You are (Hypotetically) working at Mcdonald$ when...

[The Virgo]

No, I do not give him the meal back.

 

[El Poncho]

If the kid is homeless then I'd pay for the happy meal for him tell him to wait outside until i'm done my shift and that's where I find the people who deal with homeless kids to help them find a family.

 

[Veldel]

Id tell the kid to get out and never come back or I shall beat him with a broom.


Im not losing my job that I need to live just so some snot nosed fucker can eat some shitty food and 1 less mouth to feed in the world is better

 

[IzisviAziria]

I live in Sweden, we've got more than good enough authorities for handling shit like that, so I'd just call the police and tell them there is a lost child here and get on with my job. How difficult was that?

Also, I find it funny how people always gotta show that they consider companies "evil" and "greedy" by desperately trying to find an S in their name that can be changed to a $.

Maybe things are different in Sweden, but in America, the companies really are evil lol. Well, the corporations are anyway.

The whole S ---> $ thing is pretty corny though.

 

[Dango]

I pay for it myself and give him a happy meal and a drink, and tell him I'll bring him more later.

 

[HentMas]

I would give him the meal and ask him to sit in one of the tables while I talk with my manager about calling the authorities, paying for the meal my self and checking that the kid won´t stray away while I am fixing things up with the manager

If the manager gave me any shit I would tell him to go fuck himself, grab the kid, pay the meal and call the authorities, as well as a lawyer to sue the heartless manager if he even dares to try and fire me, its an easy case and I know I will win no matter what

I know managers are jerks but no one is so heartless or blind to realize that the kid is asking for food for himself, not money as would happen if they had parents watching over them, if he managed to get inside alone to get just one happy meal it means he escaped from the bastards that are using him to ask for money (yes, that scene in "who wants to be a millionaire?" where the kids are forced to ask for money, that is absolutely true in my country)

I would follow up his case from the beginning to the end, and I would make sure he is not lost in the system (as often happens) if the parents "appear" I would make sure "child services" (or whichever agency takes care of cases like this) investigate all the way the conditions of why was the kid asking for free food in the street.

yes, this will take time, money and a really pain in the butt to do, but if all ends good I might have just saved the life of one person, and that is worth all that and more.

 

[Mrselfdestruct]

I'd eat it in front of his eyes, and collect his tears in a jar.

 

[Vykrel]

i pay for it myself and call someone to come get the kid

 

[Ledan]

Pay for it myself (for god's sake it's JUST a happy meal!!) and then call the social services. Living in Sweden can be very nice.

 

[novixz]

I'd eat it in front of his face and laugh at him because I'm a bastard.

 

[DracoSuave]

A young kid (4-5 years) walks into the store. He looks homeless and poor. You´re really on the fence with your boss. One more infraction and you´ll get fired. It´s an infraction to give customers free food, obviously. It´s also an infraction to leave your post FOR ANY REASON. The kid goes forward to you and orders a happy meal.

You ready the meal, but when you give it to him, he doesn´t pay. You take it out of his hands and he begins sobbing quietly. Do you give him the happy meal or not?

Having worked at a McD's I can tell you exactly what the best thing to do in this situation is.

Firstly, proper QSC requires that you take the money before you grab the food, which should not be ready by the time you type it in. Order, get, then pay? That's slow and inefficient. And when the kid can't pay....

...You call a supervisor and explain the situation. MOST supervisors that work at McDonald's are trained in such a way that they'll actually give a hungry kid food if the kid absolutely needs it.

 

[kebab4you]

Thought the $ in names was a trademark of Microsoft, not McDonalds.

OT:

I'd just call the police and tell them there is a lost child here and get on with my job. How difficult was that?

This, not my issue, let the state handle it.

 

[Flaming Narwhal]

I'd probably just pay for it myself.

 

[mduncan50]

I'd call my girlfriend to pick up a 12" sub from subway. Cheaper, more filling, and better for him.

 

[orangeapples]

ummm... kid's got to pay before the order is placed.

I payed for it. Lots of us did it because we felt bad. we did that for the first few kids, but I guess they told their friends and then they all started showing up and then we had to start turning them down. It got out of hand fast.

We told them how to get to the shelter and where the nearest food kitchen was.

We felt bad for them, but after they started taking advantage of it we decided we need to figure out how to get them care without screwing ourselves over. So we just looked it up, photocopied a few maps and just handed those to the kids.

if you work fast food and live in an area with a sizable homeless/poverty population, I recommend you figure out where the closest shelter is for them and tell them how to get there. They might be homeless and you might think that's they'd be grateful, but they take advantage of a situation.

 

[drisky]

give it to him and put your own money in the register, easy.

...You call a supervisor and explain the situation. MOST supervisors that work at McDonald's are trained in such a way that they'll actually give a hungry kid food if the kid absolutely needs it.

And then there is that. There are plenty of solutions that end in the starving child eating.

A happy meal costs what? three dollars? Defiantly not worth sacrificing your humanity over.

 

[Deamonian]

I'd give him the meal, no doubt about it. After that, I'd conact the autoroties to take care of the kid. Hell, I'd even upsize the meal. Pay for it myself, too. I'm just a bleedy guy, and I don't like to see kids hurt, no matter the circumstance.
Well, maybe, if they're pesky brats, but that's a different issue, isn't it?

 

[PatSilverFox]

Pay for the food myself and give it to him.
Easy.