I’m a shift manager at a McDonald’s. I’ve been with the company for 13 years but was promoted two and a half years ago. There have been ups and downs for sure, but I’ve mostly enjoyed being at that particular store. But then, last week, I was informed that I was being transferred to another location.
It bothered me that it was done in such short notice and that I didn’t have a choice in the matter. I was told this store is suffering from a shortage of both managers and crew people. I decided to just grin and bear it, and hope that it’s temporary. After two days, I don’t think it’s going to be temporary and I don’t think it’s going to work out.
In the past two days, I’ve worked an 8 hour and a 7 hour shift, with no break to even rest my feet for a few minutes. Wednesday, I didn’t get a chance to eat at all until the end of my shift because the other manager I was working with stated we didn’t have enough coverage. Today, I made sure to get something to eat before my shift but got an ugly look from the other manager because I wanted to sit down for a few minutes. Keep in mind, this was right after that manager got back on the floor from sitting in the office to do get the afternoon deposit together.
I’ve always said that if I had to work somewhere else that it wasn’t going to be another McDonald’s. I’m planning on filling out applications tomorrow.