{"id":103993,"date":"2021-05-26T12:51:01","date_gmt":"2021-05-26T17:51:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=103993"},"modified":"2021-05-26T13:07:00","modified_gmt":"2021-05-26T18:07:00","slug":"fast-food-frustration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=103993","title":{"rendered":"Fast Food Frustration&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- RSR AD 1 --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1545664804358300\" data-ad-slot=\"7759247395\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=103993\" rel=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=103993\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-103994 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/5ae1fd1519ee862e008b4569-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/5ae1fd1519ee862e008b4569-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/5ae1fd1519ee862e008b4569-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/5ae1fd1519ee862e008b4569-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/5ae1fd1519ee862e008b4569.jpg 1136w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>By Bethany \u201cBST2\u201d Armstrong<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ve probably already been impacted by the labor shortage of workers termed both \u201cessential employees\u201d and \u201cunskilled labor\u201d while making around ten bucks an hour during a global pandemic. They were the heroes for feeding us when restaurants and grocery stores were too dangerous to venture to and the villains for being \u201cunwilling to work\u201d due to unemployment and stimulus packages. The reality is the pandemic \u2013 with its anti-maskers, extra-impatient costumers, understaffing, and a major increase to workload &#8211; put heat to what was bubbling underneath the friers, a vicious cycle of poverty rampant in the fast-food industry.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>It starts before the interview. The glossy \u201cWe\u2019re Hiring\u201d sign features words like \u201ccareer\u201d and \u201ccompetitive wages\u201d and a picture of a smiling young person handing a bag of burgers to a grinning elderly customer gives you hope. Maybe this is your first job, maybe your career ended abruptly, maybe you just discovered your college diploma isn\u2019t what was promised\u2026 whatever the case; hope is about to be dashed.<\/p>\n<p>The typical workweek hours are low for a \u201ccareer\u201d, about 25 to 30 hours a week. The scheduling is a nightmare, sometimes you close one night just to open the very next morning. The hours are erratically arranged, so finding another part-time \u201ccareer\u201d is out of the question. The \u201ccompetitive wages\u201d are a bit over minimum wage and you\u2019ll probably be told that some, or all, of your uniform will be taken out of your checks. All this while maintaining the costs of employment while you wait up to 2-3 weeks for your first meager paycheck.<\/p>\n<p>The costs of employment are insidious. You will need gas for your car or money for public transportation. You will need to maintain your uniforms \u2013 if you\u2019re lucky enough to have more than one \u2013 which means frequent trips to the laundry mat, because, odds are, you\u2019re not able to afford to rent a place with a washer and dryer. You will need phone service, so you can be called in to work when they are understaffed. All these things cost money, money that you won\u2019t see for a couple of weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Then that first check hits, a big chunk taken out for the uniform, and you wonder how you\u2019re going to stretch to next week. You\u2019ll wonder that often, even after your debts have been paid.. You work your way up to Team Leader; a 10 cent pay hike with heaps of extra responsibilities. The poster lied. There\u2019s nothing to smile about.<\/p>\n<p>Then Covid hits and you realize that you are anything but unskilled. You excel at multi-tasking, pouring drinks while taking orders. You\u2019re able to meet rudeness with neutrality. You\u2019re able to work effectively in a team. You can take, and make, complicated orders. You\u2019ve dealt with abusive bosses and strange customers. You have so many valuable skills. You are essential and I\u2019m glad you\u2019re not going to take our order anymore.<\/p>\n<p>[si-contact-form form=&#8217;2&#8242;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Bethany \u201cBST2\u201d Armstrong You\u2019ve probably already been impacted by the labor shortage of workers termed both \u201cessential employees\u201d and \u201cunskilled labor\u201d while making around ten bucks an hour during a global pandemic. They were the heroes for feeding us when restaurants and grocery stores were too dangerous to venture to and the villains for [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[26622],"class_list":["post-103993","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-boxing-news","tag-fast-food-frustration"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103993","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=103993"}],"version-history":[{"count":-2,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103993\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=103993"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=103993"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=103993"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}