A Critical Review: Teens in the Fast Food Industry Teens make up 19.9% of the fast food industry and only 3.1% of other industries, even though that is how the work industry is, teens aren’t respected as much as older people at the work place. The second interviewee said she doesn’t feel as respected as other workers because she’s a teenager, she makes many sacrifices like “I don’t get to see my friends and I have no time to do anything,” for the community and to help her family and still teens get paid and respected less than older workers. The third interviewee said “I don’t want to say it but some of the managers think less of me because they choose who they like and respect,” that is not fair to treat the main fast food industry workers like that, without them the food industry wouldn’t be as well maintained. Teenagers “work better because we work fast paced because our lives are more fast paced,” says third interviewee, so teenagers work more efficient than older people and catch on fast than them too. This author as a teenager thinks, as a teenager, teenagers should be the most respected because we run the fast food industry. We should have more opportunities and chances for advancement because soon enough we will be the almost the only people working in the fast food industry and we will have all the management jobs.
E.D. Mrs. Mackenzie English 11 14 November, 2010 Teens in the Fast Food Industry: A Critical Review
Teenagers often feel pressured into getting jobs, and they have to turn to some of the most willing places to hire teens: fast food restaurants. Fast food restaurants are often some of the few places who hire teens more than adults. Job-seeking teens are mostly willing to do almost anything to make a couple bucks here and there, and for most, this means working at a fast food restaurant. I know with me and my friends, we feel pressured to find jobs due to the recent crash of the economy. Prices have risen in almost every area, and it’s hard on parents to have to supply money for themselves, their finances, and their children; especially when their children are teenagers living in this day in age. To take matters into their own hands, whether that is the case or not, teenagers have set out to hunt for an employer willing to take them in. Those lucky enough to land a job, are most likely only going to get paid minimum wage ($7.28/hr). However, to most teenagers it’s “better than none!”. Interviewee Delaney Damon stated that it is hard for her to work week hours, due to school, homework, marching band, and her other extra curricular activities, so she often works 8 hour shifts on the weekends. This is hard for a teenager, not only to devote their week days to so many things, but to give up their spare time on the weekends to hold a job. Delaney, along with many other teenagers have to keep grades up, too, to keep their job. First of all, employers don’t want employees who don’t have very good work ethic, and second, school comes first. If grades are dropping because of work, the best answer is usually to quit the job, even if that means less money. Money, however is a bigger issue now, then maybe, it has been in the past. Teenagers are feeling the pressure to find a job to help support financially… even just taking matters into their own hands and buying the things they want with their own money instead of their parents’. This proves that now, teens are in fact being pressured to work, turning to whatever employer will hire them.
J.H. Ms. MacKenzie English 11 November 15, 2010 Fast Food: A Critical Review Teens in the fast food industry are treated very unfairly. They get paid minimum wage and sometimes they don’t even get paid that. Their bosses also do not respect them what so ever because they don’t think that they deserve it. Mr. DiMasi was one of the first bosses I’ve heard of that gave the teenagers whom worked at his store and kind of credit or responsibility. My friend Justin has had a terrible time with his boss. His boss always demoralizes him and makes him feel like he’s worthless doing the job that he is doing. Some of the teens who work get paid below minimum wage because the bosses think they can do it just like that.
Claim: In the fast food industry teens are treated poorly. I feel like just because they are teens doesn't mean that they have bad work ethic don't doing anything right. So I feel that teens should be treated that same as a regular worker.
Evidence: LOGOS a teen that applies for a job at a fast food industry will be turned down half the time and all of the fast food industries combined, teens make up 19.1 % of the employees and they aren't as respected as most of the older employees. Even the teens that do get accepted into a job are treated differently such as the get paid lower than minimum wage and they get the harder jobs and don't get anything in return such as a raise or something. PATHOS I see it that if you want your fast food Industry to be successful then pay equal attention to all of your employees and in the long run you won't lose as many worker and they will want to work for you and the industry will be a big success. All in all this documentary opened my eyes to what really happens to the teens behind the scenes and how badly they are treated.
One of the most common jobs for a teenager to have is something in the fast food industry. Employers see teenagers as a good working force that is generally relatively happy with minimum wage. If an employer treats their worker’s good, the workers will be more happy and productive, which in the long run helps the company in a positive way. Most teenagers’ parents support them, so a teenager with a job has less things they need to spend their money on, which means more money to spend. On the other hand, some employers have an extremely negative bias against teenagers, and see them as lazy or disrespectful. This in some cases leads to employers treating their teenage workers badly or trying to get away with paying them the bare minimum. I think that as long as you are respectful and have a good ethic as a teenage worker, your boss should always treat you with respect, considering that the kids of our generation make up a huge part of the fast food industries’ working force.
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English 11
November 11, 2010
A Critical Review: Teens in the Fast Food Industry
Teens make up 19.9% of the fast food industry and only 3.1% of other industries, even though that is how the work industry is, teens aren’t respected as much as older people at the work place. The second interviewee said she doesn’t feel as respected as other workers because she’s a teenager, she makes many sacrifices like “I don’t get to see my friends and I have no time to do anything,” for the community and to help her family and still teens get paid and respected less than older workers. The third interviewee said “I don’t want to say it but some of the managers think less of me because they choose who they like and respect,” that is not fair to treat the main fast food industry workers like that, without them the food industry wouldn’t be as well maintained. Teenagers “work better because we work fast paced because our lives are more fast paced,” says third interviewee, so teenagers work more efficient than older people and catch on fast than them too. This author as a teenager thinks, as a teenager, teenagers should be the most respected because we run the fast food industry. We should have more opportunities and chances for advancement because soon enough we will be the almost the only people working in the fast food industry and we will have all the management jobs.
E.D.
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English 11
14 November, 2010
Teens in the Fast Food Industry: A Critical Review
Teenagers often feel pressured into getting jobs, and they have to turn to some of the most willing places to hire teens: fast food restaurants. Fast food restaurants are often some of the few places who hire teens more than adults. Job-seeking teens are mostly willing to do almost anything to make a couple bucks here and there, and for most, this means working at a fast food restaurant. I know with me and my friends, we feel pressured to find jobs due to the recent crash of the economy. Prices have risen in almost every area, and it’s hard on parents to have to supply money for themselves, their finances, and their children; especially when their children are teenagers living in this day in age. To take matters into their own hands, whether that is the case or not, teenagers have set out to hunt for an employer willing to take them in. Those lucky enough to land a job, are most likely only going to get paid minimum wage ($7.28/hr). However, to most teenagers it’s “better than none!”. Interviewee Delaney Damon stated that it is hard for her to work week hours, due to school, homework, marching band, and her other extra curricular activities, so she often works 8 hour shifts on the weekends. This is hard for a teenager, not only to devote their week days to so many things, but to give up their spare time on the weekends to hold a job. Delaney, along with many other teenagers have to keep grades up, too, to keep their job. First of all, employers don’t want employees who don’t have very good work ethic, and second, school comes first. If grades are dropping because of work, the best answer is usually to quit the job, even if that means less money. Money, however is a bigger issue now, then maybe, it has been in the past. Teenagers are feeling the pressure to find a job to help support financially… even just taking matters into their own hands and buying the things they want with their own money instead of their parents’. This proves that now, teens are in fact being pressured to work, turning to whatever employer will hire them.
J.H.
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English 11
November 15, 2010
Fast Food: A Critical Review
Teens in the fast food industry are treated very unfairly. They get paid minimum wage and sometimes they don’t even get paid that. Their bosses also do not respect them what so ever because they don’t think that they deserve it. Mr. DiMasi was one of the first bosses I’ve heard of that gave the teenagers whom worked at his store and kind of credit or responsibility. My friend Justin has had a terrible time with his boss. His boss always demoralizes him and makes him feel like he’s worthless doing the job that he is doing. Some of the teens who work get paid below minimum wage because the bosses think they can do it just like that.
A.H
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14 November 2010
English 11
Teens in the Fast Food Industry
Claim: In the fast food industry teens are treated poorly. I feel like just because they are teens doesn't mean that they have bad work ethic don't doing anything right. So I feel that teens should be treated that same as a regular worker.
Evidence: LOGOS a teen that applies for a job at a fast food industry will be turned down half the time and all of the fast food industries combined, teens make up 19.1 % of the employees and they aren't as respected as most of the older employees. Even the teens that do get accepted into a job are treated differently such as the get paid lower than minimum wage and they get the harder jobs and don't get anything in return such as a raise or something. PATHOS I see it that if you want your fast food Industry to be successful then pay equal attention to all of your employees and in the long run you won't lose as many worker and they will want to work for you and the industry will be a big success. All in all this documentary opened my eyes to what really happens to the teens behind the scenes and how badly they are treated.
K.Y.
ReplyDeleteMrs. Mackenzie
November 18, 2010
One of the most common jobs for a teenager to have is something in the fast food industry. Employers see teenagers as a good working force that is generally relatively happy with minimum wage. If an employer treats their worker’s good, the workers will be more happy and productive, which in the long run helps the company in a positive way. Most teenagers’ parents support them, so a teenager with a job has less things they need to spend their money on, which means more money to spend. On the other hand, some employers have an extremely negative bias against teenagers, and see them as lazy or disrespectful. This in some cases leads to employers treating their teenage workers badly or trying to get away with paying them the bare minimum. I think that as long as you are respectful and have a good ethic as a teenage worker, your boss should always treat you with respect, considering that the kids of our generation make up a huge part of the fast food industries’ working force.
Alex Krupka
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11/18/10
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Teens in the fast food industry critical review
Teenagers in the fast food industry work. They make money and serve food and sometimes take orders. It can be fun and sometimes not.