Working At Mcdonald's Summary

In “Working at Mcdonald’s” Amitai Etzioni expresses that working getting your first job as a teen at Mcdonald's and other fast food chains because it is in fact “bad for your kids”(285). He goes on to explain that he believes that nothing can be gained from working in these types of environments. In reality there are multiple reasons why working in fast-food chains can be immensely beneficial. There are many skills you can take away and several lessons to be learned.
The first piece of evidence Etzioni brings to your attention is that the only possible skills you can gain from these types of jobs can not be used in later careers you may find yourself in. He says that teens work just to spend their money on “trite” things such as, “flimsy punk clothes, trinkets, and whatever else is the last fast-moving teen craze” (287). How can this be true when Etzioni doesn’t compare what these teens spend money on

He even goes on to say teens are “gobbled up in the world of low-skill jobs”(286). Even though you may never need the skill of knowing the proper way ingredients are put on a big mac the personal skills that can along can be very beneficial. Just that fact that you learned these “meaningless tasks” show you can follow direction for one. Also, many necessary skills needed for any job can be learn in such places through being around other people. Some of these include communication, listening, multitasking, and customer service skills. Through all of these you can also gain connections to other people who come through your job. For example, whenever my mother and I would go through any fast-food chains if she met someone with great customer service she would give them her card and tell to apply at the bank she works at. Without that fast-food job they would never of acquired this