Nope - the problem is that the OP is intentionally being obnoxiously obtuse to a random person just trying to go about their day, and who probably has zero idea why this random drive thru worker is being so oddly uncooperative.
Have you ever worked a minimum wage food service job? You get what you pay for. Why would you expect them to care anymore than the absolute bare minimum?
The federal minimum wage is $7.25/hr. If you’re not fucking around on that job, then you’re kind of an idiot.
“Minimum wage workers should be intentionally rude to people who are probably fellow wage workers instead of finding actually productive ways to push back against their exploitative employers” is certainly a take.
It’s fucking harmless dude, goddamn. If you’re so fragile that you’d get upset at a fast food worker, as a customer, for something like this… Maybe you shouldn’t interact with other humans.
Not at all, but I honestly don’t think the hypothetical woman in the OP is being intentionally obtuse, even if she’s written to sound that way. Based on my coworkers, and the other people I know IRL, I think this woman would probably just be genuinely confused about why the worker was being so difficult when her son was sitting right there next to her.
I think that interactions on Lemmy give a very inaccurate picture of what real, everyday people are actually like.
She did choose. Twice. The OP just decided to act as though they didn’t understand her choice, and I definitely don’t think they did so because they feared their fast food employer would discipline them for not making sure the driver was clear enough about her choice of happy meal toy.
No she didn’t. She was given the choice of A or B. She chose C, and then D, neither of which are on the list. Corporate policy dictates that the worker relist the options of A and B, and that the customer must choose. The worker is following policy, admittedly there is some extremely funny malicious compliance going on. The bigot in the drive thru is refusing to pick from the options that are available.
She was given the choice of A or B. She chose A, twice, and then the employee repeatedly chose to ignore her choice, on purpose.
If the driver had decided to bring the attention to their supervisor, the employee would have been rightfully disciplined for their poor customer service behavior.
Nope. The options of boy toy and girl toy were removed from McDonald’s corporate speak as early as 1998-1999 depending on location. Those words were specifically removed from McDonald’s corporate speak company wide by 2002. The worker followed company policy to a T.
And yet the OP exists, whether it’s a creative writing exercise or not, in which a girl toy and boy toy have clearly been offered to the woman. Regardless of whether the hypothetical restaurant in question is actually a McDonalds, the employee in question would certainly have been disciplined for their actions in the OP if their needlessly antagonistic behavior had made it back to a manager, and that disciplinary action would have been completely warranted.
Believe it or not, many of the people you interact with each day aren’t actually bigots. They’re just, y’know, reasonable people, which I know must make everyday life very difficult for you.
Reading comprehension isn’t your strong suit I see. She was offered a hot wheel or a barbie. The employee never said the words girl toy or boy toy, because they aren’t supposed to call them that.
You even admitted that you’re too elitist to work in fast food. Admit that you’re wrong and move on. You don’t know shit about how corporate language works, clearly.
Also you are defending a bigot, which makes you a bigot
Pragmatics doesn’t seem to be your strong suit either.
Also, I literally have worked in fast food, so…
Edit in response to your edit: “Believe it or not, many of the people you interact with each day aren’t actually bigots. They’re just, y’know, reasonable people, which I know must make everyday life very difficult for you.”
Nope - the problem is that the OP is intentionally being obnoxiously obtuse to a random person just trying to go about their day, and who probably has zero idea why this random drive thru worker is being so oddly uncooperative.
There’s no such thing as “boys’ toys” and “girls’ toys”. This person is doing a public service by requiring an appropriate answer
Have you ever worked a minimum wage food service job? You get what you pay for. Why would you expect them to care anymore than the absolute bare minimum?
The federal minimum wage is $7.25/hr. If you’re not fucking around on that job, then you’re kind of an idiot.
“Minimum wage workers should be intentionally rude to people who are probably fellow wage workers instead of finding actually productive ways to push back against their exploitative employers” is certainly a take.
It’s fucking harmless dude, goddamn. If you’re so fragile that you’d get upset at a fast food worker, as a customer, for something like this… Maybe you shouldn’t interact with other humans.
Can you really be angry over obtuse meeting obtuse?
Not at all, but I honestly don’t think the hypothetical woman in the OP is being intentionally obtuse, even if she’s written to sound that way. Based on my coworkers, and the other people I know IRL, I think this woman would probably just be genuinely confused about why the worker was being so difficult when her son was sitting right there next to her.
I think that interactions on Lemmy give a very inaccurate picture of what real, everyday people are actually like.
Wow, you work with and know some of the most cartoonishly dumb people on the planet!
Now your comments are starting to make sense.
Case in point.
Precisely.
Is it obtuse? The key part is the “you have to choose”. You have to choose. You can’t delegate it to the cashier.
I once wanted to let the next shopper have some coupons, and the cashier had me physically pick it up and hand it over, so the camera can see.
She did choose. Twice. The OP just decided to act as though they didn’t understand her choice, and I definitely don’t think they did so because they feared their fast food employer would discipline them for not making sure the driver was clear enough about her choice of happy meal toy.
No she didn’t. She was given the choice of A or B. She chose C, and then D, neither of which are on the list. Corporate policy dictates that the worker relist the options of A and B, and that the customer must choose. The worker is following policy, admittedly there is some extremely funny malicious compliance going on. The bigot in the drive thru is refusing to pick from the options that are available.
She was given the choice of A or B. She chose A, twice, and then the employee repeatedly chose to ignore her choice, on purpose.
If the driver had decided to bring the attention to their supervisor, the employee would have been rightfully disciplined for their poor customer service behavior.
Nope. The options of boy toy and girl toy were removed from McDonald’s corporate speak as early as 1998-1999 depending on location. Those words were specifically removed from McDonald’s corporate speak company wide by 2002. The worker followed company policy to a T.
You are an insufferable bigot.
And yet the OP exists, whether it’s a creative writing exercise or not, in which a girl toy and boy toy have clearly been offered to the woman. Regardless of whether the hypothetical restaurant in question is actually a McDonalds, the employee in question would certainly have been disciplined for their actions in the OP if their needlessly antagonistic behavior had made it back to a manager, and that disciplinary action would have been completely warranted.
Believe it or not, many of the people you interact with each day aren’t actually bigots. They’re just, y’know, reasonable people, which I know must make everyday life very difficult for you.
Reading comprehension isn’t your strong suit I see. She was offered a hot wheel or a barbie. The employee never said the words girl toy or boy toy, because they aren’t supposed to call them that.
You even admitted that you’re too elitist to work in fast food. Admit that you’re wrong and move on. You don’t know shit about how corporate language works, clearly.
Also you are defending a bigot, which makes you a bigot
Pragmatics doesn’t seem to be your strong suit either.
Also, I literally have worked in fast food, so…
Edit in response to your edit: “Believe it or not, many of the people you interact with each day aren’t actually bigots. They’re just, y’know, reasonable people, which I know must make everyday life very difficult for you.”
No, she didn’t choose
Yup, she did. Clearly. Twice.
And it wasn’t a clear choise
In the context of a fast food chain offering a Hot Wheels car and a Barbie doll as possible toys, her choice was a perfectly clear choice.
I don’t think the customer was being a bigot, but they clearly did not choose a toy.
What does the kid being a boy have to do with which toy they would want?
Have you ever played with Barbies? Have you ever played with matchbox cars?
So, the Barbie. Got it