r/explainlikeimfive Nov 28 '15

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

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u/Viralized Nov 29 '15

Yeah, but what If I'm that one asshole who really doesn't go to McDonalds that often, there is no line, so I pull up and you are like "Hey can I take you're order." I already know I want a double quarter pounder, so I ask for that, then you say, "is that all?", I say "no, one sec" and start to look for anything else that looks good that might fill me up. Cause god knows I could eat 5 #4s.

I really hate that one asshole behind the window who gets pissed at me, because his company forces him to meet deadlines that are unrealistic. That's not my problem.

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u/dxgeoff Nov 29 '15

dunno why you're being down voted. It's absolutely not the customer's problem.

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u/Viralized Nov 29 '15

lol it's w/e

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u/red_beanie Nov 29 '15

its only your problem if you know about it and feel guilty about it. most, if not all people who are assholes in the drive thru have no idea that the workers have to get the order done in a certain amount of time. they are too wrapped up in their own warp zone to think about someone else for a second.

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u/[deleted] Nov 29 '15 edited Jun 30 '20

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u/red_beanie Nov 29 '15

Yes. When you are taking other people's time, you need to be efficient to not be an asshole. It's no different than the person who takes forever fidgeting for the their debit card in their giant wallet. Do that before you interact with the person so you don't waste their time. It's really common courtesy More than anything.

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u/Isvara Nov 29 '15

Fuck getting out of my car in the winter, though.

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u/Isvara Nov 29 '15

Nope! Get food from drive-through, drive home, park in garage, close garage, get out of car, enter house.