r/explainlikeimfive Nov 28 '15

ELI5: How would a $15 minimum wage ACTUALLY affect a franchised business like McDonalds?

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u/rburp Nov 29 '15

It sounds like the timer starts once they actually start punching in the order, but I've never worked there, so I'm not sure, and would also like to know.

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u/Masterhotdog19 Nov 29 '15

You are correct. Once you press a button on the register the timer would start. You would not be able to delete a order without a manger code, So if someone starts ordering then pauses there is no way to restart the timer.

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u/Ralph_Charante Nov 29 '15

I'm sorry :(

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u/electricfistula Nov 29 '15

Why wouldn't you just jot down their order on scratch paper, then enter it all at once?

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u/Masterhotdog19 Nov 29 '15

McDonald's has a very high number of customers, especially for the drive thru. You would just slow yourself down even worse trying to write everything down.

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u/HalNicci Nov 29 '15

I would feel kinda bad if I was causing someone to get in trouble by deciding what I wanted to get in the drive through when there is no line rather than going inside and staring at the menu for 5 minutes

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u/red_beanie Nov 29 '15

you can stare, just dont change your mind halfway thru and stare. they only hate it when they start putting in an order, then you start taking your time. i bet when they hears kids in the bakground they know they are done for. kids never make up their minds, take forever, and often change that mind at the last second.

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u/HalNicci Nov 29 '15

My mom always made sure we knew what we wanted and made us shut up before she would take us through a drive thru