Ligaya & Working at McDonald's
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Jayson
Naging coworker namin ni Achi si Mama sa McDonald’s. Very protective siya sa akin noong nasa grill kami pareho. Sasabihin niya “hayaan mo sila” para hindi ako mahirapan.
May mga time na sobrang busy, inis siya na kulang ng crew sa grill. Nag ask for help, pero walang tumutulong. Kaya nag be-beep na yung oven for apple pie, pero sabi niya hayaan ko daw masunog. O kaya beeping na yung fried products, pero wag ko daw angatin yung basket. Pati yung meat, need to get off the grill, hayaan ko daw. Galit siya pag sinugod ko. Kung hayaan ko talaga, sign daw para tumulong yung managers.
Minsan busy na nga, mag papawalis pa rin yung manager. Ang idea ni Mama sipain ko daw ang mga nalaglag na lettuce, bun, or kung ano man ang nahulog sa ilalim ng prep table. At least nakatago yung kalat. Wawalisin na lang daw pag hindi na busy.
Focus kasi ng managers ang window and drive thru. They forget na galing sa grill ang lahat ng food.
Nag employee of the month din si Mama, pero not many. Kasi nga, palaban sa crew and managers. Partners sila ni Kumander Andrea. Basta nandun sila, walang hirap ang managers. Ayos ang takbo kahit pagod din sila sobra.
Marami naman nakuhang free meals; maraming McDonald’s foods nauwi.
Ito yung mga pins na natago ko. Nag employee of the month din ako one time. I got analog Roots watch na may McDonald's logo. Crew of the month pin. Free meal. Si Mama, maraming pins siguro. Recently nag celebrate siya ng 25 years at McDonald’s.
Originally, sa No. 2 Road McDonald’s kami nagtrabaho. At the time, nagkakasabay shift namin lahat. People there would say, “The whole family is here!”
Jovert
I'm the only one in our family who never worked at McDonald's, so I don't know firsthand what it's like to work there.
However, I know the work was gruelling because Mama often came home tired and would fall asleep on the sofa while she rested and watched TV. Even though her job was neither glamorous nor high-paying, it was that job—and Mama's hard work—that helped her pay for so many things that increased our family's happiness and well-being over the years.
Masipag si Mama. After she had her pacemaker installed in November 2013, I suggested she stop working, but she refused. At the peak of COVID, I wanted her to retire, but she again refused. Even as she recovered from her heart attack in July 2023, Mama had every intention of returning to work, possibly on a part-time basis.
Sabi ni Mama, ayaw niya nakaupo lang sa bahay at ma bored. Gusto niya ng libangan at makipag chikahan sa mga katrabaho at kaibigan niya. Even though she could be "masungit" on the outside, I think all of her coworkers knew she actually had a "heart of gold."
Jayson
Working at McDonald's was a job of service.
Mama made countless "happy" burgers that fed thousands of people of all ages. She said that when she and her closest workmates at No. 2 Road branch transferred to the one on No. 3 Road, even some of their regular customers followed them there.
The customers preferred how Mama's team assembled the food with good quality care.
I think it's the same for all of us: we choose to go to the place we feel has the best service. And it's the people who work there that make it all possible.
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