#HelicopterMom #FirstJob #Overreacting
Hey everyone, I really need some advice here. 🙏So, I started my first job at McDonald’s and it’s been rough. I come from a background where my mom was pretty overprotective, so I didn’t get a chance to work during high school. Now that I’m finally out on my own and trying to make it in the real world, I feel like I’m drowning. 😢
Here’s the thing: my coworkers barely trained me and threw me out on the front lines. I messed up orders, struggled with the cash register, and even had a customer yell at me. To make matters worse, my manager scolded me in front of everyone. I was so embarrassed and felt like a failure.
I overheard my coworkers gossiping about my breakdown, which just added insult to injury. Now I’m left wondering, am I overreacting? 🤔
Possible Solutions:
– Talk to your manager privately about more thorough training
– Reach out to a trusted coworker for support and guidance
– Remember that everyone makes mistakes, it’s all part of the learning process
Please share your thoughts and advice, I could really use some support right now. 💕 #SupportNeeded #FirstJobFailures
Please quit.
YOU ARE NOT OVERREACTING!
Here is a rule to live by, whenever a job makes you cry at work, it is either time to look for another job or time to out and out quit.
I promise you, there are better jobs out there.
absolutely not overreacting
Not at all. Don’t let this minimum wage paying gig stress you out. These jobs are a dime a dozen. I’d highly advise looking into a retail position, for the time being, as I find it is a bit more difficult working for clientele that are purchasing food items. Don’t get me wrong, you will always have shitty customers, but folks are so picky when it comes to food especially. Get out of there, OP. There are so many other options. Warehouse positions can also be a great avenue, in my experience. Most offer high paying positions with little to no experience and minimal effort, but it is luck of the draw with logistics. They are monotonous, though. Good luck.
McDonalds is a good job in that it will toughen you up and show you that employers do not care about you at all.
McDonalds is also a terrible job for the very same reason, I would not recommend working there for very long.
So what is the relationship of this event with ur mom? And i don’t think you mom is helicopter mom as she allowed you to have BF.
You can just quit from ur current job and look for new one. Just be more focus and don’t repeat the same mistake.
I’m just curious, how old are you?
I’m really sorry you had a bad first day. I’ve had similar jobs with poor or no training, mean customers, and reactive managers. I’ve also cried in front of coworkers.
If you need the job for now, keep plugging away at it; it will become second nature in a matter of a week or two. If you really hate the job, keep it anyway and start applying to other places.
I used to work at McDonald’s and it is policy that all new recruits are trained by supervisors and managers. There is a myriad of things you need to know that are very unique to their stores.
I would quit and write a complaint letter to head office. Be as specific as possible. Did they teach you about the minute timer tags on the burgers? The sequence of buttons on the register? How to choose a bag size? What to say if you can’t fill their tray up immediately? List what they did teach you and exactly what you said to the customer, the customer to you and the manager to you.
It’s good you had a breakdown. That will teach him to lose his cool.
I just have to say that when I entered the job force it was rough for me at first! One of my first jobs, my responsibilities was to count in close the cash register at the end of the night, and I have a learning disability. They just kind of assumed that they could show me how to do it once and I would remember. 🙃🙃🙃🙃
I’ve worked many jobs since then, and I have to say that you’re gonna struggle to learn the skills but every time you persevere and continue trying, you actually gain those skills through the struggle !
No one is perfect ! Honestly, it sounds like your parents did you a disservice by never allowing you the opportunity to have the autonomy in your own life to experiment and try things, fail, fail again, and learn how to pick yourself up
But not all hope is lost !
Simply just learning these skills a little bit later, but that doesn’t mean you can’t learn them. Remember that making mistakes is literally part of learning, even if it doesn’t feel like it.
You’re going to have some rough moments but if you stick with it and even work on your skills in future jobs, you’ll eventually get there !
McDonald’s is a really fast paced environment and it’s hard for a lot of people to jump into. I honestly think that maybe you would do better in a smaller environment with that company that’s not a mega conglomerate
This is just your first job, and it certainly will not be your last, so don’t be us all your self-worth on this. You’re going to be gaining skills through life and it’s not always going to come naturally. It really is a struggle for most people to be honest.
I suggest finding a time that’s not your scheduled shift to go in and arrange to talk with a supervisor and let them know that you really value your employment there and since this is your first job, there’s definitely a learning curve and ask if you can get more training in specific areas or moved to somewhere that’s a little bit less demanding while you learn the ropes.
You don’t have to struggle alone and you can talk to people and ask for help !
You’re not overreacting. If they’re not training you, then find another job. So many retail jobs at the mall are hiring.
It’s your first job. You’re brave for putting yourself out there. Your coworkers are dicks.
Just try and keep Goin, life gets harder! You’re learning!
Also if your job is not saving lives and people are putting pressure on you just remember
“we’re not saving lives.”
I feel like this is every job honestly. Eventually I got my degree and became a teacher, but every job before that, was horrible. You learn the tricks of the trade and how to work hard though. I remember my first night on the floor as a server ended at a ten top screaming at me in front of the entire restaurant. I hid in the bathroom and cried. Even in my thirties when I went to a new job at a new area, I cried the first month. Just learning the basics of a job is HARD. Do the best you can but when you leave at the end of the day, let it go. Be a hard worker, do the best you can, and accept sometimes mistakes will be made.
You’re not overreacting
Nah you’re not overreacting. Find another job. Plenty out there. Go work at Amazon you won’t have to deal with a cash register there cuz you’ll be in a warehouse or delivering packages and it won’t make you cry
Find a basic admin, reception job..maybe hair salon.
Where they will train you and teach you the people skills necessary to suceed.
This is probably a good experience for you which you will learn from even though it feels like a disaster now. You can’t run and hide from everything when things don’t go right. Learn from your mistakes and don’t give up.
Every job requires a basic level of training. The training isn’t just missing for you, but for your manager too who doesn’t know how to handle new employees. Look for something else. Like an ice cream shop or some grocery store where you can stack things up in the shelves and not worry about checkouts.
No job is perfect but not all work environments are toxic. Don’t let this job break your soul it’s not worth it. Apply to places you can visit as a customer and see what general interactions between employees are like. I was in a terrible position before I took my current job. It’s a good job for now and most importantly management and employees are very kind. You’ll only regret not leaving sooner (I know I do).
Not going to lie to you but many jobs will be sink or swim. You’re gonna have to toughen your skin. Or you’re going to get taken advantage of. Also quit that job, but not before finding something else. Try working in a store. It’s a much more chill environment to a fast food chain. There are also plenty of jobs that will train you. So the sky is the limit.
I went through something very similar years ago working at Kohls. Sending you a virtual hug! Keep your head up! It gets better!
This is not an overreaction in the slightest
You hadn’t been trained and this is your first job at, unfortunately, one of the most busiest fast food places. I would recommend finding a smaller job, like a smoothie shop or a small family business, as soon as you can. The pays may possibly be less than what you have now, but most likely your employers/coworkers will care a little more about your well being and actually help you throughout the job.
I’m sorry about that happening as your first job, and I really hope the best for you
Everyone should work a service job for at least 6 months. You should also be able to count change correctly if you don’t want to be fired. Your mother has probably done you a big disservice. Also there’s no crying at work unless it’s something major. I’m aware that first jobs are stressful and emotional but I’ve also seen those that power through it and become better people as a result. Also contraception.