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McDonalds DID make for an awesome starting job, in my experience. I worked there as a teen and had a host of positive life experiences in that first role. I mad

McDonalds DID make for an awesome starting job, in my experience. I worked there as a teen and had a host of positive life experiences in that first role. I made a bunch of new friends with people my age. I got my first paycheck and it put cleanly into focus the value of money and how HARD it can be to make it if you work....at McDonalds. Was also exposed to the workings of possibly one of the largest business machines on the planet. It's automation incarnate and kind of a beautiful thing.

AJ007 5y ago
Agreed, I wonder what kind of entry level job the parent poster had. Maybe none.
hh3k0 5y ago
> McDonalds DID make for an awesome starting job, in my experience. I worked there as a teen and had a host of positive life experiences in that first role. What year did you work there as a teen, if I may ask?
bserge 5y ago
I'll tell you what, my first actual jobby job was managing a number of printers, plotters, copiers and PCs at 2 locations. At 16. I was paid twice the average wage. It taught me making money is easy. 2 years later I was earning 10x the average wage doing affiliate marketing in a country where few even heard of it. Money was no issue. Spent it all, there's always more, right? 2008 was a very rude awakening and to be honest I've never recovered from that. Wish I could've worked at some factory first.
hellbannedguy 5y ago
The difference was you knew you would never be there too long. It was a transitory job. Now, it a career for many people.
- GaryTang 5y ago
  Higher and higher pushes for min wage has been decreasing the number of available transitory jobs as well, thus likely hurting more people than it helps.
- djbebs 5y ago
  It's only a career if you make it a career. There's plenty of jobs and ways to move up in the world, if people are unwilling to make the sacrifices needed to take those opportunities that's on them and them alone.

AJ007 5y ago

Agreed, I wonder what kind of entry level job the parent poster had. Maybe none.

hh3k0 5y ago

> McDonalds DID make for an awesome starting job, in my experience. I worked there as a teen and had a host of positive life experiences in that first role. What year did you work there as a teen, if I may ask?

bserge 5y ago

I'll tell you what, my first actual jobby job was managing a number of printers, plotters, copiers and PCs at 2 locations. At 16. I was paid twice the average wage. It taught me making money is easy. 2 years later I was earning 10x the average wage doing affiliate marketing in a country where few even heard of it. Money was no issue. Spent it all, there's always more, right? 2008 was a very rude awakening and to be honest I've never recovered from that. Wish I could've worked at some factory first.

hellbannedguy 5y ago

The difference was you knew you would never be there too long. It was a transitory job. Now, it a career for many people.

GaryTang 5y ago
Higher and higher pushes for min wage has been decreasing the number of available transitory jobs as well, thus likely hurting more people than it helps.
djbebs 5y ago
It's only a career if you make it a career. There's plenty of jobs and ways to move up in the world, if people are unwilling to make the sacrifices needed to take those opportunities that's on them and them alone.