I like how he always says "Have a wonderful day." It's a little thing but can make your day just a bit better. Anytime an employee says something like to me I respond with "You too." because it doesn't hurt me to wish then well as they have me, just passing on the good.
@@MC_AFC no, I’m not recording videos and I am like that and even more sometimes (like really blasting good energy and stuff), that’s because theorically you gotta do it for the job, also I like to be like that and even a bit extra to those disgusting rude customers, it makes them so mad it’s funny
@@aidanwolff3213 Same for customers who thinks they got to talk to the cashier for a bit before they pull out their wallets from their pockets. It urks me big time, and I don't have the time to listen to the customer's stories. I feel sorry for the the cashier who was patiently waiting for the card/cash.
What I'm really fascinated by how quick he counts the cash and the coin dispenser in the back. I myself work in fast food too and counting cash that fast has never grown to me but having that coin dispenser in the back that dispenses the right amount of change per cash payment would be awesome so it would be quicker instead of fiddling with each coin section in the drawer.
Yes that would have saved me a lot of time back in the day when I worked the drive through window. It seems like a little thing, but when you're doing it for a shift it makes a difference.
The change dispenser is definitely a help with time, wish we had that when i was a cashier for Esso. It doesn't seem like much saved time but when you're handling thousands of dollars in cash transactions in a day it would add up.
Trust me, a Mcdonalds with a full crew and all following the policy's and procedures is the best place ever, my store right now is so under staffed every shift is hell on earth, hope things improve.
they need to start paying more to attract employees, this isn't the 80s or 90s anymore. people need more money to afford things in this economy and these companies act like they can't pay more when they can
Sounds like a skills shortage probably to historically low unemployment, lack of immigration and government giving handouts rather people having to work for their money.
@@EatMyShortsAU lack of immigration? No.. that pipe never stoops pouring lawful immigrants. In terms of illegal migrants, it's never bigger than today.
that change machine is so cool. i know people are going to have a problem with it saying people can’t count or whatever blah blah but as a cashier in a restaurant myself it would make my job so much easier especially when it’s busy
People have no idea how long it takes to count change. Even the best change counters in the world can’t compete with automated. I bet the daily time spent counting change was significant compared to the machines.
That's interesting, never worked a position like this, but I can appreciate the software / coin machine assisting the employees. Exact cash, next dollar, etc... clever shortcuts that speed up the process. Good engineering 👍🏼
Very interesting to compare. In the UK, the card machine is on the large wire and is handed to the customer in the car. The card never leaves the customer then. Also, how many people pay with large notes?!!
during covid they did that here in the US at some places. 20$ bills are most common here that people carry, most plaecs wont accept a bill larger than 20.
@@StephenPatula If everyone was like you people would actually like working in fast food. Or retail or any unappreciated job line honestly. You are such a good worker it's not even funny
@@666Lachrimae666 Most people don't like working in fast food because of rude customers, your colleagues being nice doesn't change that unfortunately. This is also why there's a massive employment crisis in the hospitality industry - people aren't paid enough to put up with people's bullshit
I remember when McDonald's switched to the registers with pictures. I quit over 10 years ago, and it's amazing how they haven't changed, while the equipment inside the restaurant has changed
@@coolnic1137 how the hell do you not fuck up i do lane 1 and cash and when theres two lanes i start stressing out since i have to actually double check the order while taking an order
It's such a simple design as well. Especially with bills it seems like he just puts in "exact 20" and the change machine is working in the back while he gets out a few bills
I love how you repeat the total once they drive to the window aswell because sometimes customers drive off before the total is said or its hard to hear so I think thats really fantastic customer service repeating the price. I've seen many not do that once there at the window and they have to ask first
You must be the jack of all trades there. Like how you all are so polite. Like your videos man. I never worked in fast food but you make it look so easy i subscribed.
As a Canadian, I find it weird to see you just taking the card and processing their payment. Up here, we don't hand over the card, they hand over the machine (and we typically tap).
Also, U.S or this part of U.S. seems to still be cash reliant. And all the $1 bills because they don't have $2 denomination in coin or bills. And the pennies! We got rid of those years ago because it costs more to make a penny than the value of it.
At our location, we always ask the customers if they would like their receipt or not. Usually means that they can get through the drive thru faster. I would always recommend getting your receipt if they ask you for it, especially on big orders, just to make sure that you can verify your order if they ever ask for a receipt.
Big orders for sure. Personally, in my use case if it is goofed it is just barely and the trip back isn't worth it (especially with how happy people are to fire min wage workers). Mistakes happen :D
I always hand out the receipt with the change/card, as I have found it's faster that way. That way, unless they drive up after giving exact change, or tell me that they don't want the receipt, they don't have to ask for it, and they're on their way.
At my store we always tell them to pay at 1st window due to a a lot of cars wanting to pass it and pay at the present window when it's during lunch time or breakfast
@@stephenstenglein1529 that’s the difference between the owner who actually makes livable amount of money compared to the wage slaves. This guy owns the restaurant lol
@@Rang1984 from what we know, could have literally fired someone with a med cert for not showing and no one would know a thing. He does run a fair workplace though
the hardest part is saying have a wonderful every time. respect man, i could never work in retail or fast food. I work in a boomin warehouse and i get drained from saying hi to everyone and having that small talk..
Wow, at the mcdonalds that I work at, we're always so short-staffed that I usually have to run the cash booth while taking orders for both drive thru lanes. I wish my job was this simple lol
That was how my store always did it, except for the very peak lunch rush hour. We always put our best crew "in the hole" (drive thru window 1) because it required being able to multitask and use dual POS screens and handle 2 customers at the same time, one at the window and one at the speaker. This was decades ago though. It didn't take long to learn how to listen to the earpiece for the order, enter the order and count change all at the same time.
At my place, there were two people that contributed to putting together someone’s order. In drive-thru there will either be three or two people (a good setup would be a person giving out the orders, a person making the drinks, and a person taking orders on the second headset. Sometimes if it’s understaffed though the person on headset will be making the drinks). Once the person has finished making the drinks, they’ll put them on the counter for the person on window to sort out. Then there’s the person who takes the orders from kitchen and bags them. When they’re finished, they put the food on the counter for the person at window to take. The person at window basically looks at the order onscreen and joins it to the drinks/food that are on their counter to figure out what the current customer’s order is.
If you look you can see it pops up the screen with all the menu items. You click them and you choose the burger or meal and there’s different pages for all the items.
This is a great example of all fast food Drive-Thru POS. He counts the money twice. The customer should always count the money as well. He is polite and quick. Very good job.
as someone from the uk, I was baffled when the driver handed their card to you to put into the machine. Here the McDonalds employee passes the card reader out of the window and we either use contactless or use chip and pin.
Yep and sometimes when the change falls down the tube, coins manage to fall out or get stuck, ruining the count, lol. Manages to happen at least once a day.
bruh i used to work at a wendys as cashier and compared to this, mcdonalds systems are so advanced and looks way easier than what we had to do manually. From the POS system having images of the cars behind each order and images of each menu item to the change machine automatically dispensing exact change, multiple people/windows instead of one window/person for everything. Wish i worked at a mcdonalds instead now lol
I started some weeks ago this job, my first one. I’m very happy with this. It’s very stressful (I’m a runner) but it helps very much on problem solving and it makes you think and do faster than ever. Overall I’m very happy with this job even there’re some negative things like bad organizations of roles (sometimes I’m runner and waiter at the same time) and colleagues a little rude and they don’t want to learn some basic skills… Another little problem are the machines. These are very useful and simple to understand but software could be develop better
@@pentree986 it’s simple: you take a tray with sandwiches on and you have to grab the correct fries size and the beverages. After you grab some napkins and straws and sauces if needed. It’s stressful because you walk a lot in circle and you have to remember the order during the rush (sometimes it’s better take two trays and assemble them at the same time). Add some big orders like 4 happy meals, 4 big menu and 4/5 sauces…..
Cool video mate, in Australia we now have eftpos readers mounted to the exterior ledge of the window, so drivers can tap-and-pay themselves, it's different to see that in the US the cashier takes the card in the window!
@@randommanyey damn, he works and runs the place. That’s crazy, bro works hard every day, then still has to pay the workers, that’s a lot of pressure. A big W
I did this exact job every day for 2 years (while also taking orders) but for some reason I’m still here watching this video lol, I always liked having someone take orders while I took cash but that RARELY happened so this is nice to watch 😂
I swear, you are so proficient in your job. As a manager for a major corporation, you are the type of talent I want working for me. I hope your employer knows just how lucky they are to have you. PS ~ If I was the manager or GM, you’d be promoted in a heartbeat. Keep up your great attitude and speed. This is how fluent ALL drive throughs should be. ☺️
@@kfcwickedwings Good question. I try to use cash as much as possible for day to day purchases, when shopping and when going to pub. I don't want to share with my bank/VISA where I have been, what I bought, how much much I withdraw from at an ATM at a casino, how many beers I purchased etc. (i.e I actually care about my data and don't my it be used by big corporations and/or share with the police is something happens). Having said that, card is much more convenient especially with tap and go options.
I watch this for 2 minutes and I think I have trained up on the job 😄 Looks a lot easier than the other jobs like the grill, making burgers, working on fries etc.
The whole photo of car then click on it for the total is genius! The ones around here always ask "Did you have this?" Here is seems like they know exactly which order is next and can say the total right away!
the pictures only show up when the order is taken from the back booth (lane 1) so if it’s taken from lane 2, pic doesn’t show up so it’s best to ask when you don’t recognize the car from your screen and avoid charging wrong
to add on, orders should be in the right order anyways but here and there, ppl will skip the line and/or having mobile orders or double orders that are separate
I'd like to add to these comments, the ones that LIVE on their phones, not even paying attention, are actually scary sometimes. Literally hand money out, NO eye contact, no verbal response to the cashier at all... Take change/receipt, drive on. Just the hand in the transaction, that's all. Very hard to deal with. (Not talking about that rare emergency call, which I've seen people get, these are everyday convos.)
Thank you for making these videos. I am tired of applying for jobs and making comments to mangers while not knowing what the job really is. More companies should do this.
I was also a drive thru order taker. But at my mc donalds I head do deal with taking orders and getting the money both same. At first it was hard, we didnt had an coin dispenser, but as soon as you mastered the station it was sooo chill. No much running, most of the time customer already knew what they wanted. Only thing, that really annoyed me... When the boys from the back of the car are screaming to the front and you headset didnt catch up everything. But the driver, most of the time parents, didnt even had a clue what the kids want^^
I’m reminded of what one guy told me when everything had just been shut down where I live. I asked if he was still taking cash, and he said the best answer ever. “cash is king”
I'm in the UK and used to work retail and yes lots of people still pay with cash. I've found it's mainly the older generation that use it and mainly young people that pay using their card/phone.
A few things I hate in working in fast food: •The shit pay (great colleagues make up for it tho) •Take shit from customers and not being allowed to tell them in three different ways they’re wrong. •When customers stood in line for 20+ minutes but still doesn’t know what they want. •When customers doesn’t have their wallets ready to pay. Legit waited for this lady the other day to find her wallet in her purse for 3 minutes. (I could have taken 6 orders in that time). •If we call your order and you don’t come for 5 minutes even after multiple times we’ve called it. Then don’t you have the audacity and come to me and say it was cold. Now are we just supposed to throw away all this food and make you a new serving just because you’re a stup1d fuck? •The people treat you like you’re a robot. You could say Me: “Hello and welcome what would you like to have today” they answer with this order Them: “I THIS I WANT THIS” Me: Anything else? Them: if I would’ve wanted something else I would have said SOOO later on give them their food and wishes them to enjoy it walks off with it and no thank you or gratitude. Even if the order was finished in a few seconds. Sorry rant over just needed to get it off my chest I love my colleagues and like my job. It just has a few downsides to it.
I work a window at a local resturaunt, and I've gotta say, I think this might be the only area I prefer my store over McDonalds. We use Toast, which may not have as many features as McDonalds' systems (I don't know specifically what they use), it's far easier to analyze and understand. Also, I spend alot more time with guests, mainly because we're a single window resturaunt. Oh, the joys a cash window would bring us!
I'm starting to think the last maccas I worked for must of been in the ghetto because I've never seen a cash drawer in my years of working there where we held the 20s in a slot. We always had to keep them under the removeable drawer with 50s and 100s.
in case of a theft you should do that worst happens they only steal the 150 or whatever you have in teh drawer! also its strange they let him handle their card!!
This is a breath of fresh air. At multiple locations in my area, those working the window barely acknowledge your existence and act as if you are a hassle. Rarely, do you find friendly, customer-focused workers?
I remember in high school working the drive thru window absolutely sucked in the winter! Illinois winters were so cold and we had a tiny little heater to help but the window would open and close so much it would just stay cold. These vids take me back 😂 wish my managers were as polite as you and your crew! Good times nonetheless :)
One thing I can say about New Jersey winters is that they’re not as cold as Oregon/Washington ones are cause the winds are a bit warmer Back there the east wind is so cold it’ll make your lungs stop taking in air for a few minutes I’m from the Northwest so I know that to be true but now live in South Jersey on the east coast
I like how you can tell they actually put money into there McDonald's locations and it all comes right back to them anyway .I love it I work do that so many McDonald's a lot of them are different but it's the same stuff
Great to see some different parts of the operation besides the kitchen! Just might wanna go back blur a couple of the credit cards. Seems you could read them pretty easily.
This was my home position for 1.5/2 years I was the quiet guy so my managers would always put me in the back so they could have fun with the more sociable employees up front. Despite that, I still loved to be in the back cashing out while taking orders, cleaning trays, and setting up oatmeal's for the morning. I could do the job blindfolded and I always left my station clean and organized.
Same I am quiet too but I would prefer the kitchen better just sick of working this position for 3 months for 8 hours then having to clean the whole place after every shift for 6 days a week getting off at 11 at night only getting 5 hours of sleep and having school at the same time
Wow. It is crazy how different all McDonald’s are. Mine we have to hand count all change and cash, and we always double check the order as ours doesn’t have the screen that shows you the car. Since it is Canada we also bring the debit machine to the customer instead of taking their card
The difference to my store is pretty crazy. Generally the order taking here is a lot more aggressive so customers feel like they are getting faster service and we can push cars through. We rarely repeat the price, rather we point at an outside screen with the order details on it and say "hey, was your order correct on the screen?". We don't give receipts out unless requested because they slow down the drivethru and is generally a waste of paper that we have to order from the supplier. And statistically, the majority of sales is with PayPass or tap'n-go payment methods so we don't touch customer credit/ debit cards. They just tap their card on a panel that we hold out for them and they're good to go
I worked at the golden arches for 5 years and I hated working cash booth, I never had an order taker and our drive through was a 2 lane, I hated it but I tell you I was the fastest order taker and cashier in the store. Also I worked closing shift and dayshift would never do their dishes so I'd walk in to a 3 foot tall stack of dishes at 3:00 every afternoon, heck most days they wouldn't even have the breakfast dishes clean, bouncing back and forth between the sink and the window all day sucks, ESPECIALLY in the winter, 10 below and soaked inn dishwater X(
Stephen, I use your videos to help me sleep at home at night as my white noise. I also work as a McDonald's Crew Chief by profession as well for 10 years of experience. This video also makes me feel i am at work
I also backed it up and noticed he hit the “next dollar” button. The last woman’s total was $7.96 and she gave him $8-the next whole dollar from the total.
Recreate this video while order taking…Trust me to anyone who doesn’t work at McDonald’s and watches this, and thinks this looks easy, it’s not! This has to be the most stressful thing to do while working at McDonald’s.
This was by far my favorite position. When the place was packed and the cars backing up onto the parking lot and orders still only taking seconds, good old times...
As someone who lives in Australia I find it bizarre seeing people pay by cash. The vast majority of payments here are done electronically with some QSR's having the POS terminal on a boom so we can use our card/watch/phone to pay without handing over a card.
I always work in grill at my McDonald’s or clean lobby like wipe tables down and stock straws and napkins and also I take trash out and I help in grill I cook regular meat and I also cook quarter meat and help wrap sandwiches it’s a awesome Job to have
I find it interesting how different Aussie Macca's is to US Macca's this being a prime example, we have our eftpos machines on a stick which they stick out the window for you to use, not often do we hand the card over
Amazing that its still common practice in the US to hand your card to the cashier. In Sweden and Scandinavia atleast we would never hand out our cards to someone. If the payment is at the tables they have portable card readers. Although we dont use the chip or magnetic strip on our cards either, im going out on a limb and are going to say that 99.9% of our card readers take NFC payments
I like how he always says "Have a wonderful day."
It's a little thing but can make your day just a bit better.
Anytime an employee says something like to me I respond with "You too." because it doesn't hurt me to wish then well as they have me, just passing on the good.
I live in the city and damn every McDonald's I've been to some employees seem like they hate their lives
@@SauceCup I would if I had to do that all day
He is recording a video so obviously he’s going to be extra polite 😆
@@MC_AFC no, I’m not recording videos and I am like that and even more sometimes (like really blasting good energy and stuff), that’s because theorically you gotta do it for the job, also I like to be like that and even a bit extra to those disgusting rude customers, it makes them so mad it’s funny
He has a good tone of voice as well. Luck if I was a customer I would want him to serve me.
People not having their payment ready is what contributes to a slow drive thru
That’s why card is the best in 2022
I work at a ghetto ass McDonald’s and literally 90% of customers will not even touch their wallet until they’ve been at the window for 40 seconds
@@aidanwolff3213 Same for customers who thinks they got to talk to the cashier for a bit before they pull out their wallets from their pockets. It urks me big time, and I don't have the time to listen to the customer's stories. I feel sorry for the the cashier who was patiently waiting for the card/cash.
@@HensOnly they think only about their own experience and are just obvlivious that we are trying to work here lol
At the restaurants in my city, most don't tell us what the price is so we can have payment ready or expect the price.
What I'm really fascinated by how quick he counts the cash and the coin dispenser in the back. I myself work in fast food too and counting cash that fast has never grown to me but having that coin dispenser in the back that dispenses the right amount of change per cash payment would be awesome so it would be quicker instead of fiddling with each coin section in the drawer.
yeah honestly I thought it was great and makes life so easy
It's pretty average tbh.
@@ollielon5926 bro go away
Yes that would have saved me a lot of time back in the day when I worked the drive through window. It seems like a little thing, but when you're doing it for a shift it makes a difference.
The change dispenser is definitely a help with time, wish we had that when i was a cashier for Esso. It doesn't seem like much saved time but when you're handling thousands of dollars in cash transactions in a day it would add up.
Trust me, a Mcdonalds with a full crew and all following the policy's and procedures is the best place ever, my store right now is so under staffed every shift is hell on earth, hope things improve.
Literally mine
they need to start paying more to attract employees, this isn't the 80s or 90s anymore. people need more money to afford things in this economy and these companies act like they can't pay more when they can
Sounds like a skills shortage probably to historically low unemployment, lack of immigration and government giving handouts rather people having to work for their money.
@@EatMyShortsAU lack of immigration? No.. that pipe never stoops pouring lawful immigrants. In terms of illegal migrants, it's never bigger than today.
@@hus390 What country are you in? I am in Australia it is a big ocean to cross plus hard to find legit work you are illegal.
You can tell he trains his employees well on cash handling procedures. I almost guarantee you he has little to no shrink or employee thefts.
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most stores anymore count the till and if there off more then a few dollars that comes out of your next pay check
@@redred222 that's illegal
@@redred222 LOL. No.
@@redred222 ummm no. They will just fire you after awhile.
Yes yes yes! More videos of working all the stations at McDonald's! For some weird reason we all love this lmao🤣
Yes
More vídeos McDonald's, love
you are spot on... for some weird reason we all come back and watch these vids lol
That's why get a hobby
Because we painfully can relate
that change machine is so cool. i know people are going to have a problem with it saying people can’t count or whatever blah blah but as a cashier in a restaurant myself it would make my job so much easier especially when it’s busy
People have no idea how long it takes to count change. Even the best change counters in the world can’t compete with automated. I bet the daily time spent counting change was significant compared to the machines.
Is this at all mc Donald’s
That's interesting, never worked a position like this, but I can appreciate the software / coin machine assisting the employees. Exact cash, next dollar, etc... clever shortcuts that speed up the process. Good engineering 👍🏼
The coin machine at my McDonald’s doesn’t work😭
Very interesting to compare. In the UK, the card machine is on the large wire and is handed to the customer in the car. The card never leaves the customer then. Also, how many people pay with large notes?!!
Same thing in Canada. The machine always goes to the customer!
Same here in Finland.
Same in The Netherlands. And most payments are (contactless) card payments here.
Same in Austria
during covid they did that here in the US at some places. 20$ bills are most common here that people carry, most plaecs wont accept a bill larger than 20.
He is so nice to every customer, he says thank you and says have a wonderful day
Without them I wouldn't have a job... or a youtube lol. They are the reason!
@@StephenPatula wholesome 😌
@@StephenPatula If everyone was like you people would actually like working in fast food. Or retail or any unappreciated job line honestly. You are such a good worker it's not even funny
@@666Lachrimae666 Most people don't like working in fast food because of rude customers, your colleagues being nice doesn't change that unfortunately. This is also why there's a massive employment crisis in the hospitality industry - people aren't paid enough to put up with people's bullshit
You are so respectful. You show a lot of Empathy and Compassion.
I remember when McDonald's switched to the registers with pictures. I quit over 10 years ago, and it's amazing how they haven't changed, while the equipment inside the restaurant has changed
Man, when I worked at McDonald’s I did headset and cashing while also making happy meals. Glad to see you’re properly staffed!
Literally me at work restocking making fries doing drinks doing headset and cashing out.
@@Nya0213 same for me at wendys man 🤦
Whenever I’m in the window I’m taking orders from both lanes, and cashing out orders.
I work at a one in the UK, Majority of the time if im on drive thru window its usually just me doing headset (lane 1), cash payments and dish washing
@@coolnic1137 how the hell do you not fuck up i do lane 1 and cash and when theres two lanes i start stressing out since i have to actually double check the order while taking an order
I'm mind blown by the change machine. Would of loved that when I worked in fast food drive thru
true i feel like it would be a better investment for the company since they can get the drive thru moving faster
It's such a simple design as well. Especially with bills it seems like he just puts in "exact 20" and the change machine is working in the back while he gets out a few bills
Ours broke at my work location so we don’t use it anymore but it’s the exact same one
@@pebble2388 😊
I love how you repeat the total once they drive to the window aswell because sometimes customers drive off before the total is said or its hard to hear so I think thats really fantastic customer service repeating the price. I've seen many not do that once there at the window and they have to ask first
You must be the jack of all trades there. Like how you all are so polite. Like your videos man. I never worked in fast food but you make it look so easy i subscribed.
As a Canadian, I find it weird to see you just taking the card and processing their payment. Up here, we don't hand over the card, they hand over the machine (and we typically tap).
Just depends on the location, in the US.
Also, U.S or this part of U.S. seems to still be cash reliant. And all the $1 bills because they don't have $2 denomination in coin or bills. And the pennies! We got rid of those years ago because it costs more to make a penny than the value of it.
@@user-oc4ci1zj8w they have $2 bills .. they're just not common. I remember getting a few last time I was there.
@@meethed Used to get $2 bills at the greyhound and horses races for $2 bets.. :)
Are you afraid the employee is going to steal their information?
At our location, we always ask the customers if they would like their receipt or not. Usually means that they can get through the drive thru faster. I would always recommend getting your receipt if they ask you for it, especially on big orders, just to make sure that you can verify your order if they ever ask for a receipt.
Here the receipt always comes with the bag, once they hand you the McDonalds food. Or used to, I haven't been in a few years.
Big orders for sure. Personally, in my use case if it is goofed it is just barely and the trip back isn't worth it (especially with how happy people are to fire min wage workers). Mistakes happen :D
I always hand out the receipt with the change/card, as I have found it's faster that way. That way, unless they drive up after giving exact change, or tell me that they don't want the receipt, they don't have to ask for it, and they're on their way.
It's illegal. The seller is obliged to give the check, not to ask a question. Because it's a client's document.
At my store we always tell them to pay at 1st window due to a a lot of cars wanting to pass it and pay at the present window when it's during lunch time or breakfast
I love these types of videos! please keep the booth videos going!
I never worked retail or fast food in my life, but its fun to watch these videos for some reason. Just interesting
When you work at McDonald’s but still watch Stephen work to calm down 😂😂
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@@tylerbryant5425 what mcdonald's u work at
What mcdonald's u work at
I also work at McDonald's
Soooo me
I wish every McDonald's was this fast. He was calling out prices left and right.
Not only that just the fact he’s so friendly and polite is refreshing as well.
@@stephenstenglein1529 that’s the difference between the owner who actually makes livable amount of money compared to the wage slaves. This guy owns the restaurant lol
@@aidanwolff3213you are right, but Stephen seems to treat his crew pretty well.
@@Rang1984 id take an asshole for a manager for 20 an hour
@@Rang1984 from what we know, could have literally fired someone with a med cert for not showing and no one would know a thing. He does run a fair workplace though
the hardest part is saying have a wonderful every time. respect man, i could never work in retail or fast food. I work in a boomin warehouse and i get drained from saying hi to everyone and having that small talk..
1:07 That "thank you so much" was so sassy, I love it.
*Stop giving cashiers massive bills for
at least x2 a day, I would have people give me 100s and I'd have to get a manager to approve it in order to continue the transaction
you made sure you told every customer “ have a wonderful day “ as a customer those words make my day !
Love that!
@@StephenPatula can you make more cash booth videos and film you talking to the customer taking the order with the microphone
I've never seen a GM not complain about doing service for more than three seconds before. You seem like a great manager!
Lol right most managers are in the back doing nothing.
You make it look easy and relaxing. Cool change machine too!
Id like to see what the transition between breakfast and lunch/dinner looks like. How you swap everything out, etc in time
Wow, at the mcdonalds that I work at, we're always so short-staffed that I usually have to run the cash booth while taking orders for both drive thru lanes. I wish my job was this simple lol
yes this is the norm early morning or late at night. I hardly ever have someone just taking cash.
That was how my store always did it, except for the very peak lunch rush hour. We always put our best crew "in the hole" (drive thru window 1) because it required being able to multitask and use dual POS screens and handle 2 customers at the same time, one at the window and one at the speaker. This was decades ago though. It didn't take long to learn how to listen to the earpiece for the order, enter the order and count change all at the same time.
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Love these McDonald's working videos, keep up with the great content
I used to work at a McDonalds. Watching these are bringing back the memories
This looks so easy! I'm gonna try this!! Can't be that hard to learn! I love how you display what you do counting change back etc!
Always wondered what it was like to put together someone's order when they're ordering from the window. Idk if you can show us that process?
@@JesusLopez-rs9pd that's not what they're asking..
@@hollymarie7048 oh then what are they then just dumb
At my place, there were two people that contributed to putting together someone’s order.
In drive-thru there will either be three or two people (a good setup would be a person giving out the orders, a person making the drinks, and a person taking orders on the second headset. Sometimes if it’s understaffed though the person on headset will be making the drinks).
Once the person has finished making the drinks, they’ll put them on the counter for the person on window to sort out.
Then there’s the person who takes the orders from kitchen and bags them. When they’re finished, they put the food on the counter for the person at window to take. The person at window basically looks at the order onscreen and joins it to the drinks/food that are on their counter to figure out what the current customer’s order is.
If you look you can see it pops up the screen with all the menu items. You click them and you choose the burger or meal and there’s different pages for all the items.
@@imbroke1992 having worked at in n out it was pretty much the same but 90 percent of the time the person handing out the order did all the above
Never have I seen a coin dispenser work lol, must be nice to be properly staffed as well.
This is a great example of all fast food Drive-Thru POS. He counts the money twice. The customer should always count the money as well. He is polite and quick. Very good job.
as someone from the uk, I was baffled when the driver handed their card to you to put into the machine. Here the McDonalds employee passes the card reader out of the window and we either use contactless or use chip and pin.
I can vouche for some McDonalds out here in Phoenix, Arizona. They been starting to do this for quite a while
Okay?
@@raulgonzalez6226 what happens if they use apple pay
Same here in Canada, I work at a tim Hortons but it's the exact same.
Because here in America there are plenty of people who'd snatch the reader just to have one 😭😭😭 its very different In most parts of America
the nicest McDonald's employee/owner ever
Is that a coin dispenser for change? That's cool! I've never seen one like that.
Yep and sometimes when the change falls down the tube, coins manage to fall out or get stuck, ruining the count, lol. Manages to happen at least once a day.
They had to combat common core math somehow.
@@thrasherx2k1 not at the one i work at 💀
@@Plezki me neither, we gotta count the coins ourselves lmao
bruh i used to work at a wendys as cashier and compared to this, mcdonalds systems are so advanced and looks way easier than what we had to do manually. From the POS system having images of the cars behind each order and images of each menu item to the change machine automatically dispensing exact change, multiple people/windows instead of one window/person for everything. Wish i worked at a mcdonalds instead now lol
Lol the constant greetings and goodbyes. I do not miss this part of retail. It becomes so autopilot haha
I started some weeks ago this job, my first one. I’m very happy with this. It’s very stressful (I’m a runner) but it helps very much on problem solving and it makes you think and do faster than ever. Overall I’m very happy with this job even there’re some negative things like bad organizations of roles (sometimes I’m runner and waiter at the same time) and colleagues a little rude and they don’t want to learn some basic skills…
Another little problem are the machines. These are very useful and simple to understand but software could be develop better
what does a runner do?
@@pentree986 it’s simple: you take a tray with sandwiches on and you have to grab the correct fries size and the beverages. After you grab some napkins and straws and sauces if needed. It’s stressful because you walk a lot in circle and you have to remember the order during the rush (sometimes it’s better take two trays and assemble them at the same time). Add some big orders like 4 happy meals, 4 big menu and 4/5 sauces…..
I’m really here on my last hour of work watching this dude work at McDonalds 😂😂 so glad I found this channel
Fascinating to see how this works at identifying orders and the payment system. Thanks!
Cool video mate, in Australia we now have eftpos readers mounted to the exterior ledge of the window, so drivers can tap-and-pay themselves, it's different to see that in the US the cashier takes the card in the window!
This guy is a prime example, of a good McDonald’s worker
"Worker" mate, he owns the frickin' thing
@@randommanyey damn, he works and runs the place. That’s crazy, bro works hard every day, then still has to pay the workers, that’s a lot of pressure. A big W
Big MacRespect™ to him for that.
Interesting to see this side of the game. Inspirational work!
I did this exact job every day for 2 years (while also taking orders) but for some reason I’m still here watching this video lol, I always liked having someone take orders while I took cash but that RARELY happened so this is nice to watch 😂
I do back cash modify and take orders at my location
I swear, you are so proficient in your job. As a manager for a major corporation, you are the type of talent I want working for me. I hope your employer knows just how lucky they are to have you. PS ~ If I was the manager or GM, you’d be promoted in a heartbeat. Keep up your great attitude and speed. This is how fluent ALL drive throughs should be. ☺️
I believe he owns this McDonald's. Doesn't change the fact that he's great at the service aspect of it too!
Its nice to find a good McDonald's where they get it right and are friendly. Would love to visit this location.
The amount of people paying cash is just crazy!
I think most people in Aus pay card now
What’s wrong with cash?
@@kfcwickedwings Good question. I try to use cash as much as possible for day to day purchases, when shopping and when going to pub. I don't want to share with my bank/VISA where I have been, what I bought, how much much I withdraw from at an ATM at a casino, how many beers I purchased etc. (i.e I actually care about my data and don't my it be used by big corporations and/or share with the police is something happens).
Having said that, card is much more convenient especially with tap and go options.
@juiceboxer100 yeah exactly
@juiceboxer100 yes sir!
I love how you say "Have a wonderful day!" Each time, you make it sound like it's the first time :) (Which is true -- to the client)
I watch this for 2 minutes and I think I have trained up on the job 😄 Looks a lot easier than the other jobs like the grill, making burgers, working on fries etc.
I love listening to that coin machine going
The whole photo of car then click on it for the total is genius! The ones around here always ask "Did you have this?" Here is seems like they know exactly which order is next and can say the total right away!
It's because people are dumb and skip the line so they end up paying for an order that's not theirs because they were inpatient
the pictures only show up when the order is taken from the back booth (lane 1) so if it’s taken from lane 2, pic doesn’t show up so it’s best to ask when you don’t recognize the car from your screen and avoid charging wrong
@@eddthedude5812 not really. if you're talking about a double drive thru, some people are just confused on when to go. wouldn't say they are dumb.
to add on, orders should be in the right order anyways but here and there, ppl will skip the line and/or having mobile orders or double orders that are separate
I'd like to add to these comments, the ones that LIVE on their phones, not even paying attention, are actually scary sometimes. Literally hand money out, NO eye contact, no verbal response to the cashier at all... Take change/receipt, drive on. Just the hand in the transaction, that's all. Very hard to deal with. (Not talking about that rare emergency call, which I've seen people get, these are everyday convos.)
When you work at McDonald’s I still watch theses videos lol!!
Thank you for making these videos. I am tired of applying for jobs and making comments to mangers while not knowing what the job really is. More companies should do this.
Very nicely put together video and very entertaining as well. Thanks for posting this.
these are the NICEST mcdonalds employees i've seen in a minute.
1:32 INNER RAGE “cOoL DoWn, NoW”
Omg the skills and the machins are amazing.
❤❤❤❤❤the videos wish you could put out longer ones.
Awesome Video!! I would love to see you work at the other drive thru window passing food to the customers.
I was also a drive thru order taker. But at my mc donalds I head do deal with taking orders and getting the money both same. At first it was hard, we didnt had an coin dispenser, but as soon as you mastered the station it was sooo chill. No much running, most of the time customer already knew what they wanted. Only thing, that really annoyed me... When the boys from the back of the car are screaming to the front and you headset didnt catch up everything. But the driver, most of the time parents, didnt even had a clue what the kids want^^
I did POS at my SB outlet! Although its repetitive conversation with the customers, but I do really enjoy it!!!
That coin counter can be so helpful in getting costumers change fast I wish all fast food restaurants has this
I didn't realize that many people still paid with cash!
I’m reminded of what one guy told me when everything had just been shut down where I live. I asked if he was still taking cash, and he said the best answer ever. “cash is king”
I'm in the UK and used to work retail and yes lots of people still pay with cash. I've found it's mainly the older generation that use it and mainly young people that pay using their card/phone.
Wish every Mcdonald's employee is like you. Have a wonderful day!
Have a wonderful day!!
Brotha I respect the hustle!
I hate how the computer screen looks like it’s still stuck in 1999
I’m lovin’ it
A few things I hate in working in fast food:
•The shit pay (great colleagues make up for it tho)
•Take shit from customers and not being allowed to tell them in three different ways they’re wrong.
•When customers stood in line for 20+ minutes but still doesn’t know what they want.
•When customers doesn’t have their wallets ready to pay. Legit waited for this lady the other day to find her wallet in her purse for 3 minutes. (I could have taken 6 orders in that time).
•If we call your order and you don’t come for 5 minutes even after multiple times we’ve called it. Then don’t you have the audacity and come to me and say it was cold. Now are we just supposed to throw away all this food and make you a new serving just because you’re a stup1d fuck?
•The people treat you like you’re a robot. You could say
Me: “Hello and welcome what would you like to have today”
they answer with this order
Them: “I THIS I WANT THIS”
Me: Anything else?
Them: if I would’ve wanted something else I would have said SOOO
later on give them their food and wishes them to enjoy it walks off with it and no thank you or gratitude. Even if the order was finished in a few seconds.
Sorry rant over just needed to get it off my chest
I love my colleagues and like my job. It just has a few downsides to it.
If you're a seasoned vet you can tell people off without crossing the line. You have to know how to do it. lol
Wow, that machine gives you exactly the change you need to put back, that's great
It has been more than a week since I’ve started working at McDonald’s and, I wish that I found your channel beforehand❤
Loving this. Could you please do the order taking?
I work a window at a local resturaunt, and I've gotta say, I think this might be the only area I prefer my store over McDonalds. We use Toast, which may not have as many features as McDonalds' systems (I don't know specifically what they use), it's far easier to analyze and understand. Also, I spend alot more time with guests, mainly because we're a single window resturaunt. Oh, the joys a cash window would bring us!
Bruh you wanna talk to the customers?
This brings me back. Spent a lot of time in back cash myself.
I don’t know why this is so satisfying to watch lol
I'm starting to think the last maccas I worked for must of been in the ghetto because I've never seen a cash drawer in my years of working there where we held the 20s in a slot. We always had to keep them under the removeable drawer with 50s and 100s.
You're supposed to do that lol
in case of a theft you should do that worst happens they only steal the 150 or whatever you have in teh drawer! also its strange they let him handle their card!!
@@smokelesspillsyt5220 Isn't he supposed to handle the card
This is a breath of fresh air. At multiple locations in my area, those working the window barely acknowledge your existence and act as if you are a hassle. Rarely, do you find friendly, customer-focused workers?
I remember in high school working the drive thru window absolutely sucked in the winter! Illinois winters were so cold and we had a tiny little heater to help but the window would open and close so much it would just stay cold. These vids take me back 😂 wish my managers were as polite as you and your crew! Good times nonetheless :)
One thing I can say about New Jersey winters is that they’re not as cold as Oregon/Washington ones are cause the winds are a bit warmer Back there the east wind is so cold it’ll make your lungs stop taking in air for a few minutes
I’m from the Northwest so I know that to be true but now live in South Jersey on the east coast
its being filmed of course they going to be nice most likely doing with another manager.
I like how you can tell they actually put money into there McDonald's locations and it all comes right back to them anyway .I love it I work do that so many McDonald's a lot of them are different but it's the same stuff
Great to see some different parts of the operation besides the kitchen! Just might wanna go back blur a couple of the credit cards. Seems you could read them pretty easily.
This was my home position for 1.5/2 years
I was the quiet guy so my managers would always put me in the back so they could have fun with the more sociable employees up front.
Despite that, I still loved to be in the back cashing out while taking orders, cleaning trays, and setting up oatmeal's for the morning. I could do the job blindfolded and I always left my station clean and organized.
I felt that
Same I am quiet too but I would prefer the kitchen better just sick of working this position for 3 months for 8 hours then having to clean the whole place after every shift for 6 days a week getting off at 11 at night only getting 5 hours of sleep and having school at the same time
McDonald’s POS software is so nostalgic and I can’t imagine actually being able to have a demo of this
This is probably the best pov imo.
Wow. It is crazy how different all McDonald’s are. Mine we have to hand count all change and cash, and we always double check the order as ours doesn’t have the screen that shows you the car. Since it is Canada we also bring the debit machine to the customer instead of taking their card
Yea I have to count the change out too and mine doesn’t show the car either
The difference to my store is pretty crazy.
Generally the order taking here is a lot more aggressive so customers feel like they are getting faster service and we can push cars through.
We rarely repeat the price, rather we point at an outside screen with the order details on it and say "hey, was your order correct on the screen?".
We don't give receipts out unless requested because they slow down the drivethru and is generally a waste of paper that we have to order from the supplier.
And statistically, the majority of sales is with PayPass or tap'n-go payment methods so we don't touch customer credit/ debit cards. They just tap their card on a panel that we hold out for them and they're good to go
I worked at the golden arches for 5 years and I hated working cash booth, I never had an order taker and our drive through was a 2 lane, I hated it but I tell you I was the fastest order taker and cashier in the store. Also I worked closing shift and dayshift would never do their dishes so I'd walk in to a 3 foot tall stack of dishes at 3:00 every afternoon, heck most days they wouldn't even have the breakfast dishes clean, bouncing back and forth between the sink and the window all day sucks, ESPECIALLY in the winter, 10 below and soaked inn dishwater X(
Stephen, I use your videos to help me sleep at home at night as my white noise. I also work as a McDonald's Crew Chief by profession as well for 10 years of experience. This video also makes me feel i am at work
So how does it figure out the coin return so fast? I didn't see him punch in the amount given. Does it AI the notes?
Looks like there are quick buttons for $1, $5, $10, $20, and exact. He would only need to type a value in if they handed a different number like $15
I also backed it up and noticed he hit the “next dollar” button. The last woman’s total was $7.96 and she gave him $8-the next whole dollar from the total.
Always wanted to know how the screens looked and how you guys took payments at the drive through! So cool!
I like that machine that counts the coins. Pretty cool. Thanks for the video.
Recreate this video while order taking…Trust me to anyone who doesn’t work at McDonald’s and watches this, and thinks this looks easy, it’s not! This has to be the most stressful thing to do while working at McDonald’s.
Im a cashier at McDonald's
This was by far my favorite position. When the place was packed and the cars backing up onto the parking lot and orders still only taking seconds, good old times...
This man is a machine
As someone who lives in Australia I find it bizarre seeing people pay by cash. The vast majority of payments here are done electronically with some QSR's having the POS terminal on a boom so we can use our card/watch/phone to pay without handing over a card.
I wouldn't say cash is common, but here in the US people still do swear by it.
absolutely nothing bizarre about paying in cash
The poor and rural areas favor cash.
I prefer using cash for small orders. Larger orders I'll use my card.
@@amak1131 Yeah conspiracy theorists are all over cash not going away, or if they're older then 60 years old.
I always work in grill at my McDonald’s or clean lobby like wipe tables down and stock straws and napkins and also I take trash out and I help in grill I cook regular meat and I also cook quarter meat and help wrap sandwiches it’s a awesome Job to have
i could watch this for hours lol
I find it interesting how different Aussie Macca's is to US Macca's this being a prime example, we have our eftpos machines on a stick which they stick out the window for you to use, not often do we hand the card over
Amazing that its still common practice in the US to hand your card to the cashier. In Sweden and Scandinavia atleast we would never hand out our cards to someone. If the payment is at the tables they have portable card readers. Although we dont use the chip or magnetic strip on our cards either, im going out on a limb and are going to say that 99.9% of our card readers take NFC payments