Low Paying Happiness

I THINK THAT MANY OF OUR FAST FOOD RESTUARANTS LIKE MCDONALDS PERHAPS HAVE OR SHOW A IMAGE OF A PLACE WHERE CHILDREN GO AND ARE SUPPOSED TO BE HAPPY AND FEEL AS IF THEY ARE IN A FAMILY ZONE, BUT WHY DOES A PLACE WHERE THE IMAGE THEY PRESENT IS ONE HAPPY ZONE IN REALITY HIRE CHILDREN OF SUCH YOUNG AGE AND HAVE THEM WORK FOR SUCH LONG HOURS MAKING THOSE CHILDRENS THEY ONCED TARGET UNHAPPY? I THINK IS IRONIC HOW THEY HAVE SUCH A HAPPY IMAGE BUT THEY TAKE ADVANTAGE OF YOUNG KIDS WHO WORK THERE. KIDS AND EVEN ADULTS WHO WORK IN FAST FOOD PLACE ARE TAKEN ADVANTAGE WITH THE WAY THEY GET PAYED EVEN WITH THE LONG HOURS THEY WORK AND ARENT SUPPOSED TO BE WORKING.


IN THE TEXT, "BEHIND THE COUNTER"BY SCHLOSSER HE STATES “ALTHOUGH PICKING STRAWBERRIES IS ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE MORE THAN COOKING HAMBURGERS, BOTH JOBS ARE NOW FILLED BY PEOPLE WHO A GENERALLY YOUNG, UNSKILLED, AND WILLING TO WORK LONG HOURS FOR LOW PAYS”. I CHOSE THIS QUOTE BECAUSE I THINK IT TELLS US HOW YOUNG UNEXPERIENCED KIDS GET INTO PLACES TO WORK WITHOUT HAVING EXPERIENCE WHERE THEY ARE TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF AND WORK SO MANY LONG HOURS FOR SUCH A LOW PAY. THIS QUOTE RELATES TO MY POINT BECAUSE IT MENTIONS WHAT IS GOING ON WITH OUR FAST FOOD RESTUARANTS WERE KIDS ARE GETTING HIRED AND ARE TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF.


I DON’T HAVE A PERSONAL EXPERIENCE FROM WORKING IN A FAST FOOD RESTUARANT BUT I DO WORK FOR A RETAIL STORE AND I WORK LONG HOURS AT TIMES AND STILL GET PAYED THE SAME. IF THEY DON’T HAVE ANYONE TO GIVE YOU YOUR LUNCH OR BREAK AND ITS BUSY YOU DON’T TAKE NOT EVEN ONE NO MATTER HOW TIRED YOU ARE AND THEY STILL TAKE THAT FROM YOUR PAYCHECK, IF THEY ASK YOU TO STAY AND YOU DON’T THEY START PICKING ON YOU AND CUTT YOUR HOURS A LOT AND GIVE YOU MAY DAYS OFF. I THINK THIS FITS WITH MY POINT BECAUSE IT SHOWS HOW SOME PLACES TAKE ADVANTAGE OF YOU AND THERE ISNT ANYTHING YOU CAN DO BECAUSE YOU CAN GET FIRED AND MOST OF US NEED THE JOB.