
> 
> I agree completely.  While I was in high school I put in a two year stint
> at McD's, and it was most definitely not fun and games. 
> 
> Geoff is also correct when he says that a little civility with the counter
> people can go a long way.

HEAR, HEAR!!

When I did my time at McD's, the most common phrases I heard were:

"I want..." and
"Gimme....".

No "Please", no "Thank you", no nothing!!  When someone WAS polite, it
really made my day.  That didn't happen very often, though.  Y'all are
screaming about how irritating the counter help can be--just stop and think
about how irritating you can be to the counter help!
Especially when you don't take the time to read the menu, and order onion rings
at McD's, and then get all bent out of shape when you're told you can't get
them.  Or when you bring six screaming kids in and have them order individually,
rather than getting their orders beforehand and ordering all at once.  You want
to see confusion?? There it is!!  I could go on, but you get the idea.


M. Shurtleff                            "We do it all to you"