Question for those who work at McDonalds

[Chaotic42]

Originally posted by: CTrain
I know so much about McDonalds that it scares me.
Whats even more scary is that Choatic42 doesn't even work at McDonalds anymore and he knows as much.

Got to crash as I have to count inventories @3am in the morning...FUN FUN.

I just started there again when I moved down here to Mississippi last month. I got a performance based raise on the first day.

 

[SweetSweetLeroyBrown]

It seems that every McDonalds I've been to on the West Coast...(Seattle down to San Diego) makes the burgers after I order. I can see the worker look up at the screen to read what I ordered, and then make the sandwhich.

But that is not the case form Mcdonalds in NYC...many times, when I order a sandwhich in that city, they have one already made waiting for me. Odd.

 

[Evadman]

Originally posted by: CTrain

Originally posted by: VTboy
My cousin who worked at Taco bell told me that when someone said hold the "blank" be it cheese, lettice that the store looses money. If you ring up more than 20 a week then they start to subtract money from your pay check for each customer you have that asked you to not include something. Does McDonalds do the same thing.

Makes no sense whatsoever.

I think he meant when customers ask for extra cheese or tomatoes and he doesn't ring it up to where it charges for the extra cheese or tomatoes, that he get deducted for it.
For McDonalds, the only ingredients that they will charge EXTRA for are cheese, tomatoes, or course bacons....everything else is FREE.

Maybe corporate says don't charge, but I have been charged 20 cents at 3 different McDonalds for lettuce on a dbl cheeseburger. They could all be the same owner, but they are 50+ miles from each other, so it is'nt likely.

 

[Chaotic42]

Originally posted by: SweetSweetLeroyBrown
It seems that every McDonalds I've been to on the West Coast...(Seattle down to San Diego) makes the burgers after I order. I can see the worker look up at the screen to read what I ordered, and then make the sandwhich.

But that is not the case form Mcdonalds in NYC...many times, when I order a sandwhich in that city, they have one already made waiting for me. Odd.

Most stores have something called "Made For You" which introduced the new KVS system and a bunch of other stuff. Basically every order has a window on a monitor in the grill area. It will say something like:

1 Big Mac
2 CHB
-2 w/o Onion

Which means you have to make one Big Mac and two cheeseburgers without onion. Very simple, but if you have someone who sucks at taking orders, or an indecisive customer, it can really screw up production. Some stores have a little overflow built into that. It puts up more food than you really need, in order to compensate for problems. Ours does, anyway.

Sometimes that means that you'll get your food without having to wait, because the people in the back made extra. That pretty much happens everyday, mostly during the lunch/dinner rushes.

 

[CTrain]

Originally posted by: Evadman

Originally posted by: CTrain

Originally posted by: VTboy
My cousin who worked at Taco bell told me that when someone said hold the "blank" be it cheese, lettice that the store looses money. If you ring up more than 20 a week then they start to subtract money from your pay check for each customer you have that asked you to not include something. Does McDonalds do the same thing.

Makes no sense whatsoever.

I think he meant when customers ask for extra cheese or tomatoes and he doesn't ring it up to where it charges for the extra cheese or tomatoes, that he get deducted for it.
For McDonalds, the only ingredients that they will charge EXTRA for are cheese, tomatoes, or course bacons....everything else is FREE.

Maybe corporate says don't charge, but I have been charged 20 cents at 3 different McDonalds for lettuce on a dbl cheeseburger. They could all be the same owner, but they are 50+ miles from each other, so it is'nt likely.

Yeah, its really up to the franchise.
If it was up to me, I would do that too, to deter people from trying to make a $1 double cheese into a big mac.

 

[CTrain]

Originally posted by: Chaotic42

Originally posted by: CTrain
I know so much about McDonalds that it scares me.
Whats even more scary is that Choatic42 doesn't even work at McDonalds anymore and he knows as much.

Got to crash as I have to count inventories @3am in the morning...FUN FUN.

I just started there again when I moved down here to Mississippi last month. I got a performance based raise on the first day.

Whoa, thats great !!(maybe not)
I was curious what happenned to you after the radio thing.

Actually all this McDonalds knowledge is good for something.
Its a great cushion to have as I am certified to run any McDonalds. Never have to worry about being unemployed.

 

[ElFenix]

ok i just went to mcdonalds.com and i can't find mention of chicken strips anywhere. and i can't look up nutrition info on the homestyle burger either. wtf.

 

[Chaotic42]

Originally posted by: CTrain
Whoa, thats great !!(maybe not)
I was curious what happenned to you after the radio thing.

It's ok. They're trying to make me a swing manager, but my cousin is trying to get me a job at the local NASA. If that doesn't work out, and I can't get a decent radio job, I'll go for the managment thing. 3 days per week off would be cool.

For now, I work about 38 hours a week, which is nice. I can hit the gym, read, or just hang out. I've been out more in the last month than in the previous 2.5 years. It's nice.

Some of the people I work with suck, like this guy I had to convince to wash dishes. I made him a fanatic about doing breakfast dishes. I told him that if he stayed a bit late and did extra work on a regular basis, his job would be more secure.

 

[Pex]

props to mcd when the cleanest restaurants test was being done. mcd was the cleanest and friendly's was the worst.

 

[rubix]

back in season 6 of buffy the vampire slayer they had an episode where buffy worked at a fast food place. the episode was called "doublemeat palace." i heard they got in trouble with their fast food sponsors after airing this and never aired it again. it casted in the industry in a negatove light supposedly. it seemed ok to me though.

was mcdonald's one of the sponsors who got mad? what happened exactly?

 

[JEDI]

Originally posted by: CTrain

Originally posted by: Evadman

Originally posted by: CTrain

Originally posted by: VTboy
My cousin who worked at Taco bell told me that when someone said hold the "blank" be it cheese, lettice that the store looses money. If you ring up more than 20 a week then they start to subtract money from your pay check for each customer you have that asked you to not include something. Does McDonalds do the same thing.

Makes no sense whatsoever.

I think he meant when customers ask for extra cheese or tomatoes and he doesn't ring it up to where it charges for the extra cheese or tomatoes, that he get deducted for it.
For McDonalds, the only ingredients that they will charge EXTRA for are cheese, tomatoes, or course bacons....everything else is FREE.

Maybe corporate says don't charge, but I have been charged 20 cents at 3 different McDonalds for lettuce on a dbl cheeseburger. They could all be the same owner, but they are 50+ miles from each other, so it is'nt likely.

Yeah, its really up to the franchise.
If it was up to me, I would do that too, to deter people from trying to make a $1 double cheese into a big mac.

so you would charge for thousand island sauce on a double cheese burger??

 

[Jhill]

This thread is funny.

Remember the Arch Deluxe? That went over like a fart in church.

 

[Jeraden]

How come you guys got rid of the make-your-own-combo thing? Was that just regional? That was great, you could get something other than fries in your combo. Then it just vanished one day and it was back to just fries - which I am trying to avoid.

 

[xSauronx]

Originally posted by: CTrain

Originally posted by: BaboonGuy
i work at McDonalds HQ and let me tell you, NEVER EAT THE "BEEF". i dont even want to start to explain.

Any question about McDonalds, I cam pretty much answer them for you.

any chance that theyll stop sucking sometime soon, or maybe make something worth eating? all beef or not, its not worth a damn.

 

[0roo0roo]

Originally posted by: Technonut
Arch Enemy.....

Neither Spurlock, 33, nor the three doctors who agreed to monitor his health during the experiment were prepared for the degree of ruin it would wreak on his body. Within days, he was vomiting up his burgers and battling with headaches and depression. And his sex drive vanished.

When Spurlock had finished, his liver, overwhelmed by saturated fats, had virtually turned to pate. "The liver test was the most shocking thing," said Dr Daryl Isaacs, who joined the team to watch over him. "It became very, very abnormal."

that guy needs a beating, media whore. of course if u eat mcdonalds supersize 3 times a day your going to die. eat anything amounting to that calorie count and your going to die... its really too bad he lived, coulda cleaned up the gene pool a little..bah

 

[rh71]

Originally posted by: Pex
props to mcd when the cleanest restaurants test was being done. mcd was the cleanest and friendly's was the worst.

No I believe Taco Bell was surprisingly the one with the least violations.

 

[bmacd]

nothing against the people who work for Mickey-Ds, but i get the sh1ts everytime i eat there, so i've stopped. My colon thanks me

-=bmacd=-

 

[rh71]

Originally posted by: Jeraden
How come you guys got rid of the make-your-own-combo thing? Was that just regional? That was great, you could get something other than fries in your combo. Then it just vanished one day and it was back to just fries - which I am trying to avoid.

Still have that option here in one of the stores...

 

[rh71]

Originally posted by: bmacd
nothing against the people who work for Mickey-Ds, but i get the sh1ts everytime i eat there, so i've stopped. My colon thanks me

-=bmacd=-

Funny, I get the sh!ts from eating healthy food.

 

[rh71]

Originally posted by: xSauronx

Originally posted by: CTrain

Originally posted by: BaboonGuy
i work at McDonalds HQ and let me tell you, NEVER EAT THE "BEEF". i dont even want to start to explain.

Any question about McDonalds, I cam pretty much answer them for you.

any chance that theyll stop sucking sometime soon, or maybe make something worth eating? all beef or not, its not worth a damn.

Tell us which fast food type places you actually do like...

 

[TGregg]

Originally posted by: Sureshot324

Originally posted by: Horus
McLobster!

:beer:

I heard you can get a McBeer in european mcdonalds.

Yeah, they serve beer in Germany, among other places.

There's a story going `round the net about a New Yorker behind a guy fresh over from Germany in line at McDonald's. The German guy gets to the counter and asks for a beer. The New Yorker laughs at him, and says "You can't get beer at McDonald's!" The German turns to him and says "So you come here for the food??".

 

[Dunbar]

Germany is completely different. I know that workers at the BMW plant can order a beer and drink it while working on the line (that's right the employer will sell it to them and allow them to drink it on the job.)

 

[0roo0roo]

Originally posted by: JEDI
When r they bringing back the 2 for $2.22 deals?

i miss my 1.11 big mac/quarter pounder

or the mini meal deals. those were nice. kinda better then a happy meal when the toy is lousy.

ok i just went to mcdonalds.com and i can't find mention of chicken strips anywhere. and i can't look up nutrition info on the homestyle burger either. wtf.

the mcgrill deluxe is also real meat

 

[hahher]

Originally posted by: CTrain Let me give you a surprising fact.
Our franchise consists of 19 stores.
We did $3.1 millions on sales in January.
After all that wa said and done, our bottom line NET INCOME was ~$50,000.
Yeah, our NET INCOME was 1.63% of our sales.
Jan is our second slowest month of the year but still.(of course this is a big improvement from last year when we lost $157,000 on $2.6 million in sales.

so that's net income for just the store owner/s right? or does a small percent go to high level managers?

i didn't think that fast food business would be very seasonal. why is that? what's typically your fastest month and how much has ever been made then?

 

[hahher]

Originally posted by: CTrain
Whoa....I just found my food cost list and I haven't looked at it for a while.

Big Mac= .54
10 nuggets= .70
20 nuggets= $1.41
Hamburger= .22
4 Select Strips= .70

You can see the strips cost more cause it uses better quality.

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For McDonalds, the only ingredients that they will charge EXTRA for are cheese, tomatoes, or course bacons....everything else is FREE.

food cost of soda is pennies right?

and some stores charge for extra sauce. is that excluded from ingredients of an item? does sauce cost that much more?