Have you ever worked at a fast food restaurant?!?

Question

Yep so im 15 n i got a job at burger king n im on Cashier n im s******g up quite a bit, n i feel TERRIBLE.. some customers r just so rude n they pressure me to hurry up n im still trying to get the hang of the job which causes me to make even more mistakes cuz of the pressure specially when theres a huge line up i.. T_T' its been a week now for me n im still struggling, i feel stupid sumtimes n im starting to hate it already .. so it wud kinda make me feel better to kno if anyone out there can relate? how long did it take u to get the hang of everything when u were working at fast food?????

Answer 1

i worked at a mary browns, chicken joint, cutting packaging and preparing chicken and taters, it was horrid, trust me its much harder in the back, i almost sliced my finger off cutting chicken, and the smell was nausiating, just keep at it, its decent money, it will take a good few weeks to get use to the process, trust me your boss will tell you if your slow.

Answer 2

Try working in the kitchen till you feel more confident-then go back to cash. Good luck.

Answer 3

I remember working at Burger KIng and sweating and hustling to get the patties cooked fast enough.  Lunch rush was unreal.  And if you happen to glance at the LINE of customers ....it seems every one of them has an expression that says to you, "Can't you hurry it up a bit, you toad?"   Fact is it was like that at a Jack in the Box one time ..........and it got to me and I just walked out.  Quit.  But I think I'm overly sensitive to that sort of stuff.   I'd consider another line of work if I were you.  But I'm not you.  You may get over the obstacles and in a year you'll be running the place.  Good luck.

Answer 4

It's okay, you will get the hang of it. Especially since you just started; isn't anyone there to help you or train you still? I worked at Culver's, and it took me about a full four weeks to get the basics of the register, but I'm a slow learner. It took maybe 2-4 months before I was a master at it.

You will get used to it; and if you start hating the cashier stuff, I don't blame you, ask to do/be taught something else.

Ask to work in the drive-thru, it's so much better, especially if you have two people working back there. One takes the order, the other takes the money and gives them the food. So much easier.

I myself got so tired of the register/cashiering and asked on some random days if there was cleaning that needed done, or if I could help bus the tables a little. Usually I spent half of my shift just cleaning in the back around no one. And usually there was enough people working so I was never called up to help out.

Don't just up and quit one day. I couldn't stand working at Culver's (bad management, 30% of the employees were mexican and couldn't speak english, two or three mean/nasty co-workers, etc.) either, but managed to put up with it for 20 months and even dished out a two week notice before I left. Never leave on bad terms. If it gets too bad, look for another job and do not give your two week notice until you have locked another job up.

Answer 5

No and I wouldn't want to. I don't have anything against it, it's just that I'd be tired of working around the same old food all the time and on my feet constantly. It's harder than it looks. But I worked at the deli in a grocery store so I do have experience in serving food and what not. Don't beat yourself up about your job, you seem to need more confidence. Also, don't let customers rush you to the point where you make mistakes. There is nothing wrong with letting them know you're new and if they have any compassion they will understand that.

Answer 6

I think you have one thing that is working for you and against you at the same time.  

The thing is, you speak english, so that pretty much almost guarantees that they are always going to stick you in a cashier position.  Its just a fact of life.  

They take people who can't speak english and let them do the food-preparation instead of having to deal with the public.  

I can't really say one position is easier or less stressful than the other.

All in all, fast-food sucks, it really, really sucks.

But since you are 15, you don't have many choices.

The best advice I can offer you is to embrace this experience, embrace it really deep down inside, and remember how much it sucks, and use that focused energy to pursue higher education so that you never end up working in fast-food restaurant again.

Answer 7

You are still new at the job. Give it time. In the next month you will probably get voted best cashier. After a couple of months they might want to promote you to an assistant manager. Who knows. Fast food restaurants were not for me when I was younger, so I stuck to clothing stores and such.  

Answer 8

I am a manager for Wendy's.  I understand how you feel.  It's a pretty scary feeling. Remember this;  at some point, everybody in there was new.  And they probably were worse than you.  :)  Especially the manager.  Go up to your manager and ask them how you can do a better job.  And everyday, ask them for feedback on your performance, That way,  the responsiblity is theirs, not yours.

GOOD LUCK, BABY.  JUST KEEP SMILING!!!