Fast Food Jobs Stereotypes

Growing up have young adults ever wondered how was it like to work in a fast food chain? People in early childhood to adolescence have been exposed to different media contents. The media and television and motion pictures have power to inform, educate, persuade, and sometimes even change behavior of the consumers. Due to the rise of the fast food industry, the media took advantage of this and used fast food jobs as handy shorthand for “demeaning, unpleasant hellscape” of greasy teenagers shown in some cartoon shows and teen movies. It also raises some stereotypes that fast food workers are as degrading individuals who lack responsibility, who are uneducated, and young. Same as with in the article “Why Fast-Food Joints Don’t Serve Up Good Jobs

Etzioni says that “Many teens find the instant reward of money and the youth status symbols it buys, much more alluring than credits in Calculus courses, European history or Foreign languages. No wonder quite a few would choose to skip school and certainly homework and instead work longer at a Burger King.” (282) Teenagers are overwhelmed by the idea of earning money; hence, they would rather spend most of their time working than to going school to learn and do school requirements. It's ironic that at a very young age teenagers are consumed by the ideologies of consumerism, materialism and being workaholic. They would work for long hours to make money rather than completing school credits, to buy themselves material possessions that can only give them satisfaction for a certain amount of time. An example would be, students working at Burger King who are patiently waiting for their salary every month. For them to buy shoes, clothes, gadgets and accessories and other material things that will reach one’s satisfaction when bought. They give more importance to money and the things they bought instead of attending school to learn priceless knowledge about work and life which is more important than any material things. In addition, teenagers today are

This is because working at a fast food chain does not need that much effort and skills because of technology advancements. Which has no chance in giving them the initiative to learn, improve and progress not just in their work place but also in their lives. It also restricts their capacity for self-improvement. It is stated in the article by Etzioni that “most teenagers work these days is not providing early lessons in work ethics; it fosters escape from school and responsibilities, quick gratification and a short cut in the consumeristic aspects of adult life.” (282) Entering in a work place at a very young age lessens their ability to learn and enhance their knowledge and skills that they will be needing in the future; which can only be obtained through schooling. An example would be, in order to have high paying job and more opportunities — a person has to have at least a college degree. The reason is that in applying a specific position in a company or in a corporation requires enough knowledge and work ethics, from them to be able to handle big responsibilities and authority at work. On the other hand, if they would just settle to a mediocre job like those people who work without a degree and people who only finished high school —unskilled labor. Then they would not reach their fullest potential and personal