Like many here, I'd ask the kid where his/her parents are to confirm the homeless orphan schtick, then call the police. The foster care system may suck, but it beats the hell out of starving to death. I wouldn't be doing the kid any favors by paying for a single meal. That's just keeping him/her out on the street for another day.
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what happens when you get fired, and then you are the one who ends up sobbing because you cant afford a meal? this is the real world, ill look out for myself before i look out for others. now i dont mean to be a dick, but if giving that kid teh meal means i may get fired, im not risking it. like the first poster said, id probably pay for it out of my own pocket.awesomeClaw said:
EDIT: jumping on the "DONT REPLACE S WITH $" bandwagon.
Most likely this, the company can still get their money, but I would feel too bad by not giving that kid the money. And if I was on bad terms with my boss, and was working at Mac's, I wouldn't consider getting fired to be much of a loss.breadsammich said:
I feel no sympathy or empathy for people on the streets. I could easily have lost my house and wound up poor on the streets myself, but I prevented that by doing some things I didnt want to do. The last thing im going to do is risk my job or waste my hard earned money on someone who made bad choices, or a kid that somehow is not where they are supposed to be.
As someone who used to work at McDonalds, the order is customer pays, then recives food, not the other way around. Therefore, this situation is invalid.
i'd call the police on him they can handle him and find him a home or something. in fact I really don't know why he would even think he could get it for free or how i can tell he's homeless and poor and not just lying to get a free meal. if he truly is homeless i'll just ask another employee to ask the manager what to do and if he allows it i'll give him the meal and hold him till the authorities get there
I eat the happy meal in front of the kid to show him what its like to be able to afford unhealthy food. Or I leave my work station and throw the little punk out; can't afford MCD's what a hoser. Or I lean over to the little punk and tell him to gtfo and try going someplace healthier because maybe they'll feel bad about little orphen children. And his mother never loved him.
I kid. I pay for it if I am "allowed" to by my boss or I call my boss over and let him/her handle it. If I can't do that the only thing I could do is call child services or something; maybe they can help.
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I kid. I pay for it if I am "allowed" to by my boss or I call my boss over and let him/her handle it. If I can't do that the only thing I could do is call child services or something; maybe they can help.
Wait is that why the $ is in there I thought they just mistook the $ for a-Khadplank said:
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call the police. for all i know the kid could be conning us to get out of paying. and if not, why am i just feeding the kid instead of trying to help them by telling the authorities.
If the kid looks starving I would see what I could do to help out.
If not then I deny the food. Most likely this is a scam ran by adults. It is poorly done though because if it was my kid I would have them ask for a double cheese burger and an apple pie.
If not then I deny the food. Most likely this is a scam ran by adults. It is poorly done though because if it was my kid I would have them ask for a double cheese burger and an apple pie.
living in Germany i would call the proper authorities, i don't like a lot of stuff in my country but no child has to live on the streets and be hungry and if the the kid has a home and doesn't get food there because his parents spend money on booze and cigarettes something should be done about that too.
I wouldn't give the kid the food.
I'd tell him to hang round for a bit. Whenever I'm on lunch/my shift is over I'd buy him some real food.
I'd tell him to hang round for a bit. Whenever I'm on lunch/my shift is over I'd buy him some real food.
Pay myself and take half the french fries... Youll get the rest kid but im hungry and lucnhbreak is still far away.
Frankly, if I give him that food for free, then I AM him. In this situation, you look out for #1. I'd notify the authorities that there was a lost child there. Caring for this child is none of my business. I'd probably buy the kid something if he were starving, but I wouldn't do something that could cost me my livelihood or life just to give a lost kid one meal.
I refuse to lose my job over something like that. I'd call the authorities and have the kid picked up so he can be taken care of. Giving him a burger will not help his situation at all. I am temporarily working as a cashier at a locally owned grocery store chain (their only other competition is Wal-Mart of course) until I have to go back to my university at the end of summer, and this cute kid (I did this all the time as a kid) was like 5 cent short for a candy bar he wanted. I voided his sale, took the candy, and sent him on his way to find something cheaper. His dad was sitting outside in the car, I don't know why he seriously expected to use the cute trick on me. They call that "sweethearting" which is till abuse which is grounds for a write up, suspension, or dismissal. If you come in to buy something, have enough money because I'm not losing my job for you. I mean seriously, and a happy meal is super expensive anyway, couldn't he order from the dollar menu?
I may pay for it myself, but really that's not going to do him any favors. He'll still be poor, homeless, or whatever. Calling authorities would benefit him so much more.
I may pay for it myself, but really that's not going to do him any favors. He'll still be poor, homeless, or whatever. Calling authorities would benefit him so much more.
Buy happy meal, secure child, call authorities. Also, look for new job- I like to imagine my work ethic is such that if I were on such dire straights with a manager, it would be becuase they are a douche and I shouldn't be working for them.
Personally, I like the situation my district manager brought up at a meeting the other day: 'you are a manager in a small retail store. A woman comes in pushing her elderly mother in a wheelchair. it quickly becomes apparent the woman is... 'challenged', and shouldn't be out by herself taking care of an invalid. They go toward a back aisle, where the woman suddenly strips naked and stands there, dazed and oblivious to the world. What do you do?'
This wasn't a hypothetical, by the way... it happened a few weeks ago in another store in our district, and since we were in a manager meeting, she was curious how we would have handled it. The store in question blocked off the back aisles, got the woman's husband's phone number from the mother, and had him come in ad snap her out of it.
Personally, I like the situation my district manager brought up at a meeting the other day: 'you are a manager in a small retail store. A woman comes in pushing her elderly mother in a wheelchair. it quickly becomes apparent the woman is... 'challenged', and shouldn't be out by herself taking care of an invalid. They go toward a back aisle, where the woman suddenly strips naked and stands there, dazed and oblivious to the world. What do you do?'
This wasn't a hypothetical, by the way... it happened a few weeks ago in another store in our district, and since we were in a manager meeting, she was curious how we would have handled it. The store in question blocked off the back aisles, got the woman's husband's phone number from the mother, and had him come in ad snap her out of it.
If the kid is homeless how is giving him a happy meal going to help him the the long term? You know that there are agencies that deal with this sort of thing.
Also, it's McDonald's. Are you that hard up for a job that getting fired from there will ruin you? You obviously hate it. Hell, unless you live in the Middle of Bum-Frack Kansas there has to be another 15 fast food joints in the area plus 12 gas stations, 4 supermarkets and a Walmart. Man up, call child services and let Mr. Manager fire your ass. Then write corporate and explain that you are going public with the fact that you were let go because you were forbidden from helping a homeless kid get the help he needs. "Channel 4 problem solvers" or whatever your local TV station's equivalent exists for these issues. Mr. Manager will be given orders to backtrack faster than you can make a Big Mac once corporate thinks they will get a PR black eye.
Also, it's McDonald's. Are you that hard up for a job that getting fired from there will ruin you? You obviously hate it. Hell, unless you live in the Middle of Bum-Frack Kansas there has to be another 15 fast food joints in the area plus 12 gas stations, 4 supermarkets and a Walmart. Man up, call child services and let Mr. Manager fire your ass. Then write corporate and explain that you are going public with the fact that you were let go because you were forbidden from helping a homeless kid get the help he needs. "Channel 4 problem solvers" or whatever your local TV station's equivalent exists for these issues. Mr. Manager will be given orders to backtrack faster than you can make a Big Mac once corporate thinks they will get a PR black eye.