I Learned More at McDonald's Than at College

Can working at McDonald's better prepare a young adult for life than attending college? For Haverford undergraduate Olivia Legaspi, college taught her that her feelings are more important than anything; but working at McDonald's she learned that serving others comes first. Which of those lessons is more important? Olivia Legaspi explains.
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Script:
Here's what I was told during my freshman orientation at Haverford College:
Ask for help when you need it.
Speak up when you feel uncomfortable.
Place your own well being above all other concerns.
In short, the school was ready to protect me from any personal slights or hurt feelings I might suffer. What counted as a personal slight or similar offense was up to me to define.
This surprised me.
It surprised me because at McDonald's, where I worked before I started school, acting in this way would have probably cost me my job, a job I needed in order to go to college.
The most important thing at McDonald's was not how I felt but how my customers felt. It was my job and the job of everyone working there to make others - namely, the customers - happy.
I worked at the front counter. That meant that if there was a problem with an order, I had to deal with it.
The issues weren't complicated. It was usually something like a missing piece of cheese from a McDouble, or whipped cream on a milkshake when they hadn't wanted any. Whatever it was, I had to listen patiently and mentally take notes so that I could report the relevant details to someone who could actually correct the problem.
Oddly enough, customers were not interested in carefully crafting their complaints in such a way as to spare my feelings. They were in a rush to get back to work, or they were dealing with their screaming kids, or they had calculated the cost of their meal down to the cent out of necessity and could not afford a mistake.
And they had a right to have their meal served the way they ordered it. If a mistake was made, we fixed it as quickly as possible and didn't talk back. Even if I believed the customer had misunderstood some aspect of their order and was actually the one at fault, I was instructed to give the person the benefit of the doubt. Their feelings mattered more than mine.
At McDonald's there was no "trigger warning" for when a customer was about to start yelling, no safe spaces to go to when the restaurant would get so busy that I barely had time to breathe between orders. When a group of men in the drive-thru would whistle and catcall me as they pulled away, there was no university administrator for me to run to for soothing and reassurance.
And from these experiences - the good, the bad, and the flat out ugly, I grew. Or, to use a word one doesn't see much anymore, I matured.
I learned to take care of myself in ways that didn't inconvenience anyone... Or draw unnecessary attention to myself... Or let my personal problems interfere with the work that had to be done.
In short, I had a job to do and people counted on me to do it.
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[@mantas129]

"My education was interrupted only by my schooling" -Winston S. Churchill

[@Pomiferous]

Him and Mark Twain probably would have gotten along splendidly.

[@artchurro1]

" I never went to college, I was too busy learning shit. " - Ted Nugent

[@dukeskyhopper]

"don't let school get in the way of your education" -I forget who said it first.

[@atharva2576]

@@@dukeskyhopper It was Mark Twain

[@mabrams8740]

Good one

[@olek1800]

We have a saying in Poland: "żadna praca nie hańbi", meaning, "no work is shameful".

[@DiscoCokkroach]

I'm gonna have to write that one down!

[@vytautasdanielius7058]

In Lithuania, it's "verkia duona tinginio valgoma", meaning, "bread cries when eaten by a sloth". P.S.: No disrespect to real sloths, they're magnificent creatures.

[@TheFan630]

Even prostitution? Just curious

[@GrimFaceHunter]

In Serbia it's mockingly said 'Lezi 'lebe da te jedem"- "Bread, lie down so i can eat you. And a lazy person is called "Lezilebović".

[@TheFan630]

+Vytautas Danielius ? I'm not trolling, I'm honestly wanting to know

[@NicolSD]

In College, YOU are the customer. That's the difference between working at a job and being a student. YOU paid to be in college.

[@professorstick]

+Nigles Woodling That's exactly the point. Colleges only teach you the academics you need for your degree. They're not responsible for teaching you life lessons or maturity. That's like going to McDonalds and expecting them to teach you about quantum physics. I don't know why the girl in the video was freaking out about that. It's basic shit. And she is unfairly undermining colleges this way. I could have easily compared McDonalds to something else, and that other thing would have been undermined instead of college.

[@alec1115]

That's the first legit argument I've heard in favor of today's college environment.

[@NicolSD]

James Bond You've never made it past high school, have you? It's obvious you are still jealous of those who got a real education.

[@araweg5711]

True, but there is a very important distinction to be made here. When you pay for college, yes, you are a "customer" of that institution financially speaking. However, the entire point of paying tuition is to provide oneself with the opportunity to obtain a degree from that college through hard work and learning. Sadly, many college students today believe that as "customers" they are owed a degree straight away because they've paid the money to go to the college in the first place. I mean, if you're already paying for the degree, why should you have to put in all of that effort to get it too? Amirite? /s

[@NicolSD]

Araweg You are not paying for the degree. You are paying for the privilege of trying to earn a degree. And you are also paying for service. You are paying for access to the best professors who will help you learn.

[@VangKevinCatfish]

i joined the Marine Corps, and boy i learned A WHOLE LOT OF STUFF.

[@brad3489]

How to eat crayons 101

[@VangKevinCatfish]

@@brad3489 thats part of it

[@yurayt1913]

Intruder alert, a red spy is in the base

[@realazduffman]

Probably more life skills in a week than 4 years at a modern college

[@angelc4494]

Semper Fidelis brother!

[@perfectsplit5515]

When my alma matter called me up for a donation 20 years after my graduation, I told them they did not teach me how to succeed in life. Bill Gates once said that the Politically Correct education that kids are getting in school does nothing to teach them to succeed in life.

[@13tuyuti]

What was the name of the course you took? Succeeding in life? No? Then do not complain they did not teach you to succeed in life.

[@perfectsplit5515]

***** Success in any professional career requires certain characteristics - being willing to leave your comfort zone, educating yourself on an ongoing basis, etc. Most of these things are not taught in academia.

[@alvisserrano9797]

Schools dont teach you the reality of the real world. Growing and being responsible help you mature by having good or bad experiences . So if you want to blame your school cause your still at home and living with mom . You are wrong DONT ! Im 30 years old I left home / got kicked out . Why ? my mom stopped breast feeding me. I miss my mommy !!!

[@13tuyuti]

perfectsplit You are absolutely right that succes in life often depends on certain traits of your character. What I find strange is that you seem to think that colleges have a duty to teach those characteristics. Those characteristics can not be taught in schools so I think it is best for colleges to focus on teaching the students about their chosen fields.

[@asafixus]

Huh, I thought Bill Gates was totally for leftist bullcrap.

[@freedomfest2741]

that is something SJWs don't understand, places like McDonald's and other fast-food restaurants are places for young people to learn how to deal with the real world, not a life long job, you learn, you grow, you go to better paying jobs.

[@jonnysongs]

@sam mayne McDonald's isn't part of a career path, it's just a job. But if you can 1. show up on time, 2. treat colleagues ok, 3. treat customers well, then you have learnt job skills that are useful for any career

[@adquidorator3374]

The skills to deal with life in the real world are cumulative from all experiences (employment AND education).

[@theephraimite]

jonnysongs, so it does then lead to better job opportunities. Either way, I heard Mcdo offers good benefits.

[@Enigmatism415]

Conservatives focus on 'is' whilst progressives focus on 'ought'. We need both in civilisation.

[@KA-iq2ko]

McDonald's was my very first job. It was an interesting experience. I highly recommend everyone to work a least a year at McDonald's.

[@spongefire10]

I hate how this is 100% accurate....

[@HolyEyeWasHere]

Really? I love that this is 100% accurate...

[@Sokrk]

Nope, its just 50% accurate... She learned at both places.

[@francoisdesmoulins-lebeaul4273]

Right, she learned at her college that she had learned valuable stuff at Mc Donald's... But then again, she would have realised that as well had she not wasted her money in a pampered special snowflake reservation.

[@lynnroberts40]

Snowflake? Please get off the skin color thing.

[@rowsdower12]

+Lynn Roberts from my understanding in this context when they snowflake they mean fragile and breaks easily.

[@mayjoe3742]

How DARE you take responsibility for your OWN feelings! 😂

[@JosephHunsaker]

LOL

[@raptor0124]

Lol! 😂

[@user-ej3iw8lw3w]

is it a reference to our global empress, greta thunberg?

[@dukeskyhopper]

@@user-ej3iw8lw3w You mean the Chosen One?

[@ArpanDe]

@@user-ej3iw8lw3w you mean the mentality disabled girl who knows nothing 'bout basic science

[@haruvisa123]

Mcdonalds=reality. College=day care.

[@cjbb870]

Day care for 19 to 26 year old babies

[@Iliadic]

@domhnall777 that is true, but depending on certain things, you do not 100% NEED to go to college.

[@Iliadic]

@domhnall777 did I ever say "college makes you stupid" no. I said that college is not 100% needed in every single person's life.

[@adquidorator3374]

At McDonalds: Her = Employee At College: Her = Customer And if she couldn't put those two pieces of information together after talking about how she was expected to make her customers feel welcome then she didn't learn more about the "real world" from working at McDonalds than college; she didn't learn anything from either.

[@Matthew_Klepadlo]

Tohka It's supposed to be the opposite…

[@j.danaclark89]

Good on you miss, your head and shoulders ahead of many of your peers.

[@Isolanporzellator]

*you're

[@j.danaclark89]

You're right! ;)

[@DownHavenEnt]

+J. Dana Clark *left

[@liesdamnlies3372]

This kind of thinking isn't de facto part of a leftie's thinking. It's just we lefties that do think just as the woman in this video get drowned-out (or kicked-out) by the annoying asshats who can't take a joke. O.o Hardship builds character. And people without character are boring.

[@willterryart]

I worked at McDonalds for two years while in HS and believe it's one of the reasons I'm financially successful today.

[@nick_z_boss6178]

What do you do for money?

[@matthewclark855]

Will Terry me too! But I’m not financially successful yet, I’m only 20

[@justworkingfortheweekend8504]

Did you work with druggies

[@stevenplayzz1876]

Dam That must suck I just played video games and made money in Highschool

[@mcwax8182]

Im currently in hs and works at mcdonalds and it has in fact shown me precious lecons about life and it also has shown me the value of hard work and has helped me in my personnal life so basicaly mcdonalds is life heil trump and heil capitalism

[@siroinksalot1123]

Looks like 2.5 K college "professors" were triggered by this message.

[@zachredner8]

It's now up to 2.6 thousand "whiney, crybaby, sissified, pantie wipe, snowflake, professors" that were triggered! LOL

[@ronaldlabelle7274]

Good one guys

[@lemonke3774]

Guys don’t shot on professors shit on students who can’t take it!

[@zachredner8]

@@BcottStudios YES You are!

[@KeVIn-pm7pu]

At least a real place unlike prageru

[@191roach]

This girl missed one critical point. Yes, the customer is always right at Mcdonalds. But now she is the one paying harvard, she is the customer, and hence will be experiencing the customer perspective. Its nothing mind blowing really. Whoever gives the money gets the good treatment. Nothing to do with uni vs work

[@metalgrinch]

But this is exactly the problem. Universities seeing students as CUSTOMERS and not students in need of personal growth.

[@destinal_in_reality]

Sure, but college is supposed to be preparing her for the real world. She's explaining one major way in which it teaches the students bad habits, and colleges haven't always done this, this seems to be a trend towards infantilisation in today's college and university environment.

[@TheWoWBane]

you should go to college/uni to be challenged, not to feel "safe" their job is to make you a mature adult, not a crybaby.

[@Horesmi]

Sooo... Public education? This way the students wouldn't be treated like customers ;)

[@user-manager]

If you are going to college not to get knowledge but to be challenged, then you should try a jail. It has a lot of challenges and the government will pay for your containment so you don't need to borrow money in bank to get that type of education.

[@AnnedolfFrankler911]

It's how things should be. The world is not a safe space.

[@jondeoliveira8248]

Never has been, one need only look at History and Evolution, the weak die horribly, the strong bear great difficulties and survive.

[@AnnedolfFrankler911]

Jon De Oliveira That's what I'm saying. The west should not become weak. Safe spaces are making people weak, blind and stupid.

[@orbitaltrails9117]

+Jon De Oliveira Today we promote the weak, and demote the strong.

[@jlink9225]

Do you know what I learned from the foods at McDonalds? People can be corrupt and horrible people. They put gross and disgusting and downright UNHEALTHY stuff in that stuffed big mac. I only buy their milkshakes.

[@AnnedolfFrankler911]

Jlink922 Fast food restaurants don't sell healthy food.

[@filiusreticulum2926]

No *cheese* in my burger??? Gotta go and *roar* the head off the young lady at the counter

[@livinglightning9312]

You'd be surprised at what the customers can come up with to complain about when working retail.

[@raptarknaighor3860]

But if the costumers try to attack you or cross the order bar, you are allow to beat the crap outta them with a shovel :D

[@Gucci-dj3ko]

John, if you are serious with that, you have obviously never worked retail. Customers can come up with the most Obnoxious complaints and yell at you, although you are in absolutely no place to solve their problem, which oftenly, they themselves have put in.

[@filiusreticulum2926]

Gunther Thoss I know that's why I'm pointing out their overreaction.

[@Delaquoowa]

The chicken is raw....no it's not lady we check temps bitch.

[@3girliez617]

Well said 😊 my 15 year old daughter started at McDonald's in November of last year. I have seen her grow so much. She has PTSD and struggles with panic arracks. But at work, she has found her voice and independent spirit again. She is getting stronger and more resilient. She will be 16 in October and the store manager is promoting her to Crew Trainer. It is a guaranteed promotion. I am definitely proud of her and thankful she started pushing to work She took the initiative to apply to work and working at McDonalds has been a blessing.

[@AUSTINwazhere]

What? McD didn't sponsor this? This was a better McD commercial than the shit I see on TV!

[@willrope5839]

Your pfp made me so stressed out and angry

[@emeraldplayer4126]

True

[@Wowthatsfail]

Olaf Von Hambergler that is sooooo true.

[@MrRinoHunter]

Someone should send this video to McDonald's

[@LEORofYAHWEH]

no, this video is PROPAGANDA to conform and not ask, to serve and take your orders like a good socialist soldier. mcd's is just part of the one world order program, to make people used to this model of society.

[@MrKhan4899]

Great video. Never understood why the Education system ignores the most important life skills like confidence, communication and influencing skills. You only learn these in the world of work. School just teaches you to be a robot

[@pisinwallax9432]

Kha

[@Iliadic]

Exactly. The American school system was built for factory workers.

[@adquidorator3374]

Actually they have communications classes if you want to take them LOL.

[@kaderloop785]

@@Iliadic Meh... Factory workers wouldn't be allowed to wail if there's a problem. The school system was rather built for... Guys who are at the top of the pyramid and don't work. Which only includes retired successful businessmen and politicians... Great job guys. You're preparing your students for a life that doesn't exist.

[@Iliadic]

@@kaderloop785 nice. schools are still outdated though. afaik, schools haven't updated their system since the Industrial Age.

[@michealb8868]

She just explained why Donald Trump is president.

[@dencetrov7099]

It was Obama time

[@mmclaugh08]

Hahaha. You are so right Malachi. Great comment. Made me smile. :D

[@himyfriends9417]

I think we should have a dog for President

[@ghostly2.3]

Josh Castro trump for prez woot woot

[@francistan4674]

@domhnall777 You can keep dreaming.

[@katlynklassen809]

This is the kind of amazing young woman I hope my sons will marry and start a family with one day.

[@andrewpenn1145]

Indeed. I wish them well.

[@AS-ds5zm]

Allie X Don’t think the comment was deep. I think they meant she has ticked a box that very few women tick but not that they actually want to marry this specific person

[@oil1252]

Wtf

[@lboston4660]

No she's not. She's secretly a hypergamist.

[@MrRono19]

@Allie X you must be fun at parties... If you were ever invited 🙄

[@HisDudeness1986]

I worked retail for 2 1/2 years and hated it. I learned quickly how ugly people can be, but it also taught me how I should treat people, especially those working these thankless jobs. Knowing what I know now though, I will never work in retail again, or even the food industry.

[@pinklady7184]

His Dudeness I too work retail and hate it. Shop has taught me how ugly some people are and how numerous ugly customers are. I am first an artist before a saleswoman. I miss painting while I work in my mother's shop. My mother needs me for muscle work. I expect to leave shop in few years time and return to painting.

[@millerforester3184]

Right, I learned a lot, but I abhor retail. Still, I had to get along with people to be a success.

[@terribletanner805]

I thoroughly despised working in the catering industry as a waiter. Not only did I have snobby customers to put up with, I had the manager's clique dumping their jobs onto me whilst they filled their time gossiping about me and everyone else on earth. A massively toxic work environment which is almost as horrific as the kitchen.

[@kercchan3307]

retail/customer service suck, I use to work in that field and got out. It made me very cynical seeing the ugly side of people and lose faith in humanity seeing how people act in a emergency.

[@nob2243]

Same here. It made me wonder, if there's any way of improving the situation of those working in retail or food industry. Because well, as low as the salary is, this kinda job really can make someone straight-up hate life or other people, if they stay there for a little too long. And it's the fault of the customers and higher management alike, not just the earnings in these jobs, BS things that people in other fields don't have to deal with.

[@Higgs000Boson]

It's because in the university you're the customer

[@kevingarcia9664]

best comment here

[@iamSketchH]

Well, in today's colleges you're right. However, it use to be that you were a pupil--and college use to be rough. And, this is why we have a record number of people graduating college today who still can't read. That would have never happened 50 years ago. You wouldn't have even been able to enter.

[@TheAdditionalPylons]

And as the customer of their product i.e. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND LIFE PREPAREDNESS safe spaces, entitlement, and grievance culture neither educate, impart skill, or prepare you for the real world. As a student you are buying intellectual maturity, not 18- 24 year old day care.

[@animegandalf8690]

Higgs000Boson In a way yes, however the university should teach you how too handel those things

[@FunStuffForDogscom]

It is not the university's job to teach students how to handle life. It is the university's job to provide students with skills and knowledge needed for a profession. It is the parents' job to teach their children how to handle life. If the parent doesn't do that (as mine didn't), the onus is on the individual to figure it out. The "poor me" attitude doesn't lead to maturity, productivity, or making the world a better place in any way.

[@Saska2oon]

One of my favorite logic bombs for cupcakes: You think school bullies are bad? Wait until the person signing your paychecks is a "bully"

[@cottonballs185]

Human resources? Lawsuit? Sensitivity training?

[@trafalgarla]

you mean like Roger alies sexually assaulting his female employees?

[@violettippet5246]

Been there done that. I got yelled at for not finding something the way that the boss wanted me to find it. I was looking for the number within the category, he wanted me to find it based on the colour coding. He yelled at me, for going to the bathroom too much. (I'm sorry but once a day, for 3 minutes is not too much. He gossiped about our performance to fellow employees. (He kept gossiping to me that other employee was a bad worker but only complained to her about arbitrary stuff, never what he really thought.) He would say "Don't you think that sometimes "insert emplyee name here* is bitchy sometimes? If you'd agree, that sometimes everyone can be bitchy, he would go to that employee and say "Do you know what *insert name of other employee here* said about you? He was a micro-managing, power hungry, gossiping asshole. But I looked for other jobs. School bullies were worse because you can't get away from them.

[@Saska2oon]

+Violet Tippet A school bully isn't a barrier between you paying your bills. The moral of the story is simple. Is it realistic to expect all the assholes in the world to change or learn how to manipulate/operate around a bully?

[@violettippet5246]

Jon S True, but as adults, we have more life experience and self esteem to handle bullies. Children do not handle these situations as well simply due to lack of life experience. We have social skills that allow us to deal with the bully whereas children don't. Studies have proven that these things affect children much worse than adults. Not to say that workplace bullies are fun; they aren't. They are godawful, but at least we as adults have coping mechanisms. I may not have liked working under 2 bullies, but I have made the best of it, and learned something from them. :) Even if it's only how not to manage people. I also took some of their criticisms, and tried to do better, which has helped me in my career. School bullies tend to attack the person. Adult bullies tend to attack the insignificant aspects of your job because attacking you would get them in trouble.

[@ZaiDrizzleDrop]

"College is the real world" -my college enrolled co-worker. How delusional.

[@jackmayor3574]

It can depend on your major. If you're an engineering major, than that's pretty close to the real world. If you're a gender studies major... LOL

[@TnD_BigJax]

College is a joke. I learned more watching KZbin (ironically) than I have sitting in a classroom

[@bud389]

@@jackmayor3574 College is never the real world. When you're out of college, THAT'S the real world.

[@jackmayor3574]

​@@bud389 I mean yea I agree, I'm out of college now with a job. But if you got a difficult major while working a side job to pay off some off your debt, that's some of the real world there.

[@JohnIsaacXIV]

@@jackmayor3574 Hey Jack, what about if you are pursuing a psychology career?

[@davfreim]

Greets from Latvia, where university don't give a crap about your feelings and if you don't do something its your fault, we have no crap like trigger warnings and feminists. Its great!

[@raptarknaighor3860]

You have to study and do homework?! That's awful! D: (?

[@deepSea__]

+brightwriter Well to be fair, if you are failing out, and you spent thousands of thousands of dollars, would you want to just not be able to attend anymore?

[@karozans]

If I recall correctly Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania all have made positive GDP growth in the past decade while the rest of Europe and the Western world is on the decline. Those 3 countries follow more Libertarian principles and they don't subscribe to this politically correct BS. As you say, in Latvia they don't care about feelings, they only care about merritt.

[@deepSea__]

***** I don't think you understood. In the US, you HAVE to go to college in order to be seen as socially acceptable. Even if that means you can't do it, or afford it. So lets say you happen to afford it, but know it will be a struggle for you. If you start out and you do try, but still fail, then that is going to suck for you. Not only did you waste all your money, but also wasted your time even though you tried. There is no "trying" in college. You either succeeded or you didn't. And if you didn't, you are seen as stupid. So it doesn't matter if you can't do it. You have to, or else it will be harder to get a job. Because the US values ANY degree more than no degree. Even if said person who has no degree worked longer.

[@karozans]

+brightwriter I agree with everything you said. I wonder if dogs101 thinks Bill Gates or Mark Zuckerberg is socially accepted in their circles?

[@irregularmana6216]

I don't get people who go off on fast food employees..even if they are in a rush or something.

[@iamalive.1255]

irregular mana I eat fast food and I appreciate these people. They work a hard, thankless job.

[@funocean7326]

irregular mana, I agree, it’s like how you try to avoid yelling at someone who ran a red light, or something, you don’t know if they have a gun or what kind of day they are having, so, as long as they are being polite and curtious and respectful to you, you should show the same respect for them unless they go out of their way to make your day worse, which in that case you should politely ask to see their manager, and lodge a formal complaint, if they refuse or the manager is not there, look at their name tag, remember the time and lodge a complaint online, no fuss, and no one is being verbally abused, or feeling less of a person because of it

[@DAN007thefoxx1]

Thats why I dont wanna be a cash register worker anywhere

[@jaythrash8804]

IKR. These dunces expect better service from a cheap fast food joint than they do at The Chef's Table at Brooklyn Fare.

[@juanmanuelpenaloza9264]

I had a mentally handicapped old man throw a sausage biscuit at the monitor because 'He can count.' I do too, and I learned from Asians. TL;DR the guy confused a 10 for a 20 and even after the manager verified it was a 10, he just stormed off telling me to shove that 10 up my...well let's just say my mother is in Guatemala so there's no way I could do that.

[@jonnyenough1531]

Won't lie.. I hire fast food workers as much as possible. That ethic they bring is absolutely fantastic.

[@terribletanner805]

It must be one hell of a resume, come to think of it.

[@ponternal]

It really depends on the fast-food joint. I would hire someone from Mcdonalds over the people at Popeyes.

[@Stormprobe]

Colleges do more harm than good these days.

[@TANK0113]

@Mark Johhson Two words student debt

[@jamestill4172]

Some do. Say college does more harm when you need medical attention. xD

[@ghhm2705]

@@TANK0113 three words: debt free degree Seriously-it’s the title of a book, by Anthony O’Neal. Excellent stuff.

[@donalgodon]

God, please fill the world with more young women like Olivia!

[@ibxander8365]

sam mayne it’s the small occupations people don’t really recognize.

[@kareemswan1342]

Don Barron Amen

[@DirectorBird]

sam mayne smash please.

[@christopherrivera1673]

I'd hit it. Just because she's a good girl :)

[@StrawbySugar]

And young men like Ben Shapiro

[@mariaa2014]

only in America you learn more from working at a McDonald's than attending college

[@99batran]

Maria A "America"

[@monke2361]

are you kidding? its worse here in Europe, a lot of it has to do with politics

[@1ex1uger-prank-calls]

Go to Canada, where they passed a law requiring people to refer to others by their 'personal preferred gender pronouns' under penalty of law.

[@matthew_seck3888]

cof...cof...Brazil

[@monke2361]

1ex1uger gender is gender, you cannot change what you are born with or “identify” as the other.

[@paulharris3000]

Putting yourself first at all times is wise; trying to think as those around you think - is even wiser...

[@klyn2935]

perhaps year from now, you will be wise, and understand the foolishness of your comment.

[@Ares_gaming_117]

Without intellectual rebels, human progress would have taken a lot longer if it even happened to this degree at all.

[@paulharris3000]

416 years ago...Shakespeare's "Hamlet" - "This above all:to thine own self be true,and it must follow, as the night the day,thou canst not then be false to any man..."

[@DarkWandererAU]

so what you're saying is...be a sheep and do/think as everyone else does?

[@themeatt625]

I would only quible a bit with end. "Put others first." This is bad advice. Put others first but always recognize when it is in your best interest to do so. Being polite to your customers is not the end goal. Gaining their patronage, and therefore your profit is. In short, we help others so we may help ourselves.

[@cabellero1120]

At University You learn "book smarts" You do not learn "life skills" In College you may learn to be a Doctor or Teacher, but you do not learn how to be a Good one!

[@khalidsuleman4124]

Actually the point of college is to mold skills into wisdom

[@sqlguy6805]

depends what university you go to...

[@sqlguy6805]

In college or not, it is YOU who chooses what to learn, be it life skills or book smarts, such as quantum physics, for example (can't learn that in McDonald's). It's all about YOUR choices. Don't try to blame others for YOU not learning something from them. Ask questions, if you need to.

[@sqlguy6805]

@Donald Bauman I'd like to correct: try not harder but smarter or try to do it differently.

[@sqlguy6805]

@Donald Bauman I haven't completed my degree myself, but it would have been nice to have one due to employers often requiring to have one. After I immigrated, I went into a completely different field and became a professional in it. I learned from the internet, from the books, and on the job. As I said in my other comment, everybody learns differently. Some learn better in college, while others learn better on their own -- there is no right or wrong here.

[@jayfaisa6016]

If you go to a university or college, take Law, Engineering, Computer Science, Health Science, Accounting, or Trades. Anything else is a waste of your time and money and you're better off building your career from first a low wage job.

[@kilgoretrout2878]

like it or not the world needs linguists and historians as well, cultures can't speak to each other without translators, the best will succeed the rest will drown. You shouldn't pick a thing that "will get you a good job" but rather a subject you're good at, if possible talented at. If you're the best at something, you will make money of it, that's the entertainment society we live in

[@Atreus21]

Disagree. A liberal arts education is good for its own sake. It won't get you a job, but if you ask me colleges shouldn't always be place-holders for a job-training program. One should go to college to become educated, not necessarily to become trained.

[@zombiedude347]

The givornment should stop funding student loans for degrees in jobless fields. It's only creating cronyism in these colleges because it incentivizes them to teach dependance on the state, leading to the students voting for more govt spending on colleges in a feedback loop.

[@necrolord1920]

I have a one word answer to that: STEM. STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math. You mentioned a couple of forms of hard science, but left others out. You didn't mention math at all.

[@flamingfire246]

What about mathematics?

[@brendan594]

Once I stopped going to school, that’s when I started learning

[@beldiman5870]

So many successful peoople never finnished school or university

[@captainsimbadog8347]

Bel Diman but so many did

[@beldiman5870]

@@captainsimbadog8347 True, but the whole point is that colleges/universities are not neccessarily a gateway to success, they do not teach you many valuable things, they do not give you an edge over somebody that instead of spending time on college has worked and got a lot of practical experience.

[@captainsimbadog8347]

Bel Diman that’s a pretty good reason my friend But if you’re going to college for like a useful major you then you can definitely be succesful

[@beldiman5870]

@@captainsimbadog8347 What would a useful major be for you? Can you give me some examples?

[@bookguitarguy]

I love this girl. Well said!! Humility and a down-to-earth personality (and caring about others) go a lot further than selfishness, arrogance, and pretending one knows everything, like a lot of modern women seem to do. I'm guessing feminists wouldn't approve of your message either... which tells me you're on the right track. All the best, and thanks for the video!!!

[@wmurd]

why would somebody owe you care hahah

[@carspiv]

Humility!!! A foreign word in the age of entitlement.....along with the words “grateful” and “appreciative.”

[@CaptiveReefSystems]

A: "Where'd you go to school?" B: "McDonald's university.. I did, at least, pick up some real-world job experience. You?" A: "I went to ________ [insert school]. Still buried in student loan debt. How much are you in the hole?" B: "McDonald's paid me.." A: 😒

[@dislikebot]

J. Gona FYI, there is an actual “University” owned by McDonald’s called “Hamburger University” where iirc trains people to be owners/managers of any McDonald’s restaurant .

[@econdude3811]

Awesome...and TRUE

[@chris7285]

Dislike Bot I was just gonna say the same thing. People always joke about McDonalds so I never looked into their educational opportunities until just recently and boy is it a deal for me. They have opportunities for those trying to become software developers and they help pay for your college. Loyalty is all they ask of you. Start from the trenches and work your way up the ladder.

[@marcusfenix6232]

Today's episode brought to you by BurgerKing.

[@jmarylastone]

a sense of humor!!! bet you didn't learn that in college

[@sugahrghebare._.2052]

+Marcus Fenix And the letter w.

[@joshuabujosa5477]

no I'm a white Castle person

[@sackdeezle]

hilarious

[@solarnaut]

. BURN the pickles; BURN the lettuce; Damn you lady, you up-set us... all we ask is that you let-us throw it away...

[@chalk662]

Today's generation= ME ME ME, MINE MINE MINE, NOW...NOW...NOW!!!!

[@chalk662]

logicalempiricist all cultural Marxist do.

[@Tripp393]

You just learned that from old right-wingers on Fox News. xD

[@ryan82scott]

Our parents (I'm 34 in a week) told us that we could do anything, and that saying otherwise was "too negative" etc. When my son tells us he wants to play basketball, we say "There's a very small number of people who do that for a living, and they work extremely hard to get to that level. If you are going to have a dream, you must be willing to work very hard to achieve it, and, even then, your dream may not work out." I could've never imagined my mother saying that.

[@tomasjankauskas5265]

In 1944 june 6 people have bravly landed on Western europe shores under constant bombardment and MG fire. Today's generation needs shelter for thear felings because they feal hurt.

[@Nalopotato]

Today's generation? No...our parent's generation, too, was JUST as centered around "me"

[@ZackEdwards1234]

Absolutely great video! Might be my favorite so far from PragerU! Unfortunately, I'm part of the ever declining millennial generation as well, and find myself constantly baffled at the things I see and stories I hear everyday by my peers.

[@Dr-Shlomo-Cohen]

please share.

[@LeviForWaifu]

Just tell them all to remember: There's no I in Denial. Millenial story essay below: - My supervisor is literally the dumbest person I have ever met. He's in charge of making tactical decisions that effect everyone, and in some cases, actual safety. He has a reputation of taking things personally and has a huge ego, so if he were to deliberately break a safety rule for convenience and I were to see it and go above his head, and I'm typically right, he'd be pissed off but unable to retaliate other than with words. He'll go for 20 minutes before noticing something I've noticed, but if I tell him, I run the risk of being insulted/shouted down for that insult. Not to worry however: - His wife recently left him- because he's a L O S E R. Not intelligent at all. He had a speeding ticket about a year ago. He claims he went in to pay it with cash and did, then a year later, he was pulled over and arrested/fined for having a suspended license for not paying it. He claims they forgot that he paid the ticket. (And yet he didn't keep a receipt.) As such, he lost a lot of money and nearly his job as he needed to rideshare to work for a time as he awaited trial. (10 PM to 4 AM shift. 40 minute drive, hard for mass transport, eh.) He had a lot of debt that his wife left over, which I found out was from medical expenses. When he's worked at a job for around 10 years that provides Insurance free of charge. The best insurance on the market. He somehow managed to put medical debt on his credit card, metaphorically, despite having amazing insurance that'd cover anything from root canal to bone marrow transplant. Then, his paychecks started getting garnished, so he's basically in poverty despite making $7-8 an hour or so more than me. He's now also paying child support. None of this is his fault, but on others or on circumstance, as he seems to think. Still smokes, still admits to 'getting trashed' over July 4th weekend and not preparing for work and suffering physical consequences, smokes weed and cigarettes and does energy drinks, used to do meth- is still the worst supervisor and probably the worst person I've ever met. An absolute millennial by the definition.

[@sinemguclukol1932]

The Ayaan Hirsi Ali one is my favorite so far lol

[@ikesteroma]

The peers you speak of are only a small, but obnoxiously vocal, minority. I am incredibly optimistic for the millennial generation and beyond.

[@ianbW4IJB]

Still laughing out loud for several minutes: No I in denial!!!!

[@MsClaudiaDuran]

In high school, I was told to go to college, or I was going to end up working at McDonalds.

[@jamestill4172]

and she's working at mcdonalds to go to college. Because at the end of the day, if you have a useful degree, you make more capital.

[@janosd4nuke]

@@jamestill4172 Yeah, USEFUL degree... that's the one thing increasingly going down the toilet these days. But most important lesson is not that college is bed, but everyone needs to learn to be responsible so colleges are incentivised to be in the business of education and not the herding and exploiting of sheeple

[@jamestill4172]

@@janosd4nuke You're right of course. It's not all that different from the media. They get their money from cable payments, but we still have people paying for cable... It's like, just let the media die.

[@YellowJell-O]

They used to say this in middle school.

[@strider8662]

I think every single person should work in a fast food chain or retail job at some point in their lives. It really does give you perspective on things.

[@edgarramirez409]

People are getting wrong this video (and maybe this girl too): This is a clear message to the universities around the world to teach the right things, include more practical lessons in order to not be overwhelmed by the world, people in general don't care about the employees at all, so you have to remain professional and cool; however though, this doesn't mean that you have to tolerate all those kinds of treatment. Of course, you won't talk back to a customer or start crying like a baby for every time they hurt your feelings, especially if you were actually wrong, and if someone catcalls you (you could actually complain about that if it happens frequently, even leave, mcdonalds isn't the only employer of the world), you can be firm and tell them to leave, without making a ruckus. This girl makes it kinda seem like this: "Your an employee, if you can't handle being a sandbag for the world, get out now" One more thing, please, don't misunderstand and think that it has no merit to go to college, it absolutely does, working at mcdonalds won't give you all the necessary things to be succesful in life, and viceversa, precisely because they don't care about you as an individual, they NEED you to know stuff in many other jobs besides... being in a front counter...

[@JLCL01]

I really like this comment. That was one of my concerns about this video; the fact that it sorta implies that you should tolerate all kinds of negative treatment and that you should be a sandbag to the world if you want a job. I kinda feel as though this video would have benefited from being worked on more to clear up any confusion. Since I like PragerU's other videos, mainly the one about Modern Art. Then again, I guess the thing is that I'm likely missing out how a snowflake/SJW/whatever may react. The catcall thing, if it were to happen to me, I would just ignore it if it was a one-time occurrence or just calmly, and professionally, tell them to stop. I wouldn't, like, then scream "U SEXIST MISOGYNISTIC ASSHOLE! DUH PAYTREEARKEE SHALL FALL ONE DAY!" or threaten to have a restraining order towards a random customer just cause they were impolite or rude. IDK. I'm afraid people will see me as a SJW for this comment despite being far from it. :V

[@edgarramirez409]

don't worry, that's exactly what I was thinking while I made this comment.

[@eugenezoica9476]

Yes indeed, univeristies should include much more practice in real business life ( including food chains like McD) situations instead of teaching only theory. but I guess teachers and other employees at universities need to defend their salaries somehow.

[@rustinpierce7155]

The education system is broken.

[@ianlodge3318]

Rustin Pierce I couldn’t agree more!

[@cooperfitch1457]

because all libtards care about is political correctness.

[@genericbackgroundcharacter8431]

I agree

[@WesternOhioInterurbanHistory]

It's not broken. It's ruined and corrupt.

[@risinglolreplays1299]

I would disagree, maybe you aren't working hard enough

[@jadendubecky4130]

Every collage kid needs to watch this cuz this is true. I don't understand why people can handle war but others can't handle a dang insult. Its sad.

[@elgostine]

they DONT often handle war though, if they get out without some sort of trauma, they are incredibly lucky or have a very good support network

[@percy7836]

Maybe it's because people are different? Shocker I know.

[@BarryKidd]

@elgostine, I spent my time shooting and being shot at. Of all the people that I served with I don't know anyone with long term effects from the war. Myself, I was a bit shell shocked for a year or two. People call that PTSD these days but it was never something that drastically effected my life. I prefer the old fashioned term shell shock because that more apply describes what it really was. If a car back fired or I heard a lowed noise I'd jump. Then the episode was over just as quick as it came. Literally a friction of a second 7 or 8 times a year. That's it. These days I have no lasting effects and no one that I personally know does. I served. I did my duty and did my job. Looking back it was no different than going to work at McDonald's, only rather than serving burgers my job was to neutralize enemy targets. If that sounds harsh or mean to someone oh well, perhaps they will be the ones to suffer. It doesn't change the facts. For my part I learned more about life and myself. Despite the tragedy of war I am better for having served and better prepared for life than I would have been if i hadn't.

[@Shadow77999]

I cant take an insult but i can take on war

[@Shadow77999]

Aaron what made you have that ptsd, what kind of stuff did u see

[@JoaquinCampana1998]

I learned more from KZbin comments than from politicians or colleges.

[@larkmacallan4257]

SHOW THIS TO EVERY CHILD IN AMERICA

[@greenergrass4060]

Lark Macallan ,but school would rather force kids to learn stupid lessons rather than actually useful things like this

[@stevenporter7065]

TRUE!

[@mudzbe8414]

They’d watch and think it’s bs somehow or not care at all

[@odysseusw8161]

All adults also

[@agressapenguin6289]

I'm 11 and I do care. Should I go to college or not is the question I've been asking myself recently and researching the crap out of. What do you personally think?

[@Kissfan96dr]

there are things you learn in college. There are things you learn out of college. Put them together, you're ready for life.

[@searchforthestrangler5034]

She grew more wisdom in real life than at some college.

[@GabrielRodriguez-um8fi]

I didn’t finish college yet I started my IT Business. Best decision ever and now I’m going to continue my travels around the world soon.

[@joaoscattolon1946]

It is simple. In the university you are paying 15 to 40k a year to be there. At McDonald's you are GETTING PAID 15k a year (rounding it up).

[@thekillerpeanott]

joao scattolon 15k a year won’t get you far

[@luiss.3866]

Unicorncookie doesnt matter. You don't go to work at McDonalds and expect to be treated like a prince or princess. You are there to serve people. At college you don't go to serve people, you go to serve yourself

[@LarlemMagic]

you get 15k a year working full-time all year. She worked part-time during the summer.

[@jaythrash8804]

Mcdonalds is a dead end job. It's a job that you do for a paycheck. It's not a job that you do to improve yourself.

[@michaelcheverie7579]

James Crews And yet, improve herself she did. Go figure! Life lessons can be found in the strangest places!

[@hag12100]

In college, the college is providing you services. In a job, you provided service, work for the employer.

[@crissd8283]

But a college is supposed to be training you for the workforce. However, they are doing a poor job by coddling students when they need to learn to take care of themselves. I graduated from a university and I learned very little that actually applies to my job. I mostly just needed that certification that came with it.

[@arefallout]

+Curt D A college is only teaching you academics not life lessons

[@DMAGAEscober]

Which is why thats awful

[@crissd8283]

While there are some students who go to college on mom and dads money and don't care about actually getting a career after. If I am paying for my own college, I want the college to prepare me for my chosen career even if that means teaching tough "life lessons" however, colleges are not only failing to teach life lessons but actually teaching the complete opposite making a college degree worthless in the working world. If you going to college just to learn then this model is fine but if you look at college as an investment in your career then college needs to kick some butt.

[@amnestylost]

+Curt D OK. This sounds like one of those blanket arguments from incredulity that hardline right wingers and other laymen make about higher education. What exactly is "the opposite" of life lessons? Actually, there is much material in many fields, including social sciences that requires quite a bit of immersion in you about the subjects that don't overlap much with daily life at all. I've actually made bad comments about stuff like this before, so don't think I'm hating on you. However, I've heard some peoples' examples of "life lessons", and they really aren't very conducive to learning academic material in the first place. Especially since when you are studying much of this stuff you are required to get away from "life" anyway to be immersed in an environment of academic education to avoid useless distraction which might make the learning less efficient. Nobody tell Donald Trump's son that he has "relied on his daddy too much", are they? lol

[@dostthouevenlogicbrethren1739]

One of the biggest things I have noticed among the people I know who belong to SJW movements, is it seems they lack an experience fundamental to a servant attitude you speak of: belonging to a team. Their focus on protecting their own self interests only at the expense of others is something that one learns not to do in putting a team first. I noticed this trend through observing the very different thought process between them, and those I had the privelege of serving in the army with. Most of us grew up playing sports, and then underwent a gruelling process of training for combat with each other, to learn how to act, not out of self preservation or self interest, but for the success of the team. We put the mission before our own lives. And sadly, some never returned home because of this. But we learned that life is more than just ourselves. It is about something bigger than us, and being a part of that. These kids crave a sense of belonging. And with that lack of experience, be it through sports, or even a job, which less and less kids experience before university each year, how can they possibly gain that sense of belonging? By turning to social justice movements, that advocate the same ideals as them. The only ones they have ever known: their own self interests above all else. They seek to make an impact, and find a social team to be a part of, but haven't learned the importance of putting the team first. And sadly, they will never truly understand that that very quality, is what will exclude them from ever landing a job where they can belong and make an impact.

[@weneedmoreconsideratepeopl4006]

Sometimes I get tired of scrolling through the same reactions.. It's all just the same thing said in different ways.. But whenever I find comments like yours that give me a brief moment of clarity... it becomes worth it. Lol that's my way of saying, "thanks for da input. me likey" I'm serious though! This should be a topic on more videos.

[@vitormenezesdemattos967]

i remember when i used to play soccer from 8 to 10 years old until i got a medical condition that made me have to abandon soccer forever. But one thing we could see, most of the times that our team lost, was becase some jerk wanted to be THE ONE who scores the goal, not wanting to work as a team and sacrifice their own pride of scoring a goal, and then our team most of the times lost because of selfishness of one of our own. Soccer, or any other collective sport, teaches you better than 4 years of university where you unlearn. You learn to work as a team, to put the others before yourself to the greater good of the group, to recognize when you are not good enough and only slows the team down, therefore you will have to work to improve yourself and be able to help your team. While in college, they say that people have "rights" that they don't, call a fair thing like giving more money to the best employeers (an unequal fairness) is selfish, say "the right for this and the right for that" and calls the duty "a violation of your rights", and feed a sense of "me first" on young people. I'm 22 and i'm ashamed of being in this "me first" generation. Put your kid on soccer, basketball, voleyball and it will teach your kid a sense of resposability and putting others beforre himself/herself better than college.

[@environmentNow]

I agree so much with this, I saw the exact same thing in my school: those that had never worked, or done anything useful with their time, are SJW.

[@absue]

well said.

[@toplobster1040]

So much wisdom in one comment. Also I LOVE your username

[@dsuess]

Best advice my parents & peers ever gave me when i was younger, "Get a job!" yes, get it while your younger & in your teens. NOT after college.

[@madhavgullapalli505]

sadly I lack any skills to get a job that doesn't require a high school diploma.

[@janosd4nuke]

Amen! My stepmom forbid me from work. "Students job is to study" but their upbringing didn't prepare me for Jack shit in life. At 20 mid 2nd year of college (energetics engineering) left her authoritarian BS, Was forced to be father of my own heavily depressed mom, and commute via train to work and study. In the end it was too much, got dropped out, but mom is back on track, got a stable job, moved together with GF, weathered the lockdowns despite both working in hospitality, and still better off than the regular paycheck to paycheck people. Learned to take care of my loved ones and hold my ground, keep improving every single day. You are blessed for having the upbringing with the right values, cherish them and your 'privilege' (whatever the F those numbskulls did with the meaning) will provide ample soil for success that gives back to the community. Keep husslin', keep living life to the fullest and have an amazing new year!

[@GhostSamaritan]

Get it? At college, you are the consumer.

[@procyonlotor1906]

That's the first thing I thought too, but I guess she has a point, as the University should be teaching their students how the real world works and not pandering to their childish emotions.

[@YarbroK]

Well, but the service the college provide is to build character, knowledge, and social skills.

[@GhostSamaritan]

Daniel A No, they should educate the students in their selected subjects. Character building and social skills are to be learned through your own experiences.

[@procyonlotor1906]

Your probably right, but it would be nice if they could do both. Because at the moment they are teaching them their selected subject and influencing them into Leftist ideology. I.e some universities are making a unit of social studies compulsory.

[@1337Phoenix1337]

University's role is to qualify someone for their future roles. It is to teach them skills so as to not be a sinkhole to society. The entire education system is designed to give people the knowledge required to become a member of the work force. Teaching someone how to kick and scream whenever someone disagrees with them is not something that will help them fulfill their future roles, unless that role is a SJW on welfare benefits. Most business owners prefer someone who doesn't get 'triggered' at every word. Most business owners prefer someone who works gets their work done efficiently and effectively. Most business owners prefer someone who is willing and able to make sacrifices towards the benefit of the business. University is not meant to be teaching people to do the exact opposite of what a business needs. Education is to give one the ability to be the worker, to be a employee or employer of a business, to be someone who will provide economic benefits throughout their careers by fulfilling their roles and paying taxes. Teaching someone how to be a consumer is both redundant and detrimental to the workplace.

[@Oridan1]

well, at paid colleges you're the customer

[@jeffreyharrison6896]

Yes, you pay to receive an education, not to be your babysitter.

[@Oridan1]

+Jeffrey Harrison I know, but since the university depends on the students money, they care more about babysitting them rather than educating them. Free college doesn't have this kind of problem. It's the exact opposite actually

[@jeffreyharrison6896]

Oridan1 Yes, very true. For a sec I thought you where implying it was the job of Universities to babysit.

[@Oridan1]

+Jeffrey Harrison not at all, but I am remarking an issue that I find in paid education

[@DrSomeGuy]

+

[@HeartzHugzKissez]

This is why I no longer work in customer service. The customer is NOT always right and quite frankly, I don't give a flip about their feelings.

[@italiantraditionalcatholic2390]

Then you cheat yourself.

[@NanetteNette]

Glad you moved into a better work environment.

[@TylerDurden-oy2hm]

Don't give a flip???!!!!whoa easy there tiger!!!

[@humantacos9800]

Then you learned nothing from your experience.

[@cipher88101]

Good move, pretty clear you arent cut out for it.

[@kibawhitefang7176]

Two jobs I hate: fastfood & retail. And guess what? I work on both at the same time. A thing a learn: "customers are not friends, so do not engage with them as such, just go to the point and don't be expressly or give a detailed explanation over things". Never have a relationship inside the job. It never ends wells. Never and ever. Which job is the worse: retail. - Your hours are subject to performance (credit card applications & surveys, both that aren't totally under your control but customer choice), they are always changing the environment of work from within and out struggling to compete vs other competitors and the seasons. They always cut hours unless you're the last resort for the time being. They always do their best to stick with the budget vs the demand of customers flow and taxation. People's returns are a mess and uncontrolled, and they have a sense of brutal entitlement to everything even without receipts or beyond the time of return policy. Coupons are as misleading as the sale signs. And like it or not, if you demonstrate you are a great potential chances are that you will be left alone working being the last cashier who has to wait endlessly for a brake. Fastfood is better. Your hours are always flat, depending on your availability. You're always needed. There's always lot to do but you don't need to sell credit cards or take people's e-mails or phone numbers to proceed. So revenue is subject to people' hunger and sugar-carbs cravings satisfaction. There's no "returns", just sometimes refund or a wrong order, nothing else and the managers handles that, not you. And here and there often you get free food if not discounted already. Free drinks too. If you can work fast and master your skills, you'll do way better off in fastfood over retail. Period.

[@CDeuce152]

Retail companies are crap. I worked for Sears at their Repair Center after dropping out. They wanted to push ridiculous numbers in a timely yet efficient manner but they were to an extent unreasonable resulting in frequent worker turnaround.

[@ForestofCicadas]

I worked both fast food and retail and retail was preferable. The retail job treated me like an actual human being with feelings and the customers were more friendly. Also the retail job made sure that people got breaks and days off, which the fast food job did not.

[@Pomiferous]

@@ForestofCicadas Not to worry.The kiosks can handle it 24/7 with no complaints or costly benefits attached.

[@SanDan3rdDan]

Look feminists... A real woman!

[@thomasrichardson5425]

The message of this video: don't stick up for yourself, don't question authority, its ok to abuse people in low paid jobs.

[@TECHNOBRIGHTON]

nope it's about being mature and resilient to the point where you can fix/overcome your own problems so you have a better chance in the world

[@MrRvg74]

another completely missing the point

[@masterkeep]

No. The message is you're not a helpless baby so don't act like one.

[@Dblup]

L

[@Castian77]

Getting out your safe space uh? More like, "shit happens, deal with it, learn, improve" Much better than "Bad thingies happen, here hugs, crayons and warm fuzzy feelings, now go and try again without learning shit.. i meant, thingies."

[@MakeAmericaLiftAgain]

Thank god there are people like this bright young lady walking the earth.

[@devilmonkey427]

Yes we need more people willing to work for next to nothing while taking abuse.

[@drivesthecar3247]

She is a glimmer of hope!!

[@lachiee.s]

I’m a shift supervisor at kfc in australia. I truly believe working in fast food develops character and really weeds out those who are willing to work for something and those who will be unlikely to succeed in life

[@g_5022]

It says a lot about society when you learn more at a minimum wage job then an extremely expensive place that’s supposed to teach you skills needed later in life

[@jamestill4172]

different skills. Wouldn't want medical care from a mcdonald's employee, just putting that out there.

[@GregCalleja]

IM PROUD OF YOU OLIVIA!!!

[@tlshortyshorty5810]

1: She makes sense 2: We share a last name

[@charlyRoot]

Are you like a space alien or something? How does one function without a sound proof safe space bubble to retreat to when confronted by the sharp edges of the tangible world?

[@travesbrix248]

Lol

[@gs4011]

charlyRoot Its called alcohol buddy.

[@davidburky7729]

Traves Brix v

[@kazearqaz1734]

That my friend is called Self Discipline and Emotional Maturity

[@gamingdoggo9724]

Wait what? H o w

[@poliincredible770]

You explained that BEAUTIFULLY!!! 🇺🇸 We need more common sense so we can MAGA!

[@aousaous65]

Poli Incredible why you put American flag between your comment why you think being slave in MacDonald is American value???

[@anunknownentity1637]

@@aousaous65 where was anything said about working at McDonald's as American value

[@DJUniMekaju]

@@aousaous65, why does it matter where she puts her emoji? 😆

[@DJUniMekaju]

@@lboston4660 but what if she's not in the military? 😬😆

[@poliincredible770]

@Random user Name I’m not here to endorse every action and policy Trump has undertaken. My statement is an affirmation of common sense and a desire to see America made great. If u don’t think Trump is doing a good job u certainly are entitled to your opinion, but I’m curious whether u think Joe B would do better.

[@chamberlin4464]

Well students in a way, are customers. Not employee's. Schools are just way too over sensitive, nowadays, but it doesn't change the fact that you have to pay a butt load of money, just to have an opportunity that's not even guaranteed. (I.e failing hard classes)

[@alvisserrano9797]

I showed my 17 year old nephew this video . He works at Pizza Hut in Whittier Ca. He told me that working for Pizza Hut for 8mths he has learned to see the world in a whole different way and it made him a better person. He said , he feels more mature and has met all kinds of different people. Its made him more understandable and observant to different situations good or bad .

[@shanelerbooks]

I used to work at McDonalds too and that work ethic I developed there carried me over to my medical profession.

[@SorenPenrose]

And the education you got in college was also essential.

[@hobsdigree2]

I've thought of this before, but I kind of forgot about it over time. Yes, those jobs that require you to put a common goal before yourself have definitely taught me a lot. I worked in a factory, a department store, a bar, tutored and various other jobs. The character building definitely helped me become who I am today. Today I am an engineer for a major company with good pay, great benefits and lots of oportunity to grow. The jobs I did while in school definitely helped me be able to hold my own and deal with people which I attribute to my success. Great video, I always respect service industry people for the challenges and stress they deal with daily.

[@DETmichigan-yy6lf]

I put uncle Sam first and gave him 8 years of my life. No safe spaces or timeouts in the US Army 🇺🇸 Only trigger was the one attached to the M16A1 service rifle

[@michaelr.1709]

Haverford should be really embarrassed by this. I learned a lot at McDonald's, but it didn't come close to what I learned in college. Of course, I had to major in a field wth job prospects and that meant lots of math. I am continually shocked by how little some fields require for a degree.

[@carspiv]

Michael R. ...Most of life lessons are learned by living them, not reading about them in books or tapping them out on a calculator.

[@neilleatham5662]

Yep it's sad when a tech school prepares you for a career better than some where your going to pay exponentially as much. And then endocrinate you that that in such a damaging way

[@michaelr.1709]

Carspiv. Uh, no. You can learn a massive amount in school if you actually get an education. Life experience is useful and necessary, but you aren’t going to learn much in your lifetime compared to the accumulated knowledge of the last few thousand years of human accomplishments.

[@sqlguy6805]

@@carspiv learning is learning, regardless of how one learnes their lesson, provided it's ethical.

[@canisterbottournament]

McDonald's and the other fast food restaurants are the reason for all these mass shootings... Alright, hear me out, so let's say you are a kid in school that nobody likes and cant wait to graduate, you graduate and end up in McDonald's thinking you escaped that shit hole but then you realize the problems are yet to happen, your family disbanded you, have no friends and you gotta pay 800$ rent. Now your paycheck comes, you got 500$. What do you do? you can't even afford rent and if you do afford it, you will be stuck in the same position as yesterday? Might as well buy a gun and get some kills

[@owens7945]

I love this video, just remember that it isn't a reason to choose McDonald's over university, unless it is a substantial position.

[@TabooX1984]

Universities have become cesspools of fefe SJWs. If a university you want to attend has a gender studies program, or necessitates a "Safe Space" move to the next one. It's not worth the time or energy.

[@lowpull622]

Umm, if your working at McDonald's your earning money, building a resume, and contributing to society. If you're in university, you're accumulating thousands of dollars in dept, getting indoctrinated into Femanisum, and putting the financial burden on society(aka the humble person working at McDonald's).

[@raptor0124]

Good job PragerU. Kid's need to learn responsibility, and common sense. Respect for others. And decency. Thank you for all you do.

[@thebioastronaut4674]

This video was sponsored by McDonald's

[@EpicLuigi24]

Maybe I'm blind, but I'm not seeing that mentioned anywhere.

[@thebioastronaut4674]

TheLastGentleman I mean, come on it's literally in the title

[@bwuck2148]

endorsing a company doesn't mean it's sponsored.

[@accountuser8663]

nice. I read the comments to this comment, just want to say you guys are dumb

[@thebioastronaut4674]

youtube user thanks for calling us dumb!

[@nutmeg1029]

My first job ever was at my local McDonalds, and as a college student myself this video intrigued me. I remember being one of only 3 people working one night, while everyone else, all 23 staff members, were outside smoking during a dinner rush. However, I didn't complain or bend to the pressure. I just kept working. I accepted that their behavior would not be a cause to my own. I had a job to do, working 3-7 hours after high school, and I was going to do it. I only lasted 3 months because I began failing math, but I am grateful for the experience. It was a little taste of the working world, and a reminder as to why I am in college in the first place. But it also taught the valuable lesson that I am not the only person in the world, and when you take up a job, your feelings are no logner relevant, only the customer's is.

[@1996koke]

I understand you, I had similar experiences when I worked at a cinema, but tell me, how is that those 23 staff memeber weren't fired?

[@nutmeg1029]

@@1996koke Social Norm. They all were friends, and the regional manager wasn't in that day to reprimand.

[@augustinefaithdefender]

I'm so triggered right now, where's my safe place? lol

[@Thumpr110]

I don't know, but I've already been forced to start a new coloring book as a result of this hateful video.

[@nigelstanford4]

+Tyler Andrew lmaoooo

[@isaacevilman7586]

+John Smith All of the words in your statement are my triggers. I'm also triggered by being triggered.

[@henryrobinson3820]

Real world experience is the best teacher. I would vote for her to be mayor over a local university graduate just because she knows the value of time, hard work, and resource management.

[@Brandon_66]

When I worked at McDonald's, I had so many customers come in that were jerks and I made sure to stand up to each one of them, my managers never cared

[@Pomiferous]

Kiosks don't get offended.Turn in your uniform and find a job more suitable to your personality.Something with your own desk and cubicle perhaps.

[@Senumunu]

by learning when to put others first she learned to truly put herself first since those lessons will benefit her in the long run. the self sacrifice that is required in modern day "work" does however make many people "mature" into rough characters. one should never forget the price that has to be paid for these lessons. i ofcourse dont want to defend the abomination that is called safe-space.

[@mightywyrm]

This is a very good summary of real life, from someone who had to handle her challenges, and move forward with her personal development despite them. She "grew" into a professional - and adult - based on character-developing experiences and tough situations. My own experiences at a grocery store and elsewhere were similar. Good stuff.

[@ddr874]

Welcome to life! Good job young lady!

[@JedininjaZC]

Colleges, like McDonalds, are a business. Businesses will do anything to keep their customers happy, even if it mean spoiling them/ incrouraging rotten behavior.

[@bighands69]

Are you sure they care about there customers? They seem more intent upon allowing 1% of the students to interrupt the other 99%.

[@UnluckyFatGuy]

Great. Now I want a Mcdouble...

[@zombiedude347]

Now I want a double quarter pounder with cheese.

[@aixamagr2897]

haha. me too

[@ninjamaster97]

I want a BigMcLarge.

[@Speedj2]

now i want a whopper jr...

[@Poopiroopi]

Don't get a McChicken

[@pennypay1]

Well, experience is the best teacher. I worked for Kroger for more than two decades, and it made me more conscientious about treating retail employees well when I was the one shopping or dining out. We were told that if we HAD to vent our feelings about a stressful situation or a douchebag, we could only do it from the depths of the walk-in freezer. I learned about discretion, because no one likes or trusts a gossiper. If we all put ourselves first, the company would collapse. Regarding college, academic resources (like tutoring) should be available for those who will make good use of it, and new students should be made aware of those resources. But 'putting your own well-being first' is an instruction that can easily be misconstrued, especially for those whose only responsibility till then has been completing high school. Many, myself included, had lived a fairly sheltered life. I'd had no siblings to look after, and the only money I'd earned was from babysitting. I wasn't spoiled, but I had little life experience and I did have to deal with social anxiety. I graduated high school in '89, long before the 'everyone gets a trophy' mentality and identity politics and the Safe Space Culture. Which is just as well, because I doubt those things would have helped me to mature.

[@jamestill4172]

I worked at kroger. Was the best and worst experience of my life. Best in that I learned how to approach people, worst in that I made minimum wage and had terribly inconsistent hours. I don't regret it in the least, but wouldn't return. Learned my lesson. xD

[@brucewayne1662]

I found whenever I felt tempted to lash out at douchebag customers it was best to make myself cold and emotionally distant. Not the ideal way to normally act with customers, but it was preferable to getting into a major verbal confrontation which would more likely get me fired.

[@FKH.8567]

This four year old video may be more valid in 2020 than ever.

[@HillbillyHades]

I agree with everything up to the last point. If you go your entire life worrying about other people you will get to your "destination" in life and realize that it isn't what you thought it would be and that it took you entirely too long to get there. The people I've known that give are happy to do so, but live miserable lives because they do so. Charity is the spice of life, but taking will ALWAYS be the meat and veggies. It's not a nice sentiment but it's the reality of the world we live in.

[@yohanan713]

I remember when I was being interviewed for a scholarship at Haverford. I said I was going to pursue a physics or applied math major. They wound up giving the scholarship to an English major who had a more tan complexion and happened to be a member of the lgbtq community. I wound up going to johns hopkins only to be confronted with apathetic professors and a bunch of socialist Chinese kids who come directly from China and have a ridiculous amount of wealth. College is shit. Pursue a career in a blue collar job.

[@victoriacrompton3760]

"Putting oneself first is the essence of privilege, but putting oneself first does not develop character or lead to personal growth."

[@doctorsketch7476]

Great quote.

[@appalachianwolf1187]

I've been working in the Food chain for 5 years now and I can relate to this person 100%

[@kienmaple]

This is true. Working in the service industry prepare you alot more character wise than attending classes at college. You learn to empathise with the people behind the counter and become a more pleasant person because of it. Also you learn social skills like conflict resolve and communication that college doesn't teach. I think everyone should at one point in their life work in the servie industry to understand how hard it can be and how much self restraint you need to do it.

[@dylansmith9345]

At college, you're the customer. At McDonalds, you're the employee...

[@SuperJohnnyO]

This video is pure common sense. How could anyone, let alone 1400 viewers, dislike it? I have my theories, but don't want to "trigger" anyone.

[@1996koke]

Well in my case I disliked it because, everything that she learned was obvious and she msut be a very bad student if she learned more at mcdonalds than at collegue

[@fordf-2505]

jorge .espinosa de los monteros Or the College was just shitty

[@glassunicorn4583]

Why it's the internet? Honestly I didn't dislike it but it was kinda disappointing because what she said seemed really obvious.

[@rafaelmusacchio5257]

Jorge, you clearly didn't understood the message.

[@daniel_sannguyen]

She was contrasting the resilience needed in actual jobs (AKA the real world) to the sensitive environment fostered by colleges. Most people in the military are right winged because they don’t approve of the sensitivity associated with the left after their extreme level of drilling and discipline.

[@hrc3040]

WOW. I worked at McDs from 1986 until 1996. I learned to work with and for a diverse group of people, to prioritize, to keep a stiff upper lip while be yelled at, to think on my feet, to find solutions on my own and, most importantly, I learned that if you have time to lean, you have time to clean. I also received quality training, fair pay for a first job, recognition and pay increases for my hard work. In 1990 I worked for a female Asian store manager, a black female 1st assistant manager, a white male 2nd assistant manager with a rainbow of swing managers. Each of them taught me that with hard work, respect, high standards and tough skin anyone could succeed - no degree required. I worked for a liberal college up until a year or so ago so I know of what this young lady speaks - I admire her bravery for speaking her truth.

[@TheTitanList]

think I'm in love with this WOMAN... most females in college/universities these days are very childlike... this one, has a brain its refreshing and attractive!

[@israeliteram8503]

Thank you, Miss Legaspi, for being an adult and for making this call to reason.

[@violettippet5246]

Well yes, at college you are a customer, at McDonalds they are customers. How is this a big mystery?

[@joaohonradodasilva2003]

I'm so happy for you, Olivia! Thank you for sharing such an important life lesson with the world.

[@SlippinJimmy4Life]

Conservatives tend to do a little too much grandstanding on this...if some theater student gets swindled that sucks, let that kid cry it out now and then. The system blindsided them, so let's be pissed at the college admins and professors, not their victims. If you are that kid with the worthless degree, go join an officer program for the U.S. military and have the time of your life. My two cents.

[@masonm1124]

N64 Classics Are you trying to support people that don’t care for others?

[@jodyc3533]

I worked Mikky Ds for 2.5 years under three different mgrs. Pay wasn't great...but I ENJOYED being a team player.

[@freakstarrguy]

You are so right, Olivia! I worked for about seven years in a gas station while putting myself through college. Thanks for sharing your experiences!

[@chrisvandal4280]

I was a McDonalds crew kid in high school and college. In my considered opinion, it is quite possibly the best first job or training ground to prepare yourself for a professional career. The owner of the store took me under his wing and taught me more about the way business works and how to manager a diverse group of people than I learned in college or any other job since. McDonalds can be an amazing path to success if you are willing to learn the lessons available to you.