The Wireless - Radio New Zealand
Published 28th November 2013
Jobs in the fast food industry are often a young person’s first taste of working life – from slinging burgers after school to delivering pizzas on the weekend. The hours are flexible, and while the pay is usually minimal, the social side of it can be fun.Published 28th November 2013
But full- or part-time, young workers spoken to for The Wireless agree – theirs is a tough job. Physically and mentally, there’s a lot to deal with: overwhelming heat in kitchens; demanding, sometimes abusive customers; standing all day, and the monotony of doing the same thing, shift after shift.
It’s all go, and while the industry prides itself on creating career opportunities, moving through the ranks isn’t for everyone.
Of people spoken to both on and off the record about their experiences in fast food work, responses were almost equally divided between enjoying the work, and despising it. None were particularly interested in careers within the fast food industry.
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http://thewireless.co.nz/themes/free/fast-food-and-low-wages
