Would you like fries with that? <\/p>\n\n\n\n
With your double double burger? <\/p>\n\n\n\n
And a drink if you get <\/p>\n\n\n\n
the combo? With cheese, but <\/p>\n\n\n\n
not too much.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And not touching the lettuce. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
And only one half a tomato <\/p>\n\n\n\n
slice. Yes, sir, but it is an <\/p>\n\n\n\n
extra $3.45.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Yes, sir, but the milkshake is not <\/p>\n\n\n\n
included. No, I did not change the <\/p>\n\n\n\n
price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
No, the manager is not here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I understand, but we only have one other <\/p>\n\n\n\n
cashier. I understand, but he\u2019s cooking the <\/p>\n\n\n\n
burgers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Yes, but you have to wait fifteen <\/p>\n\n\n\n
minutes. Yes, sir I understand you <\/p>\n\n\n\n
are upset.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sorry, but we are very busy today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But, sir, the guy taking your order also has to clean up the mess on the floor. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
But, sir, he also has to mop the bathroom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Because no one wants to work and be a team player. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Because that’s what the manager said as he went <\/p>\n\n\n\n
home. But, we gotta stay and deal with chaos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But, sir, the second register is busted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
No, sir, we do not have a full time mechanic around every time something <\/p>\n\n\n\n
breaks. No, sir, I am not trained to fix it myself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I\u2019m sorry, we are very busy right <\/p>\n\n\n\n
now. I\u2019m sorry, It is the lunch <\/p>\n\n\n\n
rush.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I’m sorry, weekends tend to get <\/p>\n\n\n\n
busy. Yes, sir, I know your kids <\/p>\n\n\n\n
are hungry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
No, I can not serve you first because your kids are hungrier than number twenty <\/p>\n\n\n\n
five. Yes, sir, but, you are number thirty five.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Would you like a complimentary desert while you <\/p>\n\n\n\n
wait? I\u2019m sorry, we do not serve chocolate pretzels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
No, sir we are not hiding them in the back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
No, sir I do not control what goes on the <\/p>\n\n\n\n
menu. Would you like a chocolate chip cookie <\/p>\n\n\n\n
with that?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Would you like to scream at the nineteen year old behind the counter with <\/p>\n\n\n\n
that? For things that are widely and completely out of their control?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I’m sorry, the second cash register is still <\/p>\n\n\n\n
broken. I’m sorry, one of our fryers is not <\/p>\n\n\n\n
working.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But, sir, the manager said we can\u2019t afford to replace <\/p>\n\n\n\n
them. Because he needs to take his wife to the <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bahamas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While my coworker and I will be asked to give up our days off to be a team <\/p>\n\n\n\n
player. And we are still hoping payday comes before our landlord complains <\/p>\n\n\n\n
about late rent. No, sir, burger flipping should not pay the bills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Yes, sir this is a high school job.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Because we are closed from seven o’clock in the morning to three thirty in the <\/p>\n\n\n\n
afternoon. Oh okay so now you tell me you would like fries with that?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And a shake, and another double cheeseburger?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I already rang you up so I have to see your card again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But, sir, your card didn\u2019t go <\/p>\n\n\n\n
through. Yes, sir this register is <\/p>\n\n\n\n
working.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Yes sir, I know I should get a real job.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
No, sir if we all got real jobs we would not be flipping your real <\/p>\n\n\n\n
burger. We would not be pouring your real drinks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When you are really hungry and craving a cheeseburger and <\/p>\n\n\n\n
fries. You would have nowhere to go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Because we all got a real job.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":[],"genre":[29,26],"year":[44],"class_list":["post-185","writing","type-writing","status-publish","hentry","genre-poetry","genre-writing","year-44"],"acf":{"contributor":"Katlyn Bush","bio":"My poem, \u201cWould You Like Fries with That\u201d is meant to describe the frustration of working in customer service, specifically the food service industry. The single stanza is meant to represent how a long conversation with a difficult customer feels. As someone who has worked in food service and customer service jobs, I often think about the way the employees are treated by the employees and also by the management. I wanted to write a poem that expressed the chaotic nature of this job.","text":"","contributor_page":null},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dekonstruktr.com\/tidepools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/writing\/185","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dekonstruktr.com\/tidepools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/writing"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dekonstruktr.com\/tidepools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/writing"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dekonstruktr.com\/tidepools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=185"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"genre","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dekonstruktr.com\/tidepools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/genre?post=185"},{"taxonomy":"year","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dekonstruktr.com\/tidepools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/year?post=185"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}