tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30648257.post5215480596659074647..comments2024-02-19T04:50:58.170-08:00Comments on Shuck and Jive: Burger King Wants It Its WayJohn Shuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00798753206614838161noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30648257.post-72017227236801850792007-12-01T06:11:00.000-08:002007-12-01T06:11:00.000-08:00I was an assistant manager. I had a 17 year year ...I was an assistant manager. I had a 17 year year old fellow named Bob working for me. Bob and his girlfriend had a 1-year old son. Bob worked for me opening the store and then went to school in the evenings while his girlfriend went to school during the day and worked in the evening. They were very responsible and were trying to get the diplomas and save enough money so they could get their own apartment. Great kids.<BR/><BR/>One morning, Bob did not show up for work. He called a few hours later to tell me his son had pneumonia, was in an oxygen tent at the hospital, and that he had been with the baby all night - they had been told he might not make it. Of course, I told him not to worry about freaking McDonald's, and to be with his family, where he belonged.<BR/><BR/>About an hour later, the store manager, Karen, came in and asked about Bob. I told her, and she said, "Fire him. He did not call in two hours or more before his assigned shift, and so is techinically a no-show". Stunned, I asked her what she thought she would have done under the curcumstances. She went on to explain that you have to "make decisions" in life, and that loyalty to your employer and the people you work with were the most important thing. She went on to say that when her mother died, Karen chose not to leave work and drive 6 hours away to attend the funeral and be with her family in her home town because it would have been a "burden to her employer" (the same McDonald's franchisee we were working for).<BR/><BR/>I simply said "Thank you for sharing that with me, Karen. That helps me understand why you are the sad and lonely person you are". So she fired me AND Bob. <BR/><BR/>The only thing I regret is that I never was able to find out how Bob's baby was.<BR/><BR/>By the way, the McD's franchisee sold his stores in Minnespolis, bought some in Pheonix, and Karen moved out there to run them for him. She was back in Minneapolis within two years - apparently he felt she was not "right for the company" anymore, after working for him for 20+ years. That's what misplaced loyalty will get you, I guess.Snadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04055786911610974637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30648257.post-2402918222975246652007-11-30T14:50:00.000-08:002007-11-30T14:50:00.000-08:00Pray tell, how does one get fired from McDonald's?...Pray tell, how does one get fired from McDonald's?John Shuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00798753206614838161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30648257.post-38067917438448460262007-11-30T13:16:00.000-08:002007-11-30T13:16:00.000-08:00I have an idea - instead of boycotting Burger King...I have an idea - instead of boycotting Burger King, we should all go there and order our food HOLD THE TOMATOES! If everyone did that, they would have to throw away millions of dollars worth of tomatoes, and I suspect, would soon get the hint. They don't like waste at these places, you know.<BR/><BR/>By the way, I still say the proudest day of my life was the day I got fired from McDonalds.Snadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04055786911610974637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30648257.post-57821229463979692392007-11-30T09:59:00.000-08:002007-11-30T09:59:00.000-08:00More of a sacrifice for me then, as I do enjoy a w...More of a sacrifice for me then, as I do enjoy a whopper now and then...But no more. <BR/><BR/>I had to boycott Taco Bell three years ago until they came around on this issue. <BR/><BR/>One fast food giant at a time...John Shuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00798753206614838161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30648257.post-59566047193489093132007-11-30T08:54:00.000-08:002007-11-30T08:54:00.000-08:00Thanks for posting this. It gave me a good feelin...Thanks for posting this. It gave me a good feeling knowing that I have not spent any money there in about 15 years.Dr. Monkey Von Monkersteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14370062692837972451noreply@blogger.com