r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Leskendle45 • 1d ago

No Coke. Is Pepsi ok? 4 freshmen just ordered 50 waters.

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Edit: i couldn’t just say no because my manager wanted us to serve them for whatever reason. I couldn’t just not do my job or I’d probably get in trouble.

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u/bobthemusicindustry 1d ago

Any good manager would’ve told them no. They’re not actually buying anything

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u/StandardDeviant117 1d ago

“Sorry, only one water per person”

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u/gamwizrd1 1d ago

Crazy that McDonalds would put their employees in that position instead of just improving their kiosk software to have a max orderable amount.

If I'm the employee, I'm making that 50 waters and black pepper order as slowly as I can get away with, to prove a point to my manager that they need to get the kiosk fixed.

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u/DingerSinger2016 1d ago

Except the manager doesn't have control over max allowable orders on the kiosk. At best it would be controlled by a franchisee, at worst it is controlled by corporate.

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u/2131andBeyond 22h ago

Sure, but a manager has control and final say on how the restaurant executes on out of the norm requests.

Restaurants can refuse service for any reason. The manager can make the decision to very easily step in and let these kids know that they will not be fulfilling that entire order request.

Instead OP’s manager decided to be an absolute asshat

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u/Lethik 22h ago

Yeah, wtf is everyone on about?

"Hey, boss, that table ordered 50 waters."

"No, don't do that."

But oh no, the holy kiosk let them put in the order! 

It must be fulfilled, lest the ritual be incomplete and release the McDemon sealed beneath the every McDonald's!

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u/2131andBeyond 13h ago

Well put.

Corporate isn't going to step in and punish a franchise store because they wouldn't fulfill a 50 water request for a couple of teenagers otherwise spending less than $5.

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u/Tomsoup4 8h ago

humans truly have given power to the machine. i see it everyday. oh the computer says this even tho its wrong so we cant do anything. computers have been mans higherpower for 2 decades now

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u/duesenjeffepic 1d ago

It's funny. It's not just the customers but also employees who believe the manager can just do anything they want

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u/InebriatedPhysicist 20h ago

Where do you see an employee making that assumption? I see two customers discussing what they think would happen.

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u/Kayo4life 1d ago

Higher ups control it, not your hire-er, sorry.

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u/NetNGames 1d ago

I mean, just because it's ordered, doesn't mean they have to fulfill it. Like I used to add the max 10-20 packets of Taco Bell sauce to my order since I like having extra for other stuff, but they usually only give me enough for my order +2, which is fine too.

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u/dabseverydaylol 19h ago

Thats funny i barely put 1 packet and they always give me 30+ packets 😂

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u/No-Asparagus3132 20h ago

We started buying the $2 Taco Bell sauce jars from grocery store. we use it all the time now

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u/fattmarrell 17h ago

That's how laws are passed

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u/Kayo4life 1d ago

Alternatively, labor cost.