Fast food places: Do you tidy up afterwards?

mikemac

Read the other fast food thread and got me wondering.

I've never worked in a fast food place but did work in several hotels. Weddings, funeral afters, grads, retirement partys, I've done them all

So you're in a Supermacs/McDonalds/Burgerking do you take your tray and rubbish with you to the bin?
Even Subway as they have bins?

Or leave it as staff are on duty?

Or even as the knackers in McDonalds on Cruises St, Limerick do and fire the empty trays around upstairs :mad:
And get kicked out by security, proper order

Even in a cinema, do you take your rubbish with you to a bin outside, even if there are floor staff?

Starting a debate here

Bog

I always take the decent, mannerly approach in these situations.*






































* never darken the door of a McDonald's/Supermacs

3hn2givr7mx1sc

I always do it.
Common courtesy, tbh, I'm sure the people working there have it hard enough without having to clean up after the little shíts that raid McDonalds after any event nearby.

funk-you

Yup. Wouldn't feel obliged to though. It's just more a courtesy thing.

-Funk

KeithM89_old

Yup - all the time - but i got some weird looks when i tried to do it in a restaurant

Insect Overlord

Everything goes in the bin.

I never buy popcorn/drinks in the cinema, but the remnants of my smuggled stash from Tesco get binned too.

chordtype

Yes. It's just common courtesy. Sure some people may get paid to do it but they'll still get paid if you do it yourself so why make their job harder.

jay-me

Yeah I would do it as a force of habit. I wasn't reared to believe someone else should clean up my messes. Damn parents not rearing me to be a banker or property developer:(

orourkeda

Indeed. It only takes a second and seems like the nice thing to do.

alwaysadub

I usually do tidy up after me yep. There are one or two places where the bins are no where to be seen , or everything gets sorted out before going in them, but other than that i'd just take the tray and throw the contents in the bin.
Mind you i nearly threw out a plastic bowl thing in Subway the other day-for some reason she decided to put my sub in it instead of just leaving it in the paper like they usually do. Was out of habit just to throw everything in the bin, but i caught it in time!

In the cinema, i would throw the rubbish in the bin outside too.

maxfresh

yeah usally put stuff in the bin

phasers

Yes of course, although my friend has a weird theory that if she cleans up the staff won't disinfect the tables so she always makes us leave something like a cup and a napkin

Although once the girl cleaning the tables was acting like a right cnut so I poured salt and ketchup all over the place right at closing time. Bitch.

chordtype

phasers wrote: »

Although once the girl cleaning the tables was acting like a right cnut so I poured salt and ketchup all over the place right at closing time. Bitch.

You come across really well here.

Pauleta

I always do it and make sure people that are with me do it. Its not just courteous for the staff its also good for when the place is packed. I hate when there are no tables in places except ones with trays on them.

phasers

chordtype wrote: »

You come across really well here.

Really? I shouldn't.


You should question your moral compass young man.

chordtype

phasers wrote: »

Really? I shouldn't.


You should question your moral compass young man.

My moral compass is working fine, pointing right towards sarcasm.

PeterIanStaker

Yeah I always clean up after myself. Common courtesy.

Bonito

phasers wrote: »

Yes of course, although my friend has a weird theory that if she cleans up the staff won't disinfect the tables so she always makes us leave something like a cup and a napkin

This is true. Sometimes, especially if it's busy, if they see a table from a distance with nothing on it, they presume they either already cleaned it or a colleague did so it's best to leave a cup or something behind you.

EverEvolving

I worked in a fast food joint for a bit in college, not a chain but a local one and when people put drinks that are not finished in the bin it caused it to drip when changing it, making the floor slippery, so it actually made changing the bin a bit more awkward. And you would think working in a chipper was easy eh...!

starlit

Usually I do ya.

Bonito

EverEvolving wrote: »

I worked in a fast food joint for a bit in college, not a chain but a local one and when people put drinks that are not finished in the bin it caused it to drip when changing it, making the floor slippery, so it actually made changing the bin a bit more awkward. And you would think working in a chipper was easy eh...!

Double wrapping. Not only good for keeping food warm and aids off yer mickey.

Earthhorse

Used not. Now I do it all the time.

Nulty

Yes. Its the way I was raised.

Nulty

Bonito wrote: »

This is true. Sometimes, especially if it's busy, if they see a table from a distance with nothing on it, they presume they either already cleaned it or a colleague did so it's best to leave a cup or something behind you.

Great theory, also the person you quoted. Never thought of that.

FruitLover

feelingstressed wrote: »

do you take your tray and rubbish with you to the bin?

Yes, as I'm neither a disgusting, filthy knacker, nor a lazy, fat piece of human scum.

Ronin247

If we all clean up after ourselves then the cleaner upper is unemployed !!!!

I do clean after myself due to the Jedi training of the back of my mothers hand, however I was told by someone that I am doing someone else out of a (minimum wage ) job.

Two sides to everything.

holystungun9

Almost always, but sometimes there is an employee almost comatose walking around wiping down tables killing time and i will leave it for them to clean up.

Millicent

Ronin247 wrote: »

If we all clean up after ourselves then the cleaner upper is unemployed !!!!

I do clean after myself due to the Jedi training of the back of my mothers hand, however I was told by someone that I am doing someone else out of a (minimum wage ) job.

Two sides to everything.

From working a multitude of crappy jobs in the past -- trust me, they ain't hiring anyone either way. They'll just expect the staff to work harder for the same crap wage.
None of this, "sure, aren't they lucky to have a job?"sh1te either. It's usually said by people who have never worked a crappy, underpaid, overworked job.

starlit

Can I haz burgar and crips pleaze! Have ya got some cheezeburger pleaze! Pretty pleaze!

Links234

I always clean up, but I don't really eat fast food very often

K-9

snuggles285 wrote: »

Can I haz burgar and crips pleaze! Have ya got some cheezeburger pleaze! Pretty pleaze!

LOL Somebody has the munchies.

I usually do, have forgotten to plenty of times though.

Jesus Wept

I throw everything on the floor.

OutlawPete

I take everything out of the bin and fuck it round the place.

I've created many jobs just by this one act alone.

Jesus Wept

Pete and I will drag this country out of the recession.

Lia_lia

I don't eat at fast food restaurants. Yuck.

Cianos

In Ikea they have signs explaining why we should clean up after ourselves, to the effect of by doing so it means they can provide a better service for us overall. Wouldn't a better service be not telling us why we should clean up after ourselves?

Duiske

phasers wrote: »

Yes of course, although my friend has a weird theory that if she cleans up the staff won't disinfect the tables so she always makes us leave something like a cup and a napkin

Good point. Never looked at it like that.

ArmaniJeanss

OutlawPete wrote: »

I take everything out of the bin and fuck it round the place.

I've created many jobs just by this one act alone.

The-Rigger wrote: »

Pete and I will drag this country out of the recession.

I got given out to by the staff in a fastfood place somewhere (west coast America I think) for putting my tray in the bin. Staff member points to a sign saying 'there are staff employed to clear your tray, please let them do their job' and the other customers start tut-tutting in my direction for my act of cleanliness. Weird country.

Jesus Wept

Cianos wrote: »

In Ikea they have signs explaining why we should clean up after ourselves, to the effect of by doing so it means they can provide a better service for us overall. Wouldn't a better service be not telling us why we should clean up after ourselves?

I take less of an issue with it coming from Ikea because food sales are not their business. This is evident by the very low token prices they charge on most items. They really are just trying to encourage people to stay in Ikea longer rather than turn a profit on food.

Whereas McDonald's encourage it to cut costs and maximise profits and being an eatery is their business.
Same with Tesco and their youdothework tills.

maninasia

orourkeda wrote: »

Indeed. It only takes a second and seems like the nice thing to do.

Suckers...conditioned to do the corporations work. Why don't you make your own burger and get your own fries too?

cuppa

I dont bring tray to bin. I tidy it into all the paper plastic food drinks. Cant say id like to empty a bin like that.

krudler

Of course, people who think "sure thats what the staff are paid for" are cnuts.

Gone West

krudler wrote: »

Of course, people who think "sure thats what the staff are paid for" are cnuts.

Even when there is a sign advising you to let the staff do this?

Some very harsh words here, cu.nts, scum, etc.
Really? Leaving your tray behind is not actually c.untish or scummy.
In reality, its just a bit lazy.

mickoneill30

Fuzzy wrote: »

Even when there is a sign advising you to let the staff do this?

If there was a sign saying to leave the tray behind I'ld leave it. But I've never seen one in a fast food place. Are there any examples?

Otherwise I always put the rubbish in the bin.

As to leaving something behind so they give the table a wipe, I normally work on the basis that those tables have loads of bacteria and a wipe from a cloth that's wiped 20 other tables probably isn't going to sort that out so everything stays on the paper on the tray.

TPD

I put any wrappers/cups onto the tray so it's ready to go, but I'll leave the tray on the table so it gets disinfected before the next people sit down. If it's mad busy and there are people taking the table as I get up to leave, I'll bring the tray to the bin.

starlit

K-9 wrote: »

LOL Somebody has the munchies.

I usually do, have forgotten to plenty of times though.

Got the munchies what does that mean?

Agricola

Depends. If the place isnt packed and the bin isnt overflowing onto the floor, then I will. Otherwise Im outta there.

Diabhal Beag

I do when I'm with one other person but if I'm in a group I don't

K-9

snuggles285 wrote: »

Got the munchies what does that mean?

Cravings when you've had a few.

mahamageehad

in ireland I never used to bring the trays to the bin, because thats what the staff are there for. I didn't wanna be doing anyone out of a job! However i would always clean all rubbish on the table onto a single tray so its ready to go.

In Germany, it's actually looked down on to leave your rubbish behind, I haven't see anyone do it yet be it the college canteen, fast food, cafés, bars.... And guess what?? My theory was right! They don't employ people here to keep the place clean!! :O In the nightclubs and pubs everyone brings their own glasses and bottles back- they don't employ any floor staff! +1 for efficiency, -1 for economy

Cheap Thrills!

I usually do, unless there is tumbleweed blowing through the place and the floorstaff look bored!

I worked in fast food places though and I dont have any problem with it when people don't bother. The staff get paid to do it so it makes feck all difference to them.

If a place is heaving and people are walking around scouting for a table then it's only common manners to clean up in order to convenience others!