The reason why I am a employee is because when I was a student, I needed some money to go out or eat out. Mcdonalds was the best place for me to work at because their hours are so flexible. I only worked Saturday’s and Sunday’s with 16 hours per week. I know trading a dollar for an hour is no way of becoming a multi-millionaire in Mcdonald’s (unless you own a franchise) as an employee but hey Mcdonalds is supporting my life (MONEY) . so CHEERS TO MCDONALDS!
As time goes by (3 years now) 6 months ago, I kept complaining about how Mcdonalds is so boring. I kept saying ohh I need to find a new job, . I dont want to work here anymore. Every shift I do is the same thing. I get paid too less. Well, as life goes on, I met a person, I told him my love for Mcdonalds is deteriorating. I want to QUIT!. The Person told me why dont I use Mcdonalds as a training vehicle, a place where I can build my skills and use it in the future. He said “if your doing the same stuff every shift, no challenges are taken, why wont you try to do something new?”( This person was one of the people who introduced me to personal development). I said “How?”, He said, “I know you want to become a business owner in the future, start by telling me about the struggles or difficulties impacting you at work?”. I told him, it was hard for me to sincerely greet people, with eye contact and when I was do a lot checks, and how It was hard for me to approach customers with a friendly greeting of HELLO!”. He said “Okay since you work twice a week, why dont you start by greeting at-least one customer per shift”.
- 6 months from greeting customers as they walk in with a sincere welcoming statement with eye contact .
1st week -1
2nd week -2 or more
3rd week – 4 or more.
Today – when ever I see customers walking in when im doing lot checks.
Mcdonalds as my training vehicle. Now I can experiment my relationship with the people I work with or with the customers to gain skills that I can use in my Future Business.
