@@silasmedvedev8019 I guess different working mentalities, as a German i drive pretty good with what i'm doing (atleast in Craftsmanship and Construction). I don't need to do anything i don't get recognition for you know? Even if it's just a Coffee for Lunch.
Yeah it’s all skill man I was a kitchen manager for 4 years and I kept that kitchen RUNNIN I always made sure it was clean and people were at their preferred spot that they could do efficiently and effectively. I actually managed to get Petal, MS McDonald’s store number 3 in U.S
as a former mcdonald’s employee who worked this exact position, all the appreciative and kind comments really mean a lot. it’s a very stressful job especially during rushes and you don’t ever really get any thanks for it.
@@Alcoholic_Nerd payment isn't thanks. You're kind of hitting on one type of alienation in labor. The one who consumes things merely exchanges money for a product without seeing where it came from---i.e. the person who actually made it. The person who labors likewise doesn't see the person who consumes/uses what they made by hand. At both of ends of the product, the people are completely aliented from each other. Money is all that's between them, and the money goes to various middlemen and the majority is kept by the owner before it ever makes it "back" to the producer. "Thanks" is personal. Payment is not. Giving someone a handmade gift or buying from the person who made it are very different from this
@@daisy3869 I'm almost 40 and have worked at two mc donalds, three wendy's, two arbys, a sub shop and about 4 other restaurants so whatever. The only reason you are there is for money so yea, that is all the thanks I need. You wouldn't be there at all if you didn't get paid.....
Seeing this, it makes total sense why an order could get easily messed up. There’s so much going on; it looks like the line chef has to memorize orders ahead of time. Super easy to get it messed up, especially with multiple special orders on the same ticket
Exactly, A lot of the time if they are in the middle of a rush or are busy in general I never go back to have an order corrected if it’s messed up for 2 reasons, 1. I don’t like the idea of having them remake my food for a minor issue like it’s missing pickles or something and 2. I’ve had a dulled sense of taste since 09 and haven’t been able to tell the difference between a burger from any fast food joint, example-McDonald’s, Burger King, Carl’s Jr, Jack in the Box, they all taste identical to me no matter what I order, unless the food is packed with jalapeños or something.
Having worked in fast food a lot in my early years, I know stuff happens and an order is messed up here or there. I've been there, I've messed up plenty. But, I am on my 7th order in a row that has been wrong (twice getting someone else's entire order and not mine) at one of my local McD's. The other one always has a line out into the street and are slow. I mean, statistically speaking I should have gotten the correct order by accident once by now, right?
Honestly, I really think fast food jobs should be respected a lot more. Not even just because people may not have any choice, or because they don't get paid a lot, or because they do the work no one else is willing to do, and while those are all very valid reasons, I just respect how they manage to push the absolute limit to human labor, memorization, efficiency, and endurance, and are yet shunned like the bottom of the barrel part of society.
@@charismatic9467 I mean, fine, but imagine doing that for up to 12 hours a day, for minimum wage, and if you get a single thing wrong or work too slow or even anything, you fail. It's not "pushing human labor" in terms of raw strength, but the mental strength required to endure the tedium with maximum efficiency with no failure and little reward. Honestly. don't disrespect it if you aren't willing to do it. If you actually are a fast food employee, then you're doing the work no one wants to do.
@@Morhamms357 Agreed, everyone should be respected no matter what you do. Even if they're just assembling patties instead of doing open heart surgery, it still says more about you then it does about the other person if you decide to treat them poorly.
@@Morhamms357 minimum wage I just got hired making 12 a hour I used to work at a grocery store bagging groceries for 8 a hr when minimum wage was $7.25 a hour
@@charismatic9467 and anyone who says that shit probably has not worked in fast food before but ok lol. any job is labor my guy you can look up the definition, here I'll give it too you lol merriam websters : a: expenditure of physical or mental effort especially when difficult or compulsory was sentenced to six months at hard labor b(1): the services performed by workers for wages as distinguished from those rendered by entrepreneurs for profits (2): human activity that provides the goods or services in an economy Industry needs labor for production. c: the physical activities (such as dilation of the cervix and contraction of the uterus) involved in giving birth also : the period of such labor stop acting like because you work a harder job that others don't do "labor", your just pandering to yourself and it's annoying.
@@Morhamms357 I have before. I've also worked landscaping, construction , and masonry. Working the line in a fast food restaurant is not hard work. Also, working in a regular restaurant is much harder work than this.
One thing you never miss after leaving working at a fast food resturant is those machines constantly beeping. My God I had ptsd from those things after clocking out or hearing them at another restaurant. 😂
Same. At some point i even started making beeping noises too cause one of my coworkers hated the beeping(we joke alot so it wasn’t put of malice). But the main thing i hated about McDonald’s is the damn cheese. Sometimes its easy to pull apart while other time it’s literally impossible. Those cheese are a nightmare
Man, I haven't worked at McDonalds since the late 90s, but it boggles my mind how little has changed since then. Same process, even some of the same noises, from the beeps to the clicks, it's the same as it ever was. Thanks for sharing this and awakening something in me that has been dormant for over 20 years.
Honestly it has to be part of their success. You just made me realize, I've been eating pretty much the same kind of orders at McDonalds for 20+ years, and it has always tasted the same! The taste of so many products from so many companies has changed over the years, but not theirs.
@@DarkLeviathan8 That is cool to think about. They never try to mess with the classics. They'll bring in the McRib to spice it up, but that's about it. The last thing they did was those Musical Artist meals. I really didn't know who any of those people were, but to each their own.
I really loved being a cook in the rush - fast paced, challenging, requiring multitasking, planning and problem solving. It was like surfing. When you're on the crest of that wave, crushing out the orders, it feels incredible. If only it paid better.
I felt similarly about doing order taking in the drive through! I loved dinner rush - taking an order whilst simultaneously handling payment from the customer ahead of them and packing the order for the customer ahead of that customer, and not making a single mistake, was one of the most exhilarating feelings. My managers loved me because they knew when I was rostered for dinner shifts our lane would be "in the green" the whole time. I've never worked harder in my life.
you are built different to enjoy this, just watching this gives me anxiety about my job, I cannot think of many things in this world that I would rather do less than this 😂
Bro I’m working at Wendy’s I’m on grill everybody hates there job besides me lol I just enjoy being hands on and challenged I can relate 💯 8 hours feels like 4
Even if you have a bad day with rude customers and no thanks, just know a ton of us really appreciate y’all for doing this “low level” job. When I’m tired, and really hungry for a quick bite, I definitely think about how grateful I am for these people getting me food quickly. Thank you!! ❤️❤️
Just because your work does not require long periods of training, does not make it easy work or unimportant. You are the backbone that keeps millions of working people fed daily. We count on you. Thank you for your hard work
@@smasu2929 I love how we live in an age we're someone can say facts and so many ppl will say "Keep crying" like spouting facts physically hurts the person. It sounds like your the one who is crying, don't like facts? Go back to your safe space. Stop eating at McDonald's, it's why your unhealthy.
@@kirkadurka7152 You ever work an assembly line in a factory? McDonalds is basically that but with food instead of cars or appliances. Usually the work itself isn't difficult or complex, but it's the constant SPEED and PRECISION and MULTITASKING at which you have to work that makes the job not for the faint of heart
Honestly doing this for hours is kind of enjoyable. I used to work for one of the busiest McDonald's in my country and the peak times were insane. After 30 minutes into your shift you hit the flow state and time flies by so quickly.
I currently work at McDonald’s, and it’s nice to see people appreciative of what we do in the kitchen, it stresses me tf out but it’s nice to hear people compliment your work
Fast food workers just as important as mechanic or electrician or manufacturing, because people like you keep them fed quickly and keeps up productivity
@@kavukkii sorry for the late response I didn’t even realize people saw this 💀 but I work the night shift and they rotate me around grill, the table, and the fryer it’s not bad but the fucking timers/beeps have left me with some sorta fuckin ptsd or something because I still hear them briefly throughout the day when I’m off
The lunch rush, when you're in the zone, is honestly one of the most satisfying things ever. When you're blasting away making sandwich after sandwhich. My high school self missed seeing this lol
i agree w this, except when something goes wrong, usually when the customer wants to change something which always overcomplicate things. But one of the worst things is when machinery is broken & etc, and someone needs to leave to fix smth. This jus ruins everything and it takes a while before everyone can flow again
dude fr like watching this brings back empties and then hearing the ding for the quarter pounder was like broooo what the hell ngl the job was lowkey mindless but that made it enjoyable for me personally
He accidentally threw the top part of the bun into the bottom bun toaster and it wouldn't get properly compressed in there and already got "damaged", so he had to threw it away, since it was on his camera. If he wasn't recording he prolly would just roll with it anyways
I worked as a fry cook for in n out burger for 9 years and I completely understand the hustle and grind here. There is a calm fun to be had when you get all the systems down. This guy knows his process and after a while you even develop a sense of style with it. One thing I learned tho, is I'm going to ask for extra pickles next time I'm at McDonald's 😅.
I was a shift manager at a McDonalds for quite a few years in my early 20’s. The misconception of believing it’s easy work is all too common. Imagine running a Saturday night shift from the grill by yourself because two cooks didn’t show up. You have one other coworker running both the drive-thru and front counter threatening to quit because they are doing everything as well. Absolutely brutal!
Imagine night shift...only me and the manager and a brand new cook on line....our first rush the cook folded and left....now imagine my manager and I by ourself for the whole shift until 7 am because half the morning shift didnt show up either....lol ...those days sucked lmao
@@sarahwolfe1154 possibly he tore the bun. Or maybe he felt the bun wasn't good enough, sometimes they can break easily, very common when putting them in the toadter
Mad respect to these folks, even if my order is wrong sometimes. I used to work at the busiest Mexican restaurant in my city. It was legit torture whenever it got busy on the weekends. Literally a non stop 8 hour long rush that just eats you up physically and mentally. And I was one of the lucky ones who left halfway through the day, some folks were there busting thier ass from open to close. These jobs are hell and I salute those who do them.
Yep, I work at a Mexican restaurant, and it gets bad when it's busy. But it's okay. I work the 1 p.m. to 10 p.m. shift, still better then when I worked fast food.
Mad respect to minimum wage workers that can carry out basic unskilled labor. It must be so tough to stack pieces of food together... Insane how these fast food guys can use their motor skills
Worked drive thru for McDonald's as my first regular job(not just during the summer) and it can definitely get crazy. Glad you posted this so people understand what is *usually* going on in the kitchen during those busy times 😊
The guy literally never stops. How can this not be a rush. I don't care how many more people are in line ordering, these 2 guys cannot make any more food.
McDonald's should embrace more videos like this. It adds respect and dignity to the work you do every day. It clearly takes real skill and work to do these jobs, but society has somehow unjustly shown a poor light on it. Thank you for posting this.
Definitely, it has changed my impression of the quality and efficiency that McD’s workers have to have in order to make things run smoothly. I had no idea this was how complex the system was
McDonald’s does not want videos like this out in the public. Because then people will see that fast food workers deserve a higher wage and people will protest for it and obviously McDonald’s doesn’t want to raise wages. I work at Walmart and it’s a lot more laid back than this and I make way more than the McDonald’s workers in my town.
@TrumpsDaddy yes I we all need raises but McDonald’s is a huge company and can easily raise wages but they’re too greedy and want to make more profit than the last year
I worked fast food and I honestly really hope I never have to. It makes me glad to see how many people understand how hard this is. I always treat fast food employees with respect cause I know how rough it is. Thanks for all the hard work! I think more people should have to do these so they know it’s not a low skilled job. It’s tough and when you’re getting treated like crap it just makes it tougher.
While I’ve never worked at a Mc Donald’s, I used to work at a popular restaurant in my hometown. I remember how you could really feel the pressure building up the closer it got to that lunch rush. Really puts other jobs in perspective and makes you appreciate them more. Even though I love cooking, that stressful environment wasn’t for me in the long run.
The best part of this video is how, even though it's a high stress environment, he isn't panicking so it still seems relaxed. My biggest piece of advice for anyone going into a job like this: learn when and when not to turn off your brain. Sometimes it's good to just rush and go through the motions as fast as you can, and sometimes it's good to just keep a steady, consistent pace.
This 100%. I worked at a Hardee’s at my hometown for about 6 years. Learning the ability to shut off all higher thinking, and allowing muscle memory and training to take over is key to not going insane. Makes even the most frantic and daunting rushes feel way more manageable.
Great advice, back in the day I would call it conserving energy, because you'll need it later on in the day. Burning yourself out happens quickly as a nooby. Strangely enough managers or shift leaders never seemed to share this advices with the staff.
I only worked 7 weeks at Mcdonald's when I was 14 then became a lifeguard when I earned the money to take the class. Over a decade ago now. 6 years as a Corpsman with Marines wasn't as stressful as working there to feed the insatiable *CONSUMER!* Definitely flashback-level material. Fuck, just the sounds of the equipment get the fast twitch muscles going every time I'm in a Mcdonald's. Like you might hear regular beeping, but while I'm ordering my food, the MK Ultra training kicks in, and all I'm thinking is, "SOMEONE TAKE THE FUCKING McGRIDDLES OUT OF THE OVEN!!!" Gotta put respect on service workers.
I worked at McDonald's for 3 years, this is a pretty clean rush. In my experience, usually more yelling from management, more spills, more burns (I lost feeling in my fingertips for several years), running out of stuff left and right. I'm sure lots of stuff wasn't shown. Your clothes are covered in grease, I had to wash my uniform separately from my other clothes so they wouldn't stink. My fingers always smelled like vinegar, it would take days to get it out. The kitchen counter is heated to keep sandwiches warm, but you can't lean on it or else you'll be burned. No AC, the kitchen would get to 40°C (104°F) in the summer. We weren't allowed water close by, because apparently it could spill and wreck the equipment. Times had to be kept ridiculously low, if I remember correctly we had 25 seconds to complete the order? No music either. We had a girl burn herself with hot grease, likely 2nd/3rd degree burn and needed to go to the hospital. Manager wouldn't let her leave unless they found someone to cover her shift.
Pretty impressive how efficient and organised it is. Also love the tidiness here, whenever i get my burgers, thry usually look like they were assembled in a tumbledrier. Not that i care, its a McDonald's not a Michelin star restaurant and the food was made by minimum wage workers, I've yet to complain at a McDonald's.
As an otp 3 every store I go to I get mesmerized by how efficient the grill and fry wall can run on a lunch rush. I'm in awe that you guys don't have to talk. The kitchen at the stores I go to are constantly communicating. But you guys get everything done so well with minimal talking. Respect.
i was an op3 senior for the helpdesk, so never seen this type of stuff but makes me glad i was efficient at helping get the store equipment back up and running
@leeChMSI I've always wondered how people get into those fields, I can only imagine the amount of work they do in a day, and they've always managed to do it efficiently. I applaud you sir.
Hey man love the speed and work ethic. Coming from a former taco bell employee at a mall food court it gets tough sometimes. You are doing this and making it look so easy. Props to you.
A LOT of people tend to panic when there's a rush, causing quality control to go down, or completely out of the window. Watching you during a rush is like watching a ballet. So perfect, quick, efficient, and never once letting the quality slide. Keep up the great work 💖
Seems like a lot of people misinterpret hard work and actually efficiency... probably from not doing any sort of real work themselves. Go work in a warehouse stacking pallets paying 20$ it'll surely be earned.
Being a former Chick-fil-A and McDonald’s worker, this video brings back so many memories. It also reminds me to never look down on others and what they’re working as, because you never know what they’re going through or where they came from. I never give fast-food workers a hard time whenever I go to order, having shared their experience.
I've never looked down on people doing their jobs. They're doing it so you don't have to. That's how I look at it and that fact alone deserves my respect.
@@justinjones4693 I never look down on fast food workers. I just remember my mom screaming in the car once after horrible service of one cashier working with a cast on and one person working the whole food in the back or maybe just a few bare minimum people. Ah it was hilarious as we were just little kids patient and waiting.
I've never worked at fast food chain before, but I've always been polite and courteous to fast food workers. Even when they were rude with me. I've got nothing but respect for anybody willing to work for a paycheck and even more respect for the ones who have to frequently deal with entitled Karens and cry babies every day.
I worked at McDonalds for 3 years, this brings back lovely memories. Best job i've ever had. People were great, job was easy enough, you coild just laugh n joke around while working, bosses were pretty sweet in general. Just great!
Working for 3 months as a fast foods line cook when I was 16 years old really humbled me. It was less hectic than this, but still respect to those out there grinding.
A wise woman once told me “Fast food workers deserve respect, they aren’t below anyone. Everyone has a job. Even if everyone went to college and got a degree, someone would have to work at McDonald’s… we’re all important”
I can honestly say that the only time in my life I have worked harder than the guy in the video is when I helped a friend move their horse farm. People who look down on fast food workers are saying more about themselves than they are the workers.
You see, this is why I never get too mad when my order gets wrong. People like these really do work as hard as everyone else with more 'respected' jobs and they don't get that same respect when in actuality they deserve respect too.
Naw. Make my order right. That don't forget to charge you for extra stuff, so they shouldn't forget to add it. I work in a restaurant and i try my hardest to give the people what is on the ticket. It's what I'm paid to do.
I always try to go out of my way to be kind to others, but I certainly wouldn't put fast food workers on a pedestal. They chose to work there and for most it's a stepping stone job. Look, we all work hard, but I worked fast food when I was a kid and it takes like a day or two to be fully functional. It is tit work and doesn't even come close to the stress and physical labor of a steel worker or carpenter. Higher paying jobs pay more for a reason and it's got nothing to do with respect. And folks that get mad don't do it out of lack of respect. They do it because they are cockheads and they would do the same to a master mechanic that left a grease stain in their car.
Always respected the people in this industry. I manage to stay nourished because of you, for the times I am not bothered to make food for myself and your work is most definitely underappreciated.
After spending my whole life not knowing what it was like behind the scenes at McDonald’s this has opened my eyes greatly. First off you guys hopefully are getting paid fair wages, this is a real craft and you are both fast and efficient. The teamwork was definitely there as well. I also now see what the issue is at all the McDonald’s that have failed me in the past.
As a cook, I understand most people won't see this as that impressive since it's not light speed, but I hope they are least recognize the amount of multitasking and lighting fast recognition this takes to pull off. The camera doesn't even show the probable half a second you look at the screen and memorize a half dozen or more orders at a time. Hats off, my man. Aside from that cheese giving you troubles, you killed it haha.
@@Stephiscool444 the orders are in the screen so you know how much bread and the amount of them you have to prepare. The sauce and the envelopes you must use. It is all about photographic memory.
I worked at a sonic for like a month or two and SHEESH the night rushes we had were insane lol I remember the night we got absolutely slammed. One mistake you’re fucked because the order comes back and you gotta change it then potentially loose the groove your in and it’s just domino effect at that point
Watching you make food is hypnotic. Gives me a better appreciation for what fast food workers in general do, since it seems like it would require a lot more multitasking than I first thought! Seeing all the machinery is cool too!
if you ignore how unhealthy the food is for a minute and just think about mcdonalds as a business and an efficient system, its pretty incredible what theyve been able to accomplish
The workers make McDonald's and pretty much every other business. Without the hard work of ordinary people supporting themselves and their families these multi billion dollars companies and their owners would have absolutely nothing.
@@RGZ1 lol yes the other way around too, without companies like McDonald’s millions of people won’t have the means to support themselves and their families
My first job at 16 was at McDonald's. Front end. It's not easy as people may think. You run like a well oiled machine! Very impressive! You work so effectively....
it is easy if you have the right crew the hardest part is back booth and front booth front service is a cake walk and grill is good if you have a decent crew i worked there for 15 years assistant manager , manager, second assistant, first assistant, store manager basic shift manager work advanced shift manager work, food handler certificate boc, and small equipment classes not sure if they do any of that anymore that was more than 32 years ago for me not sure how its changed. the guy on grill was pretty slow but consistent i was twice as fast not putting him down just an observation i loved it there and there is money if you stick through it and move up but waterburger managers make way more in money
Having done this exact job not too long ago, I know exactly how their speed is. It requires a great deal of focus and ability to get through a rush at that speed, along with communication to make sure enough product is made. Hats off to your team, I wish mine was as good haha
I feel this, I work at a McDonald’s myself and this is exactly what goes on, it can get stressful at points when I’m the only one making the sandwiches but I love to see how fast I go, I usually have my food going out within 30 seconds of it coming on the screen and I do have to say it is a very great feeling knowing that I can go as fast as I go
That’s happened to me to I was by myself making sandwiches while someone else was on grill and that lasted for about 2 hours till another co worker came in and helped me out and I wasn’t supposed to be the only one it’s cause 4 workers called in
I feel you. I worked in Mcdonalds for 2 years, I was fast and you could have eat directly on the floor as much as I was keeping it clean. This was my first job and it really gave me skills that I will need all my life.
This is impressive, I take fast food for granted considering its so fast and to me it appears to be magic. However there is a backend and I see that it takes an incredible amount of work to get things not only right but right quickly. I respect the work and I do think these individuals should be paid more. During the pandemic a drive to Mc Donald’s was not only for food but for entertainment. It’s more than flipping a burger and I see that now. Respect
ironically we dont actually flip burgers, the grill cooks both sides at once, flipping burgers is a very old saying that was only true maybe 30 years ago
I worked in the food industry for 18 years. It was some of the hardest, most stressful, most fun, learning, hectic, dramatic and memorable years of my life. I have a love/hate relashionship with it. I do not miss doing the work, but I do miss the folks I worked with through the years. It's a very underappreciated line of work, but one I feel everyone should experience once in their life.
Three years as a forklift driver at a lumber yard to a couple years as a welder that works 10-11 hours a day and I couldn’t last one doing this work it is respect
I honestly love my job at mcdonalds, don't think it's that hard at least for me, and most of the time we can kinda mess around while doing the job and we can just talk all day to both customers and employees so most days its actually kinda fun
I work in McDonald’s and you made this look so easy props to you man it’s really hard work specially when you’re getting pressured by managers who don’t give a crap about you .
this is a pretty slow cozy rush! that n yall's unit is fully staffed. This is exactly what lunch rush is supposed to look like, bonus points that no one's yelling or running back n forth having to run two stations at once. I hope yall still get meal breaks, in Texas everyone here's loopholed around having to give people breaks. I've got enough food service horror stories for a more jaded me to fill the entire page, but all I'll say is, congratz on hitting the jackpot, you deserve it
It's really nice, and in my opinion incredibly important to get reminded that there is a person behind every single thing you order from McDonalds or any other fast food chain. We take these things for granted, and often need to remember how we're treating another person when we grow impatient about our orders, or the time it takes a delivery service driver to arrive. The concept of sonder is such an important feeling, we need more of it in this world, for with it, humanity would gain many wonderfully kindred spirits.
1. Those beeps brought back so many memories 2. I love the tossing of the bun in frustration 3. The steamer was unique to my eyes 4. Holy crap that’s a narrow work space!
Seeing this makes me realize how much we as a society depend on fast-food workers and yet still treat them the worst. The workers who deal with this kind of chaos daily have my utmost respect
@@manwithballsonarm6775dude. I literally work 60 hours a week at a ranch and have a nice physique that plenty of ladies around here have seen as eye candy or personally enjoyed touching. Whether I be wrangling with some horses or going over to another camp and dealing with bulls, it don’t matter. Sometimes I want me some guilty pleasure fast food. And that don’t make me lazy or out of shape. Let’s not make generalizations, cowboy. (:
@@thecapone45 no that makes you to lazy to make your own food. Idc how much you work what you look like. You eat fast food get food fast cause your to lazy to make it yourself. Say it right or don't say it at all
Also as a McDonald's worker myself I love watching this content because it's truly how I believe all stores should be. Very professional, safe, and courteous. It's like watching the handbook playing out in front of me.
It is such a shame how fast food workers don’t get the appreciation and pay they deserve. It looks like a highly stressful environment and I couldn’t work that quickly or efficiently. Hats off to you! And thank you.
@@elizarr3069 While I wont disagree with you; with any hospitality business, the pressure can pile up hugely if the place is busy and you're not completely used to working quickly.
@@TectalchameleonJamaa As someone who works fast food, stress tolerance is your number 1 skill while working, if even one part of the chain breaks down you're very quickly gonna notice it. It may not be rocket science to work with fast food, however if we're not here, where will the rocket scientist go for a quick bite to eat after a busy day?
I think it’s important to note for those who haven’t worked this type of job before, you are doing more than what is shown in the video. You’re looking up at the screen and managing product levels. Unless you work weekday lunches than often times you are dealing with coworkers who are new and need extra help and teaching. You are often dealing with targets to make sure every order is on your screen for less than 70 seconds. Also keep in mind that this video doesn’t even seem like they are that busy and most of the food items are relatively simple ones. I’ve had many days where there are more than 6 orders on my screen each with several items, some of them harder than others. Don’t forget the very very hot grills and fryers around us sometimes bringing the temperature to what feels like 35 degrees Celsius while having to wear long pants (it is a necessary thing to require though). Also seen some of y’all say this ain’t manual labour and that’s BS. Doing this for hours on end is exhausting and often times you have to lift heavy boxes like large fry boxes etc.
there have been times where I'm working the grill and have to step up with doing part fries sometimes too, and when you get quarter pounder after quarter pounder after quarter pounder, there's just a lot going on at once you're keeping track of
Totally. I work at jersey mikes and there have been times where I’m on my feet for 9 hours straight, not only making the sandwiches but carrying heavy boxes of frozen bread back and forth. It was so bad one time I was up all night because my legs were in so much pain that I couldn’t even sleep.
@@marcustigox2152 just had one of those days today lmao, I worked a 9 hour shift and racked bread just to get home and hit the bed sleeping. Only did it because our manager didn't schedule a pre-closer for the day. My legs are fine though, it gets easier the more you're on them.
My daughter worked on the grill side of a McDonalds. I have total respect for all of you. Plus, there is just something very soothing about watching you assemble burgers.
Worked at McDonald's for 5 years (from 16 - 21). Some of the best times I ever had where working that line. Feels great to crush a lunch / dinner rush. Learned a ton at McDonald's that I still use today (I now lead a national sales team). Grateful for the experience and defend it all day against all the negative press.
Its a fascinating look into lean processes. Its really impressive to watch how everything is put together and the systems in place to facilitate it. I work in a contract testing lab and we could learn a lot from the fast food industry.
My mom was a McD’s manager once when I was a kid in the 80’s and she said it was her hardest job ever…she came from a sharecropper’s family and had to pick tobacco and cotton as a child. So, that made me know just how tough fast food can be and why we should all be grateful for the hard work y’all do. Cheers 🍔
@@featheranimations2798 i hope u know that since hope says her family were sharecroppers they were likely enslaved before that. formerly envslaved people worked sharecropper jobs after abolition because it was the only work they could get. your snarky comment is unneeded
Never worked at a fast food place, but i did work at a mom and pop pizza joint that had insane rushes on Fridays and Saturdays, im talking random orders for 10-20 pizzas during the middle of a dinner rush. I did the cut and the boxing of the pizzas and sides mostly. We had two ovens so it was a total race against time getting all the food boxed up and on the warmer before the oven got backed up. Non stop for hours. When it was really busy i would even get sent on the odd delivery when we were short on drivers. I really do respect food service workers, under-appreciated and over stressed! This goes out to all the individuals who are proud of whatever work it is that they do, no matter how trivial.
I wish it was this slow when I worked at McDonald's... I was a manager and still had to help out on line and even grill some days to try and get order times down. Honestly though some days I actually miss it. My life was a lot simpler back then, and my crew was tight.
As the main grill person at my McDonald’s, this gave me so many flashbacks, especially the quarter bell. Also, your bun machine is much different from ours, but it’s much more efficient
there's these twins where i work, they've been on grill ever since the mcdonalds opened several years ago so they've had go hear that bell countless times, but one twin got the other a cow bell for christmas, reaction was priceless
This seems so difficult. As a person who gets stressed easily, i would go nuts if i had to do this everyday. I really appreciate the work put into this. And this has made me hungry aswell lol.
this is actually optimal busy. enough orders to keep you from getting bored but also enough coworkers to keep you from getting overwhelmed. what’s really stressful is when you’re working grill and table during a rush
I've never worked at fast food but my siblings did. I always try to imagine how I would want my siblings to be treated every time I interact with workers. Makes you humble and kinder. I never understand why other people can just be horrible humans.
Oh stop kissing your own A as if youve never been in a bad mood and been rude before. Maybe you should also realize that some of those employees hate you as a customer, and do nasty crap to peoples food
@@XXXLaurel go shove it with your "temper tantrum" BS , Juan. You get irritable too, just like you just proved. You hear something you disagree with and the person that doesnt agree with you is automatically a baby that throws temper tantrums.
Fr. I cannot for the love of god learn kitchen at all, partially because management wont give me proper time too, mostly because its WAY too much multitasking that my brain gets fried. I can handle Front Counter Multitasking, same with all of drive through. but kitchen, that’s something else. Props to anyone who can do it. Yall are given too much disrespect for stupid shit like “putting my mayonnaise not on center” (yes someone complained to me about that)
@@Paperkutchy yup. We deal with all the crazy sons of bitches while kitchen just keeps things going. 99.9% of people wont have any issue, or at least they dont come to us about it.
@@CamerasThings i men’s to be honest it’s not as hard but just like front and drive through you learn a little bit at a time until you’re like rally good in them and automatically will start being good at it
As someone working on street canteen, this is very relatable. The time limit, the stress yet your human body struggle to catch up. People who manage to stick around with food jobs should have more public regconition.
@@yvngchvp8695 try the chick fil a max rush when you have 2 lines of cars backed up 6 each. The place becomes chaos. There is a special place in hell for people who order several shakes in the middle of a big rush
@@bruisedbug he's not wrong tho, my store was much busier. This was tame in comparison, I've had to develop the habit of lining the whole table with my wrappers and boxes, so I can quickly power through as much as possible.
As a McDonald's enjoyer, thank you guys for making the food through blood and sweat. I've never thought about how grateful I am to have people in this life that work their ass off to set the best food preparation for us hungry customers. Shoutout to the people who did the McNuggets and Fries y'all the bomb!
Seeing a restaurant from the outside, it’s easy to think, “it’s not hard to flip burgers” when you’re just thinking about your own order. Many Karen’s and Kyle’s fail to realize is how many orders one or two people have to make until their order comes up. Mad respect to these guys! 🤘🏼
@@Midala87 The customized orders and when customers don't know what to get at the drive thru is really what delays them big time, or when they take long to pay at the window lol.
@@mazgaj2 I mean. I worked at a mcdonnalds for 2 yrs on our busiest road. If you're smart and pre-prepped, you already had containers you can literally just swap out, and there's always gonna be atleast a 5-10 minute downtime here and there. I've never heard of a 5hr rush hour, lol. That would be the busiest mcdonnalds in the world for sure.
@@alondor8157 I work at a McDonald's in a small town that is essentially the last stop on a main highway for about 60 miles if you're heading north. Every weekend we get these kinds of rushes, not 5 hours, but the lunch rush will typically be 2 1/2 - 3 hours long with our drive-thru wrapped around the building, sometimes out to the highway, and a full lobby as well. Combine that with a lack of employees and subpar training and staffing and you get a very stressful rush.
As someone that worked in mcdonalds and mostly evenings i can say that rush is one of the most stressful experiences i’ve had to go through, especially the first time. You’d have to make sure that what you are doing is correct because there is not a lot of room for error and you have to do if fast because orders keep pouring in. And if that wasn’t enough a lot of people order mcdonalds through delivery services in rush which if they do you have to pack it differently and the orders tend to be a lot bigger which is a lot more time consuming. But when rush is over man that is one of the best feelings. You can just grab something to drink and chill for a minute
It ain't that deep my man relax... its literally assembly line work in its most basic form. Luckily mfs from McDonald's dont gotta be that quick and efficient while moving material or whatever they are working with well over 50lbs. The most annoying part of this job is listening to how entitled your 40 y.o coworker sounds speaking how they cant get anywhere in life when all they do is blow their checks on crack or meth.
@@itsfeliciatime it's not even about getting anyone down.. perhaps it's more of revealing what the reality is. If McDonalds was a struggle for you then where are you going to go in life?
@@GonShotBarz it was my first job when i was 17 bruh i was doing highschool plus doing 10+ hours a week trampoline gymnastics which i compete both nationally and internationally. Mcdonalds was a demanding job because i wasn't used to doing all that.
@@itsfeliciatime Don't listen to him, he probably has issues. Thank you for your service in the fast food industry, people don't stop and think how lucky they are to have someone serve them food quickly.
I worked at McDonald's for a year and a half and this is the most efficiently ran lunch rush I have ever seen. You deserve a raise. Edit: I'm getting replies that he's the owner. I think it's great to see the owner helping out. I've never seem that. Props to him.
I’m fairly certain he will be owning his own McDonalds soon, he made a video about his career there. If I remember correctly he’s currently a salaried manager!
I currently am a crew trainer at one in KS. Ours is ran very similarly, except we have the older bun toasters. Crazy stuff. I wish I could've seen how lit up their screens were tho
@@mikrokozm9 as someone who was a grill line manager in Portland Oregon for one of the busiest fast food restaurants on the west coast that provided fresh everytime food meaning starting from raw beef or chicken smashing patties rolling dough in the mornings for wraps and making fresh bread I can tell you nothing fucking compares to just plain ole fast food assembly lines like this when shit hits the fan don't even get me started on holidays like 4th of July weekend and such 8 to 9 hours of having to be on top of your game having to make sure every thing is portioned correctly having to not mess up a single order in fear of being screamed at by a customer that doesn't care that you have a line wrapped around the store for the lobby and running into the street for drive thru plus 45+ online orders that will be arriving 5 minutes after they place order. Ive been a manager at my store at a small town in ks for 2 years now and I've never had to work this hard every minute of every day and that's compared to when I worked in Portland we definitely do not get paid enough and to talk down about it is despicable because no restaurant rush even comes close to being as stressful as a fast food restaurant. The food industry is tough work but I'd kill to have the ease and downtime a flat top grill made fresh everytime restaurant kitchen gets because when people go to those places they expect to wait or a slip up here and there but in true fast food nope they want it now and perfect because "the job is easy you're just making premade burgers" they have no idea of the work and stress.
This is why I'm always patient at fast food places. Even if a worker seems annoyed, I dont take it personally. The way people chew them out for the smallest mistakes, it's insane.
my first job was at mcdonalds when i was 14 or 15 and although i did not like it, i tried my best to learn as much as i could. it made appreciate all my other jobs and appreciate the people working in these establishments
Astounding how different this is to rushes at my old chick-fil-a. It's impossible to describe the environment of so many employees rushing around in what looks from the outside to be a chaotic mess, but is really a well-oiled machine
Oh my goodness, I worked at a McDonalds for about six years or so, and this is exactly how it was. I started at 17 and stopped working at about 23 years old. You are really damn good at your job, man. This is exactly how i did it. The even crazier thing is that *I* had to pull the meat from the grill while making sandwiches! The sad thing is that the McDonalds I used to bust my ass at is now permanently closed. It makes me wonder why I bothered working so hard.
You don't have to wonder. You were a great worker and you personally contributed a big chunk to increased cash flow that kept the reataurant open. I used to manage a Chick-Fil-A and efficiency is the number one productive quality we looked for in crew members. If you were efficient and personable, you went to the front line. If you were efficient but not personable, you went to the kitchen. If there wasn't potential for efficiency at all we probably didn't hire you 😂 It sounds harsh, but HOOOOOLY shit, it's important to keep cars out of your drive through and your inside line low. But I digress, what I want to say is that you were undoubtedly a big reason why your location stayed open as long as it did, and you should be proud of that.
I work at Arby's, and while I don't work lunch rushes anymore, we do have smaller rushes at dinner time, but there's only a supervisor and two employees, and we also have to do pre-closing stuff like count waste and clean the lobby. Doesn't help that the rushes arrive right when you start walking to do a pre-closing task.
Been a while since I did this job. I do not miss the stress. It was kinda fun at times being a kitchen ninja lol, smashing out a rush with a good team.
Im telling you guys from experience; being in need to deliver something just in time required, knowing that one mistake could take you back precious minutes, and also having that waiting customer on the back of your head, thinking about "I have to deliver this to them quickly" puts you in a lot of stress and pressure. Not to mention very common brain dead bosses who'd just roam around and yell at people, inconveniences with that might occur like "being out of something" doesn't really help. It was a temporary job for me, but I knew I couldn't handle this. Mad respect for anyone who does this in daily basis. And never forget, there are always people out there, appreciate you.
I worked at Dunkin but I was a baker so I came in at 7 PM and worked till 4 AM baking donuts all night so I didn’t have to deal with customers.. however when I first started there I was a C1 cashier and worked Drive through coffee.
i was curious why fast food places in my area were paying their employees more than what i was making, but after seeing some of your videos i now understand why. Your job is both a lot harder and more fast paced than my job, i know i could never work fast food because i wouldn't be able to keep up
@@wykon6700 ah dont worry, your first 2 weeks are gonna be a learning curve but its all very simple. the challenge kicks in when you have lunch and dinner rushes and a full line in drive through XD you'll be fine, when you get stressed, just breathe, and focus on one item at a time. Helped me out quite a bit
@@wykon6700 pay attention to your training, and learn how to shut off your brain, and allow muscle memory to kick in. You will over time become a literal human machine and plow through orders like an unstoppable god.
@@Jubernuaght how do you stop yourself from getting burnt out? I know its a part of work, but when I worked in food service it was so painfully stressful and exhausting. I dont know what's wrong with my brain but I had a really hard time forcing myself to go to work and ended up just quitting it. I know I was working at a shitty place and the management sucked(they didnt even train me how to do things, I was running the register pretty much alone in the first 5 minutes of my shift), but it just looks like the same insane repetitive bs for 7 hours a day for however long you choose to keep the job pretty much anywhere. I'd definitely rather work in landscaping or something like I did last summer than in a kitchen ever again. I'm just curious how people are able to force themselves to go through with it and keep going to work when it's so shitty
@@ChickentNug I will say, having a good crew and at least a good amount of managers that you get along with/like makes a HUGE difference in how the day goes. Unbearably busy days feel like a shared struggle of comrades, and in a sense “fun” as everyone overcomes the day. I was lucky to have that luxury for at least 4 years, last two not so much, but I had already lined up internship and was wrapping up college. Having insufferable/incompetent managers can make even easy days terrible. There is only so much one can do an endure alone without support or proper training. I absolutely don’t blame you for wanting to jump ship then, and having a bleak outlook on it. Definitely not worth your time there. But I’d be lying if I said I didn’t miss some of those closes with the “dream team” crew, as we’d call ourselves.
This is so incredibly impressive! I can’t describe it, but I can imagine trying to learn all of this, and being so stressed out. He just moves like a well oiled machine!
I've only worked cashier in fast food, my first thought watching this was "I don't think I could do this, I'm glad I never worked food line." It is tough!
Today i just got my dream job as an otr trucker and watching what i used to work for... I can remember exactly what the sounds of every machine i hear! 1:16 is the sound of the grills about to rise and at 1:21 the grills rise to reveal the burgers because they are automated burger presses. Starting out in fast food to being a professional driver was a ride for sure! Because ever since working fast food and retail, I always respect the workers and even more so now! Moving so fast in a burger joint ain't no cake walk, i got fired in 2 weeks due to underperformance because everyone was moving like The Flash!
I enjoy McDonald's when I go and it's definitely interesting to watch the behind the scenes action. Honestly, I couldn't work this job because I'm too much of a perfectionist and would not be quick but I respect you all a lot. You're there when we need a quick meal to eat and you're quick too (hence "fast food"). Great job! Just wish your pay was a lot more since you're on the clock 24/7.
It may pain you to know that 99.9% of all jobs in the world are made less efficient through perfection and that by throwing the pickles down with fury is the perfection in this industry.
Lol it's like putting together a baby's puzzle plus flipping burgers. It's not that much, Wana a living wage go learn a trade skill. Also they don't serve real food.
@@Perroden Jesus what is your problem with McDonald’s and the employees? Get off a McDonald’s video, go sort your own life out and get a job hun, sod off
When I’m traveling. Or lazy. These are the people that feed me. They definitely deserve respect and patience.
The customer is always right
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@@silasmedvedev8019 Nah man, if someone is rude to me while i'm doing his shit he can hire another one, plenty of work to do
@@silasmedvedev8019 I guess different working mentalities, as a German i drive pretty good with what i'm doing (atleast in Craftsmanship and Construction).
I don't need to do anything i don't get recognition for you know? Even if it's just a Coffee for Lunch.
@@silasmedvedev8019 well someone has to make the burgers you entitled and privileged fool
As a now former McDonald’s employee, it warms my heart to see everyone in these comments saying nice things about us for once lol
work at a McDonalds now, and same, even doing fries and timing them well is a skill
Yeah it’s all skill man I was a kitchen manager for 4 years and I kept that kitchen RUNNIN I always made sure it was clean and people were at their preferred spot that they could do efficiently and effectively. I actually managed to get Petal, MS McDonald’s store number 3 in U.S
dude why did he threw away that bun and what's that machine in which he was dropping the new buns😅
@@sanjaypandit943 he put it in wrong and didn’t want to use that bun. So he went and got a brand new one
@@viserion8782 ok got that part thanks, but why was he dropping them into thise vents??😅
as a former mcdonald’s employee who worked this exact position, all the appreciative and kind comments really mean a lot. it’s a very stressful job especially during rushes and you don’t ever really get any thanks for it.
Ty 😊👍
You didn't get any thanks? So you worked for free?
@@Alcoholic_Nerd payment isn't thanks.
You're kind of hitting on one type of alienation in labor. The one who consumes things merely exchanges money for a product without seeing where it came from---i.e. the person who actually made it. The person who labors likewise doesn't see the person who consumes/uses what they made by hand. At both of ends of the product, the people are completely aliented from each other. Money is all that's between them, and the money goes to various middlemen and the majority is kept by the owner before it ever makes it "back" to the producer.
"Thanks" is personal. Payment is not. Giving someone a handmade gift or buying from the person who made it are very different from this
@@daisy3869 I'm almost 40 and have worked at two mc donalds, three wendy's, two arbys, a sub shop and about 4 other restaurants so whatever. The only reason you are there is for money so yea, that is all the thanks I need. You wouldn't be there at all if you didn't get paid.....
@@daisy3869Why would anybody thank someone for doing their job?
Seeing this, it makes total sense why an order could get easily messed up. There’s so much going on; it looks like the line chef has to memorize orders ahead of time. Super easy to get it messed up, especially with multiple special orders on the same ticket
Exactly, A lot of the time if they are in the middle of a rush or are busy in general I never go back to have an order corrected if it’s messed up for 2 reasons, 1. I don’t like the idea of having them remake my food for a minor issue like it’s missing pickles or something and 2. I’ve had a dulled sense of taste since 09 and haven’t been able to tell the difference between a burger from any fast food joint, example-McDonald’s, Burger King, Carl’s Jr, Jack in the Box, they all taste identical to me no matter what I order, unless the food is packed with jalapeños or something.
Having worked in fast food a lot in my early years, I know stuff happens and an order is messed up here or there. I've been there, I've messed up plenty. But, I am on my 7th order in a row that has been wrong (twice getting someone else's entire order and not mine) at one of my local McD's. The other one always has a line out into the street and are slow. I mean, statistically speaking I should have gotten the correct order by accident once by now, right?
it’s really not that hard, kids these days are just lazy f c#nts who can’t do shit
Yes, last week I was at work and just ordered 2 regular hamburgers, and ended up getting 2 cheeseburgers lol 😊 oh well not a big deal
@@josephbrandon549 cook your own food at home
Honestly, I really think fast food jobs should be respected a lot more. Not even just because people may not have any choice, or because they don't get paid a lot, or because they do the work no one else is willing to do, and while those are all very valid reasons, I just respect how they manage to push the absolute limit to human labor, memorization, efficiency, and endurance, and are yet shunned like the bottom of the barrel part of society.
@@charismatic9467 I mean, fine, but imagine doing that for up to 12 hours a day, for minimum wage, and if you get a single thing wrong or work too slow or even anything, you fail. It's not "pushing human labor" in terms of raw strength, but the mental strength required to endure the tedium with maximum efficiency with no failure and little reward. Honestly. don't disrespect it if you aren't willing to do it. If you actually are a fast food employee, then you're doing the work no one wants to do.
@@Morhamms357 Agreed, everyone should be respected no matter what you do. Even if they're just assembling patties instead of doing open heart surgery, it still says more about you then it does about the other person if you decide to treat them poorly.
@@Morhamms357 minimum wage I just got hired making 12 a hour I used to work at a grocery store bagging groceries for 8 a hr when minimum wage was $7.25 a hour
@@charismatic9467 and anyone who says that shit probably has not worked in fast food before but ok lol. any job is labor my guy you can look up the definition, here I'll give it too you lol merriam websters : a: expenditure of physical or mental effort especially when difficult or compulsory
was sentenced to six months at hard labor
b(1): the services performed by workers for wages as distinguished from those rendered by entrepreneurs for profits
(2): human activity that provides the goods or services in an economy
Industry needs labor for production.
c: the physical activities (such as dilation of the cervix and contraction of the uterus) involved in giving birth
also : the period of such labor
stop acting like because you work a harder job that others don't do "labor", your just pandering to yourself and it's annoying.
@@Morhamms357 I have before. I've also worked landscaping, construction , and masonry. Working the line in a fast food restaurant is not hard work. Also, working in a regular restaurant is much harder work than this.
One thing you never miss after leaving working at a fast food resturant is those machines constantly beeping. My God I had ptsd from those things after clocking out or hearing them at another restaurant. 😂
I still hear them lol
Same- in n out has me fucked up
Same. At some point i even started making beeping noises too cause one of my coworkers hated the beeping(we joke alot so it wasn’t put of malice). But the main thing i hated about McDonald’s is the damn cheese. Sometimes its easy to pull apart while other time it’s literally impossible. Those cheese are a nightmare
I know people who could still hear those noises after their shifts when they’re tryna sleep
This is so damn accurate 😂
Man, I haven't worked at McDonalds since the late 90s, but it boggles my mind how little has changed since then. Same process, even some of the same noises, from the beeps to the clicks, it's the same as it ever was. Thanks for sharing this and awakening something in me that has been dormant for over 20 years.
Guess it’s as efficient as it’s going to get. That’s nuts.
Honestly it has to be part of their success. You just made me realize, I've been eating pretty much the same kind of orders at McDonalds for 20+ years, and it has always tasted the same! The taste of so many products from so many companies has changed over the years, but not theirs.
@@DarkLeviathan8 That is cool to think about. They never try to mess with the classics. They'll bring in the McRib to spice it up, but that's about it. The last thing they did was those Musical Artist meals. I really didn't know who any of those people were, but to each their own.
@@DarkLeviathan8 Disagree. McDonalds has changed immensely along with all the rest.
Don't fix what aint broken
I really loved being a cook in the rush - fast paced, challenging, requiring multitasking, planning and problem solving. It was like surfing. When you're on the crest of that wave, crushing out the orders, it feels incredible. If only it paid better.
I felt similarly about doing order taking in the drive through! I loved dinner rush - taking an order whilst simultaneously handling payment from the customer ahead of them and packing the order for the customer ahead of that customer, and not making a single mistake, was one of the most exhilarating feelings. My managers loved me because they knew when I was rostered for dinner shifts our lane would be "in the green" the whole time. I've never worked harder in my life.
you are built different to enjoy this, just watching this gives me anxiety about my job, I cannot think of many things in this world that I would rather do less than this 😂
@@pebble312 right? People can be so different
Bro I’m working at Wendy’s I’m on grill everybody hates there job besides me lol I just enjoy being hands on and challenged I can relate 💯 8 hours feels like 4
@@pebble312 FR. I can multitask fine, but in no god damn way do I enjoy it. Its stressful as f u c k .
Even if you have a bad day with rude customers and no thanks, just know a ton of us really appreciate y’all for doing this “low level” job. When I’m tired, and really hungry for a quick bite, I definitely think about how grateful I am for these people getting me food quickly. Thank you!! ❤️❤️
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@@GonShotBarz
You right now: 🤡
@@tjdouk4267 mf who
@@GonShotBarz mans got ratiod 💀🤡
No you don't. Your just a meme
Just because your work does not require long periods of training, does not make it easy work or unimportant. You are the backbone that keeps millions of working people fed daily. We count on you. Thank you for your hard work
Yes I wish people wouldn’t say working there is easy cause it’s not. It’s hard labouring work
@@LightWolfAMVS it is tho. It's not rocket science.
Keeping a bunch of blind ppl fed who can't bother to check what they are eating.
@@smasu2929 I love how we live in an age we're someone can say facts and so many ppl will say "Keep crying" like spouting facts physically hurts the person. It sounds like your the one who is crying, don't like facts? Go back to your safe space.
Stop eating at McDonald's, it's why your unhealthy.
@@Perroden stop crying lol
I haven't eaten at McDonald's for over a decade now, but this really gives me a new perspective of how hard things can be. Y'all have my respect.
Over a decade darn man
..my job is harder
This is hard? Everything is laid out for them lol
@@kirkadurka7152 You ever work an assembly line in a factory? McDonalds is basically that but with food instead of cars or appliances. Usually the work itself isn't difficult or complex, but it's the constant SPEED and PRECISION and MULTITASKING at which you have to work that makes the job not for the faint of heart
@@Karlach_ Yeah, I worked building car seats for ford.
Honestly doing this for hours is kind of enjoyable. I used to work for one of the busiest McDonald's in my country and the peak times were insane. After 30 minutes into your shift you hit the flow state and time flies by so quickly.
I would agree, but my coworkers were so toxic I couldn't enjoy any of my time working there. I'm glad i quit, my new job is much better.
@@snil3464 this tbh. Having to work with toxic people sucks, so much happier when working with a team that’s nice and has good synergy
I worked for Sonic and Whataburger and being fully staffed is great. When you're getting jumped is when the problems arise
@@gallatinwrestling6422 You should carry protection, some kind of weapon, if that's a problem. Or just move to a better area.
@@salazam I dont mean physcally lol. I mean handling the kitchen mostly alone. I run before people even consider jumping me
I currently work at McDonald’s, and it’s nice to see people appreciative of what we do in the kitchen, it stresses me tf out but it’s nice to hear people compliment your work
That's dope, which shift and position?
@@kavukkii CEO baby. We go to work when we feel like it 💯💯
Fast food workers just as important as mechanic or electrician or manufacturing, because people like you keep them fed quickly and keeps up productivity
@@kavukkii sorry for the late response I didn’t even realize people saw this 💀 but I work the night shift and they rotate me around grill, the table, and the fryer it’s not bad but the fucking timers/beeps have left me with some sorta fuckin ptsd or something because I still hear them briefly throughout the day when I’m off
@@honkhonk5813 you’re safe now
The lunch rush, when you're in the zone, is honestly one of the most satisfying things ever. When you're blasting away making sandwich after sandwhich. My high school self missed seeing this lol
Facts bro!! When you get into the rhythm and the “flow” state and you end up making like 30 sandwiches in 1 minute it’s actually kinda satisfying.
i agree w this, except when something goes wrong, usually when the customer wants to change something which always overcomplicate things. But one of the worst things is when machinery is broken & etc, and someone needs to leave to fix smth. This jus ruins everything and it takes a while before everyone can flow again
I live for food service flow state.
dude fr like watching this brings back empties and then hearing the ding for the quarter pounder was like broooo what the hell ngl the job was lowkey mindless but that made it enjoyable for me personally
@@monkeygaming5115 mcdonalds was an amazing job lol I loved working there.
That one bun that went in the trash for not fitting in the toasting machine
The bun is still perfectly fresh and intact, wedged in a landfill somewhere
Food waste
Has McDonald's considered separate containers for compostable food waste?
@@robh748Maybe it depends on the country or place, but at the McDonald's where I work we have waste bins specifically for food waste
He accidentally threw the top part of the bun into the bottom bun toaster and it wouldn't get properly compressed in there and already got "damaged", so he had to threw it away, since it was on his camera. If he wasn't recording he prolly would just roll with it anyways
I worked as a fry cook for in n out burger for 9 years and I completely understand the hustle and grind here. There is a calm fun to be had when you get all the systems down. This guy knows his process and after a while you even develop a sense of style with it. One thing I learned tho, is I'm going to ask for extra pickles next time I'm at McDonald's 😅.
I was a shift manager at a McDonalds for quite a few years in my early 20’s. The misconception of believing it’s easy work is all too common. Imagine running a Saturday night shift from the grill by yourself because two cooks didn’t show up. You have one other coworker running both the drive-thru and front counter threatening to quit because they are doing everything as well. Absolutely brutal!
Imagine night shift...only me and the manager and a brand new cook on line....our first rush the cook folded and left....now imagine my manager and I by ourself for the whole shift until 7 am because half the morning shift didnt show up either....lol ...those days sucked lmao
@@ebhill8577 damn hope you are doing well now
Why does he throw the buns away?
Sounds like any kitchen to be honest
@@sarahwolfe1154 possibly he tore the bun. Or maybe he felt the bun wasn't good enough, sometimes they can break easily, very common when putting them in the toadter
Mad respect to these folks, even if my order is wrong sometimes. I used to work at the busiest Mexican restaurant in my city. It was legit torture whenever it got busy on the weekends. Literally a non stop 8 hour long rush that just eats you up physically and mentally. And I was one of the lucky ones who left halfway through the day, some folks were there busting thier ass from open to close. These jobs are hell and I salute those who do them.
Yep, I work at a Mexican restaurant, and it gets bad when it's busy. But it's okay. I work the 1 p.m. to 10 p.m. shift, still better then when I worked fast food.
I work at a burger king, its really hard to work with 14 an hour and standing for 8 hours without workshoes. I hate it so much lmao
Man we lived the same life lol
NO EXCUSES
Mad respect to minimum wage workers that can carry out basic unskilled labor. It must be so tough to stack pieces of food together... Insane how these fast food guys can use their motor skills
Worked drive thru for McDonald's as my first regular job(not just during the summer) and it can definitely get crazy. Glad you posted this so people understand what is *usually* going on in the kitchen during those busy times 😊
Drive thru is one of the easiest stations, all you so is take orders, money, and make kids meal boxes in your downtime
Almost 5 minutes long and I already feel like I’ve worked for 8 hours watching this!!
Much respect ✊
as someone who works at mcdonalds currently
this has to be the quietest lunch rush ive ever heard.
Yeah this looked tame, must be from a small town of about 20 people ha.
@@jazzcardashcam it just looks like they’re organized and know what they’re doing
@@ThatGuy-313 Easily done when you have a small rush of customers lmao
The guy literally never stops. How can this not be a rush. I don't care how many more people are in line ordering, these 2 guys cannot make any more food.
@@1UTUBEUSERNAME I agree. How much faster could one person go in any circumstance?
McDonald's should embrace more videos like this. It adds respect and dignity to the work you do every day. It clearly takes real skill and work to do these jobs, but society has somehow unjustly shown a poor light on it. Thank you for posting this.
Definitely, it has changed my impression of the quality and efficiency that McD’s workers have to have in order to make things run smoothly. I had no idea this was how complex the system was
Wait til robots replace their jobs
McDonald’s does not want videos like this out in the public. Because then people will see that fast food workers deserve a higher wage and people will protest for it and obviously McDonald’s doesn’t want to raise wages.
I work at Walmart and it’s a lot more laid back than this and I make way more than the McDonald’s workers in my town.
@TrumpsDaddy yes I we all need raises but McDonald’s is a huge company and can easily raise wages but they’re too greedy and want to make more profit than the last year
@TrumpsDaddy It's not that they "want to get it done in 2 minutes," there are quotas that workers have to comply with. Don't be ignorant.
I worked fast food and I honestly really hope I never have to. It makes me glad to see how many people understand how hard this is. I always treat fast food employees with respect cause I know how rough it is. Thanks for all the hard work! I think more people should have to do these so they know it’s not a low skilled job. It’s tough and when you’re getting treated like crap it just makes it tougher.
It is a low skill job, but it's definitely tough one. I don't envy anyone working this job and trying to make it. I have mad respect for them. Jesus.
@@sleazygaming5457what does Jesus have to do with making burgers at McDonald’s? Leave Jesus out of the conversation sir! Let Jesus rest in peace!
@@sleazygaming5457 it not a low skill jobs because not everyone able to do this..to be honest I don't think u able to work In any kitchen 🤷
It is not hard, it is just hard work.
While I’ve never worked at a Mc Donald’s, I used to work at a popular restaurant in my hometown. I remember how you could really feel the pressure building up the closer it got to that lunch rush.
Really puts other jobs in perspective and makes you appreciate them more. Even though I love cooking, that stressful environment wasn’t for me in the long run.
So accurate down to the "oh my bad" "nah you good" respect bro.
I was thinking the same with the "nah you good" omfg
Gives me major flashbacks to my BK days
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@@communistdoggo1963 3 seconds in lmaoo
It’s like that all the time 😂😂😂
The best part of this video is how, even though it's a high stress environment, he isn't panicking so it still seems relaxed. My biggest piece of advice for anyone going into a job like this: learn when and when not to turn off your brain. Sometimes it's good to just rush and go through the motions as fast as you can, and sometimes it's good to just keep a steady, consistent pace.
This 100%. I worked at a Hardee’s at my hometown for about 6 years. Learning the ability to shut off all higher thinking, and allowing muscle memory and training to take over is key to not going insane. Makes even the most frantic and daunting rushes feel way more manageable.
Great advice, back in the day I would call it conserving energy, because you'll need it later on in the day. Burning yourself out happens quickly as a nooby. Strangely enough managers or shift leaders never seemed to share this advices with the staff.
Owner*
@@lastlyhi ?
@@iammatthew4797 he is the owner, it would make sense why he is calm as he owns the establishment
Been 20 years since I worked at McDonald’s and crazy how nothing has changed. Appreciate all the hard work!
I only worked 7 weeks at Mcdonald's when I was 14 then became a lifeguard when I earned the money to take the class. Over a decade ago now. 6 years as a Corpsman with Marines wasn't as stressful as working there to feed the insatiable *CONSUMER!* Definitely flashback-level material. Fuck, just the sounds of the equipment get the fast twitch muscles going every time I'm in a Mcdonald's. Like you might hear regular beeping, but while I'm ordering my food, the MK Ultra training kicks in, and all I'm thinking is, "SOMEONE TAKE THE FUCKING McGRIDDLES OUT OF THE OVEN!!!"
Gotta put respect on service workers.
I worked at McDonald's for 3 years, this is a pretty clean rush. In my experience, usually more yelling from management, more spills, more burns (I lost feeling in my fingertips for several years), running out of stuff left and right. I'm sure lots of stuff wasn't shown. Your clothes are covered in grease, I had to wash my uniform separately from my other clothes so they wouldn't stink. My fingers always smelled like vinegar, it would take days to get it out. The kitchen counter is heated to keep sandwiches warm, but you can't lean on it or else you'll be burned. No AC, the kitchen would get to 40°C (104°F) in the summer. We weren't allowed water close by, because apparently it could spill and wreck the equipment. Times had to be kept ridiculously low, if I remember correctly we had 25 seconds to complete the order? No music either. We had a girl burn herself with hot grease, likely 2nd/3rd degree burn and needed to go to the hospital. Manager wouldn't let her leave unless they found someone to cover her shift.
At this point they sould invent burger printer than having horrible work process like this
@@ifkaralhaq1347 Burger printer
at that point the girl better had sued the ass off that manager and wouldnt need to ever work again.
I would've quit and drove my dam self to the emergency room
You lost me at celcius
Pretty impressive how efficient and organised it is. Also love the tidiness here, whenever i get my burgers, thry usually look like they were assembled in a tumbledrier. Not that i care, its a McDonald's not a Michelin star restaurant and the food was made by minimum wage workers, I've yet to complain at a McDonald's.
I never complain at McDonald's.. I just complain with myself at the toilet lol
no McDonald’s is disgusting garbage
@@michaelsotomayor5001 yes I stay doing that with taco bell
I won't complain but if it wrong I will get it corrected.
“assembled in a tumble drier” great description! lmfao my cheese be in the side of the burger when i receive it so i agree! … seems legit!!! 😉🤣🤣😂😂
As an otp 3 every store I go to I get mesmerized by how efficient the grill and fry wall can run on a lunch rush. I'm in awe that you guys don't have to talk. The kitchen at the stores I go to are constantly communicating. But you guys get everything done so well with minimal talking. Respect.
i was an op3 senior for the helpdesk, so never seen this type of stuff but makes me glad i was efficient at helping get the store equipment back up and running
@leeChMSI I've always wondered how people get into those fields, I can only imagine the amount of work they do in a day, and they've always managed to do it efficiently. I applaud you sir.
Hey man love the speed and work ethic. Coming from a former taco bell employee at a mall food court it gets tough sometimes. You are doing this and making it look so easy. Props to you.
A LOT of people tend to panic when there's a rush, causing quality control to go down, or completely out of the window.
Watching you during a rush is like watching a ballet. So perfect, quick, efficient, and never once letting the quality slide.
Keep up the great work 💖
Cap, he gave some burgers like 1 pickle each
@@thewyatt1001 He gave a burger just 1 pickle and I was laughing as I thought "but mah pickle!!" It's still not a big deal though.
@@RemedieX naw fr the pickle matters 💀
@@thewyatt1001
Mcdonalds always would give me a single pickle and when i asked for extra pickles they gave me 2 like thanks i guess 😅
Seems like a lot of people misinterpret hard work and actually efficiency... probably from not doing any sort of real work themselves. Go work in a warehouse stacking pallets paying 20$ it'll surely be earned.
Being a former Chick-fil-A and McDonald’s worker, this video brings back so many memories. It also reminds me to never look down on others and what they’re working as, because you never know what they’re going through or where they came from. I never give fast-food workers a hard time whenever I go to order, having shared their experience.
Whether a person's working or not working you should not look down on someone period
This big reminded me of my CFA times
I've never looked down on people doing their jobs. They're doing it so you don't have to. That's how I look at it and that fact alone deserves my respect.
@@justinjones4693 I never look down on fast food workers. I just remember my mom screaming in the car once after horrible service of one cashier working with a cast on and one person working the whole food in the back or maybe just a few bare minimum people. Ah it was hilarious as we were just little kids patient and waiting.
I've never worked at fast food chain before, but I've always been polite and courteous to fast food workers. Even when they were rude with me. I've got nothing but respect for anybody willing to work for a paycheck and even more respect for the ones who have to frequently deal with entitled Karens and cry babies every day.
I worked at McDonalds for 3 years, this brings back lovely memories. Best job i've ever had. People were great, job was easy enough, you coild just laugh n joke around while working, bosses were pretty sweet in general. Just great!
Working for 3 months as a fast foods line cook when I was 16 years old really humbled me. It was less hectic than this, but still respect to those out there grinding.
A wise woman once told me “Fast food workers deserve respect, they aren’t below anyone. Everyone has a job. Even if everyone went to college and got a degree, someone would have to work at McDonald’s… we’re all important”
I can honestly say that the only time in my life I have worked harder than the guy in the video is when I helped a friend move their horse farm. People who look down on fast food workers are saying more about themselves than they are the workers.
@@markcuban9936 100% agree
Ummm… no? Lol this shit could be automated workers are replaceable
Not everyone has a job. Not even talking about students. There's a category of people called NEETs
@@caenir You completely missed the point and are blatantly pointing out a sub genre of lazy people in a particular country.
You see, this is why I never get too mad when my order gets wrong. People like these really do work as hard as everyone else with more 'respected' jobs and they don't get that same respect when in actuality they deserve respect too.
I only get mad when I'm one of the only people there and the word "plain" is still ignored.
Naw. Make my order right. That don't forget to charge you for extra stuff, so they shouldn't forget to add it. I work in a restaurant and i try my hardest to give the people what is on the ticket. It's what I'm paid to do.
I always try to go out of my way to be kind to others, but I certainly wouldn't put fast food workers on a pedestal. They chose to work there and for most it's a stepping stone job. Look, we all work hard, but I worked fast food when I was a kid and it takes like a day or two to be fully functional. It is tit work and doesn't even come close to the stress and physical labor of a steel worker or carpenter. Higher paying jobs pay more for a reason and it's got nothing to do with respect.
And folks that get mad don't do it out of lack of respect. They do it because they are cockheads and they would do the same to a master mechanic that left a grease stain in their car.
I intrinsically *do not* go back and say "excuse but this is wrong," or whatever. Now I have a reason to purposefully avoid it.
@@darealsaneasylum and you never make mistakes? Darn that's pretty awesome, I've never met anyone that doesn't make mistakes before
Thank you and everyone in the fast food industry for what you do!
Always respected the people in this industry. I manage to stay nourished because of you, for the times I am not bothered to make food for myself and your work is most definitely underappreciated.
After spending my whole life not knowing what it was like behind the scenes at McDonald’s this has opened my eyes greatly. First off you guys hopefully are getting paid fair wages, this is a real craft and you are both fast and efficient. The teamwork was definitely there as well. I also now see what the issue is at all the McDonald’s that have failed me in the past.
Lol, fair wages!
I'd call it everything but fair...
it doesn't seem fair cause of inflation. we feel it and when some people's livings is a McDonald's, it's brutal
When have fast food workers gotten fair wages, especially with inflation
@@electroshock6383 in n out pays pretty well
As a cook, I understand most people won't see this as that impressive since it's not light speed, but I hope they are least recognize the amount of multitasking and lighting fast recognition this takes to pull off. The camera doesn't even show the probable half a second you look at the screen and memorize a half dozen or more orders at a time. Hats off, my man. Aside from that cheese giving you troubles, you killed it haha.
Seriously, he wasn’t even looking at the orders and he just knew! If you’ve worked any food job you know that what he’s doing is impressive!
@@Stephiscool444 the orders are in the screen so you know how much bread and the amount of them you have to prepare. The sauce and the envelopes you must use. It is all about photographic memory.
THE CHEESE ALWAYSSSSS STICKS AHHH!🤣🤣🤣
I worked at a sonic for like a month or two and SHEESH the night rushes we had were insane lol I remember the night we got absolutely slammed. One mistake you’re fucked because the order comes back and you gotta change it then potentially loose the groove your in and it’s just domino effect at that point
It’s always the fuckin cheese lmaooo
Watching you make food is hypnotic. Gives me a better appreciation for what fast food workers in general do, since it seems like it would require a lot more multitasking than I first thought! Seeing all the machinery is cool too!
respect to all fast food workers out there. love you guys, you make the world go round
if you ignore how unhealthy the food is for a minute and just think about mcdonalds as a business and an efficient system, its pretty incredible what theyve been able to accomplish
The workers make McDonald's and pretty much every other business. Without the hard work of ordinary people supporting themselves and their families these multi billion dollars companies and their owners would have absolutely nothing.
@@paulprestarri4725 The other way around too.
@@RGZ1 ok
@@RGZ1 Ok... So you're saying that without multi-million dollar companies there would still be enough work for workers?
@@RGZ1 lol yes the other way around too, without companies like McDonald’s millions of people won’t have the means to support themselves and their families
My first job at 16 was at McDonald's. Front end. It's not easy as people may think. You run like a well oiled machine! Very impressive! You work so effectively....
it is easy if you have the right crew the hardest part is back booth and front booth front service is a cake walk and grill is good if you have a decent crew i worked there for 15 years assistant manager , manager, second assistant, first assistant, store manager basic shift manager work advanced shift manager work, food handler certificate boc, and small equipment classes not sure if they do any of that anymore that was more than 32 years ago for me not sure how its changed. the guy on grill was pretty slow but consistent i was twice as fast not putting him down just an observation i loved it there and there is money if you stick through it and move up but waterburger managers make way more in money
@@gokuvegeta7770 I work fries :/
@@CooldudeSub good even easier
@@gokuvegeta7770 yea pretty easy lol
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Having done this exact job not too long ago, I know exactly how their speed is. It requires a great deal of focus and ability to get through a rush at that speed, along with communication to make sure enough product is made. Hats off to your team, I wish mine was as good haha
This wasn't even fast.
worked at a BK for two years, kitchens for 7. mad respect to anyone putting their time and energy into what they do. God bless you, brother. 🙏🖤
I feel this, I work at a McDonald’s myself and this is exactly what goes on, it can get stressful at points when I’m the only one making the sandwiches but I love to see how fast I go, I usually have my food going out within 30 seconds of it coming on the screen and I do have to say it is a very great feeling knowing that I can go as fast as I go
That’s happened to me to I was by myself making sandwiches while someone else was on grill and that lasted for about 2 hours till another co worker came in and helped me out and I wasn’t supposed to be the only one it’s cause 4 workers called in
Touching everything with same gloves especially with cashiers.. FOR HOURS EVEN..
@@USAFXBMW my guy you know they very often change gloves
@@TigerRunning360 Supposedly 😂
I feel you. I worked in Mcdonalds for 2 years, I was fast and you could have eat directly on the floor as much as I was keeping it clean. This was my first job and it really gave me skills that I will need all my life.
This is impressive, I take fast food for granted considering its so fast and to me it appears to be magic. However there is a backend and I see that it takes an incredible amount of work to get things not only right but right quickly. I respect the work and I do think these individuals should be paid more. During the pandemic a drive to Mc Donald’s was not only for food but for entertainment. It’s more than flipping a burger and I see that now. Respect
ironically we dont actually flip burgers, the grill cooks both sides at once, flipping burgers is a very old saying that was only true maybe 30 years ago
@@Dashy_39 higher end burger chains still flip burgers.
It's not complicated. Its assembly
@@GonShotBarz Why don't you give it a shot?
@@aIumina I have...
You fast food workers really make the world go round. I love these videos.
I worked in the food industry for 18 years. It was some of the hardest, most stressful, most fun, learning, hectic, dramatic and memorable years of my life. I have a love/hate relashionship with it. I do not miss doing the work, but I do miss the folks I worked with through the years.
It's a very underappreciated line of work, but one I feel everyone should experience once in their life.
20 years in the Navy and a couple years as a truck driver we’re not as stressful as the two days I worked at McDonalds. Respect!
How did you like truck driving?
Three years as a forklift driver at a lumber yard to a couple years as a welder that works 10-11 hours a day and I couldn’t last one doing this work it is respect
I honestly love my job at mcdonalds, don't think it's that hard at least for me, and most of the time we can kinda mess around while doing the job and we can just talk all day to both customers and employees so most days its actually kinda fun
@@martinjackulik2819 once you learn the routine, its really fun.
@@martinjackulik2819 Things aren't the same everywhere you go
I work in McDonald’s and you made this look so easy props to you man it’s really hard work specially when you’re getting pressured by managers who don’t give a crap about you .
hes barely busy tho, not even rush.
yea bro is doing a terrible job he’s slow as shit to get orders out
@@isaacwelch4264 🤣🤣
@@isaacwelch4264 one or two sandwiches lmao and there are two backenders, i be alone or two but still make like 6-7 sandwiches at a time on table.
@@achu8012 fr. They used to stick me on the table alone and I would be able to do at least 4-5 at a time. This guy slow af.
this is a pretty slow cozy rush! that n yall's unit is fully staffed. This is exactly what lunch rush is supposed to look like, bonus points that no one's yelling or running back n forth having to run two stations at once. I hope yall still get meal breaks, in Texas everyone here's loopholed around having to give people breaks. I've got enough food service horror stories for a more jaded me to fill the entire page, but all I'll say is, congratz on hitting the jackpot, you deserve it
It's really nice, and in my opinion incredibly important to get reminded that there is a person behind every single thing you order from McDonalds or any other fast food chain. We take these things for granted, and often need to remember how we're treating another person when we grow impatient about our orders, or the time it takes a delivery service driver to arrive. The concept of sonder is such an important feeling, we need more of it in this world, for with it, humanity would gain many wonderfully kindred spirits.
1. Those beeps brought back so many memories
2. I love the tossing of the bun in frustration
3. The steamer was unique to my eyes
4. Holy crap that’s a narrow work space!
beeptsd fr
i get off work then lay in bed hearing the sounds of the fryer and machines for another 4 hours its wacky.
No kidding. That vaguely Jaws-ish beeping surfaced some archived-ass memory that I hadn't accessed in maybe fifteen years.
@@TheBlackDeath3 oh my gosh, I always thought it sounded like Jaws when I worked there... Glad I wasn't the only one!
@@IAmThyOverlord same 😂😂 lowkey abt to fall asleep and hear the "beep beep bee-beep" cowbell lol
@@TheBlackDeath3 the oven? I've ever thought of it like that lol, but now I'm abt to...
Seeing this makes me realize how much we as a society depend on fast-food workers and yet still treat them the worst. The workers who deal with this kind of chaos daily have my utmost respect
Everyone gotta put in there fast food time someday, should be like a federal requirement lmao
Only fat and lazy or lazy people order fast food
@@manwithballsonarm6775dude. I literally work 60 hours a week at a ranch and have a nice physique that plenty of ladies around here have seen as eye candy or personally enjoyed touching.
Whether I be wrangling with some horses or going over to another camp and dealing with bulls, it don’t matter. Sometimes I want me some guilty pleasure fast food. And that don’t make me lazy or out of shape. Let’s not make generalizations, cowboy. (:
@@thecapone45 no that makes you to lazy to make your own food. Idc how much you work what you look like. You eat fast food get food fast cause your to lazy to make it yourself. Say it right or don't say it at all
Y'all rock banging out all them foods. Thank you so much for feeding us
Also as a McDonald's worker myself I love watching this content because it's truly how I believe all stores should be. Very professional, safe, and courteous. It's like watching the handbook playing out in front of me.
It is such a shame how fast food workers don’t get the appreciation and pay they deserve. It looks like a highly stressful environment and I couldn’t work that quickly or efficiently. Hats off to you! And thank you.
They get enough pay for the low skill job
@@elizarr3069 While I wont disagree with you; with any hospitality business, the pressure can pile up hugely if the place is busy and you're not completely used to working quickly.
@@TectalchameleonJamaa As someone who works fast food, stress tolerance is your number 1 skill while working, if even one part of the chain breaks down you're very quickly gonna notice it.
It may not be rocket science to work with fast food, however if we're not here, where will the rocket scientist go for a quick bite to eat after a busy day?
@@momsruin Cope harder
@@momsruin been almost a whole day and I am still rent free in your head smh my head
I think it’s important to note for those who haven’t worked this type of job before, you are doing more than what is shown in the video. You’re looking up at the screen and managing product levels. Unless you work weekday lunches than often times you are dealing with coworkers who are new and need extra help and teaching. You are often dealing with targets to make sure every order is on your screen for less than 70 seconds. Also keep in mind that this video doesn’t even seem like they are that busy and most of the food items are relatively simple ones. I’ve had many days where there are more than 6 orders on my screen each with several items, some of them harder than others. Don’t forget the very very hot grills and fryers around us sometimes bringing the temperature to what feels like 35 degrees Celsius while having to wear long pants (it is a necessary thing to require though). Also seen some of y’all say this ain’t manual labour and that’s BS. Doing this for hours on end is exhausting and often times you have to lift heavy boxes like large fry boxes etc.
there have been times where I'm working the grill and have to step up with doing part fries sometimes too, and when you get quarter pounder after quarter pounder after quarter pounder, there's just a lot going on at once you're keeping track of
Totally. I work at jersey mikes and there have been times where I’m on my feet for 9 hours straight, not only making the sandwiches but carrying heavy boxes of frozen bread back and forth. It was so bad one time I was up all night because my legs were in so much pain that I couldn’t even sleep.
@@marcustigox2152 just had one of those days today lmao, I worked a 9 hour shift and racked bread just to get home and hit the bed sleeping. Only did it because our manager didn't schedule a pre-closer for the day. My legs are fine though, it gets easier the more you're on them.
yeah being on your feet for 8 hours a day is hell.
The 10-1 Pattie’s just to have to put 2 in a mini freezer barely big enough for both of them
My daughter worked on the grill side of a McDonalds. I have total respect for all of you. Plus, there is just something very soothing about watching you assemble burgers.
I used to work at a McDonalds, lunch rush is no joke man but you make it look smooth af. Good job!
Worked at McDonald's for 5 years (from 16 - 21). Some of the best times I ever had where working that line. Feels great to crush a lunch / dinner rush. Learned a ton at McDonald's that I still use today (I now lead a national sales team). Grateful for the experience and defend it all day against all the negative press.
Wow what a hero
@@Michael-lp9bg wow what a useful comment!
Its a fascinating look into lean processes. Its really impressive to watch how everything is put together and the systems in place to facilitate it. I work in a contract testing lab and we could learn a lot from the fast food industry.
I mean it's a tough job mentally. Retail is, food is, retail food is.
@@SuperCruisers wow what a useful reply!
My mom was a McD’s manager once when I was a kid in the 80’s and she said it was her hardest job ever…she came from a sharecropper’s family and had to pick tobacco and cotton as a child. So, that made me know just how tough fast food can be and why we should all be grateful for the hard work y’all do. Cheers 🍔
Our family did cotton picking as well, just not in the 80s. A little father back like 150 years further back
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@@featheranimations2798 i hope u know that since hope says her family were sharecroppers they were likely enslaved before that. formerly envslaved people worked sharecropper jobs after abolition because it was the only work they could get. your snarky comment is unneeded
I unashamedly LOVE McDonald's. Thanks for bringing us your awesome food!
Never worked at a fast food place, but i did work at a mom and pop pizza joint that had insane rushes on Fridays and Saturdays, im talking random orders for 10-20 pizzas during the middle of a dinner rush. I did the cut and the boxing of the pizzas and sides mostly. We had two ovens so it was a total race against time getting all the food boxed up and on the warmer before the oven got backed up. Non stop for hours. When it was really busy i would even get sent on the odd delivery when we were short on drivers. I really do respect food service workers, under-appreciated and over stressed! This goes out to all the individuals who are proud of whatever work it is that they do, no matter how trivial.
I'm pretty sure I just saw this dude just make the entire menu in less than 5 minutes. Fast food workers deserve *WAY* more respect than they get.
Tell me about it- I work at McDonald's and as soon as I heard the quarter cow bell I got ptsd😭
it’s actually easy
@@self4797 not where I work-
@@self4797 found the wannabe billionaire
I wish it was this slow when I worked at McDonald's... I was a manager and still had to help out on line and even grill some days to try and get order times down.
Honestly though some days I actually miss it. My life was a lot simpler back then, and my crew was tight.
As the main grill person at my McDonald’s, this gave me so many flashbacks, especially the quarter bell. Also, your bun machine is much different from ours, but it’s much more efficient
Same here. The sounds at 1:22 and 1:28 literally give me PTSD😭😂.
there's these twins where i work, they've been on grill ever since the mcdonalds opened several years ago so they've had go hear that bell countless times, but one twin got the other a cow bell for christmas, reaction was priceless
The cow bell
God that damn quarter bell. I hear it in my dreams. That and the fryers beeping away.
I’m the main grill person at my McDonald’s as well, and I also have PTSD from the quarter bell.
This seems so difficult. As a person who gets stressed easily, i would go nuts if i had to do this everyday. I really appreciate the work put into this. And this has made me hungry aswell lol.
Are you real? the man is juts toasting buns and putting sauce and cheese on bread how tf is that difficult, more like boring as fuck.
this is actually optimal busy. enough orders to keep you from getting bored but also enough coworkers to keep you from getting overwhelmed. what’s really stressful is when you’re working grill and table during a rush
@@glozzomtu oh that does sound better.
Incredible job! I always appreciate them. Thanks for sharing
I've never worked at fast food but my siblings did. I always try to imagine how I would want my siblings to be treated every time I interact with workers. Makes you humble and kinder. I never understand why other people can just be horrible humans.
Oh stop kissing your own A as if youve never been in a bad mood and been rude before. Maybe you should also realize that some of those employees hate you as a customer, and do nasty crap to peoples food
@@AshtonKutchersMasonicHat What does being in a bad mood have to do with being mean to people? What are you 5 years old? You do tantrums too?
@@XXXLaurel go shove it with your "temper tantrum" BS , Juan. You get irritable too, just like you just proved. You hear something you disagree with and the person that doesnt agree with you is automatically a baby that throws temper tantrums.
@@XXXLaurel holy F are you ever screwed in the head
@@XXXLaurel mommy drank too much ketamine when she was pregnant with you
as a mcdonald’s employee it’s nice to see that people are appreciative
We all are, or everybody should be, you're feeding us afterall
The backline is. The people upfront usually are the ones getting the shit from customers.
Fr. I cannot for the love of god learn kitchen at all, partially because management wont give me proper time too, mostly because its WAY too much multitasking that my brain gets fried. I can handle Front Counter Multitasking, same with all of drive through. but kitchen, that’s something else. Props to anyone who can do it. Yall are given too much disrespect for stupid shit like “putting my mayonnaise not on center” (yes someone complained to me about that)
@@Paperkutchy yup. We deal with all the crazy sons of bitches while kitchen just keeps things going. 99.9% of people wont have any issue, or at least they dont come to us about it.
@@CamerasThings i men’s to be honest it’s not as hard but just like front and drive through you learn a little bit at a time until you’re like rally good in them and automatically will start being good at it
thank you for the hard work, you are the real hero!!! support from Hong Kong
As someone working on street canteen, this is very relatable. The time limit, the stress yet your human body struggle to catch up. People who manage to stick around with food jobs should have more public regconition.
Watching this is so stressful. I never imagined it was this hard. Mad respect to these workers.
Some places can be muuuuuch much worse, imagine not having enough people in the kitchen during something like this
This is not hard
@@yvngchvp8695 try the chick fil a max rush when you have 2 lines of cars backed up 6 each. The place becomes chaos. There is a special place in hell for people who order several shakes in the middle of a big rush
@@yvngchvp8695 Now do it for 8 hours
@@bruisedbug he's not wrong tho, my store was much busier. This was tame in comparison, I've had to develop the habit of lining the whole table with my wrappers and boxes, so I can quickly power through as much as possible.
As a McDonald's enjoyer, thank you guys for making the food through blood and sweat. I've never thought about how grateful I am to have people in this life that work their ass off to set the best food preparation for us hungry customers. Shoutout to the people who did the McNuggets and Fries y'all the bomb!
Show it to them, every day
You guys are definitely underappreciated. Thank you. I love my double cheeseburgers.
Seeing a restaurant from the outside, it’s easy to think, “it’s not hard to flip burgers” when you’re just thinking about your own order. Many Karen’s and Kyle’s fail to realize is how many orders one or two people have to make until their order comes up.
Mad respect to these guys! 🤘🏼
Also how many of those orders are customized and the customers will complain if something isn't perfect.
@@Midala87 The customized orders and when customers don't know what to get at the drive thru is really what delays them big time, or when they take long to pay at the window lol.
On behalf of the Kyles, we know, we held that McDonald’s in our late teens/early 20s.
Hey, what’s wrong with us Kyle’s?
STOP using "black"~ name denigrations! It does you no credit.
The real fun starts when you run out of lettuce, cheese, pickles etc. and there's no one for you to top it up :-)
This is why that stuff is filled in downtime. You basically setup for your 'rushes'. Then fill inbetween.
@@alondor8157 true, but there are instances where the rush "hour" is 5hrs long and there's not enough people for the kitchen itself to keep up
@@mazgaj2 I mean. I worked at a mcdonnalds for 2 yrs on our busiest road.
If you're smart and pre-prepped, you already had containers you can literally just swap out, and there's always gonna be atleast a 5-10 minute downtime here and there. I've never heard of a 5hr rush hour, lol. That would be the busiest mcdonnalds in the world for sure.
@@alondor8157 Believe me it happened, especially over the weekends, the very city centre of one of the biggest cities in Poland :)
@@alondor8157 I work at a McDonald's in a small town that is essentially the last stop on a main highway for about 60 miles if you're heading north. Every weekend we get these kinds of rushes, not 5 hours, but the lunch rush will typically be 2 1/2 - 3 hours long with our drive-thru wrapped around the building, sometimes out to the highway, and a full lobby as well. Combine that with a lack of employees and subpar training and staffing and you get a very stressful rush.
After my day at work today, it's a relief to see this along with all of the great comments. It makes it so much better
I could not do this for an hour, respect to those that do it as a living.
As someone that worked in mcdonalds and mostly evenings i can say that rush is one of the most stressful experiences i’ve had to go through, especially the first time. You’d have to make sure that what you are doing is correct because there is not a lot of room for error and you have to do if fast because orders keep pouring in. And if that wasn’t enough a lot of people order mcdonalds through delivery services in rush which if they do you have to pack it differently and the orders tend to be a lot bigger which is a lot more time consuming. But when rush is over man that is one of the best feelings. You can just grab something to drink and chill for a minute
It ain't that deep my man relax... its literally assembly line work in its most basic form. Luckily mfs from McDonald's dont gotta be that quick and efficient while moving material or whatever they are working with well over 50lbs. The most annoying part of this job is listening to how entitled your 40 y.o coworker sounds speaking how they cant get anywhere in life when all they do is blow their checks on crack or meth.
@@GonShotBarz also me sharing my experience aint that deep. bro don't need to bring others down to feel validated themself
@@itsfeliciatime it's not even about getting anyone down.. perhaps it's more of revealing what the reality is. If McDonalds was a struggle for you then where are you going to go in life?
@@GonShotBarz it was my first job when i was 17 bruh i was doing highschool plus doing 10+ hours a week trampoline gymnastics which i compete both nationally and internationally. Mcdonalds was a demanding job because i wasn't used to doing all that.
@@itsfeliciatime Don't listen to him, he probably has issues. Thank you for your service in the fast food industry, people don't stop and think how lucky they are to have someone serve them food quickly.
I worked at McDonald's for a year and a half and this is the most efficiently ran lunch rush I have ever seen. You deserve a raise.
Edit: I'm getting replies that he's the owner. I think it's great to see the owner helping out. I've never seem that. Props to him.
I’m fairly certain he will be owning his own McDonalds soon, he made a video about his career there. If I remember correctly he’s currently a salaried manager!
I currently am a crew trainer at one in KS. Ours is ran very similarly, except we have the older bun toasters. Crazy stuff. I wish I could've seen how lit up their screens were tho
He's the owner.
@@mikrokozm9 not cool bro
@@mikrokozm9 as someone who was a grill line manager in Portland Oregon for one of the busiest fast food restaurants on the west coast that provided fresh everytime food meaning starting from raw beef or chicken smashing patties rolling dough in the mornings for wraps and making fresh bread I can tell you nothing fucking compares to just plain ole fast food assembly lines like this when shit hits the fan don't even get me started on holidays like 4th of July weekend and such 8 to 9 hours of having to be on top of your game having to make sure every thing is portioned correctly having to not mess up a single order in fear of being screamed at by a customer that doesn't care that you have a line wrapped around the store for the lobby and running into the street for drive thru plus 45+ online orders that will be arriving 5 minutes after they place order. Ive been a manager at my store at a small town in ks for 2 years now and I've never had to work this hard every minute of every day and that's compared to when I worked in Portland we definitely do not get paid enough and to talk down about it is despicable because no restaurant rush even comes close to being as stressful as a fast food restaurant. The food industry is tough work but I'd kill to have the ease and downtime a flat top grill made fresh everytime restaurant kitchen gets because when people go to those places they expect to wait or a slip up here and there but in true fast food nope they want it now and perfect because "the job is easy you're just making premade burgers" they have no idea of the work and stress.
This is why I'm always patient at fast food places. Even if a worker seems annoyed, I dont take it personally. The way people chew them out for the smallest mistakes, it's insane.
my first job was at mcdonalds when i was 14 or 15 and although i did not like it, i tried my best to learn as much as i could. it made appreciate all my other jobs and appreciate the people working in these establishments
Astounding how different this is to rushes at my old chick-fil-a. It's impossible to describe the environment of so many employees rushing around in what looks from the outside to be a chaotic mess, but is really a well-oiled machine
At Burger King we were severely under staffed and had like 5 people there all day, so it wasn't as much of a mess of people lol
not every mcdonalds is like this
CFA is on a whole different level from other fast-food restaurants.
@@peacefindersimply5001 most are
Oh my goodness, I worked at a McDonalds for about six years or so, and this is exactly how it was. I started at 17 and stopped working at about 23 years old. You are really damn good at your job, man. This is exactly how i did it. The even crazier thing is that *I* had to pull the meat from the grill while making sandwiches!
The sad thing is that the McDonalds I used to bust my ass at is now permanently closed. It makes me wonder why I bothered working so hard.
Don't worry about the McDonald's though
you fed the people, and you did it good
Don't worry about McD's. You have work ethic, and that's what is important. Competency is a rare thing.
Just think you worked hard for the customers and not the business
To build character man! You didn’t do it for nothing! Hard work always pays off(:
You don't have to wonder. You were a great worker and you personally contributed a big chunk to increased cash flow that kept the reataurant open. I used to manage a Chick-Fil-A and efficiency is the number one productive quality we looked for in crew members. If you were efficient and personable, you went to the front line. If you were efficient but not personable, you went to the kitchen. If there wasn't potential for efficiency at all we probably didn't hire you 😂
It sounds harsh, but HOOOOOLY shit, it's important to keep cars out of your drive through and your inside line low.
But I digress, what I want to say is that you were undoubtedly a big reason why your location stayed open as long as it did, and you should be proud of that.
I work at Arby's, and while I don't work lunch rushes anymore, we do have smaller rushes at dinner time, but there's only a supervisor and two employees, and we also have to do pre-closing stuff like count waste and clean the lobby. Doesn't help that the rushes arrive right when you start walking to do a pre-closing task.
Been a while since I did this job. I do not miss the stress. It was kinda fun at times being a kitchen ninja lol, smashing out a rush with a good team.
Im telling you guys from experience; being in need to deliver something just in time required, knowing that one mistake could take you back precious minutes, and also having that waiting customer on the back of your head, thinking about "I have to deliver this to them quickly" puts you in a lot of stress and pressure.
Not to mention very common brain dead bosses who'd just roam around and yell at people, inconveniences with that might occur like "being out of something" doesn't really help.
It was a temporary job for me, but I knew I couldn't handle this. Mad respect for anyone who does this in daily basis.
And never forget, there are always people out there, appreciate you.
It’s freakin McDonald hahahaha
I actually enjoyed breakfast rush back when I worked at Dunkin because at least there was something to do. I’d rather be tired than bored
I worked at Dunkin but I was a baker so I came in at 7 PM and worked till 4 AM baking donuts all night so I didn’t have to deal with customers.. however when I first started there I was a C1 cashier and worked Drive through coffee.
i used to close a dunkin and fr it got so boring just sitting there all night after getting all the shit done
that's absolutely ridiculous worker slave mentality
Omg Vars! Nice seeing you here xD
@@jgwentworth6735 no, that's called boreout.
There's a reason this has almost 5 million views - what a great video. Much respect to you guys and gals working back there 🙏
i was curious why fast food places in my area were paying their employees more than what i was making, but after seeing some of your videos i now understand why. Your job is both a lot harder and more fast paced than my job, i know i could never work fast food because i wouldn't be able to keep up
It's actually kinda fun, when you've gotten enough sleep and everyone works together that is 😂 feels nostalgic, it was my first job ever
About to apply for a McDonald's. I'm binging all his videos to prepare myself since it's my first ever job so I'm kinda stressed out lol 😅
@@wykon6700 ah dont worry, your first 2 weeks are gonna be a learning curve but its all very simple. the challenge kicks in when you have lunch and dinner rushes and a full line in drive through XD you'll be fine, when you get stressed, just breathe, and focus on one item at a time. Helped me out quite a bit
@@wykon6700 pay attention to your training, and learn how to shut off your brain, and allow muscle memory to kick in. You will over time become a literal human machine and plow through orders like an unstoppable god.
@@Jubernuaght how do you stop yourself from getting burnt out? I know its a part of work, but when I worked in food service it was so painfully stressful and exhausting. I dont know what's wrong with my brain but I had a really hard time forcing myself to go to work and ended up just quitting it. I know I was working at a shitty place and the management sucked(they didnt even train me how to do things, I was running the register pretty much alone in the first 5 minutes of my shift), but it just looks like the same insane repetitive bs for 7 hours a day for however long you choose to keep the job pretty much anywhere.
I'd definitely rather work in landscaping or something like I did last summer than in a kitchen ever again. I'm just curious how people are able to force themselves to go through with it and keep going to work when it's so shitty
@@ChickentNug I will say, having a good crew and at least a good amount of managers that you get along with/like makes a HUGE difference in how the day goes. Unbearably busy days feel like a shared struggle of comrades, and in a sense “fun” as everyone overcomes the day. I was lucky to have that luxury for at least 4 years, last two not so much, but I had already lined up internship and was wrapping up college.
Having insufferable/incompetent managers can make even easy days terrible. There is only so much one can do an endure alone without support or proper training. I absolutely don’t blame you for wanting to jump ship then, and having a bleak outlook on it. Definitely not worth your time there.
But I’d be lying if I said I didn’t miss some of those closes with the “dream team” crew, as we’d call ourselves.
Can we appreciate how beautiful this system is? All the little parts and pieces for the different food items... Very cool.
Don't call it food.
@@Perroden 🤓
@@Perroden this guy
@@Fishwino its ligit not real food.
@@oscarr9128 umm ok?
This is so incredibly impressive! I can’t describe it, but I can imagine trying to learn all of this, and being so stressed out. He just moves like a well oiled machine!
I've only worked cashier in fast food, my first thought watching this was "I don't think I could do this, I'm glad I never worked food line." It is tough!
Today i just got my dream job as an otr trucker and watching what i used to work for... I can remember exactly what the sounds of every machine i hear! 1:16 is the sound of the grills about to rise and at 1:21 the grills rise to reveal the burgers because they are automated burger presses. Starting out in fast food to being a professional driver was a ride for sure! Because ever since working fast food and retail, I always respect the workers and even more so now! Moving so fast in a burger joint ain't no cake walk, i got fired in 2 weeks due to underperformance because everyone was moving like The Flash!
I enjoy McDonald's when I go and it's definitely interesting to watch the behind the scenes action. Honestly, I couldn't work this job because I'm too much of a perfectionist and would not be quick but I respect you all a lot. You're there when we need a quick meal to eat and you're quick too (hence "fast food"). Great job! Just wish your pay was a lot more since you're on the clock 24/7.
It may pain you to know that 99.9% of all jobs in the world are made less efficient through perfection and that by throwing the pickles down with fury is the perfection in this industry.
Lol it's like putting together a baby's puzzle plus flipping burgers. It's not that much, Wana a living wage go learn a trade skill. Also they don't serve real food.
@@Perroden nobody flips burgers at mcdonalds
@@Perroden Jesus what is your problem with McDonald’s and the employees? Get off a McDonald’s video, go sort your own life out and get a job hun, sod off