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McDonald's worker makes desperate plea to Aussie customers (au.news.yahoo.com)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/australia@aussie.zone
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The plea is "don't chitchat with the Maccos worker in the drive through. Just make your order as quickly as possible."

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[–] [S] 32 points 2 years ago (4 children)

So many of the articles posted here are about serious political topics. I thought something more light-hearted would be a nice change of pace.

But also: who chats with the person at the drive-through? I cannot imagine wanting to do that. I order on the app as a way to minimise the amount of discussion that has to take place.

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  • [–] 32 points 2 years ago (5 children)

    Probably the same people that stand in queue for 20 minutes but refuse to glace at the menu to figure out what they might want until they're actively being served and are now holding up the massive line behind them.

    End Old man rant.

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  • [–] 17 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Most likely, also, they probably hate self checkouts because 'removes the human element' where they can chat to a forced corporate hostage that basically has to be polite.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I'm a self-checkout hater, but that's mostly because I'd rather dump my groceries on the conveyor and zone out while someone else gets paid to do the work. If I do self-checkout, I have to do everything myself and then it complains and I have to get staff to come fix it and it's all so stressful.

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  • [–] [S] 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    The new Scan and Go option is absolutely brilliant. You just scan the barcode with the app as you put it into your trolley and then pay on your phone, scan a QR code on your way out, and just walk.

    Sometimes you get selected for a random spot-check before you can walk out, in which case someone comes over and scans 5 random items before you can go. But even with that it's so much better than old-school self-checkout.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    …as long as they don’t ask 20 questions.

    “Please put your bags in the bagging area. Tap yes to continue.”

    “This checkout doesn’t accept cash, do you wish to proceed? Tap yes to continue.”

    “Please scan your loyalty card. Tap yes to continue.”

    “Did you want to pay by Card? Tap yes to continue.”

    “Do you need a receipt? Tap yes to continue.”

    I know I am paying by card, I don’t need a receipt, I have arms and can carry my groceries without a bag and I don’t have a loyalty card because you ask too many annoying questions at checkout, now shut up and take my money.

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 2 years ago

    Nope, no questions. No bagging area. Cash is not an option because you're paying on your phone with payment details you've saved. Your loyalty card, if you have one, is tied directly to your account and thus automatically "scanned". Receipts go to your account automatically, no printer.

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  • [–] 0 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I am yet to bump into this, where abouts is this around Brisbane?

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Huh, I thought it was at most stores these days. But looking at the Woolies website just now, it's still only a relatively small number. Here's the complete list of Queensland stores that they say on their website have it:

    • Annerley
    • Castletown
    • Gordonvale
    • Indoorroopilly [sic]
    • Keperra
    • Loganholme (RN)
    • Margate
    • Noosaville
    • Nundah
    • Redland Bay
    • Robina
    • South City Woolloongabba
    • Springwood
    • West Village

    I note that Toowong is not on that list though, and that's where I regularly shop, so it looks like the list is out of date. The app tells me that you can add to that list:

    • Toowong Village
    • Fish Lane
    • Robina North
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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago*

    Funny enough, the people who do the chatting tend to be old men, at least as someone who's not from Australia.

    Edit: Read another comment that it is indeed old people. Some things don't change regardless of race or culture, it seems!

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  • [–] 27 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    Sorry for bringing the mood down, but this story isn't exactly my idea of 'light-hearted':

    The woman claimed McDonald's kitchen workers are under extreme pressure to process drive-thru orders. "We get yelled at and pushed so hard until we beat those times, we sadly can't have a conversation with any customers," she stated.

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  • [–] [S] 13 points 2 years ago

    No, you're completely right, and I almost didn't write that bit of my message because of it. But I thought that it's still a unique enough type of content to be worth calling out how it's different from the usual politics. It was the more surface level of the article that interested me here anyway, because personally even if they're not getting abused by their employer I'd still think the advice to not chit-chat in the drive-through is good advice.

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