MAMEWorld Forums - The Loony Bin - Re: Freak out int he drive thru

No. Effing. Way.

That's the closest I'll get to personally using the F-word here. ;-)

Anyway, as someone who has filled out an application and got a restaurant job in the '90s, on the other side of the application was basic math as well as Q&A regarding what exact change would be given back to the customer. And that clerk couldn't even bother to enter in the exact cash given?

I've been saying this for DECADES: The sleepingwalking zombies that comprise the majority within the Unified Groups of AAmerica is getting lazier and dumber. And, what's worse, even relying too much on technology to the point that people can't do basic math! All these isolated incidents add up.

I'm a technophile so I enjoy technology and look for practical ways of applying those tools. But I'll be the last person within this once great nation to state that everything should be computerized.

The last time I checked fast food managment also means making sure that the orders are processed as efficiently as possible. The irony is that the clerk and manager wasted your time only because they couldn't handle receiving coins with the bills!

Do you happen to have the location, store number, phone number and corporate contact info? As reactionary as it may seem I suggest taking a few minutes and kvetching to the corporation. It may not amount to much but at least you'll feel better getting back at those idiots. You may even get a few yummies out of it.

The time is spent already. Time is money. Get something back from your expenditure! :-)

Or, if any insiders are creative enough with their technological derring-do, enterprising individuals could hack the cash register to tell the dunce operating it how much EXTRA cash to give back. Exploit others' ignorance, my loony friends. Profit!

--Bekki

Combating functional illiteracy with latex-clad drama since the '80s, because old video games rule!